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Bears won turnover battle -- and still missed postseason

The Bears finished plus-20 in turnovers last year and didn't make the playoffs. That's weird; normally, you win the takeaway battle and you tend to win games.

It's been 10 years, as a matter of fact, since a team averaged better than a takeaway advantage per game and didn't make the playoffs. Kansas City was plus-16 in 2002 and finished 8-8.

The Bears went 10-6 last year but lost on a tiebreaker to the Vikings, missing out on the playoffs. All of the other teams that have finished plus-16 or better in turnovers the last 10 years have made the playoffs.

BEST TURNOVER RATIOS, 2002-2012
  Ratio  Year    

   +28   2010   New England (14-2)
   +28   2011   San Francisco (13-3)
   +25   2012   New England (12-4)
   +24   2011   Green Bay (15-1)
   +24   2005   Cincinnati (11-5)
   +24   2007   San Diego (11-5)
   +24   2009   Green Bay (11-5)
   +20   2005   Denver (13-3)
   +20   2012   Chicago (10-6)
   +19   2003   Kansas City (13-3)
   +19   2004   Indianapolis (12-4)
   +18   2007   Indianapolis (13-3)
   +17   2003   New England (14-2)
   +17   2006   Baltimore (13-3)
   +17   2011   New England (13-3)
   +17   2002   Tampa Bay (12-4)
   +17   2002   Green Bay (12-4)
   +17   2010   Pittsburgh (12-4)
   +17   2008   Miami (11-5)
   +17   2004   NY Jets (10-6)
   +17   2012   Washington (10-6)
   +16   2007   New England (16-0)
   +16   2005   Carolina (11-5)
   +16   2002   Kansas City (8-8)


^aEUR"Ian Allan


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