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2007 Most UP / Most DOWN

Which teams are the MOST UP and MOST DOWN on the scoring differential (Winning Margin)?

Generally the most up teams can explain their wins by looking at the MOST IMPROVED stat. Climbing over the other teams in combat may be attributed to only one or two players. A rookie taken hi in the draft? An IR list returnee? A Coaching change?

It happens every year. Improvement on only one or two stats accounts for the rocket up and down team moves.

In this weekly feature we picture a few stat graphics contributing MOST points to the most UP and most DOWN teams.

Week 14

AFC -- MOST UP: New England / MOST DOWN: New York

The New England Patriots remain at the top of the Most UP AFC teams adding 14.2 points per game to their scoring differential (winning margin). The stat contributing most points to this improvement is from our passing efficiency group of stats which will once again send Coach Bill Belichick's Pats to the Super Bowl...

The Jets are not the AFC's most down team. Batimore, Miami, Kansas City and San Diego have fallen further. This week the improving Pats face the declining Jets and the same passing efficiency stats that took the Pats UP brought the Jets DOWN...

Week 13

AFC -- MOST UP: New England / MOST DOWN: Baltimore

After 13 weeks the New England Patriots continue to lead the AFC's MOST IMPROVED list adding 14.1 points per game to their scoring differential. The stat contributing most points to this improvement is also the stat that is sending them to the Super Bowl, Percent TDs per Pass...

Teams run hot and cold. The Baltimore Ravens are especially good at it. The strongest team last year and the MOST DOWN team in 2007 on passing efficiency stats, the Ravens delivered an Oscar winning elevator's UP/DOWN performance...

NFC -- MOST UP: Tampa Bay / MOST DOWN: Chicago

Get ready for this: Each week this space monitors 200 NFL stats. And the Tampa Bay Bucs are the most improved team on the scoring differential adding 13.4 points per game to their winning margin...

Chicago Bears are maintaining their stranglehold on the Most Down team on the scoring differential and are weaker by 13.7 points per game relative to last season...

Week 12

AFC -- MOST UP: New England / MOST DOWN: Baltimore

The Baltimore Ravens are tripping over their shoe strings struggling to sack the opposing QB on D and their QBs are being hit harder than lenders in the subprime mortgage market...

NFC -- MOST UP: Green Bay / MOST DOWN: Chicago

The Green Bay Packers are the NFC's most improved team adding 14.2 points per game to their scoring differential. QB Brett Favre's elbow and shoulder injuries will not keep him out of the Oakland game. So it is likely they will finish the season without another loss...

The Chicago Bears once again appear at the top of our NFC Most Down feature on our Killer Stat II (Points per Pass) linked to their scoring differential. The stat graphic explains, in part, a major statistical reason why they have no shot at the playoffs...

Week 10

AFC -- MOST DOWN: Baltimore

The Baltimore Colts won the Super Bowl when their DEFENSE led the league on passing efficiency stats. In this 2007 season they are the MOST DOWN team on pass D averaging only 24.9 yards total on D sack yards plus D INTERCEPT yards...

Week 9

NFC -- UP: Tampa Bay, DOWN: Chicago

The Tampa Bay Bucs are the MOST IMPROVED NFC team adding 11.1 points per game to their scoring differential. In the journalistic sense of who, what, when, where and why, the statistical reason why the Bucs are flying high is our number one independent Killer Stat, Yards per Pass...

The Chicago Bears are in a free fall this season losing ground on both offense and defense. They are the league's most down team on the scoring differential losing 15.4 points per game...

2006 Most UP / Most DOWN

Week 6

AFC -- UP: San Diego, DOWN: Oakland
The San Diego Chargers are the AFC's most UP team adding 12.6 points per game to their scoring differential. The stat contributing most to this improvement is total rushing plays...

NFC -- UP: Chicago, DOWN: Seattle
The Chicago Bears are the most UP team adding 16.5 points per game to their scoring differential. The stat contributing most to this rocket-like rise is our Killer Stat, yards per Pass Attempt...

Week 5

AFC -- UP: Baltimore, DOWN: Pittsburgh
The Baltimore Ravens are the MOST UP team in the AFC adding 10.7 Points per Game to their Winning Margin. The stat contributing most points to this improvement is a measure of defensive passing efficiency...

NFC -- UP: Chicago, DOWN: Seattle
The Chicago Bears' Coach Lovey Smith has worked magic with the Bears the MOST UP team this season adding 22.4 points per game to their scoring differential. The stat contributing most to this explosive ride up is our Killer Stat I, Yards per Pass....

Week 3

AFC -- UP: San Diego, DOWN: Oakland
The San Diego Chargers may have needed their 'bye' last week. After winning their first two games by 60 points...

NFC -- UP: New Orleans, DOWN: Tampa Bay
Are the New Orleans Saints for real? The running game stats will make a difference in this week's game with Carolina....