Well, not that I'm calling myself a prognasticator, but a few weeks ago the Chargers were significantly overranked when it came to the Subjective vs Objective rankings. I said one of two things would happen: they'd play well and the objective ratings would rise eventually, or they would fall down in line with their objective rankings. Sadly, the latter happened; are we all that shocked?

This week, the Chargers are the definition of mediocre: not really that great, kind of stuck in the middle. They're still in the thick of it, and get to play against Raiders again, in the last game of the season. Hopefully we'll have an offensive line again by then.

I'm going to forego the Notable quotes section this week, as really, there's nothing more to say than we don't already know. Also, I'm not posting my observations much because the charts speak for themselves this week.

Division Averages

Division Avg Ranking NFC North 10.9333 AFC North 12.8333 AFC East 15.2333 NFC East 16.4500 NFC South 16.4667 AFC South 19.6833 AFC West 20.0000 NFC West 20.4000

Subjective Average

Subjective Packers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.000 0.000 49ers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.000 0.000 Steelers 4 3 5 3 5 3 3 4 6 4.000 1.054 Saints 3 6 6 5 3 5 4 5 3 4.444 1.165 Ravens 6 9 4 6 4 7 8 3 5 5.778 1.873 Texans 9 5 3 4 8 9 5 6 4 5.889 2.132 Patriots 8 4 7 7 7 4 6 8 7 6.444 1.423 Giants 7 8 8 8 6 6 7 7 10 7.444 1.165 Bears 5 7 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8.111 1.286 Lions 10 13 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 10.667 0.943 Bengals 11 10 13 14 11 10 10 12 9 11.111 1.524 Jets 14 11 15 11 12 14 13 11 13 12.667 1.414 Cowboys 12 14 12 15 13 12 12 13 12 12.778 1.030 Falcons 13 12 11 12 14 16 14 14 15 13.444 1.499 Raiders 16 15 14 13 15 13 15 15 16 14.667 1.054 Bills 17 16 17 17 17 18 16 17 14 16.556 1.066 Titans 15 19 16 16 16 15 17 16 19 16.556 1.423 Chargers 18 17 19 18 18 21 19 18 18 18.444 1.066 Buccaneers 20 18 20 19 20 19 20 20 17 19.222 1.030 Broncos 19 21 25 20 19 17 18 21 20 20.000 2.160 Eagles 22 20 21 22 24 24 21 19 22 21.667 1.564 Chiefs 21 30 18 21 21 20 22 30 21 22.667 4.055 Cardinals 23 24 28 23 22 23 24 23 25 23.889 1.663 Seahawks 24 25 27 26 23 22 23 24 24 24.222 1.474 Jaguars 25 26 26 28 25 25 25 22 26 25.333 1.491 Vikings 27 22 24 24 27 26 29 29 30 26.444 2.543 Redskins 26 28 22 29 29 29 28 27 23 26.778 2.485 Panthers 31 23 23 25 28 27 30 28 28 27.000 2.667 Dolphins 29 27 29 27 26 28 27 26 31 27.778 1.548 Browns 28 31 31 31 31 31 26 25 27 29.000 2.357 Rams 30 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 29 30.000 0.667 Colts 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.000 0.000

Subjective Standard Deviation

Subjective Packers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.000 0.000 Colts 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.000 0.000 49ers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.000 0.000 Rams 30 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 29 30.000 0.667 Lions 10 13 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 10.667 0.943 Cowboys 12 14 12 15 13 12 12 13 12 12.778 1.030 Buccaneers 20 18 20 19 20 19 20 20 17 19.222 1.030 Steelers 4 3 5 3 5 3 3 4 6 4.000 1.054 Raiders 16 15 14 13 15 13 15 15 16 14.667 1.054 Bills 17 16 17 17 17 18 16 17 14 16.556 1.066 Chargers 18 17 19 18 18 21 19 18 18 18.444 1.066 Giants 7 8 8 8 6 6 7 7 10 7.444 1.165 Saints 3 6 6 5 3 5 4 5 3 4.444 1.165 Bears 5 7 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8.111 1.286 Jets 14 11 15 11 12 14 13 11 13 12.667 1.414 Patriots 8 4 7 7 7 4 6 8 7 6.444 1.423 Titans 15 19 16 16 16 15 17 16 19 16.556 1.423 Seahawks 24 25 27 26 23 22 23 24 24 24.222 1.474 Jaguars 25 26 26 28 25 25 25 22 26 25.333 1.491 Falcons 13 12 11 12 14 16 14 14 15 13.444 1.499 Bengals 11 10 13 14 11 10 10 12 9 11.111 1.524 Dolphins 29 27 29 27 26 28 27 26 31 27.778 1.548 Eagles 22 20 21 22 24 24 21 19 22 21.667 1.564 Cardinals 23 24 28 23 22 23 24 23 25 23.889 1.663 Ravens 6 9 4 6 4 7 8 3 5 5.778 1.873 Texans 9 5 3 4 8 9 5 6 4 5.889 2.132 Broncos 19 21 25 20 19 17 18 21 20 20.000 2.160 Browns 28 31 31 31 31 31 26 25 27 29.000 2.357 Redskins 26 28 22 29 29 29 28 27 23 26.778 2.485 Vikings 27 22 24 24 27 26 29 29 30 26.444 2.543 Panthers 31 23 23 25 28 27 30 28 28 27.000 2.667 Chiefs 21 30 18 21 21 20 22 30 21 22.667 4.055

Objective Average

Objective Packers 2 2 1 1 2 2 1.667 0.471 Texans 1 1 5 6 9 1 3.833 3.078 49ers 7 10 2 2 1 4 4.333 3.197 Patriots 4 5 8 7 11 7 7.000 2.236 Ravens 8 13 10 8 3 3 7.500 3.594 Lions 14 9 6 3 8 5 7.500 3.500 Steelers 6 3 4 9 10 14 7.667 3.771 Bears 9 11 3 4 12 8 7.833 3.338 Saints 12 6 7 5 6 12 8.000 2.887 Giants 5 7 11 15 4 9 8.500 3.731 Cowboys 10 4 13 11 20 10 11.333 4.749 Jets 3 14 14 12 15 11 11.500 4.031 Bengals 16 19 9 10 5 13 12.000 4.619 Falcons 11 18 12 13 17 6 12.833 3.976 Bills 17 15 20 14 7 16 14.833 3.976 Eagles 13 8 22 17 18 18 16.000 4.435 Raiders 18 12 19 18 14 20 16.833 2.853 Titans 15 16 16 16 26 15 17.333 3.902 Chargers 21 17 26 21 19 19 20.500 2.814 Broncos 22 28 15 20 21 26 22.000 4.203 Buccaneers 24 30 18 19 13 30 22.333 6.289 Vikings 20 29 24 26 22 17 23.000 3.916 Dolphins 19 23 25 24 30 22 23.833 3.338 Seahawks 23 26 17 22 28 27 23.833 3.716 Jaguars 27 21 21 23 25 28 24.167 2.734 Panthers 25 22 30 28 24 23 25.333 2.809 Redskins 28 20 31 27 23 25 25.667 3.543 Browns 26 25 29 30 27 21 26.333 2.925 Cardinals 30 27 23 25 29 24 26.333 2.560 Chiefs 29 31 28 29 16 29 27.000 5.000 Rams 31 24 27 31 32 31 29.333 2.867 Colts 32 32 32 32 31 32 31.833 0.373

Objective Standard Deviation

Objective Colts 32 32 32 32 31 32 31.833 0.373 Packers 2 2 1 1 2 2 1.667 0.471 Patriots 4 5 8 7 11 7 7.000 2.236 Cardinals 30 27 23 25 29 24 26.333 2.560 Jaguars 27 21 21 23 25 28 24.167 2.734 Panthers 25 22 30 28 24 23 25.333 2.809 Chargers 21 17 26 21 19 19 20.500 2.814 Raiders 18 12 19 18 14 20 16.833 2.853 Rams 31 24 27 31 32 31 29.333 2.867 Saints 12 6 7 5 6 12 8.000 2.887 Browns 26 25 29 30 27 21 26.333 2.925 Texans 1 1 5 6 9 1 3.833 3.078 49ers 7 10 2 2 1 4 4.333 3.197 Bears 9 11 3 4 12 8 7.833 3.338 Dolphins 19 23 25 24 30 22 23.833 3.338 Lions 14 9 6 3 8 5 7.500 3.500 Redskins 28 20 31 27 23 25 25.667 3.543 Ravens 8 13 10 8 3 3 7.500 3.594 Seahawks 23 26 17 22 28 27 23.833 3.716 Giants 5 7 11 15 4 9 8.500 3.731 Steelers 6 3 4 9 10 14 7.667 3.771 Titans 15 16 16 16 26 15 17.333 3.902 Vikings 20 29 24 26 22 17 23.000 3.916 Bills 17 15 20 14 7 16 14.833 3.976 Falcons 11 18 12 13 17 6 12.833 3.976 Jets 3 14 14 12 15 11 11.500 4.031 Broncos 22 28 15 20 21 26 22.000 4.203 Eagles 13 8 22 17 18 18 16.000 4.435 Bengals 16 19 9 10 5 13 12.000 4.619 Cowboys 10 4 13 11 20 10 11.333 4.749 Chiefs 29 31 28 29 16 29 27.000 5.000 Buccaneers 24 30 18 19 13 30 22.333 6.289

Overall Average

Subj vs Obj Packers 1.000 1.667 1.333 0.442 0.667 49ers 2.000 4.333 3.167 2.323 2.333 Texans 5.889 3.833 4.861 2.744 -2.056 Steelers 4.000 7.667 5.833 3.096 3.667 Saints 4.444 8.000 6.222 2.680 3.556 Ravens 5.778 7.500 6.639 2.825 1.722 Patriots 6.444 7.000 6.722 1.814 0.556 Giants 7.444 8.500 7.972 2.579 1.056 Bears 8.111 7.833 7.972 2.338 -0.278 Lions 10.667 7.500 9.083 2.800 -3.167 Bengals 11.111 12.000 11.556 3.181 0.889 Cowboys 12.778 11.333 12.056 3.188 -1.445 Jets 12.667 11.500 12.083 2.833 -1.167 Falcons 13.444 12.833 13.139 2.786 -0.611 Bills 16.556 14.833 15.694 2.778 -1.722 Raiders 14.667 16.833 15.750 2.247 2.167 Titans 16.556 17.333 16.944 2.729 0.778 Eagles 21.667 16.000 18.833 4.128 -5.667 Chargers 18.444 20.500 19.472 2.205 2.056 Buccaneers 19.222 22.333 20.778 4.334 3.111 Broncos 20.000 22.000 21.000 3.290 2.000 Seahawks 24.222 23.833 24.028 2.620 -0.389 Vikings 26.444 23.000 24.722 3.586 -3.444 Jaguars 25.333 24.167 24.750 2.156 -1.167 Chiefs 22.667 27.000 24.833 4.937 4.333 Cardinals 23.889 26.333 25.111 2.391 2.444 Dolphins 27.778 23.833 25.806 3.103 -3.945 Panthers 27.000 25.333 26.167 2.844 -1.667 Redskins 26.778 25.667 26.222 3.004 -1.111 Browns 29.000 26.333 27.667 2.909 -2.667 Rams 30.000 29.333 29.667 1.914 -0.667 Colts 32.000 31.833 31.917 0.249 -0.167

Overall Standard Deviation

Subj vs Obj Colts 32.000 31.833 31.917 0.249 -0.167 Packers 1.000 1.667 1.333 0.442 0.667 Patriots 6.444 7.000 6.722 1.814 0.556 Rams 30.000 29.333 29.667 1.914 -0.667 Jaguars 25.333 24.167 24.750 2.156 -1.167 Chargers 18.444 20.500 19.472 2.205 2.056 Raiders 14.667 16.833 15.750 2.247 2.167 49ers 2.000 4.333 3.167 2.323 2.333 Bears 8.111 7.833 7.972 2.338 -0.278 Cardinals 23.889 26.333 25.111 2.391 2.444 Giants 7.444 8.500 7.972 2.579 1.056 Seahawks 24.222 23.833 24.028 2.620 -0.389 Saints 4.444 8.000 6.222 2.680 3.556 Titans 16.556 17.333 16.944 2.729 0.778 Texans 5.889 3.833 4.861 2.744 -2.056 Bills 16.556 14.833 15.694 2.778 -1.722 Falcons 13.444 12.833 13.139 2.786 -0.611 Lions 10.667 7.500 9.083 2.800 -3.167 Ravens 5.778 7.500 6.639 2.825 1.722 Jets 12.667 11.500 12.083 2.833 -1.167 Panthers 27.000 25.333 26.167 2.844 -1.667 Browns 29.000 26.333 27.667 2.909 -2.667 Redskins 26.778 25.667 26.222 3.004 -1.111 Steelers 4.000 7.667 5.833 3.096 3.667 Dolphins 27.778 23.833 25.806 3.103 -3.945 Bengals 11.111 12.000 11.556 3.181 0.889 Cowboys 12.778 11.333 12.056 3.188 -1.445 Broncos 20.000 22.000 21.000 3.290 2.000 Vikings 26.444 23.000 24.722 3.586 -3.444 Eagles 21.667 16.000 18.833 4.128 -5.667 Buccaneers 19.222 22.333 20.778 4.334 3.111 Chiefs 22.667 27.000 24.833 4.937 4.333

Difference in Averages

Subj vs Obj Chiefs 22.667 27.000 24.833 4.937 4.333 Steelers 4.000 7.667 5.833 3.096 3.667 Saints 4.444 8.000 6.222 2.680 3.556 Buccaneers 19.222 22.333 20.778 4.334 3.111 Cardinals 23.889 26.333 25.111 2.391 2.444 49ers 2.000 4.333 3.167 2.323 2.333 Raiders 14.667 16.833 15.750 2.247 2.167 Chargers 18.444 20.500 19.472 2.205 2.056 Broncos 20.000 22.000 21.000 3.290 2.000 Ravens 5.778 7.500 6.639 2.825 1.722 Giants 7.444 8.500 7.972 2.579 1.056 Bengals 11.111 12.000 11.556 3.181 0.889 Titans 16.556 17.333 16.944 2.729 0.778 Packers 1.000 1.667 1.333 0.442 0.667 Patriots 6.444 7.000 6.722 1.814 0.556 Colts 32.000 31.833 31.917 0.249 -0.167 Bears 8.111 7.833 7.972 2.338 -0.278 Seahawks 24.222 23.833 24.028 2.620 -0.389 Falcons 13.444 12.833 13.139 2.786 -0.611 Rams 30.000 29.333 29.667 1.914 -0.667 Redskins 26.778 25.667 26.222 3.004 -1.111 Jaguars 25.333 24.167 24.750 2.156 -1.167 Jets 12.667 11.500 12.083 2.833 -1.167 Cowboys 12.778 11.333 12.056 3.188 -1.445 Panthers 27.000 25.333 26.167 2.844 -1.667 Bills 16.556 14.833 15.694 2.778 -1.722 Texans 5.889 3.833 4.861 2.744 -2.056 Browns 29.000 26.333 27.667 2.909 -2.667 Lions 10.667 7.500 9.083 2.800 -3.167 Vikings 26.444 23.000 24.722 3.586 -3.444 Dolphins 27.778 23.833 25.806 3.103 -3.945 Eagles 21.667 16.000 18.833 4.128 -5.667

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