Season Previews & Predictions (Simulated 1,000 Seasons)
Settings: 16 games; 6-team playoffs per conference; standard NFL-style tiebreakers (approx.); no injuries; home-field advantage baked into win model.
League Odds (from 1,000-season Monte Carlo)
Team Playoff % Championship % Sim Moneyline Expected Wins
Houston Oilers 92.0% 14.20% +604 11.97
Dallas Cowboys 68.2% 9.80% +920 9.44
Los Angeles Raiders 82.2% 8.90% +1024 11.27
Miami Dolphins 81.3% 8.90% +1024 11.39
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 64.3% 7.90% +1166 9.27
New England Patriots 65.6% 6.20% +1513 9.85
Minnesota Vikings 63.6% 5.50% +1718 9.37
Cincinnati Bengals 67.9% 5.20% +1823 9.96
New York Giants 59.3% 4.50% +2122 9.00
Atlanta Falcons 51.2% 4.50% +2122 8.53
Detroit Lions 50.1% 4.30% +2226 8.53
Philadelphia Eagles 33.8% 3.50% +2757 7.88
San Francisco 49ers 33.5% 2.70% +3604 7.42
Green Bay Packers 27.6% 2.20% +4445 7.58
San Diego Chargers 42.5% 2.00% +4900 8.72
Los Angeles Rams 23.4% 1.60% +6150 7.19
Buffalo Bills 29.7% 1.40% +7043 8.01
Phoenix Cardinals 50.2% 1.30% +7592 8.47
Denver Broncos 30.7% 1.20% +8233 7.97
Baltimore Ravens 37.2% 1.00% +9900 8.36
Seattle Seahawks 27.1% 0.80% +12400 7.19
Indianapolis Colts 17.3% 0.60% +16567 7.61
Kansas City Chiefs 12.9% 0.50% +19900 6.56
Chicago Bears 13.9% 0.30% +33233 6.82
Carolina Panthers 13.1% 0.30% +33233 6.04
Cleveland Browns 17.0% 0.20% +49900 6.87
New Orleans Saints 12.2% 0.20% +49900 6.22
Washington Redskins 8.5% 0.20% +49900 6.03
New York Jets 3.2% 0.10% +99900 5.53
Jacksonville Jaguars 16.9% 0.00% +∞ 7.00
Pittsburgh Steelers 2.8% 0.00% +∞ 5.05
Tennessee Titans 0.8% 0.00% +∞ 4.88
Projected Standings (by Division)
NFC
East
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Dallas Cowboys 9.44 87.1
New York Giants 9.00 84.1
Philadelphia Eagles 7.88 86.4
Washington Redskins 6.03 76.8
North
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Minnesota Vikings 9.37 83.1
Detroit Lions 8.53 84.6
Green Bay Packers 7.58 85.2
Chicago Bears 6.82 80.2
West
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Phoenix Cardinals 8.47 81.1
San Francisco 49ers 7.42 84.5
Los Angeles Rams 7.19 83.7
Seattle Seahawks 7.19 78.9
South
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9.27 85.0
Atlanta Falcons 8.53 84.2
New Orleans Saints 6.22 78.2
Carolina Panthers 6.04 79.9
AFC
East
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Miami Dolphins 11.39 85.2
New England Patriots 9.85 86.3
Buffalo Bills 8.01 84.5
New York Jets 5.53 82.6
North
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Cincinnati Bengals 9.96 84.8
Baltimore Ravens 8.36 82.0
Cleveland Browns 6.87 79.4
Pittsburgh Steelers 5.05 78.4
West
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Los Angeles Raiders 11.27 85.5
San Diego Chargers 8.72 84.2
Denver Broncos 7.97 85.5
Kansas City Chiefs 6.56 82.9
South
Team Expected Wins Overall Rating
Houston Oilers 11.97 85.6
Indianapolis Colts 7.61 84.7
Jacksonville Jaguars 7.00 79.6
Tennessee Titans 4.88 77.7
Team Previews (Strengths, Weaknesses, Ratings)
NFC
East
Dallas Cowboys
Ratings — O: 91.4, D: 83.8, ST: 78.2, Overall: 87.1 (#1)
Expected Wins: 9.44 | Playoff Odds: 68.2% | Title Odds: 9.80% (Moneyline +920)
Strengths: Offense (#1), Defense (#7)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 91.4 | Defense 83.8 | Special Teams 78.2 | Overall 87.1
Washington Redskins
Ratings — O: 78.4, D: 76.2, ST: 68.6, Overall: 76.8 (#32)
Expected Wins: 6.03 | Playoff Odds: 8.5% | Title Odds: 0.20% (Moneyline +49900)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#31), Defense (#31), Special Teams (#26)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 78.4 | Defense 76.2 | Special Teams 68.6 | Overall 76.8
New York Giants
Ratings — O: 89.2, D: 80.1, ST: 73.2, Overall: 84.1 (#17)
Expected Wins: 9.00 | Playoff Odds: 59.3% | Title Odds: 4.50% (Moneyline +2122)
Strengths: Offense (#6)
Weaknesses: Defense (#23)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 89.2 | Defense 80.1 | Special Teams 73.2 | Overall 84.1
Philadelphia Eagles
Ratings — O: 91.3, D: 81.8, ST: 82.6, Overall: 86.4 (#2)
Expected Wins: 7.88 | Playoff Odds: 33.8% | Title Odds: 3.50% (Moneyline +2757)
Strengths: Offense (#2), Special Teams (#4)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 91.3 | Defense 81.8 | Special Teams 82.6 | Overall 86.4
North
Green Bay Packers
Ratings — O: 86.1, D: 83.8, ST: 89.8, Overall: 85.2 (#7)
Expected Wins: 7.58 | Playoff Odds: 27.6% | Title Odds: 2.20% (Moneyline +4445)
Strengths: Defense (#8), Special Teams (#1)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 86.1 | Defense 83.8 | Special Teams 89.8 | Overall 85.2
Detroit Lions
Ratings — O: 85.0, D: 84.6, ST: 81.0, Overall: 84.6 (#12)
Expected Wins: 8.53 | Playoff Odds: 50.1% | Title Odds: 4.30% (Moneyline +2226)
Strengths: Defense (#6), Special Teams (#6)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.0 | Defense 84.6 | Special Teams 81.0 | Overall 84.6
Chicago Bears
Ratings — O: 80.9, D: 80.0, ST: 74.6, Overall: 80.2 (#24)
Expected Wins: 6.82 | Playoff Odds: 13.9% | Title Odds: 0.30% (Moneyline +33233)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#25), Defense (#25)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 80.9 | Defense 80.0 | Special Teams 74.6 | Overall 80.2
Minnesota Vikings
Ratings — O: 85.2, D: 82.5, ST: 69.0, Overall: 83.1 (#19)
Expected Wins: 9.37 | Playoff Odds: 63.6% | Title Odds: 5.50% (Moneyline +1718)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Special Teams (#25)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.2 | Defense 82.5 | Special Teams 69.0 | Overall 83.1
West
San Francisco 49ers
Ratings — O: 89.2, D: 80.4, ST: 78.8, Overall: 84.5 (#13)
Expected Wins: 7.42 | Playoff Odds: 33.5% | Title Odds: 2.70% (Moneyline +3604)
Strengths: Offense (#7)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 89.2 | Defense 80.4 | Special Teams 78.8 | Overall 84.5
Los Angeles Rams
Ratings — O: 83.2, D: 85.2, ST: 73.8, Overall: 83.7 (#18)
Expected Wins: 7.19 | Playoff Odds: 23.4% | Title Odds: 1.60% (Moneyline +6150)
Strengths: Defense (#3)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 83.2 | Defense 85.2 | Special Teams 73.8 | Overall 83.7
Seattle Seahawks
Ratings — O: 78.3, D: 80.1, ST: 73.6, Overall: 78.9 (#28)
Expected Wins: 7.19 | Playoff Odds: 27.1% | Title Odds: 0.80% (Moneyline +12400)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#32), Defense (#23)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 78.3 | Defense 80.1 | Special Teams 73.6 | Overall 78.9
Phoenix Cardinals
Ratings — O: 81.6, D: 82.1, ST: 66.6, Overall: 81.1 (#23)
Expected Wins: 8.47 | Playoff Odds: 50.2% | Title Odds: 1.30% (Moneyline +7592)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#24), Special Teams (#29)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 81.6 | Defense 82.1 | Special Teams 66.6 | Overall 81.1
South
New Orleans Saints
Ratings — O: 79.4, D: 78.8, ST: 59.8, Overall: 78.2 (#30)
Expected Wins: 6.22 | Playoff Odds: 12.2% | Title Odds: 0.20% (Moneyline +49900)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#30), Defense (#28), Special Teams (#32)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 79.4 | Defense 78.8 | Special Teams 59.8 | Overall 78.2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ratings — O: 89.2, D: 82.6, ST: 68.2, Overall: 85.0 (#9)
Expected Wins: 9.27 | Playoff Odds: 64.3% | Title Odds: 7.90% (Moneyline +1166)
Strengths: Offense (#5)
Weaknesses: Special Teams (#27)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 89.2 | Defense 82.6 | Special Teams 68.2 | Overall 85.0
Atlanta Falcons
Ratings — O: 87.3, D: 81.2, ST: 82.6, Overall: 84.2 (#16)
Expected Wins: 8.53 | Playoff Odds: 51.2% | Title Odds: 4.50% (Moneyline +2122)
Strengths: Special Teams (#4)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 87.3 | Defense 81.2 | Special Teams 82.6 | Overall 84.2
Carolina Panthers
Ratings — O: 80.5, D: 79.9, ST: 73.2, Overall: 79.9 (#25)
Expected Wins: 6.04 | Playoff Odds: 13.1% | Title Odds: 0.30% (Moneyline +33233)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#27), Defense (#26)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 80.5 | Defense 79.9 | Special Teams 73.2 | Overall 79.9
AFC
East
Miami Dolphins
Ratings — O: 89.0, D: 81.8, ST: 80.4, Overall: 85.2 (#8)
Expected Wins: 11.39 | Playoff Odds: 81.3% | Title Odds: 8.90% (Moneyline +1024)
Strengths: Offense (#8), Special Teams (#7)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 89.0 | Defense 81.8 | Special Teams 80.4 | Overall 85.2
New York Jets
Ratings — O: 80.8, D: 85.5, ST: 72.4, Overall: 82.6 (#21)
Expected Wins: 5.53 | Playoff Odds: 3.2% | Title Odds: 0.10% (Moneyline +99900)
Strengths: Defense (#2)
Weaknesses: Offense (#26)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 80.8 | Defense 85.5 | Special Teams 72.4 | Overall 82.6
Buffalo Bills
Ratings — O: 88.7, D: 81.8, ST: 69.2, Overall: 84.5 (#14)
Expected Wins: 8.01 | Playoff Odds: 29.7% | Title Odds: 1.40% (Moneyline +7043)
Strengths: Offense (#9)
Weaknesses: Special Teams (#24)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 88.7 | Defense 81.8 | Special Teams 69.2 | Overall 84.5
New England Patriots
Ratings — O: 90.3, D: 83.8, ST: 71.2, Overall: 86.3 (#3)
Expected Wins: 9.85 | Playoff Odds: 65.6% | Title Odds: 6.20% (Moneyline +1513)
Strengths: Offense (#4), Defense (#8)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 90.3 | Defense 83.8 | Special Teams 71.2 | Overall 86.3
North
Cleveland Browns
Ratings — O: 79.5, D: 79.9, ST: 72.6, Overall: 79.4 (#27)
Expected Wins: 6.87 | Playoff Odds: 17.0% | Title Odds: 0.20% (Moneyline +49900)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#29), Defense (#26)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 79.5 | Defense 79.9 | Special Teams 72.6 | Overall 79.4
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ratings — O: 79.8, D: 78.1, ST: 68.2, Overall: 78.4 (#29)
Expected Wins: 5.05 | Playoff Odds: 2.8% | Title Odds: 0.00% (Moneyline +∞)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#28), Defense (#29), Special Teams (#27)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 79.8 | Defense 78.1 | Special Teams 68.2 | Overall 78.4
Baltimore Ravens
Ratings — O: 85.0, D: 80.3, ST: 70.0, Overall: 82.0 (#22)
Expected Wins: 8.36 | Playoff Odds: 37.2% | Title Odds: 1.00% (Moneyline +9900)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Special Teams (#23)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.0 | Defense 80.3 | Special Teams 70.0 | Overall 82.0
Cincinnati Bengals
Ratings — O: 88.4, D: 81.2, ST: 83.8, Overall: 84.8 (#10)
Expected Wins: 9.96 | Playoff Odds: 67.9% | Title Odds: 5.20% (Moneyline +1823)
Strengths: Special Teams (#2)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 88.4 | Defense 81.2 | Special Teams 83.8 | Overall 84.8
West
San Diego Chargers
Ratings — O: 88.6, D: 80.3, ST: 79.0, Overall: 84.2 (#15)
Expected Wins: 8.72 | Playoff Odds: 42.5% | Title Odds: 2.00% (Moneyline +4900)
Strengths: Offense (#10), Special Teams (#9)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 88.6 | Defense 80.3 | Special Teams 79.0 | Overall 84.2
Kansas City Chiefs
Ratings — O: 85.2, D: 82.9, ST: 61.6, Overall: 82.9 (#20)
Expected Wins: 6.56 | Playoff Odds: 12.9% | Title Odds: 0.50% (Moneyline +19900)
Strengths: Defense (#10)
Weaknesses: Special Teams (#31)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.2 | Defense 82.9 | Special Teams 61.6 | Overall 82.9
Los Angeles Raiders
Ratings — O: 86.5, D: 84.7, ST: 83.6, Overall: 85.5 (#6)
Expected Wins: 11.27 | Playoff Odds: 82.2% | Title Odds: 8.90% (Moneyline +1024)
Strengths: Defense (#5), Special Teams (#3)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 86.5 | Defense 84.7 | Special Teams 83.6 | Overall 85.5
Denver Broncos
Ratings — O: 91.1, D: 80.5, ST: 79.6, Overall: 85.5 (#5)
Expected Wins: 7.97 | Playoff Odds: 30.7% | Title Odds: 1.20% (Moneyline +8233)
Strengths: Offense (#3), Special Teams (#8)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 91.1 | Defense 80.5 | Special Teams 79.6 | Overall 85.5
South
Jacksonville Jaguars
Ratings — O: 82.0, D: 77.8, ST: 73.0, Overall: 79.6 (#26)
Expected Wins: 7.00 | Playoff Odds: 16.9% | Title Odds: 0.00% (Moneyline +∞)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Defense (#30)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 82.0 | Defense 77.8 | Special Teams 73.0 | Overall 79.6
Indianapolis Colts
Ratings — O: 85.3, D: 85.0, ST: 75.2, Overall: 84.7 (#11)
Expected Wins: 7.61 | Playoff Odds: 17.3% | Title Odds: 0.60% (Moneyline +16567)
Strengths: Defense (#4)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.3 | Defense 85.0 | Special Teams 75.2 | Overall 84.7
Tennessee Titans
Ratings — O: 81.8, D: 74.9, ST: 66.0, Overall: 77.7 (#31)
Expected Wins: 4.88 | Playoff Odds: 0.8% | Title Odds: 0.00% (Moneyline +∞)
Strengths: None obvious
Weaknesses: Offense (#23), Defense (#32), Special Teams (#30)
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 81.8 | Defense 74.9 | Special Teams 66.0 | Overall 77.7
Houston Oilers
Ratings — O: 85.2, D: 86.8, ST: 79.0, Overall: 85.6 (#4)
Expected Wins: 11.97 | Playoff Odds: 92.0% | Title Odds: 14.20% (Moneyline +604)
Strengths: Defense (#1), Special Teams (#9)
Weaknesses: None glaring
Madden-Style Ratings — Offense 85.2 | Defense 86.8 | Special Teams 79.0 | Overall 85.6
Team Positional Rankings with Letter Grades
Team QB1 RB1 FB1 WR3_avg TE1 T2_avg G2_avg C1 K1 P1 DE2_avg DT2_avg LB4_avg CB3_avg SS1 FS1 Overall Grade
Atlanta Falcons 87.0 (12) 87.0 (15) 78.0 (19) 85.3 (11) 99.0 (1) 95.5 (2) 84.0 (13) 95.0 (5) 87.0 (2) 65.0 (25) 91.5 (5) 76.0 (28) 78.8 (25) 90.7 (4) 88.0 (11) 86.0 (12) B
Baltimore Ravens 90.0 (8) 86.0 (16) 78.0 (19) 77.7 (28) 79.0 (20) 84.5 (22) 81.5 (19) 85.0 (17) 70.0 (22) 70.0 (19) 83.5 (19) 80.5 (20) 85.8 (12) 82.7 (22) 78.0 (26) 78.0 (25) B-
Buffalo Bills 86.0 (13) 100.0 (1) 74.0 (25) 86.3 (7) 84.0 (11) 98.5 (1) 81.5 (19) 88.0 (14) 69.0 (25) 70.0 (19) 89.0 (9) 85.0 (12) 83.8 (21) 84.7 (18) 84.0 (16) 72.0 (30) B
Carolina Panthers 75.0 (29) 85.0 (18) 90.0 (7) 84.7 (13) 76.0 (25) 81.0 (29) 83.5 (15) 85.0 (17) 71.0 (20) 82.0 (5) 83.5 (19) 80.5 (20) 88.2 (5) 82.3 (23) 73.0 (29) 78.0 (25) C+
Chicago Bears 75.0 (29) 84.0 (23) 96.0 (5) 83.0 (19) 80.0 (19) 86.5 (18) 82.5 (17) 93.0 (6) 74.0 (17) 77.0 (9) 84.5 (17) 78.5 (27) 85.0 (14) 77.7 (29) 81.0 (23) 86.0 (12) B-
Cincinnati Bengals 88.0 (10) 93.0 (10) 71.0 (29) 86.7 (5) 88.0 (6) 84.5 (22) 88.5 (8) 100.0 (1) 86.0 (3) 75.0 (12) 82.0 (22) 89.0 (5) 84.8 (17) 87.7 (11) 67.0 (32) 86.0 (12) B
Cleveland Browns 76.0 (27) 81.0 (29) 78.0 (19) 80.7 (25) 83.0 (12) 86.5 (18) 80.5 (22) 92.0 (8) 73.0 (18) 71.0 (18) 82.0 (22) 73.5 (31) 87.0 (9) 83.7 (19) 84.0 (16) 83.0 (16) C+
Dallas Cowboys 89.0 (9) 100.0 (1) 100.0 (1) 89.0 (3) 79.0 (20) 87.0 (15) 90.5 (5) 93.0 (6) 78.0 (11) 79.0 (7) 87.5 (12) 81.0 (19) 90.5 (3) 89.7 (5) 82.0 (21) 89.0 (10) B+
Denver Broncos 95.0 (6) 100.0 (1) 83.0 (12) 84.7 (13) 73.0 (28) 87.0 (15) 77.5 (28) 84.0 (19) 81.0 (7) 74.0 (14) 81.0 (27) 74.5 (30) 85.5 (13) 93.3 (1) 75.0 (28) 80.0 (20) B
Detroit Lions 84.0 (15) 88.0 (14) 96.0 (5) 84.0 (16) 81.0 (14) 87.5 (14) 83.5 (15) 78.0 (26) 83.0 (5) 73.0 (15) 89.0 (9) 88.5 (7) 87.8 (7) 78.0 (28) 100.0 (1) 99.0 (5) B
Green Bay Packers 84.0 (15) 100.0 (1) 84.0 (11) 83.3 (17) 73.0 (28) 83.5 (24) 84.5 (12) 71.0 (31) 93.0 (1) 77.0 (9) 85.0 (16) 79.0 (26) 86.8 (10) 88.7 (7) 78.0 (26) 100.0 (1) B
Houston Oilers 79.0 (23) 90.0 (12) 100.0 (1) 86.3 (7) 81.0 (14) 89.0 (11) 99.5 (3) 88.0 (14) 78.0 (11) 83.0 (4) 95.0 (2) 89.5 (4) 84.2 (20) 93.0 (2) 96.0 (6) 100.0 (1) B
Indianapolis Colts 78.0 (25) 100.0 (1) 86.0 (9) 84.3 (15) 86.0 (7) 92.0 (6) 81.0 (21) 87.0 (16) 76.0 (14) 72.0 (17) 92.5 (4) 84.0 (13) 87.2 (8) 85.7 (17) 83.0 (19) 99.0 (5) B
Jacksonville Jaguars 75.0 (29) 95.0 (8) 81.0 (14) 85.7 (10) 73.0 (28) 89.0 (11) 75.5 (29) 79.0 (24) 75.0 (15) 65.0 (25) 79.5 (29) 80.0 (22) 77.5 (29) 80.3 (25) 100.0 (1) 71.0 (32) C+
Kansas City Chiefs 84.0 (15) 85.0 (18) 81.0 (14) 86.3 (7) 91.0 (5) 87.0 (15) 75.5 (29) 99.0 (3) 62.0 (31) 60.0 (30) 96.5 (1) 87.0 (8) 85.0 (14) 77.7 (29) 80.0 (25) 96.0 (7) B-
Los Angeles Raiders 85.0 (14) 94.0 (9) 79.0 (18) 85.3 (11) 81.0 (14) 93.0 (5) 93.0 (4) 70.0 (32) 83.0 (5) 86.0 (1) 88.5 (11) 81.5 (17) 84.8 (17) 88.7 (7) 94.0 (7) 95.0 (8) B
Los Angeles Rams 79.0 (23) 85.0 (18) 73.0 (28) 90.3 (2) 79.0 (20) 81.0 (29) 89.0 (7) 91.0 (10) 75.0 (15) 69.0 (22) 81.0 (27) 98.5 (1) 85.0 (14) 88.3 (10) 85.0 (14) 100.0 (1) B
Miami Dolphins 91.0 (7) 97.0 (7) 89.0 (8) 80.3 (27) 78.0 (24) 94.0 (4) 84.0 (13) 83.0 (20) 80.0 (9) 82.0 (5) 83.5 (19) 81.5 (17) 88.0 (6) 83.0 (21) 82.0 (21) 81.0 (18) B
Minnesota Vikings 83.0 (20) 92.0 (11) 76.0 (23) 81.3 (23) 83.0 (12) 91.0 (9) 100.0 (1) 83.0 (20) 70.0 (22) 65.0 (25) 86.0 (15) 89.0 (5) 80.5 (23) 86.7 (13) 88.0 (11) 89.0 (10) B
New England Patriots 100.0 (1) 83.0 (25) 100.0 (1) 81.7 (22) 96.0 (2) 75.5 (32) 71.5 (32) 92.0 (8) 68.0 (27) 84.0 (3) 76.5 (31) 90.0 (3) 92.2 (1) 87.7 (11) 87.0 (13) 76.0 (27) B
New Orleans Saints 80.0 (22) 83.0 (25) 74.0 (25) 70.0 (31) 85.0 (9) 92.0 (6) 88.0 (9) 81.0 (22) 59.0 (32) 63.0 (28) 87.0 (13) 83.5 (14) 78.5 (26) 80.0 (26) 81.0 (23) 81.0 (18) C+
New York Giants 88.0 (10) 100.0 (1) 67.0 (31) 82.0 (21) 93.0 (4) 91.5 (8) 88.0 (9) 100.0 (1) 70.0 (22) 86.0 (1) 90.0 (6) 86.0 (9) 88.5 (4) 75.7 (31) 72.0 (30) 72.0 (30) B
New York Jets 78.0 (25) 86.0 (16) 81.0 (14) 81.3 (23) 79.0 (20) 86.5 (18) 80.0 (24) 78.0 (26) 71.0 (20) 78.0 (8) 90.0 (6) 98.5 (1) 84.8 (17) 88.7 (7) 100.0 (1) 74.0 (28) B-
Philadelphia Eagles 97.0 (4) 81.0 (29) 100.0 (1) 93.7 (1) 96.0 (2) 83.0 (26) 87.0 (11) 74.0 (29) 84.0 (4) 77.0 (9) 89.5 (8) 83.5 (14) 79.8 (24) 92.0 (3) 89.0 (9) 85.0 (15) B
Phoenix Cardinals 84.0 (15) 85.0 (18) 63.0 (32) 73.0 (30) 85.0 (9) 90.0 (10) 80.0 (24) 91.0 (10) 68.0 (27) 61.0 (29) 77.0 (30) 79.5 (25) 91.5 (2) 83.3 (20) 99.0 (5) 79.0 (22) B-
Pittsburgh Steelers 84.0 (15) 72.0 (32) 74.0 (25) 77.3 (29) 71.0 (31) 88.0 (13) 78.5 (27) 98.0 (4) 67.0 (29) 73.0 (15) 81.5 (25) 68.5 (32) 78.5 (26) 89.7 (5) 85.0 (14) 83.0 (16) C+
San Diego Chargers 96.0 (5) 82.0 (27) 80.0 (17) 87.0 (4) 81.0 (14) 95.0 (3) 79.5 (26) 75.0 (28) 80.0 (9) 75.0 (12) 94.0 (3) 85.5 (10) 73.8 (32) 86.7 (13) 89.0 (9) 79.0 (22) B
San Francisco 49ers 98.0 (2) 79.0 (31) 83.0 (12) 86.7 (5) 86.0 (7) 82.5 (27) 90.5 (5) 79.0 (24) 81.0 (7) 70.0 (19) 86.5 (14) 80.0 (22) 81.5 (22) 79.7 (27) 83.0 (19) 100.0 (1) B
Seattle Seahawks 76.0 (27) 90.0 (12) 77.0 (22) 67.3 (32) 81.0 (14) 81.5 (28) 82.0 (18) 90.0 (13) 77.0 (13) 60.0 (30) 82.0 (22) 80.0 (22) 78.0 (28) 86.3 (16) 94.0 (7) 92.0 (9) C+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 98.0 (2) 85.0 (18) 76.0 (23) 80.7 (25) 69.0 (32) 85.5 (21) 100.0 (1) 91.0 (10) 72.0 (19) 53.0 (32) 81.5 (25) 85.5 (10) 86.5 (11) 86.7 (13) 100.0 (1) 80.0 (20) B
Tennessee Titans 82.0 (21) 82.0 (27) 86.0 (9) 83.3 (17) 75.0 (27) 83.5 (24) 80.5 (22) 73.0 (30) 66.0 (30) 66.0 (24) 84.0 (18) 76.0 (28) 76.5 (31) 74.3 (32) 84.0 (16) 73.0 (29) C+
Washington Redskins 75.0 (29) 84.0 (23) 68.0 (30) 82.3 (20) 76.0 (25) 79.0 (31) 74.5 (31) 81.0 (22) 69.0 (25) 67.0 (23) 75.5 (32) 82.5 (16) 77.0 (30) 81.3 (24) 72.0 (30) 79.0 (22) C
TeamFull Overall_Rank Speed_Rank Strength_Rank Hands_Rank
Houston Oilers 1 4 1 1
Indianapolis Colts 2 2 14 5
Dallas Cowboys 3 6 6 2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 9 19 4
Atlanta Falcons 5 19 20 3
Los Angeles Raiders 6 24 12 8
Los Angeles Rams 7 12 10 20
Green Bay Packers 8 14 18 6
Minnesota Vikings 9 28 8 18
Cincinnati Bengals 10 5 16 10
Miami Dolphins 11 3 7 12
New York Jets 12 10 13 13
Detroit Lions 13 17 30 11
Buffalo Bills 14 20 15 9
Chicago Bears 15 22 2 16
San Diego Chargers 16 21 26 14
New York Giants 17 26 9 22
Kansas City Chiefs 18 25 11 24
Baltimore Ravens 19 16 17 17
Denver Broncos 20 8 32 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 23 3 19
Carolina Panthers 22 1 23 15
Cleveland Browns 23 11 28 26
San Francisco 49ers 24 18 25 25
Jacksonville Jaguars 25 13 5 21
New England Patriots 26 27 31 23
Tennessee Titans 27 15 29 29
Phoenix Cardinals 28 29 27 28
Washington Redskins 29 7 22 27
Seattle Seahawks 30 32 4 31
Pittsburgh Steelers 31 30 24 30
New Orleans Saints 32 31 21 32
Award Player
AFC MVP Brett Favre (New England Patriots - QB OVR 100)
NFC MVP Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys - RB OVR 100)
AFC Best Offensive Thurman Thomas (Buffalo Bills - RB OVR 100)
NFC Best Offensive Richmond Webb (Atlanta Falcons - T OVR 100)
AFC Best Defensive Bruce Smith (Buffalo Bills - DE OVR 100)
NFC Best Defensive Deion Sanders (Atlanta Falcons - CB OVR 100)
Predicted Team MVP's
Team Player Pos Overall
Atlanta Falcons Deion Sanders CB 100
Baltimore Ravens Steve McNair QB 90
Buffalo Bills Bruce Smith DE 100
Carolina Panthers Isaac Bruce WR 99
Chicago Bears Willie Anderson T 97
Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Christy C 100
Cleveland Browns Eric Davis CB 100
Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin WR 100
Denver Broncos Marshall Faulk RB 100
Detroit Lions Chris Spielman LB 100
Green Bay Packers Barry Sanders RB 100
Houston Oilers Mike Munchak G 100
Indianapolis Colts Rob Burnett DE 100
Jacksonville Jaguars Rodney Harrison SS 100
Kansas City Chiefs Neil Smith DE 100
Los Angeles Raiders Bob Whitfield T 100
Los Angeles Rams Eric Turner FS 100
Miami Dolphins Terrell Davis RB 97
Minnesota Vikings Randall McDaniel G 100
New England Patriots Brett Favre QB 100
New Orleans Saints Mo Lewis LB 94
New York Giants Jerome Bettis RB 100
New York Jets James Hasty CB 100
Philadelphia Eagles Mike Alstott FB 100
Phoenix Cardinals Aeneas Williams CB 100
Pittsburgh Steelers Rod Woodson CB 100
San Diego Chargers Jonathan Ogden T 100
San Francisco 49ers Bill Romanowski LB 100
Seattle Seahawks Eric Allen CB 96
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carnell Lake SS 100
Tennessee Titans Willie McGinest DE 93
Washington Redskins Gilbert Brown DT 91
Madden style ratings with top offensive and top defensive player listed
Team Offense Defense SpecialTeams Overall Best Offensive Player Best Defensive Player
Dallas Cowboys 97.78 89.7 83.67 93.24 Michael Irvin (WR, 100) Derrick Thomas (LB, 100)
Philadelphia Eagles 97.72 87.57 88.38 92.44 Mike Alstott (FB, 100) Ty Law (CB, 94)
New England Patriots 96.65 89.67 76.18 92.31 Brett Favre (QB, 100) Junior Seau (LB, 100)
Houston Oilers 91.13 92.85 84.53 91.61 Mike Munchak (G, 100) Mark Carrier (CB, 100)
Denver Broncos 97.49 86.17 85.17 91.5 Marshall Faulk (RB, 100) Tyrone Braxton (CB, 98)
Los Angeles Raiders 92.57 90.61 89.45 91.48 Bob Whitfield (T, 100) Marco Coleman (DE, 96)
Green Bay Packers 90.42 87.99 94.29 89.46 Barry Sanders (RB, 100) LeRoy Butler (FS, 100)
Miami Dolphins 93.44 85.91 84.42 89.41 Terrell Davis (RB, 97) Broderick Thomas (LB, 91)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 93.65 86.77 71.61 89.28 Steve Wisniewski (G, 100) Carnell Lake (SS, 100)
Cincinnati Bengals 92.83 85.31 87.99 89.02 Jeff Christy (C, 100) Bryan Cox (LB, 96)
Indianapolis Colts 89.62 89.21 78.96 88.88 Ricky Watters (RB, 100) Rob Burnett (DE, 100)
Detroit Lions 89.29 88.8 85.05 88.85 Lomas Brown (T, 96) Chris Spielman (LB, 100)
San Francisco 49ers 93.63 84.4 82.74 88.7 Jerry Rice (WR, 100) Bill Romanowski (LB, 100)
Buffalo Bills 93.15 85.89 72.66 88.67 Thurman Thomas (RB, 100) Bruce Smith (DE, 100)
San Diego Chargers 93.05 84.36 82.95 88.42 Jonathan Ogden (T, 100) Leslie O'Neal (DE, 98)
Atlanta Falcons 91.7 85.31 86.73 88.41 Richmond Webb (T, 100) Deion Sanders (CB, 100)
New York Giants 93.64 84.13 76.86 88.28 Jerome Bettis (RB, 100) Lawrence Taylor (LB, 100)
Los Angeles Rams 87.35 89.49 77.49 87.87 Marvin Harrison (WR, 95) Eric Turner (FS, 100)
Minnesota Vikings 89.45 86.68 72.45 87.28 Randall McDaniel (G, 100) Chris Doleman (DE, 93)
Kansas City Chiefs 89.47 87.02 64.68 87.07 Mark Stepnoski (C, 99) Neil Smith (DE, 100)
New York Jets 84.89 89.75 76.02 86.75 John Fina (T, 93) James Hasty (CB, 100)
Baltimore Ravens 89.3 84.28 73.5 86.13 Steve McNair (QB, 90) Pat Swilling (LB, 89)
Phoenix Cardinals 85.64 86.18 69.93 85.11 Tony Boselli (T, 100) Aeneas Williams (CB, 100)
Chicago Bears 84.97 83.96 78.33 84.16 Willie Anderson (T, 97) Eric Hill (LB, 95)
Carolina Panthers 84.58 83.94 76.86 83.88 Isaac Bruce (WR, 99) Kevin Greene (LB, 98)
Jacksonville Jaguars 86.13 81.69 76.65 83.55 Terrell Owens (WR, 96) Rodney Harrison (SS, 100)
Cleveland Browns 81.12 81.54 74.05 80.97 Frank Winters (C, 92) Eric Davis (CB, 100)
Seattle Seahawks 79.9 81.72 75.07 80.52 Garrison Hearst (RB, 90) Eric Allen (CB, 96)
Pittsburgh Steelers 81.45 79.62 69.56 79.98 Dermontti Dawson (C, 98) Rod Woodson (CB, 100)
New Orleans Saints 80.99 80.41 61 79.71 Ruben Brown (G, 94) Mo Lewis (LB, 94)
Tennessee Titans 83.43 76.38 67.32 79.27 Bruce Hill (WR, 87) Willie McGinest (DE, 93)
Washington Redskins 79.98 77.69 69.97 78.39 Muhsin Muhammad (WR, 86) Gilbert Brown (DT, 91)
Conference Division Average Overall Rank
AFC East 84.62 1
AFC West 84.54 2
NFC East 83.62 3
NFC North 83.27 4
NFC West 82.04 5
AFC South 81.89 6
NFC South 81.82 7
AFC North 81.15 8
Sleeper picks with write ups -- limited to only teams in the bottom half of the ratings:
1. New York Giants ( Overall 88.28)
Why they could surprise: They have elite star power on both sides — Jerome Bettis (RB, 100) as the offensive workhorse and Lawrence Taylor (LB, 100) as the defensive anchor. That kind of high-end talent can flip a series in their favor, especially in long formats. Balanced offense (93.64) and defense (84.13) means they can win in multiple ways.
2. Los Angeles Rams (Overall 87.87)
Why they could surprise: A tough, playoff-ready defense (89.49) anchored by FS Eric Turner (100) makes them dangerous in close games. Marvin Harrison (WR, 95) gives them a go-to playmaker offensively. If they can control tempo, they can grind out upsets.
3. Minnesota Vikings (Overall 87.28)
Why they could surprise: Dominant O-line talent in Randall McDaniel (G, 100) gives them control at the line of scrimmage, and DE Chris Doleman (93) can wreck gameplans. Strong balance between offense (89.45) and defense (86.68) makes them adaptable.
4. Kansas City Chiefs (Overall 87.07)
Why they could surprise: Mark Stepnoski (C, 99) commands an offensive line that can neutralize elite pass rushers. Neil Smith (DE, 100) brings elite edge disruption. A solid defense (87.02) means they can hold up against higher seeds.
5. New York Jets (Overall 86.75)
Why they could surprise: They boast one of the stingiest defenses in the bottom half (89.75) led by lockdown CB James Hasty (100). If they can find just enough offense behind a sturdy line anchored by John Fina (T, 93), they're built for tight, grind-it-out playoff series.
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