Here’s the pre-MNF graph. Some interesting outcomes! Oakland sheds its SF beatloss. CAR=>TB=>CIN=>CAR gets created. San Diego loses credit for its Pittsburgh win, and KC sheds its Pittsburgh loss. Houston sheds another beatloss. Minnesota rises dramatically in the power rankings, too.
Why doesn’t Jax pop up to the NYG/Den level? I’m sorry if this is explained somewhere already.
The graph levels aren’t *exactly* indicative of quality level. The answer is just because NYG/DEN have longer beatpaths beneath them than Jacksonville does.
OK, that’s fine. I was trying to understand the logic of why certain teams are at certain levels on the graph. It seemed like you were using the grouping that needed the fewest number of levels and that each team’s level was set to be the highest it could go without passing a team it had lost to. Jax’s location in this graph is the first exception to that rule that I’ve noticed. There might be others that I didn’t notice.
Just curious. Thanks.
Wow, what’s with the sudden dominance of the NFC?
I mean, I know the graph isn’t an exact representation of the rankings, but just by looks, it looks like 5 of the top 6 or 7 teams are in the NFC.
Not what you would have thought at the beginning of the season…
Yeah, that’s about right – it’s also reflected in the power rankings.
Of course, the longer a beatpath gets, the more likely a long beatloop can break it apart. Just looking at the graph, I was thinking, “wow, it would be interesting if New England played Minnesota…” Then I looked at the schedule and saw that that will be happening this coming Monday night. We’ll see a big difference if New England upsets them.