Here are the updated rankings for the teams after 8 games. You can read more about how we calculate them but basically it measures how many more points you score or allow than your schedules particular average. the average performance of the teams on their schedule. This year has a large number of teams basically nearing the middle and really nobody who stands out as dominant leaving this a wide open season unless you are the Jets who skew everything in a negative direction.
Here is the data in table form.
| Team | Points Scored | Points Allowed | Total Efficiency | Predicted Wins |
| Ravens | 18.2% | 28.7% | 46.9% | 12.5 |
| Chiefs | 24.4% | 18.0% | 42.4% | 12.0 |
| Buccaneers | 24.4% | 16.4% | 40.8% | 11.9 |
| Steelers | 18.4% | 18.4% | 36.8% | 11.5 |
| Dolphins | 6.5% | 21.8% | 28.3% | 10.7 |
| Seahawks | 42.9% | -14.9% | 27.9% | 10.6 |
| Cardinals | 7.8% | 10.3% | 18.2% | 9.7 |
| Rams | -0.6% | 18.1% | 17.5% | 9.7 |
| 49ers | 10.1% | 7.2% | 17.3% | 9.6 |
| Colts | 0.3% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 9.3 |
| Packers | 13.0% | 0.7% | 13.7% | 9.3 |
| Saints | 20.5% | -9.9% | 10.6% | 9.0 |
| Bears | -18.6% | 20.8% | 2.1% | 8.2 |
| Titans | 10.7% | -8.2% | 2.5% | 8.2 |
| Chargers | 2.7% | -1.7% | 1.0% | 8.1 |
| Raiders | 11.8% | -11.5% | 0.3% | 8.0 |
| Panthers | -12.6% | 10.9% | -1.7% | 7.9 |
| Patriots | -20.7% | 14.4% | -6.3% | 7.4 |
| Vikings | -2.3% | -5.6% | -7.9% | 7.2 |
| Eagles | -2.0% | -7.2% | -9.2% | 7.1 |
| Bills | 1.7% | -12.1% | -10.4% | 7.0 |
| Bengals | -7.8% | -2.9% | -10.7% | 7.0 |
| Lions | 1.2% | -13.2% | -12.0% | 6.8 |
| Texans | -4.3% | -9.8% | -14.1% | 6.7 |
| Broncos | -13.0% | -2.7% | -15.7% | 6.5 |
| Browns | 3.7% | -19.2% | -15.4% | 6.5 |
| Falcons | -4.0% | -12.1% | -16.1% | 6.5 |
| Redskins | -25.8% | 4.2% | -21.7% | 6.0 |
| Giants | -24.1% | -1.4% | -25.4% | 5.6 |
| Jaguars | -15.4% | -24.0% | -39.4% | 4.2 |
| Cowboys | -8.7% | -41.1% | -49.8% | 3.2 |
| Jets | -50.1% | -14.2% | -64.3% | 1.9 |
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Jason is the founder of OTC and has been studying NFL contracts and the salary cap for over 15 years. Jason has co-authored two books about the NFL, Crunching Numbers and the Drafting Stage, which are widely circulated in the industry and hosts the OTC Podcast. Jason’s work has been featured in various publications including the Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, NFL Network and more. OTC is widely considered the leading authority on contract matters in the NFL.