The Eagles Are Rated as the Best Team in Football, So Far
Football Outsiders rates the Eagles as THE BEST TEAM IN FOOTBALL… after three games, two of them against the Browns and Bears. But hey, FIRST:
Philadelphia pulls out to a comfortable lead in this week’s DVOA ratings. There’s a lot of shifting at the top, as most of last week’s top teams lost this week. Pittsburgh plummets from fourth to 22nd after the Eagles blew them out. Carolina, Arizona, and Detroit were also ranked in the top six last week and now rank 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively.
Next week, of course, we begin adding in opponent adjustments for the first time, and this will definitely affect Phildelphia’s rating. Two of the Eagles wins come against the teams currently ranked 31st and 32nd, Chicago and Cleveland. However, I think it’s fairly reasonable to assume that their third opponent, the Steelers, are not going to have a below-average DVOA all season, especially now that they are getting Le’Veon Bell back.
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