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Factoid

Turnovers

Offenses doing better at hanging onto the football

Teams seem to be doing a better job of hanging onto the football nowadays. The rules making it harder for safeties to blow up receivers coming across the middle probably have something to do this with this. Teams might also be doing a better job of coaching individuals the proper techniques for hanging onto the ball.

Whatever the reason, five teams last year lost fewer than 6 fumbles. In the previous 14 seasons of this century, only 20 teams had lost fewer than 6 fumbles in a season.

LOST FUMBLES SINCE 2000
YearteamFum
2014Minnesota2
2002Kansas City2
2008NY Giants3
2014New England4
2013Indianapolis4
2012Houston4
2012Atlanta4
2003Detroit4
2014Arizona5
2014Denver5
2014San Diego5
2012Baltimore5
2012New Orleans5
2011San Francisco5
2011New England5
2011New Orleans5
2011Buffalo5
2010New England5
2009Indianapolis5
2009Tampa Bay5
2008Indianapolis5
2007Indianapolis5
2007Dallas5
2006Atlanta5
2004NY Jets5

—Ian Allan

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