This is the pinnacle of NFL team rankings using against the spread and straight up stats. Here we highlight the best performing teams and allow you to sort the ranking you find most valuable. The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) measures a team's strength of schedule and how a team performs against that schedule. This index considers whether a team won or lost but not the margin of the victory. More weight is given to teams playing and winning games on the road. The NFL is a pass-oriented league so it's no surprise that the Pass Rating Differential (PRD) index is an excellent indicator of a team''s success straight up. It has a positive correlation to the number of games a team wins. PRD subtracts the passer rating of a team's opponents from its own offensive passer rating. Also check out YPPA which measures how many yards teams surrender for every point allowed and YPPS which measures how efficiently teams turn yards into points.

Straight Up Rankings | 2004
Rank Team RPI # REL # PRD # YPPS # YPPA #
1 Patriots Patriots 63.94 1 14.1 1 20.4 4 12.8 3 19.3 2
2 Colts Colts 58.39 3 11.8 2 27.7 1 12.7 2 16.7 7
3 Chargers Chargers 55.02 7 8.2 3 23.3 2 12.9 4 17.3 6
4 Eagles Eagles 56.83 5 8.1 4 20.6 3 14.6 10 19.6 1
5 Steelers Steelers 62.1 2 7.8 5 18.7 5 14.2 8 15.3 15
6 Ravens Ravens 55.65 6 5.3 8 2.7 12 13.8 6 17.9 5
7 Bills Bills 53.85 8 7.2 6 11.5 10 11.9 1 14.9 20
8 Jets Jets 57.5 4 6.2 7 11.6 9 16.5 23 19 3
9 Panthers Panthers 48.11 21 0.6 12 15 6 14.7 11 15.9 12
10 Bengals Bengals 53.25 9 1.3 11 -2.5 16 13.7 5 14.7 22
11 Vikings Vikings 50.16 15 0.2 14 14.2 7 15.8 16 15 17
12 Chiefs Chiefs 51.14 13 4.9 9 -2.6 17 13.9 7 13.9 25
13 Falcons Falcons 52.54 12 -0.2 16 -12.4 25 14.3 9 15.4 13
14 Jaguars Jaguars 52.75 11 -0.1 15 -1.3 14 19.2 32 18.3 4
15 Seahawks Seahawks 48.45 19 -2.7 19 0.8 13 15.5 14 15 17
15 Broncos Broncos 52.96 10 4.1 10 2.8 11 16.8 27 14.1 24
17 Packers Packers 49.89 16 0.6 12 -10.2 24 15.1 13 14.4 23
18 Texans Texans 48.95 17 -1.7 17 -5.7 21 16.6 26 16.1 10
19 Buccaneers Buccaneers 42.66 31 -1.9 18 11.9 8 16.5 23 15 17
19 Saints Saints 47.7 22 -4.8 25 -8.2 22 14.9 12 15.2 16
21 Cardinals Cardinals 44.39 29 -4 23 -4.7 19 16 18 16 11
22 Commanders Commanders 45.67 28 -2.9 20 -2.2 15 18.3 31 16.2 9
23 Lions Lions 46.28 26 -4.2 24 -12.7 26 15.9 17 15.4 13
24 Giants Giants 47.52 23 -3.3 21 -17.4 29 15.6 15 14.9 20
25 Browns Browns 48.52 18 -4.8 26 -4.1 18 16.2 22 13.3 29
26 Dolphins Dolphins 47.22 24 -3.7 22 -14.4 27 16 18 13.8 26
27 Rams Rams 50.46 14 -5.6 28 -5.4 20 18.2 30 13.4 27
28 Bears Bears 43.53 30 -7.6 31 -16.4 28 16.5 23 16.3 8
29 Raiders Raiders 48.33 20 -5.5 27 -23.3 31 16.1 21 13.4 27
30 Titans Titans 46.21 27 -5.8 29 -9.1 23 16 18 13 30
31 Cowboys Cowboys 47.03 25 -7.5 30 -19.7 30 17.6 28 13 30
32 49ers 49ers 40.15 32 -13.6 32 -26.6 32 17.7 29 12.1 32
ATS Rankings | 2004
Rank Team RPI # Avg Margin #
1 Patriots Patriots 57.29 1 5 3
2 Jets Jets 56.48 2 2.22 7
3 Chargers Chargers 56.29 3 7.88 1
4 Bills Bills 55.89 4 6.09 2
5 Steelers Steelers 54.91 5 3.89 5
6 Ravens Ravens 53.43 6 0.81 13
7 Jaguars Jaguars 53.24 7 -0.19 18
8 Colts Colts 52.93 8 4.72 4
9 Eagles Eagles 52.36 9 2.76 6
10 Texans Texans 51.06 10 1.38 9
11 Dolphins Dolphins 50.76 11 -0.06 15
12 Browns Browns 50.45 12 -1.44 23
13 Bengals Bengals 50.39 13 2.19 8
14 Cardinals Cardinals 50.27 14 1.13 12
15 Panthers Panthers 50.09 15 1.38 9
16 Giants Giants 49.64 16 -0.09 16
17 Lions Lions 49 17 -1.28 22
18 Broncos Broncos 48.9 18 -1.47 24
19 Commanders Commanders 48.89 19 -0.53 19
20 Raiders Raiders 48.83 20 -4.75 28
21 Chiefs Chiefs 48.65 21 1.28 11
22 Vikings Vikings 48.01 22 -1.92 26
23 Saints Saints 47.77 23 -0.91 21
24 Cowboys Cowboys 47.72 24 -5.53 29
25 Packers Packers 47.7 25 -0.18 17
26 Bears Bears 47.25 26 -1.72 25
27 Falcons Falcons 47.23 27 -0.67 20
28 49ers 49ers 46.6 28 -6.09 32
29 Rams Rams 46.48 29 -5.94 31
30 Titans Titans 46.24 30 -5.63 30
31 Seahawks Seahawks 44.98 31 -4.41 27
32 Buccaneers Buccaneers 44.36 32 0.22 14
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