NFL Energy Rankings: Broncos take large bounce as protection shines

We’re quick approaching the midpoint of the season and it’s secure to say we now have a reasonably good thought of the place groups are slotting in. There’s a near-perfect bell curve of crew data, with 9 groups having two or fewer losses, and 11 groups with two or fewer wins — whereas everybody else is caught within the center.

One crew that has been beautiful this 12 months are the Broncos. At 4-3 it’s not like they’re blowing everybody out of the water, however it’s a a lot better consequence than many anticipated. That is compounded by the very fact they merely don’t play like a Sean Payton crew, with a premium being positioned on protection, whereas Denver has a barely-good-enough offense to win video games.

Right here’s now our Energy Rankings work: Our group every ranks the crew from 1-to-32, with these scores averaged out to get our whole quantity. Within the occasion of ties it goes to the best consensus decide, i.e. if two individuals have a crew ranked twentieth and one ranks them twenty first the break goes to placing them at No. 20.

With out additional ado, right here’s our slate.