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Friday, November 05, 2004

Move The Ball Stats

According to SI's great Paul Zimmerman (a Rotoaction favorite),
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Dick Vermeil says "move the ball" total plays are the key to winning in the NFL. We still think it's YPA (yards per passing attempt) differential. Here are the Move The Ball Rankings through Week 8. We'll alternate these occassionally with YPA Rankings to test the respective theories. Move The Ball totals are simply all running plays plus completions.

Here are how the teams rank in these "move" plays per game.

1. Chiefs, 55.7
2. Steelers, 52.9
3. Broncos, 52.6
4. Eagles, 52.6
5. Packers 52.4
6. Jets, 51.6
7. Vikings, 50.7
8. Texans, 50.3
9. Giants, 49.7
10. Seahawks, 49.3
11. Titans, 49.1
12. Colts, 48.9
13. Chargers, 48.5
14. Niners, 47.1
15. Rams, 47.1
16. Cardinals, 46.9
17. Redskins, 46.9
18. Cowboys, 46.4
19. Browns, 46
20. Ravens, 45.7
21. Patriots, 45.7
22. Eagles, 45.6
23. Jaguars, 45.5
24. Saints, 45.2
25. Panthers, 45.1
26. Bengals, 44.9
27. Bills, 44.1
28. Falcons, 43.9
29. Dolphins, 42.8
30. Bears, 42.7
31. Raiders, 41.8
32. Lions, 40
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