How Are The Steelers Ranked Ahead of Us?

[Essex Johnson]

(05-20-2016, 02:18 PM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: But the numbers offered were rankings.  Rankings don't really allow you to compare with that type of precision.  Raw statistics do a better job of determining the extent of an advantage.  For example, wo when teams are separated by only one notch in the rankings of a given category, we assume only a slight edge.  But that notch could represent a quantum leap in the actual statistic being ranked.  Similarly, when teams are ranked far apart, say six or seven notches, we assume a greater advantage, but without the raw stats, we don't know if the difference between those six teams is slight or large.  

You need to compare raw stats head to head to make a more precise comparison.  

so what raw stats do you want to compare to make a precise comparison that shows such a superior advantage given to Steelers over Bengals ?  My point is I do give Steelers an advantage last year in running game just don;t believe it was a such giant advantage and if you dig down into the passing numbers, the advantage of Steelers is much less advantage and possible pretty much a wash.