1998 NFL Linear Regression Power Ratings

FINAL RATINGS --- After Super Bowl XXXIII

Rank	Team	Overall Rating	HFA	Home Rating	Road Rating
1	Minnesota	114.36	-0.4	114.16	114.56
2	Denver	112.25	3.8	114.15	110.35
3	N Y Jets	110.06	0.8	110.46	109.66
4	San Francisco	109.83	-1.4	109.13	110.53
5	Atlanta	109.32	1.0	109.82	108.82
6	Green Bay	105.06	1.2	105.66	104.46
7	Miami	104.25	0.8	104.65	103.85
8	Buffalo	104.13	-1.5	103.38	104.88
9	Jacksonville	103.27	1.7	104.12	102.42
10	Dallas	102.74	3.2	104.34	101.14
11	New England	102.53	0.5	102.78	102.28
12	Seattle	102.15	1.5	102.90	101.40
13	Tampa Bay	101.26	-0.3	101.11	101.41
14	Tennessee	100.06	0.2	100.16	99.96
15	New Orleans	99.50	-3.0	98.00	101.00
16	Carolina	98.06	-1.1	97.51	98.61
17	Kansas City	97.60	3.3	99.25	95.95
18	N Y Giants	97.24	1.1	97.79	96.69
19	St Louis	97.12	-2.5	95.87	98.37
20	Detroit	96.65	1.5	97.40	95.90
21	Chicago	96.27	0.0	96.27	96.27
22	Pittsburgh	96.26	4.3	98.41	94.11
23	Oakland	95.01	0.4	95.21	94.81
24	Baltimore	94.71	1.7	95.56	93.86
25	Arizona	94.17	2.5	95.42	92.92
26	Indianapolis	93.94	-0.4	93.74	94.14
27	Washington	92.94	1.8	93.84	92.04
28	San Diego	92.37	-0.4	92.17	92.57
29	Cincinnati	89.20	1.9	90.15	88.25
30	Philadelphia	87.73	0.2	87.83	87.63
	NFL Average	100.00	0.7	100.37	99.63

The above Power Ratings are based upon a Linear Regression analysis of points scored and allowed (i.e. Margin of Victories and Defeats). Simply explained, the above Ratings reflect differences based upon the following: "If Team A beats Team B by 7, and Team C beats Team D by 13, and Team C beats Team A by 2, etc., how much better is Team A than Team D?" Thus the above Ratings attempt to compare all teams based upon who beats who and by how much. The Ratings tend to be more accurate as the season progresses.

Each team's raw Rating is adjusted for their individual Home Field Advantage (HFA) by adding one-half of the HFA to their raw rating to determine their Home Rating and subtracting one-half of the HFA from their raw Rating to determine their Road Rating.