Defense Wins Championships
Luke Ivey, Daniel Levine, Riley
McCracken
5 Year NFL Offense Stats vs. Super
Bowl Champion Defensive Averages
Year
2007
2005
2003
2001
1999
Super Bowl Defense
Avg.
Pts
21.7
20.6
20.8
20.2
20.8
Avg.
Yards
325.2
315.9
318.3
317.6
318.8
Avg.
Air
214.3
203.5
200.4
205.8
212.3
Avg.
Ground
110.9
112.5
117.9
111.8
106.5
17.7
291.99
192.41
99.58
Difference Between Means
Variable
N
N* Mean SE Mean StDev Minimum
NFL Avg. Pts. Scored 5 0 20.820 0.246
0.550 20.200
Variable
Q3
NFL Avg. Pts. Scored 21.250
Maximum
21.700
…Remember, the Super Bowl Champion holds
their opponent to an average of 17.7 points. If
you were to use the standard deviation from
the data above, you find that this number is
almost six standard deviations below the
regular season mean.
Q1
Median
20.400 20.800
Box Plots
Defensive Team Rankings
YR
Team
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
99
NYG
IND
NE
PIT
NE
TB
NE
BLT
STL
PA
Rank
5
7
8
1
8
10
8
3
4
YA
Rank
5
11
10
1
10
9
10
2
6
PYA
Rank
8
6
11
1
11
4
11
2
20
RYA
Rank
9
24
15
2
15
19
15
3
1
AVG
Rank
6.75
12.00
11.00
1.25
11.00
10.50
11.00
2.50
7.75
Comparing Overall Rankings
Offense
…vs Defense
Predicting ‘09
Pittsburgh Steelers
• Points Allowed: 13.9 (1st)
• Yards Allowed: 237.2 (1st)
• Pass Yards Alwd: 156.9 (1st)
• Rush Yards Alwd: 80.2 (2nd)
Arizona Cardinals
• PA: 26.6 (28th)
• YA: 331.5 (19th)
• PYA: 221.2 (22nd)
• RYA: 110.2 (16th)