How we rate teams

From a plain Elo rating to a season, a league and a public scorecard.

1. 1Methodology

   Elo in plain terms: a rating moves up or down after every game, by how surprising the result was.

2. 2A league hub: NFL

   One league's teams ranked by rating, with the full history behind each number.

3. 3A season hub

   The same ratings frozen season by season, so you can see how a year unfolded.

4. 4The Universal Index

   Ratings from every sport put on one scale, so a dynasty in one league can be set against another.

5. 5The predictions scoreboard

   Our calls are graded in public, so you can judge whether the ratings actually predict anything.