BES RANKINGS

In terms of being predictive, the Week 3 BES Rankings were 10-5 in Week 4. It’ll be interesting to see how  that holds up for the remainder of the season but it does illustrate, to some extent at least, that the BES is accurate. As for this week’s rankings, there are no changes to report in terms the No. 1 BES …

There’s a new team atop this week’s rankings. The Eagles (3-0) usurped the Vikings (3-0) for the No. 1 spot in BES Overall. Barely nudging the Vikings by 0.03 points, the Eagles dominant 34-3 victory of the Steelers (2-1) carried more weight with the BES than the Vikings’ impressive 22-10 road win over the Panthers (1-2). The Eagles now enter a Week …

The Vikings (2-0) have earned the honor of being our first BES No. 1 team of the 2016 regular season which, based on last season, bodes well for the defending NFC North champ’s odds of returning to the playoffs. That is, however, barring a string of further catastrophic injuries beyond those of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (knee) and runningback Adrian Peterson (knee). Recent trade acquisition …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ For those you who have been following the BES rankings throughout the season, you’ve become somewhat accustomed to the rather head-scratching results it can present. Well, this week’s rankings, our final issue of the 2015-2016 season, are no exception. The Jets (10-6) fell short of clinching a sixth seed in the AFC playoff …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ The BES has been quite accurate in the last two weeks with an 11-5 record in Weeks 15 and 16 when predicting winners based strictly on our rankings. With the regular season coming to an end, the BES is starting to settle down, purging all sub-.500 teams from the top-10. This week …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ With two weeks to go in the regular season, our rankings continue to reveal which teams are heating up at the perfect time and which squads are losing steam as the postseason approaches. The Panthers (14-0) claim the No. 1 spot this week as they continue to surge toward January. Though …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ After a 33-20 road victory over the Bengals (10-3), the Steelers (8-5) move into the No. 8 spot this week, rising from their No. 15 perch in our Week 13 rankings.  The Steelers were among the initial BES Top-10 from Week 2 and are blazing hot at the moment with an …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ This week’s rankings continue the trend of depicting teams surging toward the postseason. Nowhere is that more evident than in the Top-10 where some six and seven-win teams are gaining significant strength down the stretch. The Chiefs (7-5) extend their reign atop the BES Overall rankings to a second consecutive week, registering a monstrous …

Learn more about the BES and read our FAQ  As we edge closer to the playoffs, some teams are gaining incredible momentum while others find themselves losing steam. This week’s rankings feature a new No. 1 team that is among those making a considerable push toward the postseason. The Chiefs (6-5) have claimed the No. 1 spot atop the BES …

FAQ With just six weeks of regular season football remaining in 2015, the mad dash toward the postseason is officially underway. If you’ve been following the BES rankings throughout the season, you’ve likely found they can function as a measurement of momentum or “heat”. As you’ll see  in this week’s rankings, there are definitely a few teams heating up at the perfect …