2017 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings and Picks
A proprietary algorithm that determines an NFL team’s ability to win and score points is built into every Football Weblog cheatsheet. It turns out this algorithm is also proving to be a great approach to creating an NFL Power Ranking. The most exciting part of it for me is that the algorithm results are pure calculation. Any personal bias I may have for a particular team is precluded, and the calculations inevitably result in surprises.
In order to showcase the accuracy of this system, I’m laying bare the results for you and others to see. And though these calculations do not take into account the myriad factors that go into professional football handicapping, I’ve even decided to use the results to see how they compare against Las Vegas odds.
Enough said! Below are Football Weblog’s week 2 power rankings and football picks!
Football Weblog’s 2017 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings
| 1. New England | 2. Oakland |
| 3. Atlanta | 4. Miami |
| 5. Dallas | 6. Kansas City |
| 7. New Orleans | 8. Green Bay |
| 9. Tampa Bay | 10. Tennessee |
| 11. Pittsburgh | 12. Baltimore |
| 13. Washington | 14. Indianapolis |
| 15. Buffalo | 16. Carolina |
| 17. Seattle | 18. Detroit |
| 19. Arizona | 20. Denver |
| 21. NY Giants | 22. LA Chargers |
| 23. Philadelphia | 24. Houston |
| 25. Cincinnati | 26. Minnesota |
| 27. NY Jets | 28. Jacksonville |
| 29. Chicago | 30. San Francisco |
| 31. LA Rams | 32. Cleveland |
2017 Week 2 NFL Picks
Last week’s results: Vegas picked 10 out of 15 correct (.667) while Football Weblog picked 9 out of 15 correct (.600).
| GAME | VEGAS | FOOTBALL WEBLOG |
|---|---|---|
| Houston at Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Tennessee at Jacksonville | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Cleveland at Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore |
| Buffalo at Carolina | Carolina | Carolina |
| New England at New Orleans | New England | New England |
| Arizona at Indianapolis | Arizona | Indianapolis |
| Philadelphia at Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City |
| Minnesota at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| Chicago at Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay |
| Miami at LA Chargers | LA Chargers | Miami |
| NY Jets at Oakland | Oakland | Oakland |
| Washington at LA Rams | LA Rams | Washington |
| Dallas at Denver | Dallas | Dallas |
| San Francisco at Seattle | Seattle | Seattle |
| Green Bay at Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| Detroit at NY Giants | NY Giants | NY Giants |