The reason why cumulative results are not to be viewed as a Power Rankings is evident as the 2008 seasons heads well into October. There are new teams emerging and developing as teams who we thought were going to go the distance with the same lineup are struggling with injuries and bringing backups up to speed-----they aren't who we thought they were. I run several spreadsheets looking for changes in how teams are rising and falling in the cumulative standings. First Derivative change is how we can distinguish emerging teams from those that are falling off a bit from week to week. As St. Louis begins to develop their rushing attack, we can see them rise in the rankings eventhough their cumulative score towards the bottom of the rankings. Dallas loses ground, and Tennessee rises--pushing Kansas City lower. Changes in the rankings are significant and reveal why these rankings are NOT a Power Rankings.
Bal … 7654.474167
NYG … 7218.986457
Tenn … 5928.367143
Was … 5925.493918
Phi … 5338.237227
Dall … 5305.779762
Minn … 5232.848865
Arz … 5183.012534
TB … 5134.001491
Pitt … 5090.291908
NE … 4517.059583
Mia … 4443.515417
Atl … 4417.070139
Chi … 4159.380823
Car … 4101.146667
NO … 3996.86697
Hou … 3583.222727
Buff … 3580.252727
NYJ … 3502.296095
Den … 3412.557381
GB … 3243.294253
Jax … 3235.860892
Sea … 2782.49252
Oak … 2378.197976
SD … 2101.275238
SF … 1420.531453
Cleve … 1245.880581
Ind … 806.5166126
StL … 242.515754
Cinn … -521.7004902
KC … -803.8366537
Det … -1529.514186
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