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 Minnesota that are playing well and developing towards the end of the season are the ones emerging from the pack after Thanksgiving. 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 … 14257.71917
NYG … 13569.39414
Minn … 10572.11801
Tenn … 10443.05429
Phi … 10227.48066
Pitt … 10221.89186
Atl … 10065.5826
NYJ … 9659.49577
NE … 9497.242311
TB … 9256.441736
Was … 9172.038284
Dall … 9138.260025
Mia … 8779.270698
Arz … 7301.494756
NO … 7275.341836
Car … 7124.304763
Chi … 6838.742789
Jax … 6767.347559
Buff … 6545.131313
GB … 6490.338474
Hou … 5976.082128
Den … 5490.750246
SF … 3982.862707
Sea … 3727.080298
SD … 3538.049252
Cleve … 2339.423535
Oak … 2127.42443
Ind … 1596.691771
KC … 523.6757489
Cinn … 253.3842312
StL … -328.1181854
Det … -1773.914792
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