{"id":6418,"date":"2018-08-29T08:44:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/?p=6418"},"modified":"2018-08-29T08:44:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:44:33","slug":"all-time-nfl-franchise-rankings-2018-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/all-time-nfl-franchise-rankings-2018-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Time NFL Franchise Rankings, 2018 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eagles-super-bowl-LII-foles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6422\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eagles-super-bowl-LII-foles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eagles-super-bowl-LII-foles.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eagles-super-bowl-LII-foles-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/eagles-super-bowl-LII-foles-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2018\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/nfl\/press-room-nfl-index.html\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0season is here, which can only mean one thing \u2014 it\u2019s time for another edition of my all-time NFL franchise rankings!<\/p>\n<p>The charts I\u2019ve cooked up are largely the same as last year\u2019s, with a few additions. Going directly to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NFLFranchiseRankings\/AverageFranchisePoints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tableau page with my charts<\/a>\u00a0will let you play around with some of the parameters, which you know you want to do. But if not, let\u2019s get right to it. As always, here is the point system I\u2019ve devised to objectively rank all active NFL franchises:<\/p>\n<h3>The Criteria<\/h3>\n<p>The categories and point values are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 points for a championship game\/Super Bowl win, 15 points for a championship game\/Super Bowl loss (starting in 1932).<\/li>\n<li>5 points for a season with a playoff appearance (starting in 1967), and 8 points for a season with a playoff win.<\/li>\n<li>1 point for a winning regular-season record,\u00a0-1 point for a losing regular-season record.<\/li>\n<li>3 points for any year with\u00a0a regular-season winning percentage of at least .750, -3 points for a regular-season winning percentage of .250 or less.<\/li>\n<li>Consecutive winning regular seasons are worth 2 points starting with the second, 3 points for the third, 4 points for the fourth, and so on. The counter is reset after any non-winning season. So if a team has three winning seasons in a row, they get a total of 5 points.<\/li>\n<li>I apply a unique multiplier to a franchise\u2019s all-time winning percentage, such that anything below .500 essentially incurs a penalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to share your thoughts on my rankings in the comments below. And as I do every year, I must give credit to two sites that helped form the basis of my own formulations \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sturminator.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Franchise%20Rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob\u2019s Blog<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/espn\/page2\/story?page=nflrankings\/1-10\/080917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All rankings are current through the end of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/time-nfl-franchise-rankings-2017-edition\/\">2017 NFL season<\/a>\u00a0(prior-year ranking in parentheses).\u00a0Click on the image to be taken to the interactive version:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NFLFranchiseRankings\/AverageFranchisePoints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6425 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings.jpg\" alt=\"All-Time NFL Franchise Rankings, 2018 Edition\" width=\"878\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Top 10<\/h2>\n<p>#1. Dallas Cowboys (#1) \u2014 14.04 avg.<br \/>\n#2. New England Patriots (#2) \u2014 12.28 avg.<br \/>\n#3. Green Bay Packers (#3) \u2014 10.62 avg.<br \/>\n#4.\u00a0Oakland Raiders\u00a0(#4) \u2014 10.00 avg.<br \/>\n#5. Baltimore Ravens (#5) \u2014 8.95 avg.<br \/>\n#6.\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0(#6) \u2014 8.78 avg.<br \/>\n#7. Miami Dolphins (#7) \u2014 7.97 avg.<br \/>\n#8. Minnesota Vikings (#11) \u2014 7.75 avg.<br \/>\n#9. Chicago Bears (#9) \u2014 7.69 avg.<br \/>\n#10. Indianapolis Colts (#8) \u2014 7.63 avg.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys still have a lock on the top spot, but the Patriots continue to close the gap thanks to yet another Super Bowl appearance. The Vikings returned to the top tier after getting knocked down the season before.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Mediocre 12<\/h2>\n<p>#11. Denver Broncos (#10) \u2014 7.44 avg.<br \/>\n#12. New York Giants (#12) \u2014 7.42 avg.<br \/>\n#13. Pittsburgh Steelers (#13) \u2014 7.22 avg.<br \/>\n#14. Cleveland Browns (#14) \u2014 6.93 avg.<br \/>\n#15. Seattle Seahawks (#15) \u2014 6.43 avg.<br \/>\n#16. Kansas City Chiefs (#16) \u2014 6.23 avg.<br \/>\n#17. Washington Redskins (#17) \u2014 5.76 avg.<br \/>\n#18. Los Angeles\u00a0Rams (#18) \u2014 5.70 avg.<br \/>\n#19. Tennessee Titans (#20) \u2014 5.13 avg.<br \/>\n#20. Los Angeles Chargers (#19) \u2014 4.97 avg.<br \/>\n#21. Philadelphia Eagles (#23) \u2014 4.74 avg.<br \/>\n#22. Buffalo Bills (#21) \u2014 4.72 avg.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s welcome the Eagles to the 2nd tier, coming off a dramatic Super Bowl LII win and their first NFL championship since 1960. It may seem weird that they&#8217;re only ranked next to the Buffalo Bills, but that&#8217;s the whole point of my system. One great season does not overcome a lot of bad or mediocre ones.<\/p>\n<p>After one year in the top tier, the Broncos fell back down thanks to a lackluster 5-11 record in the 2018 regular season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Bottom 10<\/h2>\n<p>#23. Carolina Panthers (#22) \u2014 4.65 avg.<br \/>\n#24. Jacksonville Jaguars (#27) \u2014 3.08 avg.<br \/>\n#25. New York Jets (#24) \u2014 2.89 avg.<br \/>\n#26. Detroit Lions (#26) \u2014 2.85 avg.<br \/>\n#27. Atlanta Falcons (#29) \u2014 2.67 avg.<br \/>\n#28. Houston Texans (#26) \u2014 2.43 avg.<br \/>\n#29. Cincinnati Bengals (#28) \u2014 2.40 avg.<br \/>\n#30. New Orleans Saints (#31) \u2014 1.98 avg.<br \/>\n#31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#30) \u2014 1.67 avg.<br \/>\n#32. Arizona Cardinals (#32) \u2014 1.13 avg.<\/p>\n<p>Not a lot of movement at the bottom once again, other than the Panthers sliding down from the second tier. Their lifetime average is high enough that they should be able to move back up with a playoff appearance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Team of the Decade (So Far)<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at how the total scores are shaping up for the 2010s across all of the NFL. The Eagles are now in the mix thanks to their Super Bowl LII win but it&#8217;s still the Patriots&#8217; honor to lose. Click on the chart to see the interactive\u00a0version and play around yourself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NFLFranchiseRankings\/PointsbyDecade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6426 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings_decade.jpg\" alt=\"All-Time NFL Franchise Rankings, 2018 Edition\" width=\"1601\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings_decade.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings_decade-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings_decade-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-nfl-franchise-rankings_decade-1024x485.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My ranking of all 32 NFL franchises from best to worst, updated for the 2018 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[94,91,136,421,229],"class_list":["post-6418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infographics","tag-lists","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-rankings","tag-tableau","wpcat-172-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6428,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418\/revisions\/6428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}