Entirely Non-Deriddean Achivement-Centered Rankings of 53-Man Football-Playing Associations Through 14 Weeks

Damn the Cardinals and the 49ers. In my own mind, at least, I've maintained to this point the illusion that the ratings the way I do them could work. As in, moving teams up above another team to which the aforementioned team has already lost is possible only after a great deal of evidence demonstrating that the particular loss should be thrown out. But this week the Cardinals lost for the second time this season to the 49ers. And now we're having to stretch the Titans and Texans, who have both beaten the 49ers, a bit higher than I would have liked, in order to give the Cardinals a rightful slot behind that of the 49ers. This experiment in trying to rank teams consistently based on the victories has been fun but is starting to show cracks.

1. Indianapolis Colts (13-0)
2. New Orleans Saints (13-0)
3. Minnesota Vikings (11-2)
4. Cincinnati Bengals (9-4)
5. New England Patriots (8-5)
6. Green Bay Packers (9-4)
7. Baltimore Ravens (7-6)
8. San Diego Chargers (10-3)
9. Philadelphia Eagles (9-4)
10. Tennessee Titans (6-7)
11. Houston Texans (6-7)
12. San Francisco 49ers (6-7)
13. Arizona Cardinals (8-5)
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7)
15. Denver Broncos (8-5)
16. New York Giants (7-6)
17. Dallas Cowboys (8-5)
18. Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
19. Miami Dolphins (7-6)
20. Seattle Seahawks (5-8)
21. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-6)
22. New York Jets (7-6)
23. Carolina Panthers (5-8)
24. Washington Redskins (4-9)
25. Oakland Raiders (4-9)
26. Chicago Bears (5-8)
27. Cleveland Browns (2-11)
28. Buffalo Bills (5-8)
29. Kansas City Chiefs (3-10)
30. Detroit Lions (2-11)
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-12)
32. St. Louis Rams (1-12)