                 <     FINAL 1998 NFL STANDINGS      >
    BASED ON  251 GAMES BETWEEN  30 TEAMS, AND NO OTHER INFORMATION
 
      FOUNDATION FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIONS AND TOURNAMENTS
 
  RANK   TEAM          DIVISION   LOGIT  PCT.  RRE   PF  PA  W  L T
 
    1 Denver            AC West   64.70  .836  .839 596 341 17  2 0 Champion
    2 Minnesota         NC Cent   63.37  .844  .817 624 347 16  2 0
    3 Atlanta           NC West   61.96  .755  .792 511 368 16  3 0
    4 New York Jets     AC East   59.17  .686  .735 460 313 13  5 0
    5 San Francisco     NC West   58.46  .688  .719 527 375 13  5 0
    6 Miami             AC East   56.12  .585  .665 348 320 11  7 0
    7 Jacksonville      AC Cent   54.71  .632  .630 441 382 12  6 0
    8 Buffalo           AC East   53.90  .583  .609 417 357 10  7 0
    9 Green Bay         NC Cent   53.60  .625  .601 435 349 11  6 0
   10 New England       AC East   53.40  .510  .596 347 354  9  8 0
   11 Dallas            NC East   51.57  .593  .547 388 295 10  7 0
   12 Seattle           AC West   50.04  .528  .505 372 310  8  8 0
   13 Tampa Bay         NC Cent   49.25  .507  .484 314 295  8  8 0
   14 New York Giants   NC East   49.19  .492  .482 287 309  8  8 0
   15 Tennessee         AC Cent   48.98  .502  .477 330 320  8  8 0
   16 Kansas City       AC West   48.80  .453  .472 327 363  7  9 0
   17 New Orleans       NC West   48.59  .401  .466 305 359  6 10 0
   18 Oakland           AC West   48.20  .460  .455 288 356  8  8 0
   19 Arizona           NC East   47.60  .503  .439 366 426 10  8 0
   20 Pittsburgh        AC Cent   46.33  .443  .405 263 303  7  9 0
   21 Carolina          NC West   45.65  .326  .387 336 413  4 12 0
   22 Washington        NC East   45.17  .384  .374 319 421  6 10 0
   23 St. Louis         NC West   44.99  .307  .370 285 378  4 12 0
   24 Detroit           NC Cent   44.65  .355  .361 306 378  5 11 0
   25 Baltimore         AC Cent   44.37  .397  .354 269 335  6 10 0
   26 Chicago           NC Cent   43.65  .307  .335 276 368  4 12 0
   27 San Diego         AC West   42.97  .333  .318 241 342  5 11 0
   28 Indianapolis      AC East   42.36  .256  .304 310 444  3 13 0
   29 Philadelphia      NC East   39.26  .237  .233 161 344  3 13 0
   30 Cincinnati        AC Cent   39.00  .224  .228 268 452  3 13 0
 
  LN( 251- 30+1) LEAST LIKELY RESULTS OF TOURNAMENT (APPROX. THEORY)
 
   1 St. Louis         NC West 30 New York Jets     AC East 10 .194 Week  6
   2 Baltimore         AC Cent 24 New York Jets     AC East 10 .216 Week  2
   3 New York Giants   NC East 20 Denver            AC West 16 .309 Week 15
   4 Indianapolis      AC East 24 New York Jets     AC East 23 .322 Week 11
   5 Tampa Bay         NC Cent 27 Minnesota         NC Cent 24 .362 Week  9
 
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