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Kansas City and great teams

Kansas City isn't doing it with offense

Andy Reid has his team undefeated at the halfway point of the season, but Kansas City has been very ordinary on offense.

Kansas City has scored only 16 TDs in eight games. That's offensive touchdowns. And that's on pace to finish below-average in offensive touchdowns for the season.

Compare that to other teams that in the last 30 years have gone at least 14-2. Most of those teams have averaged over 3 touchdowns per game.

The chart below shows those teams, with the number of rushing touchdowns, passing touchdowns, and the average number of touchdowns per game.

NFL offenses in general in recent years have tended to average around 33-34 touchdowns per season. Kansas City right now is on pace to finish with 32 (and offensive numbers are up).

BEST RECORDS IN LAST 30 YEARS
YearTeamWinRunPassTDs
2007New England16-017504.2
1984Miami14-218494.2
2011Green Bay15-112513.9
1983Washington14-230293.7
1998Minnesota15-117413.6
1998Denver14-226323.6
2001St. Louis14-220373.6
2010New England14-219373.5
2006San Diego14-232243.5
1984San Francisco15-121323.3
1992San Francisco14-222293.2
1991Washington14-221303.2
2009Indianapolis14-216343.1
2005Indianapolis14-218313.1
1989San Francisco14-214353.1
1998Atlanta14-218282.9
1985Chicago15-127172.8
2004New England14-215292.8
1990San Francisco14-212282.5
1986NY Giants14-218222.5
2004Pittsburgh15-116202.3
1999Jacksonville14-220162.3
1986Chicago14-221122.1
2003New England14-29232.0
2013Kansas City8-0792.0

--Ian Allan

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