AIKMAN RATINGS
The Packers and Lions, the NFL’s two undefeated teams, sit atop the Aikman Combined Ratings after four weeks of the 2011 NFL season, and eight of the 11 3-1 teams are lined up behind them to conclude the top 10.
Troy Aikman designed the Aikman Ratings to measure the qualities of offense and defense that best lead to victories – and the Aikmans are certainly living up to that goal so far this year.
On the other hand, the NFL continues to “officially” measure offense and defense based exclusively on yards gained. And right now the two teams with the best combined rankings for offense and defense are the 2-2 Cowboys (6 on offense, 4 on defense for a combined 10) with the equally 2-2 Steelers third at a combined total of 15.
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One thing the Aikmans and the NFL rankings agree on is that the Patriots have the top offense. In Aikman Defense, the Ravens are on top after scoring three defensive touchdowns last week.
The 4-0 Packers (10th in the Aikmans, 28th in the NFL) and the 3-1 49ers (2nd in the Aikmans, 17th in the NFL) are the top “Aikman” defenses at the moment in the sense that they rank the most spots higher in the current Aikmans than they do when measured just by yards.
Aikman Combined Ratings Through Week 4, 2011
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Rank Record Team Combined Off Def Off Def Combined
1 4-0 Packers 174.5 98.6 75.9 5 28 33
2 4-0 Lions 172.5 88.6 83.8 11 11 22
3 3-1 Ravens 168.5 75.4 93.1 14 3 17
4 3-1 Patriots 167.4 102.7 64.6 1 32 33
5 3-1 Bills 163.1 97.5 65.6 9 27 36
6 3-1 49ers 163.1 78.2 84.9 28 17 45
7 3-1 Giants 162.2 86.2 76.0 21 18 39
8 3-1 Texans 161.7 84.2 77.5 10 10 20
9 3-1 Redskins 158.6 75.1 83.5 15 5 20
10 3-1 Titans 158.6 79.3 79.3 19 7 26
11 2-2 Bengals 153.6 77.5 76.1 20 1 21
12 3-1 Saints 152.9 89.8 63.1 2 15 17
13 1-3 Panthers 152.2 80.5 71.8 3 14 17
14 2-2 Raiders 151.4 95.9 55.6 8 29 37
15 3-1 Chargers 150.8 83.6 67.2 7 6 13
16 2-2 Falcons 150.6 80.7 69.9 12 21.5 33.5
17 2-2 Jets 150.0 70.8 79.2 25 8 33
18 2-2 Browns 149.9 79.5 70.4 22 9 31
19 3-1 Buccaneers 149.9 76.3 73.6 16.5 20 36.5
20 0-4 Vikings 148.3 78.9 69.4 23 19 42
21 2-2 Cowboys 147.5 73.1 74.4 6 4 10
22 2-2 Bears 144.6 76.7 67.9 26 31 57
23 1-3 Cardinals 143.6 73.4 70.2 18 24 42
24 1-3 Seahawks 139.4 71.7 67.7 32 13 45
25 1-3 Eagles 139.0 82.1 56.8 4 16 20
26 2-2 Steelers 138.7 66.9 71.8 13 2 15
27 1-3 Broncos 136.7 74.2 62.4 24 23 47
28 1-3 Jaguars 134.3 64.6 69.7 31 12 43
29 0-4 Dolphins 133.2 70.9 62.3 16.5 30 46.5
30 0-4 Colts 132.1 63.7 68.3 30 25 55
31 0-4 Rams 128.2 65.2 62.9 27 26 53
32 1-3 Chiefs 117.1 60.0 57.1 29 21.5 50.5
Aikman Offense Ratings Through Week 4, 2011
Aik NFL Team AER
1 1 Patriots 102.7
2 5 Packers 98.6
3 9 Bills 97.5
4 8 Raiders 95.9
5 2 Saints 89.8
6 11 Lions 88.6
7 21 Giants 86.2
8 10 Texans 84.2
9 7 Chargers 83.6
10 4 Eagles 82.1
11 12 Falcons 80.7
12 3 Panthers 80.5
13 22 Browns 79.5
14 19 Titans 79.3
15 23 Vikings 78.9
16 28 49ers 78.2
17 20 Bengals 77.5
18 26 Bears 76.7
19 16.5 Buccaneers 76.3
20 14 Ravens 75.4
21 15 Redskins 75.1
22 24 Broncos 74.2
23 18 Cardinals 73.4
24 6 Cowboys 73.1
25 32 Seahawks 71.7
26 16.5 Dolphins 70.9
27 25 Jets 70.8
28 13 Steelers 66.9
29 27 Rams 65.2
30 31 Jaguars 64.6
31 30 Colts 63.7
32 29 Chiefs 60.0
NFL Average 78.9
Aikman Defense Ratings Through Week 4, 2011
Aik NFL Team AER
1 3 Ravens 93.1
2 17 49ers 84.9
3 11 Lions 83.8
4 5 Redskins 83.5
5 7 Titans 79.3
6 8 Jets 79.2
7 10 Texans 77.5
8 1 Bengals 76.1
9 18 Giants 76.0
10 28 Packers 75.9
11 4 Cowboys 74.4
12 20 Buccaneers 73.6
13 2 Steelers 71.8
14 14 Panthers 71.8
15 9 Browns 70.4
16 24 Cardinals 70.2
17 21.5 Falcons 69.9
18 12 Jaguars 69.7
19 19 Vikings 69.4
20 25 Colts 68.3
21 31 Bears 67.9
22 13 Seahawks 67.7
23 6 Chargers 67.2
24 27 Bills 65.6
25 32 Patriots 64.6
26 15 Saints 63.1
27 26 Rams 62.9
28 23 Broncos 62.4
29 30 Dolphins 62.3
30 21.5 Chiefs 57.1
31 16 Eagles 56.8
32 29 Raiders 55.6
NFL Average 71.1
Ratings Courtesy of STATS LLC