DVOA Analysis

Kansas City and San Francisco enter Super Bowl LIV with similar total DVOA ratings for the season, but Kansas City is the favorite according to weighted DVOA.

The final four teams in order by weighted DVOA go Kansas City, Tennessee, San Francisco, and then after a big gap, Green Bay.

Weighted DVOA ratings are updated now through the wild-card round, with four of the five best teams still remaining. What might be a surprise is that the Tennessee Titans are one of those teams. Plus, we announce the Football Outsiders December stars for Madden 20 Ultimate Team.

The Baltimore Ravens finish the year as No. 1, the seventh best team in DVOA history. The New England Patriots defense moves down historical lists after a poor Week 17 performance, but still ends up No. 1 for the year. Plus: Just how bad were defensive units in Carolina and Miami this season?

Baltimore's still at No. 1, Kansas City moves up, and Seattle moves down. Plus: a closer look at what's going on with Dallas this year, with one of the best DVOA ratings ever for a team with a losing record.

The New Orleans Saints are the big risers in this week's DVOA ratings, but Baltimore is still at No. 1. Plus, let's look at how bad the Miami Dolphins pass defense has been and compare it to some of the worst pass defenses in recent history.

Baltimore is still No. 1, pulling away to an even bigger lead in weighted DVOA. Along with the new ratings, this week we look at offensive DVOA splits for teams that have gotten significant play from backup quarterbacks in 2019.

Baltimore finally ascends to the No. 1 spot in DVOA, with New England dropping to No. 2 overall and No. 3 in weighted DVOA. Plus, a closer look at why DVOA says Dallas and Philadelphia are better than their win-loss records, and announcing the Football Outsiders November stars for Madden Ultimate Team.

A week of big wins and losses means some big moves up and down the DVOA rankings, especially among the teams involved in the AFC wild-card race. Baltimore moves into No. 1 in weighted DVOA but New England remains No. 1 in total season DVOA. Both are among the best teams we've ever tracked.

Red hot Baltimore is the best team in the league since Week 7 and moves up to No. 2 overall in DVOA this week thanks to one of the top single games of the year. Meanwhile, three teams drop after having a few of the worst games of the year in Week 11.