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 that are playing well and developing towards the end of the season 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 … 15377.63631
NYG … 13250.45747
Tenn … 11966.28429
Minn … 11633.40165
Phi … 11451.1693
Pitt … 10636.714
Atl … 10558.9826
NE … 9933.513977
Dall … 9904.547525
Mia … 9860.990698
NYJ … 9390.122437
Was … 9049.879951
TB … 8962.196736
Car … 8662.094048
Arz … 7900.274756
NO … 7711.108502
Chi … 7408.794553
Jax … 7286.094226
Hou … 6824.392128
Den … 6586.08858
GB … 6578.443474
Buff … 6437.436313
SF … 5237.927707
SD … 4931.697585
Sea … 4113.389742
Ind … 2269.206057
Cleve … 1713.748535
Oak … 1626.64943
Cinn … 411.2342312
KC … 207.1721775
StL … -100.1215188
Det … -1841.560347
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