1997 NFL Football Rankings

  # Team                           W      L     Rating 
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  1 Denver Broncos                16   -  4     1.6474 
  2 Green Bay Packers             15   -  4     1.3696 
  3 Kansas City Chiefs            13   -  4     1.1909 
  4 San Francisco 49ers           14   -  4     1.1373 
  5 Pittsburgh Steelers           12   -  6     0.7877 
  6 Jacksonville Jaguars          11   -  6     0.7247 
  7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers          11   -  7     0.6952 
  8 New England Patriots          11   -  7     0.6652 
  9 Minnesota Vikings             10   -  8     0.5732 
 10 New York Giants               10.5 -  6.5   0.4908 

 11 Detroit Lions                  9   -  8     0.4838 
 12 Miami Dolphins                 9   -  8     0.4512 
 13 New York Jets                  9   -  7     0.4367 
 14 Seattle Seahawks               8   -  8     0.3770 
 15 Tennessee Titans               8   -  8     0.3747 
 16 Washington Redskins            8.5 -  7.5   0.3661 
 17 Carolina Panthers              7   -  9     0.3185 
 18 Cincinnati Bengals             7   -  9     0.3061 
 19 Buffalo Bills                  6   - 10     0.2953 
 20 Philadelphia Eagles            6.5 -  9.5   0.2895 

 21 Atlanta Falcons                7   -  9     0.2849 
 22 Baltimore Ravens               6.5 -  9.5   0.2836 
 23 Dallas Cowboys                 6   - 10     0.2425 
 24 New Orleans Saints             6   - 10     0.2157 
 25 St. Louis Rams                 5   - 11     0.2073 
 26 Chicago Bears                  4   - 12     0.1808 
 27 Oakland Raiders                4   - 12     0.1634 
 28 San Diego Chargers             4   - 12     0.1555 
 29 Arizona Cardinals              4   - 12     0.1489 
 30 Indianapolis Colts             3   - 13     0.1366 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.5688