The reason why cumulative results are not to be viewed as a Power Rankings is evident as the 2008 seasons heads well into December on the final stretch run to the Playoffs. Teams like Carolina, Philadelphia, and Dallas are playing well and developing towards the end of the season. Their cumulative scores are rising, and they are the ones emerging from the pack in December. 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 at the end of the season. As teams that have developed their rushing attack over the course of the season emerge, we can see them rise in the rankings eventhough their cumulative score may be towards the bottom of the rankings. Changes in the rankings are significant and reveal why these rankings are NOT a Power Rankings.
Bal … 15766.36013
NYG … 13492.16611
Minn … 13273.89665
Phi … 12550.9043
Tenn … 12203.40076
Atl … 11759.25974
Pitt … 11258.71686
NE … 11104.32398
Dall … 10917.36252
Mia … 10066.74952
NYJ … 9891.126722
Was … 9527.607808
Car … 9487.434048
TB … 8926.391022
NO … 8504.921836
Jax … 7888.759226
Chi … 7581.476024
Hou … 7571.742128
Arz … 7420.373089
Buff … 6995.379495
GB … 6891.053474
Den … 6582.16358
SF … 6026.879135
SD … 4959.597585
Sea … 4348.894742
Ind … 3110.556057
Oak … 1552.30943
Cleve … 1493.314418
KC … 1048.187177
Cinn … 1000.402088
StL … 713.7412085
Det … -1754.730347
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