Here are the power rankings for the end of the regular season. Some big shifts due to the crazy game outcomes. First, the graph for review:
And, the rankings. I’ll make note of the non-beatfluke rankings in brackets.
| Rank | Team | Notes | Last Week | BeatPower |
1 |
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(Beat ARI) No change for San Diego other than the new beatwin. But they take the top spot due to a slightly better strength-of-average-beatwin tiebreaker.[#2] |
2 |
98.2(27/28 – 0/28) |
2 |
 |
(Beat MIA) Indianapolis regains credit for a beatwin over Jacksonville. [#1] |
1 |
96.6(27/29 – 0/29) |
3 |
 |
(Beat BUF) No change for Baltimore, but the quality beatwin over Buffalo helps them rise a bit. [#3] |
5 |
92.3(22/26 – 0/26) |
4 |
 |
(Lost to SF) SF=>DEN, despite knocking Denver out of the playoffs, is immediately seen as a beatfluke. The #8 ranking in the non-beatfluke version shows the ranking placement is pretty tenuous, though. [#8] |
3 |
91.4(26/29 – 2/29) |
5 |
 |
(Beat TEN) NYJ=>NE is seen as a beatfluke again. No other major changes. [#4] |
4 |
88.9(24/27 – 3/27) |
6 |
 |
(Lost to PIT) Cincinnati gains a season split with Pittsburgh, so they lose credit for a beatwin over Pittsburgh. [#19] |
6 |
81.5(21/27 – 4/27) |
7 |
 |
(Beat CIN) JAC=>PIT is now seen as a beatfluke. They also shed the beatloss to Cincinnati. [#14] |
9 |
80.8(20/26 – 4/26) |
8 |
 |
(Beat ATL) JAC=>PHI and NYG=>PHI are now seen as beatflukes. They regain credit for beatwins over WAS and HOU. [#6] |
11 |
90.5(17/21 – 0/21) |
9 |
 |
(Beat NO) ATL=>CAR, WAS=>CAR, MIN=>CAR, and NYG=>CAR are all now considered beatflukes. They regain credit for beatwins over STL, TB, and CLE. It’s their sweep over New Orleans that gives them a boost, but they also have the beatwin over Cleveland. Surprise! [#7] |
19 |
75.9(20/29 – 5/29) |
10 |
 |
(Lost to CAR) WAS=>NO is now considered a beatfluke. As a result, NO regains beatwins over TB, NYG, and ATL. [#9] |
10 |
69.0(19/29 – 8/29) |
11 |
 |
(Lost to GB) The season split with Green Bay makes Chicago lose their beatpath to Green Bay, but doesn’t otherwise change their immediate graph relationships. [#10] |
15 |
71.4(13/21 – 4/21) |
12 |
 |
(Lost to BAL) No major changes for Buffalo other than the beatloss to Baltimore. [#15] |
7 |
72.9(16/24 – 5/24) |
13 |
 |
(Lost to HOU) HOU=>CLE is considered a beatfluke. CAR=>CLE reappears, but CLE also regains credit for their beatwin over the Jets. [#24] |
13 |
66.7(18/27 – 9/27) |
14 |
 |
(Beat OAK) JAC=>NYJ and NYJ=>NE are both considered beatflukes. NE=>NYJ re-emerges, as does NYJ=>HOU. Also, CLE=>NYJ=>MIN re-emerges. [#5] |
12 |
62.1(17/29 – 10/29) |
15 |
 |
(Beat CHI) GB=>MIA is no longer considered a beatfluke, while STL=>GB and SEA=>GB are. GB sheds a beatloss to CHI thanks to the season split. Green Bay also regains a beatwin to SF. [#18] |
23 |
53.4(15/29 – 13/29) |
16 |
 |
(Lost to IND) GB=>MIA is no longer considered a beatfluke, but HOU=>MIA and JAC=>MIA are. MIA=>MIN re-emerges. [#22] |
14 |
50.0(14/30 – 14/30) |
17 |
 |
(Beat JAC) No changes for KC other than the beatwin over Jacksonville, which unfortunately doesn’t help them so much due to Jacksonville’s final unveiling as a bad team. [#13] |
16 |
44.4(12/27 – 15/27) |
18 |
 |
(Lost to SD) A paradigm shift for Arizona, no thanks to their game this week. ARI=>SEA and ARI=>STL are no longer considered beatflukes. SEA=>ARI, STL=>ARI, OAK=>ARI, and ATL=>ARI all are. [#21] |
30 |
40.0(11/30 – 17/30) |
19 |
 |
(Beat DEN) STL=>SF and SF=>DEN are both considered beatflukes. SF regains beatwins over OAK and SEA, while GB=>SF re-emerges. [#23] |
25 |
36.2(10/29 – 18/29) |
20 |
 |
(Beat TB) MIN=>SEA and ARI=>SEA are no longer considered beatflukes, while SEA=>ARI and SEA=>GB are. SF=>SEA re-emerges. [#12] |
20 |
32.8(9/29 – 19/29) |
21 |
 |
(Lost to STL) MIN=>SEA is no longer considered a beatfluke, but MIN=>CAR now is. MIA=>MIN=>WAS re-emerges, as does NYJ=>MIN. ARI keeps MIN from the beatwin over SEA though. [#25] |
27 |
33.3(7/27 – 16/27) |
22 |
 |
(Lost to NE) JAC=>TEN is now considered a beatfluke, so TEN has a beatwin over JAC now due to the season split. Tennessee regains a beatwin over Houston. None of this really helps Tennessee, and they slip slightly due to their beatwins looking of lower quality. [#11] |
17 |
40.9(7/22 – 11/22) |
23 |
 |
(Lost to DET) WAS=>DAL and JAC=>DAL are now considered beatflukes. Dallas regains a beatwin over Washington. They lose a beatwin over Arizona because of the loss to Detroit. They regain a beatwin to Houston. [#16] |
18 |
67.9(6/14 – 1/14) |
24 |
 |
(Beat WAS) JAC=>NYG, NYG=>PHI, and NYG=>CAR are all considered beatflukes now. The Giants now suffer a beatloss to Philadelphia. The Giants regain beatpaths to Washington and Houston, but suffer a beatloss to New Orleans. [#20] |
26 |
23.2(6/28 – 21/28) |
25 |
 |
(Beat MIN) ARI=>STL is no longer considered a beatfluke, and STL=>ARI, STL=>SF, and STL=>GB all are. CAR=>STL=>WAS re-emerges, while STL has their MIN beatwin beatlooped away by SEA and ARI. [#17] |
22 |
26.8(7/28 – 20/28) |
26 |
 |
(Beat DAL) Arizona beatloops Detroit’s beatwin over Dallas, but Detroit does regain credit for their beatwin over Atlanta. [#30] |
31 |
22.4(6/29 – 22/29) |
27 |
 |
(Lost to PHI) ATL=>CAR and ATL=>ARI are both considered beatflukes. CAR=>ATL re-emerges. PHI=>ATL emerges. NO=>ATL=>WAS re-emerges. [#26] |
28 |
16.1(5/31 – 26/31) |
28 |
 |
(Lost to SEA) In addition to SEA=>TB, CAR=>TB=>WAS and NO=>TB re-emerge. [#28] |
32 |
12.9(4/31 – 27/31) |
29 |
 |
(Lost to NYG) WAS=>CAR, WAS=>NO, and WAS=>DAL are all now considered beatflukes. DAL=>WAS re-emerges. Washington regains a beatwin over Jacksonville, but now suffers beatlosses to TB, PHI, NYG, STL and ATL. [#27] |
21 |
9.7(3/31 – 28/31) |
30 |
 |
(Beat CLE) HOU=>MIA and HOU=>CLE are now both considered beatflukes. HOU=>JAC re-emerges, but Houston now suffers beatlosses to TEN, DAL, NYJ, PHI, NYG, and WAS. [#29] |
24 |
6.5(2/31 – 29/31) |
31 |
 |
(Lost to KC) Jacksonville’s victories over TEN, PIT, PHI, NYG, NYG, MIA, and DAL are all considered beatflukes. This is pretty spectacular. Jacksonville had two entirely separate identities all season long, and it is as if they just couldn’t reconcile. Jacksonville’s out of the playoffs, and it looks like their bad identity is the one that won out. Beatlosses to WAS, HOU, and IND all re-emerge. [#31] |
8 |
0.0(0/30 – 30/30) |
32 |
 |
(Lost to NYJ) OAK=>ARI is now considered a beatfluke, which means Oakland’s beatloss to San Francisco re-emerges. [#32] |
29 |
0.0(0/30 – 30/30) |