2015 NFL Week 16 Stats: Adjusted Net Yards Per Passing Attempt Differential

If there were ever a year to point out that shows the effectiveness of the adjusted net yards per passing attempt differential stat to warrant using it as a power ranking, this was the year.

As you can see by the updated ANY/A stats below, 8 of the top 9 teams have already qualified for the playoffs and the seventh-ranked team, the New York Jets, are one win away from making the postseason.

Heading into the final week of the 2015 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a very average team and that’s mostly because of the play of their defense and specifically their pass defense. The Steelers will close out their 2015 regular season against the 31st ranked Cleveland Browns, who will reportedly start third-string quarterback Austin Davis.

As for the Jets, who the Steelers need to lose on Sunday in order for them to make the playoffs, their Sunday game against the Buffalo Bills figures to be an entertaining one for several reasons. Not only are the two teams a close match on paper statistically, Bills head coach Rex Ryan will be looking to beat his former team for a second time this year.

As we enter the final week of the season, you have to consider the Arizona Cardinals the favorite to with the Super Bowl. The NFC Championship game figures to be a great one, however, as the Cardinals might very well wind up playing the Carolina Panthers or Seattle Seahawks.

As for the AFC side, the Cincinnati Bengals probably won’t be able to challenge the New England Patriots without quarterback Andy Dalton, so I  think it’s very likely you’ll see Bill Belichick and company back in the big game once again.