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Been working on vibe coding NFL team strengths using modified EPA per play and am happy to report that the best team in the NFL during the 2025 season was the Seattle Seahawks People forget that

Week 1 Power Ratings. Ranks 2-5 all very similar

Randon NFL thoughts: -I still have no idea if the Bears were good in 2025. They have a huge range of outcomes for 2026 -This thing is probably too low on the Chiefs -Probably too high on the Eagles? -Maybe the Chargers will be good -Hopefully the Seahawks' offense post-Kubiak is still good

Top 10 teams by end-of-season rating since 2002. Turns out it's hard to make a model that doesn't have the 2025 Seahawks as an all-time team

Hey don't I know it buddy.

Not comfortably, although that might be the difference between "as of the end of the season" and "over the course of the season." Including the playoffs, the 2025 team has the 8th best defense DVOA and the 2013 team is 11th.

Ah yep that probably makes a difference, this is basically Elo-style where more recent games get more weight so the 2 SF games + Super Bowl (and CAR game) really boosted their rating