Factoid
If we’d posted a poll a month ago, “Which teams will have the worst offenses?”, the Colts and Jaguars might have finished 1st and 2nd in the voting. They might still rank in the bottom 5.
But those offenses have been oddly efficient in the preseason. They rank 1st and 2nd in scoring after the first two weeks.
Does that mean they’re headed for respectability? Or is it merely a sign that they take the preseason more seriously than a lot of other teams.
Well, below is a chart showing the highest-scoring preseason teams of the last 10 years. I’ve listed all teams averaging at least 25 points per game.
Of the top 17 teams on this list, all but 3 went on to rank in the top 12 in scoring in the regular season as well. Hmm …
The track record, however, isn’t as good for the five teams that scored 25-26 points per game. None of those teams ranked higher than 15th.
HIGHEST SCORING PRESEASON TEAMS, LAST 10 YEARS
PPG Reg.S. Rk Year
32.8 19.2 25 2002 Washington
32.8 23.3 8 2006 Cincinnati
31.0 ? ? 2012 Indianapolis
30.8 24.3 10 2010 Green Bay
30.5 24.0 11 2010 New Orleans
29.5 ? ? 2012 Jacksonville
29.3 24.1 7 2006 New England
28.5 29.6 4 2011 Detroit
28.5 ? ? 2012 Seattle
28.5 ? ? 2012 NY Giants
28.3 24.7 7 2005 Denver
27.3 17.7 28 2010 Buffalo
27.0 21.8 12 2003 New England
27.0 21.8 17 2009 NY Jets
26.8 32.4 1 2010 New England
26.8 31.9 1 2009 New Orleans
26.8 25.1 5 2002 Atlanta
26.5 27.9 3 2004 San Diego
26.3 32.1 3 2011 New England
26.3 28.8 3 2009 Green Bay
26.0 23.7 12 2007 Houston
25.8 18.4 25 2008 Seattle
25.5 22.7 11 2005 St. Louis
25.5 21.5 19 2010 Denver
25.3 22.4 15 2002 NY Jets
25.3 19.5 24 2011 Arizona
25.0 18.1 21 2003 Dallas
—Ian Allan
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