AIKMAN RATINGS thru Week 2
Seven undefeated teams are lined up atop the Aikman Combined Ratings after Week 2 of the 2017 season, led by the Ravens who have defeated Ohio (Bengals and Browns) while allowing only 10 combined points, recording 10 takeaways and holding their foes without a TD in four red-zone possessions. It all helps create an Aikman Defense Rating of 120.4, good for first in the NFL as well.
As for Aikman Offense, the two top attacks reside in the AFC West in the Chiefs (107.0) and Raiders (106.8), with the Broncos not far behind in 6th.
With only two weeks of results, we are still early in our season-long determination, so the Ratings can still vary significantly from week to week. For example, the Patriots are last in Aikman Defense after meeting the high-octane Chiefs and Saints. This week’s meeting with the Texans might enable them to rise significantly.
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The Aikman Ratings measure seven different categories of performance on both Offense and Defense. Devised by Troy Aikman in 2005 and compiled by STATS LLC, they provide a better measure of the qualities that win football games than simply total yards gained, the method used by the NFL to rank offenses and defenses. Originally designed where a score of 75 would be the average on both Offense and Defense, the swing towards Offense since has made a score above 80 the mean on that side of the ball while 70 has been an average Defense in recent years.
The seven categories are Offensive Points (20%), Red-Zone Efficiency as measured by Points Per Red-Zone Possession (20%), Turnovers (20%), Yards per Rush (10%), Yards per Pass (10%), Third-Down Percentage (10%) and First Downs (10%).
Aikman Combined Ratings Through Week 2, 2017
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Rank Record Team Combined Off Def Off Def Combined
1 2-0 Ravens 203.0 82.6 120.4 22 11 33
2 1-0 Buccaneers 184.7 81.1 103.6 19 16 35
3 2-0 Panthers 184.1 72.3 111.8 25 1 26
4 2-0 Broncos 176.1 92.6 83.5 11 4 15
5 2-0 Lions 175.0 91.1 83.9 17 7 24
6 2-0 Raiders 173.8 106.8 67.0 4 17 21
7 2-0 Chiefs 170.8 107.0 63.8 2 29 31
8 1-1 Bills 164.6 78.8 85.8 24 2 26
9 1-1 Rams 161.9 84.1 77.8 10 13 23
10 1-1 Eagles 161.0 82.1 78.9 5 12 17
11 2-0 Falcons 158.9 95.4 63.5 8 22 30
12 2-0 Steelers 157.0 82.9 74.1 16 3 19
13 1-1 Titans 155.8 93.9 61.9 6 23 29
14 1-1 Packers 154.4 88.3 66.0 7 8 15
15 1-1 Vikings 154.0 85.7 68.3 9 24 33
16 0-2 Chargers 152.3 82.8 69.5 20 21 41
17 1-1 Jaguars 149.9 79.3 70.6 23 9 32
18 1-1 Seahawks 144.4 69.1 75.3 26 15 41
19 1-0 Dolphins 142.5 76.1 66.4 13 27 40
20 1-1 Patriots 141.6 96.3 45.3 1 31 32
21 1-1 Texans 140.8 60.6 80.2 31 6 37
22 1-1 Redskins 137.9 69.1 68.8 15 26 41
23 0-2 Colts 135.3 64.0 71.3 29 28 57
24 1-1 Cowboys 134.8 71.0 63.8 14 14 28
25 0-2 Bears 133.5 67.2 66.3 21 25 46
26 0-2 Giants 132.2 64.4 67.9 28 20 48
27 0-2 Saints 131.0 83.8 47.2 3 32 35
28 1-1 Cardinals 129.3 64.7 64.6 12 19 31
29 0-2 Browns 127.4 62.0 65.4 18 18 36
30 0-2 49ers 126.6 53.6 73.0 32 10 42
31 0-2 Jets 121.2 74.6 46.7 30 30 60
32 0-2 Bengals 117.9 40.9 77.0 27 5 32
Aikman Offense Ratings Through Week 2, 2017
Aik NFL Team AER
1 2 Chiefs 107.0
2 4 Raiders 106.8
3 1 Patriots 96.3
4 8 Falcons 95.4
5 6 Titans 93.9
6 11 Broncos 92.6
7 17 Lions 91.1
8 7 Packers 88.3
9 9 Vikings 85.7
10 10 Rams 84.1
11 3 Saints 83.8
12 16 Steelers 82.9
13 20 Chargers 82.8
14 22 Ravens 82.6
15 5 Eagles 82.1
16 19 Buccaneers 81.1
17 23 Jaguars 79.3
18 24 Bills 78.8
19 13 Dolphins 76.1
20 30 Jets 74.6
21 25 Panthers 72.3
22 14 Cowboys 71.0
23 15 Redskins 69.1
24 26 Seahawks 69.1
25 21 Bears 67.2
26 12 Cardinals 64.7
27 28 Giants 64.4
28 29 Colts 64.0
29 18 Browns 62.0
30 31 Texans 60.6
31 32 49ers 53.6
32 27 Bengals 40.9
NFL Average 78.3
Aikman Defense Ratings Through Week 2, 2017
Aik NFL Team AER
1 11 Ravens 120.4
2 1 Panthers 111.8
3 16 Buccaneers 103.6
4 2 Bills 85.8
5 7 Lions 83.9
6 4 Broncos 83.5
7 6 Texans 80.2
8 12 Eagles 78.9
9 13 Rams 77.8
10 5 Bengals 77.0
11 15 Seahawks 75.3
12 3 Steelers 74.1
13 10 49ers 73.0
14 28 Colts 71.3
15 9 Jaguars 70.6
16 21 Chargers 69.5
17 26 Redskins 68.8
18 24 Vikings 68.3
19 20 Giants 67.9
20 17 Raiders 67.0
21 27 Dolphins 66.4
22 25 Bears 66.3
23 8 Packers 66.0
24 18 Browns 65.4
25 19 Cardinals 64.6
26 14 Cowboys 63.8
27 29 Chiefs 63.8
28 22 Falcons 63.5
29 23 Titans 61.9
30 32 Saints 47.2
31 30 Jets 46.7
32 31 Patriots 45.3
NFL Average 71.7
Ratings Courtesy of STATS