Week 1 DVOA Ratings

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Vikings are a Top Four Team (enjoy it now).
Published 9/11/2007 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
Football Outsiders has posted the Week One VOA rankings ...

Tuesday's Important Reading
Published 9/11/2007 by Sunil <info@canalstreetchronicles.com> at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... The season's first edition of the Football Outsiders' DVOA rankings was released. Unsurprisingly, the Saints fared pretty poorly. Check back after Week 3, when there is some data to analyze. ...

Steelers' Special Teams Isn't Worst in the League for a Change
Published 9/11/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... But it gets better: Football Outsiders' Week 1 ratings are out and the Steelers rank 8th in special teams, 8th in offense, and 1st in defense. Yeah, that the season is only a game old, and the opponent, the Browns, would struggled to make the Division I-AA playoffs, isn't lost on me. Still, when the Steelers' special teams shows any signs of improvement, it's worth noting. The sooner we can put ...

Daily Links: You Wear It Well
Published 9/12/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... I don’t suggest going to Football Outsiders this week to check the Jets stats, unless you want to claw your own eyes out. ...

Power Rankings from Around the Web
Published 9/12/2007 by E. Halsey Miles at BroncoTalk
... Football Outsiders DVOA: 10 (Preseason 13. Total VOA: 19.7%) ...

The Lions Offense
Published 9/12/2007 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... [All stats in this post are from Football Outsiders and ...

The Sports Guy: Camera doesn't lie
Published 9/12/2007 by Bill Simmons, Page 2 at ESPN Feed: Bill Simmons
... ng: the best example of this story being completely overblown is that some people are suggesting Robert Kraft might fire Belichick over this. You don't think Robert and Jonathan Kraft knew Belichick was doing this? Robert Kraft knows what's going on in his organization. At least it's the right time of the year for Kraft to fess up to doing something wrong. His rabbi is busy right now on his Rosh Hashanah sermon, entitled 'Cheating is a sin, and yes, I'm talking to you, Robert.' Simmons: I went to an Irish-Catholic college so I didn't get that joke. Schatz: Then you won't get this one either: I keep thinking of Kraft in shul on Yom Kippur saying the prayer that apologizes for all the sins. 'For the sin of breaking vows ... for the sin of videotaping the Jets' signals ... for the sin of messing with the guy the Vikings wanted on their practice squad ...' Simmons: You're right, I didn't get that one, either. But I still laughed. Thanks again and good luck trying to determine the ...

Bills/Steelers: Behind the Steel Curtain's Take
Published 9/14/2007 by Brian Galliford <info@buffalorumblings.com> at Buffalo Rumblings: Front Page Posts
... We're still trying to get it going in the return game, but I'm very pleased with how we're taking care of the field position battle during preseason and through Week 1. Check out our special teams DVOA rank and projections on Football Outsiders for further proof that the Steelers intend to make this a more integral part of their winning formula in 2007. ...

Browns vs. Bengals Preview
Published 9/14/2007 by Corey at Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times
... As always, the stats from this preview come from Football Outsiders' weekly DVOA ratings. Because it's still too early in the season to calculate true DVOA, I'm going to provide you with three different alternatives: (1) the pre-season DVOA projections (same as I gave you last week), (2) DAVE ("DVOA Adjusted for Variation Early"), which combines the pre-season projection with actual performance data (the weights change as more actual games are played), and (3) the raw, unadjusted VOA (not DVOA) from Week 1. Regarding this last number, while it may tell you something about how the Browns (or Bengals) played in Week 1, it is virtually worthless for predicting future performance, so take it with a boulder of salt. ...