Important Stat Often Overlooked

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  1. Kevin pf13

    Kevin pf13 Special Teams Standout

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    Posted to my home Patriots board. Thought it might be of interest in judging where your team is at going forward.

    That is point differential. Happens every year:

    Regular season point differential:

    Patriots +162
    Eagles +162
    Rams +149
    Jags +149
    Vikings +130
    Saints +122

    These are the teams that were > +100 point differential. It does indicate that the Jags will be a tough out. 4 of the top 5 teams in point differential are still alive for the SB.

    As always limiting turnovers will be key for the Patriots, Hard to beat them if they don't turn it over. Jags have feasted on a few poor teams to get their sacks.
     
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  2. SawdustMan

    SawdustMan #ChampChamp

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    I don't think PD is really overlooked by hardcore fans. It's one of the reasons a lot of us here recognized our team was trash, regardless of 9-7 and "PLAYOFFS!" We were -22....
     
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  3. The Hammer

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    PD can be a funny one mostly because of garbage time.

    I agree though, hardcore fans do not really ignore it.
     
  4. Raistmagic

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    Yeah I think we were the only playoff team with a negative PD. Maybe the Bills were too but that was probably the only team in the playoffs we were better than
     
  5. SawdustMan

    SawdustMan #ChampChamp

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    That's true. It can get skewed a bit due to a blowout and/or garbage time. But over the course of the season it's still a pretty telling stat imo. No surprise the top teams in that stat are still alive for the most part (and they all made the playoffs).
     
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  6. 615nick

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    garbage time points shouldn't be overlooked. Due to the fact that some teams consistantly get to that point. That shows how good they actually are.
     
  7. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    Point differential and turnover differential were prime stats that were not in our favor this year. The offense gave it away too much and the defense practically never took it away.

    It's hard to win games like that. It's almost like we skirted by playing **** QBs...
     
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  8. Chronos

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    Also, one blow out can skew the numbers quite a bit.
     
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  9. Kevin pf13

    Kevin pf13 Special Teams Standout

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    Over the course of 16 games these things tend to even out. Sometimes a team with a large lead will give up a drive and points for time.

    Same with the O get the big lead and pound the rock and punt. Trading the possibility of a score to burn clock.
     
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