2007 SPECIAL TEAMS RATINGS
Regular season totals, playoffs not included
Revised as of 12/31/2007
This page lists an estimate of how many points, compared to league average,
each team receives from the five elements of special teams: field goals/extra
points, kickoffs, kick returns, punts, punt returns. The total is then
converted into a DVOA percentage so that it can be added in to offense and
defense to create total team DVOA.
Field goal rating compares each field goal to the
league-average percentage of field goals from that distance. Yards of
field position from the other four elements of special teams are translated into points using a method that gives
each yard line a point value based on the average next score an NFL offense is
worth from that point on the field. Punts, punt returns, and kickoffs are based on
net yardage. Kickoff returns are judged on return yardage only. The system is explained here.
Two-point conversions and onside kicks are not included.
All special teams numbers are adjusted for weather/altitude based on stadium
type (cold, warm, dome, Denver) and week, with the exception of the two columns
at the far right marked NON-ADJUSTED. VOA represents the five elements of
special teams without weather adjustments. VOA w/HIDDEN adds two secondary
elements of special teams over which teams have virtually no control: opponent
field goal efficiency and opponent kickoff length.
NOTE: There is one exception; Chicago's kickoff returns are adjusted in 2007 to account for opponents kicking short to avoid Devin Hester. This adjustment is also applied to other teams (usually the Jets and Browns) on a handful of plays.
LAST YEAR represents 2006 rankings. WEIGHTED S.T. DVOA is adjusted so that earlier games in the season become gradually
less important. It better reflects how the team was playing at the end of the season. The top number in each category is in bold type.
|
TEAM
|
S.T.
DVOA
|
LAST
YEAR
|
WEI. S.T.
DVOA
|
RANK
|
FG/XP
|
KICK
|
KICK
RET
|
PUNT
|
PUNT
RET
|
NON-ADJUSTED
|
VAR.
|
RANK
|
|
VOA |
w/HIDDEN |
| 1 |
CHI |
9.1% |
1 |
9.9% |
1 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
14.1 |
8.7 |
18.3 |
8.3% |
15.1% |
2.2% |
6 |
| 2 |
CLE |
6.6% |
10 |
6.6% |
2 |
-1.1 |
6.6 |
31.2 |
-7.2 |
9.2 |
5.6% |
6.0% |
1.7% |
12 |
| 3 |
HOU |
5.5% |
23 |
4.9% |
4 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
21.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.9 |
6.6% |
5.6% |
3.0% |
3 |
| 4 |
SD |
4.2% |
3 |
5.2% |
3 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
4.5% |
6.8% |
1.2% |
22 |
| 5 |
SF |
4.1% |
18 |
4.9% |
5 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
-1.5 |
15.2 |
3.5 |
3.4% |
3.6% |
1.1% |
25 |
| 6 |
BUF |
3.9% |
2 |
1.8% |
10 |
5.9 |
-2.2 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
2.8% |
3.7% |
1.3% |
19 |
| 7 |
NE |
2.9% |
8 |
1.7% |
11 |
-0.2 |
7.3 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
-1.0 |
2.0% |
3.2% |
1.5% |
17 |
| 8 |
GB |
2.4% |
29 |
2.3% |
7 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
-1.6 |
-4.9 |
12.6 |
2.2% |
1.2% |
3.4% |
1 |
| 9 |
MIN |
1.7% |
27 |
1.2% |
12 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
-1.2 |
-4.8 |
2.4% |
-0.2% |
0.6% |
31 |
| 10 |
NYJ |
0.9% |
5 |
-0.1% |
14 |
-2.7 |
-6.7 |
16.2 |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
0.1% |
1.1% |
1.7% |
11 |
| 11 |
SEA |
0.7% |
7 |
-2.1% |
21 |
1.7 |
-1.5 |
6.8 |
-11.6 |
8.8 |
0.1% |
0.8% |
2.1% |
8 |
| 12 |
TB |
-0.1% |
17 |
-0.8% |
16 |
-0.3 |
-1.3 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
-5.9 |
0.8% |
0.2% |
1.2% |
21 |
| 13 |
BAL |
-0.3% |
4 |
-3.0% |
26 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
2.6 |
-8.3 |
4.4 |
-0.9% |
-1.0% |
1.9% |
10 |
| 14 |
ATL |
-0.4% |
28 |
1.8% |
9 |
-12.6 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
-3.1 |
0.9% |
-1.6% |
1.1% |
23 |
| 15 |
JAC |
-0.4% |
19 |
-2.1% |
20 |
-3.9 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
-3.8 |
0.1 |
0.3% |
-0.6% |
2.5% |
5 |
| 16 |
WAS |
-0.5% |
11 |
-0.5% |
15 |
-1.1 |
-5.5 |
6.1 |
4.3 |
-6.9 |
-1.4% |
1.8% |
0.4% |
32 |
|
TEAM
|
S.T.
DVOA
|
LAST
YEAR
|
WEI. S.T.
DVOA
|
RANK
|
FG/XP
|
KICK
|
KICK
RET
|
PUNT
|
PUNT
RET
|
NON-ADJUSTED
|
VAR.
|
RANK
|
|
VOA |
w/HIDDEN |
| 17 |
TEN |
-0.6% |
9 |
0.9% |
13 |
8.7 |
5.9 |
-6.7 |
-6.1 |
-5.4 |
0.1% |
2.2% |
1.1% |
24 |
| 18 |
DAL |
-0.9% |
20 |
-0.8% |
17 |
2.6 |
-3.6 |
-0.6 |
-2.6 |
-0.9 |
-0.9% |
-1.7% |
0.7% |
29 |
| 19 |
CIN |
-0.9% |
12 |
3.0% |
6 |
4.6 |
-2.4 |
-1.8 |
0.1 |
-5.9 |
-1.9% |
-0.2% |
1.6% |
14 |
| 20 |
NYG |
-1.0% |
16 |
2.0% |
8 |
-2.9 |
-6.0 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
-4.1 |
-1.6% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
28 |
| 21 |
PIT |
-1.7% |
30 |
-2.8% |
25 |
6.9 |
-7.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
-10.6 |
-2.2% |
-0.4% |
1.6% |
13 |
| 22 |
MIA |
-2.7% |
21 |
-2.6% |
23 |
5.3 |
-18.6 |
-1.0 |
-1.4 |
0.1 |
-2.5% |
-3.5% |
1.0% |
26 |
| 23 |
DET |
-3.3% |
6 |
-2.6% |
24 |
0.7 |
-15.7 |
-4.1 |
2.5 |
-2.5 |
-2.3% |
-1.1% |
1.5% |
16 |
| 24 |
KC |
-3.7% |
13 |
-1.7% |
18 |
-10.2 |
6.2 |
-14.9 |
3.0 |
-6.1 |
-3.9% |
-5.8% |
1.5% |
15 |
| 25 |
ARI |
-3.9% |
32 |
-4.2% |
29 |
-6.2 |
6.8 |
-4.8 |
-23.7 |
5.0 |
-3.8% |
-2.3% |
2.1% |
7 |
| 26 |
NO |
-3.9% |
14 |
-2.4% |
22 |
-5.3 |
-1.7 |
-7.5 |
-4.2 |
-4.2 |
-3.2% |
-4.5% |
1.0% |
27 |
| 27 |
STL |
-4.3% |
31 |
-5.4% |
30 |
-5.3 |
-18.4 |
-7.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
-3.7% |
-7.2% |
2.1% |
9 |
| 28 |
DEN |
-4.8% |
15 |
-1.8% |
19 |
1.5 |
-2.7 |
-14.7 |
-12.8 |
0.6 |
-3.5% |
-6.0% |
3.3% |
2 |
| 29 |
OAK |
-5.0% |
26 |
-3.4% |
27 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
-7.6 |
-8.4 |
-17.0 |
-4.5% |
-2.3% |
1.4% |
18 |
| 30 |
CAR |
-5.4% |
24 |
-4.0% |
28 |
2.5 |
-5.6 |
-12.7 |
-12.1 |
-3.8 |
-4.8% |
-4.6% |
1.2% |
20 |
| 31 |
PHI |
-5.7% |
22 |
-6.5% |
32 |
-4.1 |
-2.4 |
-7.1 |
-12.2 |
-7.3 |
-6.3% |
-3.7% |
0.7% |
30 |
| 32 |
IND |
-6.1% |
25 |
-6.2% |
31 |
-12.4 |
-15.5 |
-4.7 |
-10.7 |
7.4 |
-5.1% |
-5.2% |
2.6% |
4 |
DVOA version: 5.0
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