Week 17 Power Ranking - 2005

As I said last week, there is clearly a flaw in any ranking system that gives equal weight to games toward the end of the season that include teams that have clinched a specific seed. The Eagles, Colts, and Falcons had absolutely nothing to gain with a victory, and thus used their stars sparingly. The Steelers also sat Roethlisberger and Burress, and didn't give Staley or Ward much action. Even though they won, their last game should have little impact on their rankings because there was nothing on the line.

Score / Change from Last Week / W - L / Team

1. 3.32 / 0.10 / 15 - 1 / Pittsburgh Steelers
2. 2.64 / 0.01 / 14 - 2 / New England Patriots
3. 1.43 / -0.50 / 13 - 3 / Philadelphia Eagles
4. 1.32 / -0.37 / 12 - 4 / Indianapolis Colts
5. 1.17 / 0.00 / 12 - 4 / San Diego Chargers
6. 0.99 / -0.22 / 10 - 6 / New York Jets
7. 0.89 / 0.11 / 9 - 7 / Baltimore Ravens
8. 0.62 / 0.06 / 9 - 7 / Buffalo Bills
9. 0.53 / 0.17 / 10 - 6 / Denver Broncos
10. 0.47 / -0.01 / 9 - 7 / Jacksonville Jaguars
11. 0.45 / 0.44 / 8 - 8 / Cincinnati Bengals
12. 0.34 / -0.19 / 11 - 5 / Atlanta Falcons
13. 0.19 / -0.03 / 10 - 6 / Green Bay Packers
14. -0.05 / -0.11 / 7 - 9 / Kansas City Chiefs
15. -0.20 / 0.25 / 9 - 7 / Seattle Seahawks
16. -0.24 / -0.31 / 7 - 9 / Houston Texans
17. -0.27 / 0.32 / 8 - 8 / St Louis Rams
18. -0.33 / -0.26 / 8 - 8 / Minnesota Vikings
19. -0.42 / 0.14 / 8 - 8 / New Orleans Saints
20. -0.57 / -0.18 / 7 - 9 / Carolina Panthers
21. -0.65 / 0.42 / 4 - 12 / Cleveland Browns
22. -0.65 / -0.16 / 5 - 11 / Oakland Raiders
23. -0.66 / -0.08 / 6 - 10 / Dallas Cowboys
24. -0.67 / 0.18 / 6 - 10 / New York Giants
25. -0.82 / -0.24 / 6 - 10 / Detroit Lions
26. -0.84 / 0.08 / 5 - 11 / Tennessee Titans
27. -0.87 / 0.22 / 6 - 10 / Washington Redskins
28. -1.03 / 0.24 / 6 - 10 / Arizona Cardinals
29. -1.04 / 0.13 / 4 - 12 / Miami Dolphins
30. -1.26 / -0.18 / 5 - 11 / Chicago Bears
31. -1.29 / -0.11 / 5 - 11 / Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32. -2.50 / 0.10 / 2 - 14 / San Francisco 49ers

Home-field Advantage = 0.35