Most Amazing Stat Of The Season

[pbmax]

Packer's expected W/L record going by Point Differential is 12-4 (actually 12.1-3.9 by Pythagorean wins). They are under performing by 2 games. That typically is a good indicator of MORE success in the future. Though it is normally predictive of the next season. Not sure about playoff scenarios.

[HarveyWallbangers]

From ESPN's Kevin Seifert:

Perhaps you've already read or know that the Green Bay Packers haven't trailed by more than seven points at any point during their 19 games this season. Earlier this week Chase Stuart of Pro Football Reference found that it has been 48 years since an NFL team went through an entire season in that manner.

[gbgary]

From ESPN's Kevin Seifert:

Perhaps you've already read or know that the Green Bay Packers haven't trailed by more than seven points at any point during their 19 games this season. Earlier this week Chase Stuart of Pro Football Reference found that it has been 48 years since an NFL team went through an entire season in that manner.

WOW!

[Smeefers]

I love this thread.

[Tony Oday]

From ESPN's Kevin Seifert:

Only 19 days after being covered by Packerrats.com ESPN sucks

[Guiness]

He had his hand in the Miami and Washington losses, but it's hard to fault him for Chicago (Jones fumble when he was driving them for the game winner), Atlanta (tied it up late, but ST let them down), Detroit (injured), New England (injured). Actually, there's a solid chance the Packers are 12-4 if he doesn't get the concussion. In a way, you are right. He's to blame. Not because of his play, but for trying to make a play in a game where our offense needed a spark. Probably bone-headed, but hard to blame a player trying to make a play.

I look at that a bit differently, that NE game seems like a turning point for the team.

Flynn came out and played very well, the Pack was in it against a team that a lot of pundits wanted to award the Super Bowl too without playing the rest of the games. We took what the D gave us with fewer big shots down the field, and moved the ball on them all day long. It seems to me that when Rodgers came back, the way he played changed as well.

[mraynrand]

What am I missing here? 48 years? From 2010 that would be 1962 and it wouldn't be the Packers because, despite their 14-1 record and victory over the Giants for the NFL championship at Yankee stadium (16-7), that's the year they suffered their humiliating 11 sack loss on Thanksgiving at Detroit, 26-14. (and it can't be the Giants either).

[TravisWilliams23]

From ESPN's Kevin Seifert:
Perhaps you've already read or know that the Green Bay Packers haven't trailed by more than seven points at any point during their 19 games this season. Earlier this week Chase Stuart of Pro Football Reference found that it has been 48 years since an NFL team went through an entire season in that manner.


That would have been the 1962 Detroit Lions who finished 11-3 and second to the Packers at 13-1.
Many have stated that the 62 team was Lombardi's greatest team ever. If so, this stat speaks volumes for the 2010 Packers.

The Lombardi trophy WANTS to come home. 1-2-3 WHITEHOUSE!

[HarveyWallbangers]

What am I missing here? 48 years? From 2010 that would be 1962 and it wouldn't be the Packers because, despite their 14-1 record and victory over the Giants for the NFL championship at Yankee stadium (16-7), that's the year they suffered their humiliating 11 sack loss on Thanksgiving at Detroit, 26-14. (and it can't be the Giants either).

Any NFL team. Not just the Packers.

Earlier this week Chase Stuart of Pro Football Reference found that it has been 48 years since an NFL team went through an entire season in that manner.

[mraynrand]

Any NFL team. Not just the Packers.

I got that part. There were two things - 1) I couldn't think of another team that played that well, even when the team was right under my nose - Detroit and 2) I was focusing on the 19 games, thinking the team had to be a playoff team at least - but there really weren't much in the way of playoffs.

Interesting about Detroit. They lost 3-0 to Chicago, 17-13 to the Giants, and 9-7 to Green Bay. They were pretty good.

[bobblehead]

The net point differential is interesting. In 2007, the Packers had a net point differential of +144 and won three more games. Since McCarthy was the coach for both squads, I'll throw him out as a reason. It would seem the explanation would be that Aaron Rodgers is not as clutch as Brett Favre AND/OR dumb luck. There might be some truth to the clutch factor, but I think it's overblown. Brett had his share of failure late in games, and Rodgers has had great moments late in games--only to have other factors blow the game for him. I lean mostly towards dumb luck--mixed in with Brett being a bit more clutch.


Of course, the plus side to Rodgers is that he makes fewer mistakes than Brett and most other QBs--which has kept us in more games.

It could be the weak schedule and multiple third string QB's we played against in '07 compared the nightmare schedule we played against this season.

[Tarlam!]

Actually, I think it's more appropriately explained by saying that the Packers never got blown out. If you don't lose by 4 or less each game, the point differential will be incredibly positive.

This.

[Fosco33]

That is pretty impressive. I felt like in '96/'97 that we were just dominating teams... wonder how often we trailed big in those years.

This year felt like we were always in the running and only periodically piling it up.

My favorite stat - yards per pass attempt differential.

Given that SD missed the playoffs - the Packers have the highest of the playoff teams (i.e., we should be SuperBowl bound).

http://mule.he.net/~budsport/pub/killer.php

GB 1.9
PIT 1.7
NE .9
NO .7
IND .7
BAL .6
PHI .6
NYJ .4
CHI .1
KC .1
ATL -.2
SEA -.9

And THIS