Archive for February 17th, 2010
Beyond the Rankings: More Analysis of the Best of the Decade Formula
After the big first day for my formula being unveiled to determine who the most successful franchise of the 2000′s was (and where the other 31 teams ranked), I’ve had the opportunity to revise numbers, compare results, and generally mull over the statistics that I gathered to put together the initial rankings in the first place.
Following that trend, I decided to analyze particular statistical trends among the 32 National Football League teams and try to see if there were any connections between these bits of data and the overall ranking for “Best of the 2000′s”. If you’re interested in seeing the numbers crunched and munched even further, read on.
A Comparison: The Pursuit of Perfection Best of Decade vs. USA Today’s Best of Decade
Interestingly, in the overnight hours USA Today’s NFL editors cobbled together a “Best of the Decade” Power Rankings for the NFL from 2000-2009. While taking into account regular season victories, playoff victories, and Super Bowl wins, there is also clearly some subjectivity involved in the rankings, which can be found here. In the interest of seeing how the formula I used to come up with my “Best of the Decade” list compared to what was put together by people who are actually getting paid to discuss football, here’s the comparison:
