Jeg vil igen i år forsøge at lave en PowerRank hver uge, hvor jeg vurderer de 32 holds aktuelle styrke overfor hinanden, kommenterer på deres præstationer fra den forgangne uge samt ser lidt frem mod næste weekends opgør. Inden at jeg præsentere årets første rangering vil jeg lige gennemgå udgangspunktet i form af min rosteranalyse, som jeg har også brugt som grundlag for de optaktsartikler jeg nåede at lave.
Her er min vurdering af de 32 hold inden sæsonstart, baseret styrken hos trupperne og trænerteams, som de så ud på papiret inden at jeg startere på at udgive mine optakter:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
– Roster Score: 112 (Offense: 45 / Defense: 46)
2. Buffalo Bills
– Roster Score: 103.5 (Offense: 39.5 / Defense: 43)
3. Kansas City Chiefs
– Roster Score: 101.5 (Offense: 44.5 / Defense: 36)
4. Green Bay Packers
– Roster Score: 101 (Offense: 44 / Defense: 39)
5. Baltimore Ravens
– Roster Score: 100 (Offense: 40 / Defense: 39)
6. San Francisco 49ers
– Roster Score: 97 (Offense: 34 / Defense: 45)
7. Los Angeles Rams
– Roster Score: 96 (Offense: 39 / Defense: 39)
8. Minnesota Vikings
– Roster Score: 87.5 (Offense: 32.5 / Defense: 40)
9. New Orleans Saints
– Roster Score: 87 (Offense: 29 / Defense: 40)
10. Washington Football Team
– Roster Score: 87 (Offense: 25 / Defense: 47)
11. Cleveland Browns
– Roster Score: 83.5 (Offense: 36.5 / Defense: 32)
12. Denver Broncos
– Roster Score: 83.5 (Offense: 25.5 / Defense: 49)
13. Tennessee Titans
– Roster Score: 81.5 (Offense: 32.5 / Defense: 37)
14. Pittsburgh Steelers
– Roster Score: 81 (Offense: 23 / Defense: 40)
15. Indianapolis Colts
– Roster Score: 80 (Offense: 31 / Defense: 34)
16. New England Patriots
– Roster Score: 79 (Offense: 27 / Defense: 31)
17. Seattle Seahawks
– Roster Score: 78.5 (Offense: 38.5 / Defense: 28)
18. Arizona Cardinals
– Roster Score: 77 (Offense: 32 / Defense: 36)
19. Los Angeles Chargers
– Roster Score: 73.5 (Offense: 29.5 / Defense: 35)
20. Dallas Cowboys
– Roster Score: 71.5 (Offense: 41.5 / Defense: 21)
21. New York Giants
– Roster Score: 71 (Offense: 23 / Defense: 36)
22. Las Vegas Raiders
– Roster Score: 69 (Offense: 27 / Defense: 30)
23. Miami Dolphins
– Roster Score: 69 (Offense: 18 / Defense: 36)
24. Philadelphia Eagles
– Roster Score: 63 (Offense: 20 / Defense: 37)
25. Chicago Bears
– Roster Score: 62.5 (Offense: 19.5 / Defense: 37)
26. Carolina Panthers
– Roster Score: 60.5 (Offense: 15.5 / Defense: 33)
27. Atlanta Falcons
– Roster Score: 57.5 (Offense: 31.5 / Defense: 20)
28. Detroit Lions
– Roster Score: 57 (Offense: 27 / Defense: 24)
29. Cincinatti Bengals
– Roster Score: 54.5 (Offense: 25.5 / Defense: 26)
30. Jacksonville Jaguars
– Roster Score: 50 (Offense: 17 / Defense: 27)
31. Houston Texans
– Roster Score: 49 (Offense: 32 / Defense: 14)
32. New York Jets
– Roster Score: 42.5 (Offense: 14.5 / Defense: 19)
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