On Saturday nights, I think around 11:00 I am not positive of the time, Troy Aikman has a radio show. I listen to it from this internet radio player. Tonight he had a good show, and happened to mention how the NFL has bogus ratings. That they only consider things total yardage. He came up with his own rating system that takes all of the stats together into consideration. I found it interesting and will relay some info after the jump.
via www.ivstatic.com
What appeared to be a strong division at the beginning of the season does not have a team ranked higher than 11th after Week 6.
Team W-L Aikman Combined RankPackers 3-3 11th (154.8)
Vikings 2-3 16th (149.6)
Lions 1-5 19th (147.7)
Bears 4-2 27th (141.7)Aikman Combined Ratings Through Week 6, 2010
--------- Aikman -------- ------- NFL --------
Rank Record Team Combined Off Def Off Def Combined
19 1-5 Lions 147.7 75.7 72.0 14 25 39
Aikman Offense Ratings Through Week 6, 2010
Aik NFL Team AER
17 14 Lions 75.7
Aikman Defense Ratings Through Week 6, 2010
Aik NFL Team AER
20 25 Lions 72.0
Ratings Courtesy of STATS, LLC
Link to the web page here.