2007 Stat of the Week
"The Stat of the Week features are pegged on the weekly games where ONE STAT makes a big contribution
to your team's win or loss.
Before the season ends this short list of stats provides, in
the journalistic sense of who, what, when, where and WHY, the objective, STAT REASONS WHY TEAMS WIN. --Bud Goode"
Week 16
Run/Pass Ratio (CHI-GB) and First Downs (IND-HOU)
NFC: The Monsters of the Midway came back to life in week 16 when the Chicago Bears' running game
crunched and crushed the Green Bay Packers...
AFC: The Indianapolis Colts contributed to the Stat of the Week again. In week 16 the Colts ran and threw the ball with impunity
racking up 35 first downs (12 rushing, 21 in the air and 2 by penalty)...
Week 15
QB Sacks (HOU-DEN) and (GB-STL)
AFC: The QB Sack is a Killer Stat. This space harps on the subject every
week.
The Denver Broncos' QB was sacked 5 times in Week 15 and the Houston
Texans suffered NO SACKS...
NFC: Green Bay Packers' CB Brett Favre wasn't sacked in the 15th week
of the '07 season. But the Rams were clobbered 4 times...
Week 14
Give Aways (MIN-SF) and QB Sacks (BUF-MIA)
NFC: Give Aways are Killer Stats. The reason? Every stat contributes some point value...
AFC: QB Sacks are Killer Stats. In week 14 the Buffalo Bills faced the Miami Dolphins in a divisional game...
Week 12
Sack Yards (SD-BAL)
AFC:...the Balltimore Ravens over the last couple of months have led the loser list down 15 points per game in their scoring differential...
Week 8
Interceptions (DET-CHI) and First Downs (NE-WAS)
NFC: Bears' Still Struggling with Passing Game...
AFC: see NE-WAS stat graphics...
Week 7
Yards Per Pass Attempt (NE-MIA) and (DAL-MIN)
AFC: New England Patriots' QB Brady bombed the Miami Dolphin pass D last Sunday...
NFC: see DAL-MIN stat graphics...
2006 Stat of the Week
Week 3
Yards Opponent Returned Interception (CIN-PIT) and Percent Complete (NO-ATL)
AFC: Pittsburgh Steeler QB Ben Rothlisberger had a rough night facing the Bengals' pass D....
NFC: Falcons' QB Vick took a beating in the New Orleans Saints return to their Dome....
Week 2
First Downs (IND-HOU) and Yards Rushing (ATL-TAM)
AFC: The 2006 season record for Total First Downs was set in Week 2 when Indianapolis
QB Peyton Manning took his offense on field facing the Houston Texans' modest D...
NFC: The Tampa Bay Bucs defense accomplished the nearly impossible by matching their offensive decline (down 16.7 points per game) in rushing yards by giving up 306 defensive yards to the Atlanta Falcons...
Week 1
Run-Pass Ratio: Chargers-Riaders
In the first week of the 2006 season, the San Diego Chargers ran the ball 4.4 times for each pass attempt against the Raiders' weak rush D...
2005 Stat of the Week
Wildcard Weekend
Redskins - Bucs
The stat of the week looks at the stat contributing most points to the Redskins' win...
Week 17
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 16
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 15
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 14
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 13
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 12
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 11
3 games, 3 different stats
The stat of the week looks at three games where one stat is a big
contributor to the win...
Week 10
Yards per Pass Attempt: Colts-Texans
The stat of the week looks at the Indianapolis Colts-Houston Texans game and picks up on
our first Killer Stat, Yards per Pass Attempt (QB Sacks counted as unsuccessful attempts)...
Week 9
Percent First Downs Passing per Attempt: Ravens-Bengals
The Baltimore Ravens drought in their aerial game caught up with them in week 9 when they faced the Cincinnati Bengals' most improved passing efficiency team...
Week 8
Plays per First Down: Redskins-Giants
Held scoreless! What discouraging words to hear for a pro football coach. But that's what happened last week when Coach Joe Gibbs' Washington Redskins faced the New York Giants...
Week 7
Yards per Pass Attempt: 49ers-Redskins
Last week's passing game matching the 49ers and Redskins on both sides of the ball was typical
of the current strengths and weaknesses of the teams. A bit much so. The graphic pictures the weekly performance with the 49er pass D allowing the Redskins 11.5 yards per toss while throwing for only 2.6 yards...
Week 6
Passing Efficiency: Vikings-Bears
Passing efficiency yardage is defined by simply adding QB sack yards and INT return yardds. QB Culpepper gave back 133 yards compared to only 20 by the Bears...
Yards Rushing: Seahawks-Texans
A huge 320 rushing yards compared to a modest 67 yards on the ground by the Texans contributed 28.7 big points to the 'Hawks 32-point win...
Week 5
Plays per First Down: Cowboys-Eagles
In the week 5 Dallas-Philadelphia game, the stat contributing most to the 23-point Cowboy victory
was Plays per First Down. Dallas moved the sticks every 2.9 plays. The Eagles took 7.2 plays...
Passing Efficiency: Packers-Saints
When Packer QB Bret Favre faced the Saints last week he was the man in charge.
Favre was not intercepted nor sacked. By comparison the Saints lost 135 yards on INTs and QB dumps...
Yards per Pass Attempt: 49ers-Colts
The San Francisco 49ers' passing efficiency stats have been in decline for years. The Killer Stat in last week's game vs the Indianapolis Colts was Yards per Attempt where they earned a modest 1.6 yards per toss...
QB Sacks: Titans-Texans
The Houston Texans suffered their own special kind of hurricane as the Tennessee Titans flooded their backfield. Seven sacks is a bit much...
Week 4
Yards Rushing: Falcons-Vikings
In week 4 the Falcons earned 285 yards rushing and the Vikings only 63.
The huge difference in the rushing game contributed 25+ big points to the win...
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