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Seahawks, Broncos, Chargers look like top 3 teams

I’m working on the All-256 deal. Forecast every game, and try to figure what the win-loss records and division standings might look like at the end of the year. I try to do this every few weeks, but it’s been about a month since I’ve tried.

I start by putting the teams in approximate 1-32 order just by how they look. I’ve posted a few of these kind of things. A few guys have complained that I’ve ranked the Atlanta Falcons too high, so I’m cross-checking against some of the other Power Rankings that around the web. Sure enough, nobody else has the Falcons in their top 20.

On that topic, here’s the top 32 when you average the polls of five major outlets (ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC, CBS and Sports Illustrated). For NBC, those are Mike Florio and his group at Pro Football Talk. For CBS, that’s Pat Kirwan. But regardless, five voices, then you average what they have to say.

COMPOSITE POWER RANKINGS (Week 6)
RkTeamESPNFOXNBCCBSSI
1.Seattle12112
2.Denver23223
3.San Diego31331
4.Philadelphia46554
5.Indianapolis84855
6.Cincinnati58696
7.Dallas67947
8.San Francisco7511148
9.Green Bay997109
10.Arizona10124810
11.Baltimore1211101211
12.New England111512712
13.Carolina1513131313
14.NY Giants1314191114
15.Detroit1410161616
16.Buffalo1818141815
17.Houston1719181518
18.Kansas City1916201717
19.Cleveland2320211919
20.Pittsburgh1623152021
21.New Orleans2022172220
22.Chicago2224232122
23.Miami2417242323
24.Atlanta2125222424
25.Minnesota2521262525
26.Tampa Bay2727282626
27.Washington2628292827
28.St. Louis2826273128
29.Tennessee2930302729
30.NY Jets3029252930
31.Jacksonville3131313032
32.Oakland3232323231

Note that if you just average what’s being said, San Diego is actually No. 2. I put the Broncos higher because three of the five guys rank them higher. And I did that same deal with a half dozen other spots in the poll.

—Ian Allan

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