On time this week! :) PPYA went 8-6 in Week 3 with Week 2 rankings. Not so hot, but it was a wierd week - the home teams went only 4-10 for the week. Let's see how this weeks games changed the rankings. For an explanation of the stats, check out this diary.

StampedeBlue.com PPYA Power Ranking, Week 3

PPYA Power Rank (Last Week)	Team	OPAPY	OPSPY	PPYA
1 (1)	San Diego	0.02017	0.08612	0.06595
2 (3)	Chicago	0.0213	0.06829	0.04699
3 (4)	Cincinnati	0.04922	0.08827	0.03905
4 (2)	Baltimore	0.03379	0.06856	0.03477
5 (8)	Seattle	0.0474	0.07675	0.02935
6 (7)	Indianapolis	0.05734	0.07541	0.01807
7 (10)	Dallas	0.05072	0.06377	0.01304
8 (15)	New Orleans	0.05499	0.06783	0.01284
9 (19)	New York (A)	0.05168	0.06282	0.01114
10 (5)	Atlanta	0.02915	0.03715	0.008
11 (9)	Jacksonville	0.04279	0.04865	0.00587
12 (16)	Philadelphia	0.05593	0.06116	0.00524
13 (21)	Denver	0.03209	0.03684	0.00475
14 (13)	St. Louis	0.04555	0.04953	0.00398
15 (12)	Arizona	0.05829	0.0598	0.00151
16 (6)	Buffalo	0.0525	0.05305	0.00055
17 (17)	Cleveland	0.05929	0.05807	-0.00122
18 (11)	New England	0.04601	0.04394	-0.00208
19 (20)	Houston	0.06753	0.06117	-0.00636
20 (22)	Carolina	0.06256	0.05382	-0.00874
21 (18)	Minnesota	0.05569	0.04688	-0.00882
22 (14)	Pittsburgh	0.06095	0.04883	-0.01212
23 (24)	San Francisco	0.07539	0.062	-0.01339
24 (25)	Washington	0.06511	0.0507	-0.01441
25 (29)	Miami	0.05791	0.0424	-0.01551
26 (28)	Green Bay	0.06696	0.04942	-0.01753
27 (31)	Tampa Bay	0.06082	0.03846	-0.02236
28 (23)	New York (N)	0.08282	0.05878	-0.02404
29 (30)	Detroit	0.06495	0.04021	-0.02473
30 (27)	Tennessee	0.06563	0.03829	-0.02734
31 (26)	Kansas City	0.05776	0.02832	-0.02944
32 (32)	Oakland	0.09364	0.02062	-0.07302

Biggest Upgrade: NY Jets, +10 spots
Biggest Downgrade: Buffalo, -10 spots
Highest Ranked Loser (current ranking): #10 Atlanta lost to #8 New Orleans
Lowest Ranked Winner (current ranking): #26 Green Bay beat #29 Detroit
Negative Line: #16 Buffalo (.00055), #17 Cleveland (-.00122)

Points Per Yard Offensive Ranking, Week 3

OPSPY rank	Team	OPSPY	yards gained rank	rank difference
1	Cincinnati	0.08827	(17)	(16)
2	San Diego	0.08612	(3)	(1)
3	Seattle	0.07675	(20)	(17)
4	Indianapolis	0.07541	(5)	(1)
5	Baltimore	0.06856	(23)	(18)
6	Chicago	0.06829	(6)	(0)
7	New Orleans	0.06783	(10)	(3)
8	Dallas	0.06377	(9)	(1)
9	New York (A)	0.06282	(13)	(4)
10	San Francisco	0.062	(4)	(-6)
11	Houston	0.06117	(29)	(18)
12	Philadelphia	0.06116	(1)	(-11)
13	Arizona	0.0598	(15)	(2)
14	New York (N)	0.05878	(2)	(-12)
15	Cleveland	0.05807	(30)	(15)
16	Carolina	0.05382	(28)	(12)
17	Buffalo	0.05305	(22)	(5)
18	Washington	0.0507	(11)	(-7)
19	St. Louis	0.04953	(19)	(0)
20	Green Bay	0.04942	(7)	(-13)
21	Pittsburgh	0.04883	(25)	(4)
22	Jacksonville	0.04865	(16)	(-6)
23	Minnesota	0.04688	(18)	(-5)
24	New England	0.04394	(8)	(-16)
25	Miami	0.0424	(26)	(1)
26	Detroit	0.04021	(21)	(-5)
27	Tampa Bay	0.03846	(31)	(4)
28	Tennessee	0.03829	(24)	(-4)
29	Atlanta	0.03715	(12)	(-17)
30	Denver	0.03684	(14)	(-16)
31	Kansas City	0.02832	(27)	(-4)
32	Oakland	0.02062	(32)	(0)

It's still early in the season and it's interesting to see some of the teams with good defenses being rewarded in the offensive category for leaving their offenses with good field position, but it's starting to shake out with the best offenses at the very top already - the top four are arguably the best offenses in the league.

Most Overrated Offense: Atlanta, #12 in Total Yards but #29 in OPSPY
Most Underrated Offense: A tie between Baltimore (#23 vs. #5) and shock of shocks, Houston (#29 vs. #11).

Points Per Yard Defensive Ranking, Week 3

OPAPY rank	Team	OPAPY	yards allowed rank	rank difference
1	San Diego	0.02017	(1)	(0)
2	Chicago	0.0213	(4)	(2)
3	Atlanta	0.02915	(14)	(11)
4	Denver	0.03209	(19)	(15)
5	Baltimore	0.03379	(2)	(-3)
6	Jacksonville	0.04279	(3)	(-3)
7	St. Louis	0.04555	(18)	(11)
8	New England	0.04601	(20)	(12)
9	Seattle	0.0474	(9)	(0)
10	Cincinnati	0.04922	(16)	(6)
11	Dallas	0.05072	(6)	(-5)
12	New York (A)	0.05168	(30)	(18)
13	Buffalo	0.0525	(11)	(-2)
14	New Orleans	0.05499	(5)	(-9)
15	Minnesota	0.05569	(12)	(-3)
16	Philadelphia	0.05593	(23)	(7)
17	Indianapolis	0.05734	(22)	(5)
18	Kansas City	0.05776	(8)	(-10)
19	Miami	0.05791	(7)	(-12)
20	Arizona	0.05829	(26)	(6)
21	Cleveland	0.05929	(28)	(7)
22	Tampa Bay	0.06082	(21)	(-1)
23	Pittsburgh	0.06095	(13)	(-10)
24	Carolina	0.06256	(17)	(-7)
25	Detroit	0.06495	(24)	(-1)
26	Washington	0.06511	(15)	(-11)
27	Tennessee	0.06563	(29)	(2)
28	Green Bay	0.06696	(31)	(3)
29	Houston	0.06753	(32)	(3)
30	San Francisco	0.07539	(25)	(-5)
31	New York (N)	0.08282	(27)	(-4)
32	Oakland	0.09364	(10)	(-22)

Oakland is worst in both Offensive and Defensive rankings. San Diego is showing a #1 Defense to go with their #2 offense. The Colts moved up a few spots on Defense after Week 3 - much of that due to Jacksonville piling up yards but unable to seal the deal with scores either due to turnovers or missed field goals.

Most Overrated Defense: Oakland is #10 in Yards Allowed, but #32 in OPAPY.
Most Underrated Defense: NY Jets, #12 in OPAPY but #30 in Yards Allowed.

Week 4 Games:
#15 Arizona (.00151) @ #10 Atlanta (.008)
#1 San Diego (.06595) @ #4 Baltimore (.03477)
#21 Minnesota (-.00882) @ #16 Buffalo (.00055)
#8 New Orleans (.01284) @ #20 Carolina (-.00874)
#25 Miami (-.01551) @ #19 Houston (-.00636)
#23 San Francisco (-.01339) @ #31 Kansas City (-.02944)
#6 Indianapolis (.01807) @ #9 NY Jets (.01114)
#7 Dallas (.01304) @ #30 Tennessee (-.02734)
#29 Detroit (-.02734) @ #14 St. Louis (.00398)
#18 New England (-.00208) @ #3 Cincinnati (.03905)
#17 Cleveland (-.00122) @ #32 Oakland (-.07302)
#11 Jacksonville (.00587) @ #24 Washington (-.01441)
#5 Seattle (.02935) @ #2 Chicago (.04699)
#26 Green Bay (-.01753) @ #12 Philadelphia (.00524)

I'll come back to this diary during Week 4 and put the winners in bold and again keep track of PPYA's record.

9-5 after the late afternoon games.

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What do you think of the rankings so far?

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Great! They really seem useful

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Fun, but not all that useful

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