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Of course, what matters is wins, and the
Patriots are tops in that category. Even
though the Cowboys, Colts, and Packers
have identical 7-1 records, the Colts are
considered, by most, to be the closest to
the Patriots, and their recent near-win
did nothing to diminish that perception.

Just for fun, for whatever it's worth, here's
a statistical comparison of the 6 teams
considered to be most likely to be vying
for a Conference Championship and for
an NFL Championship.

This comparison is based solely on the
most commonly referenced stats, and the
sum total result = team rankings in each
category divided by total categories (30).

To no one's surprise, the Patriots are tops,
-but- surprisingly, the Steelers rank #2.

1. Patriots, 1+1+1+4+5+1+1+1+2+2+1+3+1+ (wins/offense)
3+2+3+5+3+4+4+4+3+3+2+5+ (defense)
2+1+3+1+1 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 73/30 = 2.433

2. Steelers, 5+4+5+1+3+5+3+2+6+3+2+1+2+ (wins/offense)
1+1+1+3+1+2+1+2+6+1+5+1+ (defense)
3+1+4+2+6 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 83/30 = 2.76

3. Colts, 2+3+3+3+4+4+4+3+1+1+4+2+5+ (wins/offense)
2+3+6+4+2+1+2+6+2+2+6+4+ (defense)
1+3+6+4+3 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 96/30 = 3.2

4. Cowboys, 2+2+2+5+2+3+2+4+4+6+3+4+3+ (wins/offense)
6+5+2+1+5+3+3+5+1+4+3+2 (defense)
4+4+2+6+2 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 100/30 = 3.333

5. Packers, 2+6+4+6+6+2+5+5+5+4+5+6+6+ (wins/offense)
4+6+4+2+6+6+6+3+4+4+2+2+ (defense)
5+5+1+5+5 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 132/30 = 4.4

6. Giants, 5+5+6+2+1+6+6+6+3+5+5+5+4+ (wins/offense)
5+4+5+6+4+5+5+1+4+4+4+6+ (defense)
5+5+5+3+4 (net turnovers/special teams)
= 134/30 = 4.466

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Win/Loss Record

1. Patriots, 9-0
2. Cowboys, Colts, Packers, 7-1
5. Steelers, Giants, 6-2

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OFFENSE

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Scoring (points per game)

1. Patriots, 39.1
2. Cowboys, 33.1
3. Colts, 30.5
4. Steelers, 27.8
5. Giants, 25.0
6. Packers, 24.3

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Offense (yards per game)

1. Patriots, 428.7
2. Cowboys, 406.0
3. Colts, 390.3
4. Packers, 362.3
5. Steelers, 352.4
6. Giants, 334.0

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Offense (rush yards per game)

1. Steelers, 150.5
2. Giants, 137.8
3. Colts, 137.6
4. Patriots, 132.3
5. Cowboys, 127.9
6. Packers, 72.1

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Offense (rush yards per attempt)

1. Giants, 4.7
2. Cowboys, 4.6
3. Steelers, 4.4
4. Colts, 4.4
5. Patriots, 4.2
6. Packers, 3.3

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Offense (pass yards per game)

1. Patriots, 296.3
2. Packers, 290.1
3. Cowboys, 278.1
4. Colts, 252.6
5. Steelers, 201.9
6. Giants, 196.3

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Offense (pass yards per attempt)

1. Patriots, 8.95
2. Cowboys, 8.74
3. Steelers, 8.24
4. Colts, 7.92
5. Packers, 7.81
6. Giants, 6.15

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Offense (passer-rating)

1. Patriots, 129.3
2. Steelers, 108.0
3. Colts, 100.5
4. Cowboys, 100.4
5. Packers, 93.3
6. Giants, 77.3

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Sacks allowed (per game)

1. Colts, 8/8=1.0
2. Patriots, 10/9=1.11
3. Giants, 9/8=1.125
4. Cowboys, 11/8=1.375
5. Packers, 13/8=1.625
6. Steelers, 19/8=2.375

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Interceptions thrown (per game)

1. Colts, 4/8=.5
2. Patriots, 5/9=.555
3. Steelers, 6/8=.75
4. Packers, 8/8=1.0
5. Giants, 9/8=1.125
6. Cowboys, 10/8=1.25

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Touchdown passes (per game)

1. Patriots, 33/9=3.666
2. Steelers, 20/8=2.5
3. Cowboys, 19/8=2.375
4. Colts, 14/8=1.75
5. Packers & Giants, 13/8=1.625

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3rd Down -- Percentage 1st Downs Made

1. Steelers, 53.0
2. Colts, 52.5
3. Patriots, 50.0
4. Cowboys, 49.0
5. Giants, 43.7
6. Packers, 41.0

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Red Zone -- Percentage TDs Made

1. Patriots, 69.8
2. Steelers, 63.3
3. Cowboys, 59.4
4. Giants, 55.2
5. Colts, 54.1
6. Packers, 44.0

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DEFENSE

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Defense (points per game allowed)

1. Steelers, 12.3
2. Colts, 15.8
3. Patriots, 16.3
4. Packers, 17.8
5. Giants, 19.9
6. Cowboys, 21.9

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Defense (yards per game allowed)

1. Steelers, 237.8
2. Patriots, 275.2
3. Colts, 281.5
4. Giants, 296.1
5. Cowboys, 298.4
6. Packers, 313.6

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Defense (rush yards per game allowed)

1. Steelers, 76.0
2. Cowboys, 84.4
3. Patriots, 90.6
4. Packers, 93.8
5. Giants, 101.0
6. Colts, 107.1

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Defense (rush yards per attempt allowed)

1. Cowboys, 3.6
2. Packers, 3.7
3. Steelers, 3.9
4. Colts, 4.0
5. Patriots, 4.2
6. Giants, 4.2

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Defense (pass yards per game allowed)

1. Steelers, 161.8
2. Colts, 174.4
3. Patriots, 184.7
4. Giants, 195.1
5. Cowboys, 214.0
6. Packers, 219.9

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Defense (pass yards per attempt allowed)

1. Colts, 5.63
2. Steelers, 5.77
3. Cowboys, 6.38
4. Patriots, 6.41
5. Giants, 6.50
6. Packers, 6.88

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Defense (passer-ratings allowed)

1. Steelers, 71.4
2. Colts, 73.0
3. Cowboys, 73.7
4. Patriots, 73.9
5. Giants, 79.2
6. Packers, 81.2

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Sacks (per game)

1. Giants, 30/8=3.75
2. Steelers, 25/8=3.125
3. Packers, 23/8=2.875
4. Patriots, 25/9=2.777
5. Cowboys, 21/8=2.625
6. Colts, 14/8=1.75

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Interceptions (per game)

1. Cowboys, 12/8=1.5
2. Colts, 11/8=1.375
3. Patriots, 12/9=1.333
4. Giants & Packers, 8/8=1.0
6. Steelers, 7/8=.875

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Touchdown passes allowed (per game)

1. Steelers, 7/8=.875
2. Colts, 8/8=1.0
3. Patriots, 11/9=1.222
4. Giants, Cowboys, Packers, 12/8=1.5

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3rd Down -- Percentage 1st Downs Allowed

1. Patriots, 30.3
2. Packers, 33.3
3. Cowboys, 40.2
4. Giants, 40.7
5. Steelers, 41.0
6. Colts, 47.6

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Red Zone -- Percentage TDs Allowed

1. Steelers, 50.0
2. Cowboys & Packers, 55.0
4. Colts, 56.5
5. Patriots, 66.7
6. Giants, 68.4

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NET TURNOVERS (per game)

1. Colts, +11/8=+1.375
2. Patriots, +11/9=+1.222
3. Steelers, +6/8=+.75
4. Cowboys, +3/8=+.375
5. Giants & Packers, +1/8=+.125

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FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

1. Patriots & Steelers, 91.7
3. Colts, 88.9
4. Cowboys, 87.5
5. Packers & Giants, 80.0

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PUNTING (net)

1. Packers, 42.3
2. Cowboys, 41.4
3. Patriots, 40.0
4. Steelers, 39.9
5. Giants, 37.5
6. Colts, 35.6

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KICKOFF RETURNS

1. Patriots, 28.5
2. Steelers, 25.5
3. Giants, 24.7
4. Colts, 22.8
5. Packers, 22.3
6. Cowboys, 21.9

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PUNT RETURNS

1. Patriots, 11.6
2. Cowboys, 11.583
3. Colts, 9.1
4. Giants, 8.2
5. Packers, 7.1
6. Steelers, 6.3

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