From: lewis@aera8700.mitre.org (Keith Lewis)
Subject: KAL computer rankings and predictions
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:16:13 GMT

The Vikings have finally moved up from #13 -- to #12  :^).  

                National Football League 
                   National Conference 
    East          W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
Dallas           12  3  0 382 229  6.134  1.415  0.81255209   3
Philadelphia     10  5  0 334 235  5.713  2.390  0.70501482   6
Washington        9  6  0 280 244  4.880  2.510  0.66036093   8
NY Giants         6  9  0 296 347  2.946  3.796  0.43695536  19
Phoenix           4 11  0 240 325  2.545  4.649  0.35378540  21

    Central       W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
Minnesota        10  5  0 347 242  4.023  2.472  0.61940241  12
Green Bay         9  6  0 269 269  4.354  3.485  0.55542862  15
Detroit           5 10  0 267 308  2.108  4.668  0.31103688  22
Chicago           5 10  0 281 334  2.455  5.596  0.30492136  23
Tampa Bay         4 11  0 260 362  1.725  5.367  0.24326380  26

    West          W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
San Francisco    13  2  0 407 230  7.036  0.974  0.87837303   1
New Orleans      11  4  0 303 188  4.857  0.966  0.83407211   2
Atlanta           6  9  0 300 376  2.203  2.769  0.44313413  17
LA Rams           5 10  0 261 349  2.124  3.625  0.36947855  20

                   American Conference 
    East          W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
Buffalo          11  4  0 378 256  6.258  1.849  0.77197051   4
Miami            10  5  0 324 268  4.629  1.923  0.70644015   5
Indianapolis      8  7  0 195 285  3.413  2.650  0.56291157  14
NY Jets           4 11  0 220 295  2.026  5.228  0.27928379  24
New England       2 13  0 192 347  0.789  6.937  0.10212474  28

    Central       W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
Pittsburgh       10  5  0 276 212  4.789  2.554  0.65219444   9
Houston           9  6  0 325 255  4.342  2.966  0.59412682  13
Cleveland         7  8  0 259 252  3.242  4.051  0.44452614  16
Cincinnati        5 10  0 257 343  1.663  5.112  0.24539796  25

    West          W  L  T  PF  PA  Wins   Losses  Rating    Rank 
San Diego        10  5  0 304 227  4.536  2.084  0.68523580   7
Kansas City       9  6  0 306 262  4.413  2.400  0.64771146  10
Denver            8  7  0 242 287  4.092  2.459  0.62465191  11
LA Raiders        6  9  0 228 261  3.028  3.893  0.43751577  18
Seattle           2 13  0 136 281  0.847  6.011  0.12348817  27

Using 0.1 as a homefield advantage constant, the program picked 11 of 14
games correctly.  This week's predictions:

  *New_Orleans     at NY_Jets
  LA_Raiders       at *Washington
  Cleveland        at *Pittsburgh
  Denver           at *Kansas_City
  Green_Bay        at *Minnesota
  *Indianapolis    at Cincinnati
  *Miami           at New_England
  NY_Giants        at *Philadelphia
  Atlanta          at *LA_Rams
  Chicago          at *Dallas
  *San_Diego       at Seattle
  Tampa_Bay        at *Phoenix
  *Buffalo         at Houston
  Detroit          at *San_Francisco

Keith Lewis             klewis@mitre.org          "Mr. Cheap"
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