Troy posted on December 05, 2017 08:57
AIKMAN RATINGS
Thru Week 13
There was no change in the leaders of the three major Aikman Ratings categories after the action of Week 13. The ratings, compiled by STATS, measure seven categories of offensive and defensive performance that Troy Aikman believes represent a better combination of what makes a winning offensive or defensive unit than the mere compilation of yards that defines the NFL’s official measurement.
Despite their loss at Seattle, the Eagles are atop the Aikman Combined Ratings for the sixth consecutive week. Most of the NFL’s top teams are lined up behind them with the Jaguars (up from 3rd to 2nd) and Vikings switching places behind them.
The Patriots, now 4th in the Aikman Combined, are atop Aikman Offense for the second week after displacing the Eagles, who this week slip to 3rd behind the Saints.
The Jaguars continue in the lead in Aikman Defense after stifling the Colts. It is the seventh straight week that Jacksonville has led Aikman Defense. The Jaguars also have the top defense in yards allowed.
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New England was as low as 11th in the Aikman Combined after Week 7, but they have surged behind a defense whose vast improvement is recognized by the Aikman Ratings, if not the NFL’s yards only rankings.
The Patriots are the best example this year of an “Aikman” team. They rank 4th in the Aikman Combined, but even with the No. 1 yards offense, would be 10th (behind the Broncos!) if you merely added their NFL offensive and defensive ranks.
Another “Aikman” team is Baltimore. The Ravens have risen to 8th in the Aikman Combined, just ahead of their division-rival Steelers. If you added their NFL ranks, they would be 19th (behind the Browns!)
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Teams with higher Aikman Game Ratings have won 83% of their games this year, compared to 70% wins for teams with more yards. Among games that were significantly one-sided last week where the team with more yards lost while the team with the higher Aikman Game Rating won were the Ravens’ victory over Detroit, Tennessee’s win over Houston, the Dallas win over Washington and Seattle’s win over Philadelphia.
Aikman Combined Ratings Through Week 13, 2017
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Rank Record Team Combined Off Def Off Def Combined
1 10-2 Eagles 171.5 91.2 80.3 3 3 6
2 8-4 Jaguars 168.9 83.3 85.6 11 1 12
3 10-2 Vikings 167.9 88.4 79.5 5 2 7
4 10-2 Patriots 166.4 94.4 72.0 1 28 29
5 9-3 Saints 161.7 91.5 70.1 2 12 14
6 8-4 Seahawks 158.4 82.8 75.6 10 9 19
7 9-3 Rams 158.1 85.6 72.5 4 15 19
8 7-5 Ravens 157.5 76.3 81.2 30 7 37
9 10-2 Steelers 157.0 81.2 75.8 7 4 11
10 6-6 Chargers 156.4 80.2 76.2 9 17 26
11 7-5 Falcons 155.7 86.0 69.6 8 8 16
12 6-6 Cowboys 152.8 84.6 68.2 18.5 21 39.5
13 8-4 Titans 152.2 80.7 71.5 22 11 33
14 8-4 Panthers 151.8 81.7 70.1 18.5 6 24.5
15 5-7 Jets 149.9 81.5 68.4 17 23 40
16 6-6 Raiders 149.2 82.7 66.5 16 22 38
17 6-6 Chiefs 148.8 85.6 63.2 6 30 36
18 6-6 Packers 147.3 83.0 64.3 25 24 49
19 3-9 Bears 146.2 73.0 73.1 32 14 46
20 4-8 Texans 146.1 77.7 68.4 14 20 34
21 6-6 Lions 145.5 78.6 66.8 15 26 41
22 6-6 Bills 144.4 76.7 67.8 26 27 53
23 4-8 Buccaneers 144.4 78.4 66.0 13 31 44
24 5-7 Redskins 144.3 79.6 64.6 12 19 31
25 5-7 Bengals 144.0 73.1 70.9 31 16 47
26 5-7 Cardinals 139.6 72.7 66.8 20 13 33
27 3-9 Broncos 138.5 68.0 70.4 23 5 28
28 3-9 Colts 138.0 71.3 66.7 27 29 56
29 2-10 49ers 137.7 73.1 64.7 21 25 46
30 2-10 Giants 137.2 71.7 65.5 28 32 60
31 5-7 Dolphins 135.5 71.7 63.8 29 18 47
32 0-12 Browns 128.0 64.1 63.9 24 10 34
Aikman Offense Ratings Through Week 13, 2017
Aik NFL Team AER
1 1 Patriots 94.4
2 2 Saints 91.5
3 3 Eagles 91.2
4 5 Vikings 88.4
5 8 Falcons 86.0
6 6 Chiefs 85.6
7 4 Rams 85.6
8 18.5 Cowboys 84.6
9 11 Jaguars 83.3
10 25 Packers 83.0
11 10 Seahawks 82.8
12 16 Raiders 82.7
13 18.5 Panthers 81.7
14 17 Jets 81.5
15 7 Steelers 81.2
16 22 Titans 80.7
17 9 Chargers 80.2
18 12 Redskins 79.6
19 15 Lions 78.6
20 13 Buccaneers 78.4
21 14 Texans 77.7
22 26 Bills 76.7
23 30 Ravens 76.3
24 31 Bengals 73.1
25 21 49ers 73.1
26 32 Bears 73.0
27 20 Cardinals 72.7
28 29 Dolphins 71.7
29 28 Giants 71.7
30 27 Colts 71.3
31 23 Broncos 68.0
32 24 Browns 64.1
NFL Average 79.7
Aikman Defense Ratings Through Week 13, 2017
Aik NFL Team AER
1 1 Jaguars 85.6
2 7 Ravens 81.2
3 3 Eagles 80.3
4 2 Vikings 79.5
5 17 Chargers 76.2
6 4 Steelers 75.8
7 9 Seahawks 75.6
8 14 Bears 73.1
9 15 Rams 72.5
10 28 Patriots 72.0
11 11 Titans 71.5
12 16 Bengals 70.9
13 5 Broncos 70.4
14 12 Saints 70.1
15 6 Panthers 70.1
16 8 Falcons 69.6
17 20 Texans 68.4
18 23 Jets 68.4
19 21 Cowboys 68.2
20 27 Bills 67.8
21 26 Lions 66.8
22 13 Cardinals 66.8
23 29 Colts 66.7
24 22 Raiders 66.5
25 31 Buccaneers 66.0
26 32 Giants 65.5
27 25 49ers 64.7
28 19 Redskins 64.6
29 24 Packers 64.3
30 10 Browns 63.9
31 18 Dolphins 63.8
32 30 Chiefs 63.2
NFL Average 70.3