AIKMAN RATINGS

Through Week 6

Resting on a bye in Week 6, the Chicago Bears still surged to the top of the Aikman Combined Ratings, building a lead of 6.2 points over the Texans, who faltered against Green Bay on Sunday night.

Houston falls out of the top spot in the Aikman Combined for the first time this year, landing in 2nd, just 0.2 ahead of the Patriots.

The Bears have built their lead with a defense that is now 8.8 points ahead of the second-place team, this week the Cardinals, and an offense that ranks 14th.

The NFL, using yards allowed as the lone factor, considers the 49ers to have the “top” defense. The Aikman Ratings factor in seven different factors, and Chicago’s defense ranks 1st in fewest points allowed and in turnovers forced to key its domination. The Bears have also been much tougher in the red zone, denying their opponents any points on four occasions, while San Francisco’s opponents have scored on all 12 of their trips to the red zone.

On offense, the Patriots are in 1st for the third consecutive week.

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The NFL uses yards as its sole determination of ranking, yet it is interesting to note that teams that have gained more yards this year have won their games only 58.7% of the time.

Aikman Combined Ratings Through Week 6, 2012

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Rank Record Team Combined Off Def Off Def Combined

1 4-1 Bears 174.6 82.2 92.4 20 3 23

2 5-1 Texans 168.4 87.9 80.5 14 6 20

3 3-3 Patriots 168.2 95.7 72.4 1 22 23

4 4-2 49ers 167.6 91.2 76.4 7 1 8

5 4-2 Giants 166.7 89.6 77.1 3 19.5 22.5

6 6-0 Falcons 162.8 89.6 73.2 15 21 36

7 2-3 Buccaneers 160.8 78.8 82.0 27 25 52

8 5-1 Ravens 160.1 87.6 72.5 8 26 34

9 2-3 Lions 158.8 83.7 75.1 2 9 11

10 3-3 Packers 157.4 90.3 67.1 18 14 32

11 3-3 Redskins 156.0 89.1 66.9 5 27 32

12 4-2 Vikings 154.8 82.3 72.6 17 8 25

13 3-3 Dolphins 154.2 75.2 79.0 22 19.5 41.5

14 4-2 Seahawks 153.3 71.1 82.2 29 4 33

15 4-2 Cardinals 153.1 69.5 83.6 31 10 41

16 2-3 Steelers 152.5 86.3 66.2 16 5 21

17 3-3 Broncos 151.5 85.0 66.5 9 11 20

18 3-3 Eagles 148.6 71.0 77.6 11 12 23

19 3-3 Rams 148.2 70.6 77.6 28 7 35

20 3-3 Chargers 147.9 78.8 69.1 24 13 37

21 1-4 Saints 146.7 89.4 57.3 4 32 36

22 2-3 Cowboys 145.8 77.0 68.9 6 2 8

23 3-3 Jets 141.4 74.9 66.5 30 18 48

24 1-5 Browns 139.8 68.4 71.4 25 30 55

25 1-4 Panthers 138.5 74.9 63.6 23 23 46

26 3-3 Bengals 138.0 72.9 65.0 10 15 25

27 1-4 Raiders 133.3 75.1 58.2 19 24 43

28 3-3 Bills 131.0 76.7 54.3 21 31 52

29 1-4 Jaguars 130.6 67.7 62.9 32 29 61

30 1-5 Chiefs 128.2 66.6 61.6 12 16 28

31 2-4 Titans 126.6 71.7 54.9 26 28 54

32 2-3 Colts 126.2 72.1 54.1 13 17 30

Aikman Offense Ratings Through Week 6, 2012

Aik NFL Team AER

1 1 Patriots 95.7

2 7 49ers 91.2

3 18 Packers 90.3

4 15 Falcons 89.6

5 3 Giants 89.6

6 4 Saints 89.4

7 5 Redskins 89.1

8 14 Texans 87.9

9 8 Ravens 87.6

10 16 Steelers 86.3

11 9 Broncos 85.0

12 2 Lions 83.7

13 17 Vikings 82.3

14 20 Bears 82.2

15 27 Buccaneers 78.8

16 24 Chargers 78.8

17 6 Cowboys 77.0

18 21 Bills 76.7

19 22 Dolphins 75.2

20 19 Raiders 75.1

21 30 Jets 74.9

22 23 Panthers 74.9

23 10 Bengals 72.9

24 13 Colts 72.1

25 26 Titans 71.7

26 29 Seahawks 71.1

27 11 Eagles 71.0

28 28 Rams 70.6

29 31 Cardinals 69.5

30 25 Browns 68.4

31 32 Jaguars 67.7

32 12 Chiefs 66.6

NFL Average 79.8

Aikman Defense Ratings Through Week 6, 2012

Aik NFL Team AER

1 3 Bears 92.4

2 10 Cardinals 83.6

3 4 Seahawks 82.2

4 25 Buccaneers 82.0

5 6 Texans 80.5

6 19.5 Dolphins 79.0

7 7 Rams 77.6

8 12 Eagles 77.6

9 19.5 Giants 77.1

10 1 49ers 76.4

11 9 Lions 75.1

12 21 Falcons 73.2

13 8 Vikings 72.6

14 26 Ravens 72.5

15 22 Patriots 72.4

16 30 Browns 71.4

17 13 Chargers 69.1

18 2 Cowboys 68.9

19 14 Packers 67.1

20 27 Redskins 66.9

21 11 Broncos 66.5

22 18 Jets 66.5

23 5 Steelers 66.2

24 15 Bengals 65.0

25 23 Panthers 63.6

26 29 Jaguars 62.9

27 16 Chiefs 61.6

28 24 Raiders 58.2

29 32 Saints 57.3

30 28 Titans 54.9

31 31 Bills 54.3

32 17 Colts 54.1

NFL Average 70.2

Ratings Courtesy of STATS LLC