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Super Bowl Matchups - Steelers vs Cardinals

The Pittsburgh Seelers lead the American Conference on rushing yards allowed on D giving up only 80 yards per game. Here is a stat graphic picturing your fav team's performance relative to the league:

Opp Yds Rushing Net

Percentile Chart

100=Stongest 50=Average 0=Weakest
Lines: Playoff Avg=66 SuperBowl Avg=67

Win Mrg Points Change

Winning Margin Points Change
Sorted by Points Change, 2007 to 2008
Rank Team Pctl Stat
Value
Points
behind
Leader
Win Mrg
Pts Chg
vs 2007
Games
Won
1 MIN 100 76.88 0.00 -0.39 10
2 PIT 96 80.25 0.47 1.35 12
3 BAL 96 81.06 0.59 -0.25 11
4 PHI 84 92.25 2.15 0.50 9
5 CHI 83 93.50 2.33 4.12 9
6 TEN 82 93.88 2.38 -0.21 13
7 NYJ 81 94.88 2.52 5.58 9
8 WAS 81 95.38 2.59 -0.58 8
9 NYG 80 95.81 2.65 0.18 12
10 MIA 74 101.25 3.41 7.32 11
11 S D 73 102.56 3.60 0.71 8
12 DAL 69 106.63 4.17 -1.69 9
13 JAX 69 106.81 4.19 -0.91 5
14 S F 69 106.81 4.19 1.64 7
15 N E 68 107.63 4.31 -1.31 11
16 ARI 65 110.25 4.67 -1.72 9
17 N O 57 117.81 5.73 -2.09 8
18 SEA 56 118.69 5.85 -2.23 4
19 T B 56 118.81 5.87 -1.53 9
20 CAR 55 119.50 5.97 -1.23 12
21 CIN 55 120.06 6.05 -0.25 4
22 BUF 53 121.63 6.27 0.41 7
23 HOU 52 122.63 6.41 -1.20 8
24 IND 52 122.88 6.44 -2.23 12
25 ATL 47 127.50 7.09 -0.06 11
26 G B 43 131.56 7.66 -4.01 6
27 DEN 27 146.06 9.69 -0.48 8
28 CLE 21 151.94 10.51 -3.14 4
29 STL 18 154.69 10.89 -5.52 2
30 K C 14 158.94 11.49 -3.97 2
31 OAK 13 159.69 11.59 -1.93 5
32 DET 0 172.13 13.34 -7.38 0

2008 Season, YTD through Week 17

In season 2007 Steelers ranked 3rd on Opp Yds Rushing Net at 89.88.
In season 2008 they ranked 2nd at 80.25, up 1.3 points per game on this one stat.
From 2007 to 2008 Steelers improved by 0.0 points per game on Winning Margin.


Facing the Steelers in Sunday's Super Bowl the Arizona Cardinals will be in an old fashioned trench war where progress is made slowly if at all. Earning only 74 yards per game they rank last in the league. This stat graphic pictures your fav team's performance relative to the league.

Yards Rushing (Net)

Percentile Chart

100=Stongest 50=Average 0=Weakest
Lines: Playoff Avg=68 SuperBowl Avg=53

Win Mrg Points Change

Winning Margin Points Change
Sorted by Points Change, 2007 to 2008
Rank Team Pctl Stat
Value
Points
behind
Leader
Win Mrg
Pts Chg
vs 2007
Games
Won
1 NYG 100 157.38 0.00 3.24 12
2 ATL 94 152.69 0.66 8.08 11
3 CAR 94 152.31 0.71 5.36 12
4 BAL 89 148.50 1.24 5.07 11
5 MIN 86 145.75 1.63 -2.64 10
6 N E 82 142.38 2.10 3.75 11
7 TEN 76 137.44 2.79 0.79 13
8 WAS 68 130.94 3.70 1.96 8
9 NYJ 62 125.25 4.50 2.65 9
10 OAK 60 124.19 4.65 -0.87 5
11 MIA 54 118.56 5.43 2.96 11
12 DEN 51 116.38 5.74 -0.83 8
13 HOU 50 115.38 5.88 2.28 8
14 BUF 50 115.13 5.92 0.37 7
15 T B 49 114.81 5.96 -0.31 9
16 K C 47 113.13 6.20 4.92 2
17 G B 47 112.81 6.24 1.82 6
18 JAX 44 110.88 6.51 -5.40 5
19 SEA 44 110.50 6.56 1.30 4
20 S D 41 107.88 6.93 -2.74 8
21 DAL 41 107.69 6.96 -0.20 9
22 PHI 39 106.06 7.18 -2.42 9
23 PIT 38 105.63 7.25 -4.18 12
24 CHI 37 104.56 7.39 3.00 9
25 STL 35 103.06 7.60 1.07 2
26 CLE 32 100.31 7.99 -2.54 4
27 S F 31 99.94 8.04 1.07 7
28 N O 31 99.63 8.09 1.12 8
29 CIN 26 95.00 8.73 -0.32 4
30 DET 11 82.75 10.45 0.30 0
31 IND 7 79.63 10.89 -3.78 12
32 ARI 0 73.63 11.73 -2.31 9

2008 Season, YTD through Week 17

In season 2007 Cardinals ranked 29th on Yards Rushing (Net) at 90.13.
In season 2008 they ranked 32nd at 73.63, down 2.3 points per game on this one stat.
From 2007 to 2008 Cardinals declined by 0.3 points per game on Winning Margin.


Going into Sunday's Big Game this one stat gives the Steelers a 9.5-point advantage. Ouch.

Bud Goode

Tomorrow: Passing Efficiency stat matchups

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