Factoid
Look at the two charts below. I can’t quite explain them.
The first chart shows the 28 teams that have allowed over 28 points per game since the move to the 16-game schedule in 1978. You see only two 2011 teams in there – the Bucs and Vikings.
The second chart shows the 28 teams that have allowed the most yards. Gross yards (not including sacks). There are FIVE 2011 teams in that group.
Are some teams seemingly figuring out how to allow yards but not give up points? Some teams seem to be better at getting turnovers and stopping teams in the red zone.
Not that three of those teams that allowed a bunch of yards were also very good. The Patriots and Giants wound up in the Super Bowl, while the Packers went 15-1 in the regular season.
They say that “Defense wins championships”. But that doesn’t seem to be quite as true as it used to be.
TEAMS ALLOWING 28+ POINTS PER GAME, 1987-
Points Year
533 1981 Baltimore Colts
517 2008 Detroit Lions
494 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
494 2009 Detroit Lions
487 1980 New Orleans Saints
486 2001 Indianapolis Colts
484 1984 Minnesota Vikings
473 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
471 2010 Denver Broncos
471 2000 St. Louis Rams
465 2008 St. Louis Rams
462 1990 Cleveland Browns
462 1983 San Diego Chargers
461 1996 Atlanta Falcons
460 1999 Cincinnati Bengals
460 1983 Houston Oilers
456 2002 Cincinnati Bengals
454 1996 New York Jets
454 1984 Buffalo Bills
453 1999 San Francisco 49ers
452 2004 San Francisco 49ers
452 2003 Arizona Cardinals
452 1998 Cincinnati Bengals
452 1985 Atlanta Falcons
451 2002 Detroit Lions
449 2011 Minnesota Vikings
448 2008 Denver Broncos
448 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
MOST YARDS ALLOWED IN A SEASON, 1987-
Yards Year
6893 1981 Baltimore Colts
6851 2011 New England Patriots
6777 2011 Green Bay Packers
6674 1983 Green Bay Packers
6657 2008 Detroit Lions
6616 1995 Cincinnati Bengals
6569 1985 San Diego Chargers
6543 2000 Seattle Seahawks
6527 1984 Minnesota Vikings
6520 1981 San Diego Chargers
6486 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6468 1985 Houston Oilers
6463 2002 Kansas City Chiefs
6459 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6447 1980 New Orleans Saints
6440 2011 Oakland Raiders
6409 2010 Denver Broncos
6404 2010 Washington Redskins
6385 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6380 1983 Seattle Seahawks
6371 2002 Detroit Lions
6357 2011 New York Giants
6355 1997 Oakland Raiders
6353 2008 Kansas City Chiefs
6313 2003 Atlanta Falcons
6308 1986 Miami Dolphins
6298 2007 Detroit Lions
6298 1995 Atlanta Falcons
—Ian Allan
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