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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 434975" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I don't think that's true anymore. For the top offensive teams like the Packers, the running game just has to be good enough so teams can't rush the passer without fear of being burned by the run. IMO more and more in the NFL the passing game sets up the running game. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Here are the top <strong>scoring</strong> five teams in the 2011 regular season and how they ranked in average yards <strong>rushing</strong>/game:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1. Packers 27th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2. Saints 6th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3. Patriots 20th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4. Lions 29th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5. Carolina 3rd</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Here are the top 5 teams in average yards <strong>rushing</strong>/game and how they finished in <strong>scoring</strong>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1. Broncos 25th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2. Texans 10th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3. Panthers 5th (tied)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4. Vikings 19th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5. Eagles 8th </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Here are the top 5 teams in average yards <strong>passing</strong>/game and how they finished in <strong>scoring</strong>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1. Saints 2nd</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2. Patriots 3rd</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3. Packers 1st</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4. Lions 5th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5. Giants 9th</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Finally, look at the Super Bowl participants: The Giants were 9th in scoring, 5th in passing yards/game and 32nd in rushing yards/game. The Pats were 3rd in scoring, 2nd in passing yards/game and 20th in rushing yards/game. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Yes, some teams depend upon the run more than the pass. But don’t the stats above show pretty clearly the passing game is more important and success in the passing game correlates more directly to scoring? </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 434975, member: 4300"] [FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]I don't think that's true anymore. For the top offensive teams like the Packers, the running game just has to be good enough so teams can't rush the passer without fear of being burned by the run. IMO more and more in the NFL the passing game sets up the running game. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Here are the top [B]scoring[/B] five teams in the 2011 regular season and how they ranked in average yards [B]rushing[/B]/game:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]1. Packers 27th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]2. Saints 6th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]3. Patriots 20th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]4. Lions 29th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]5. Carolina 3rd[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Here are the top 5 teams in average yards [B]rushing[/B]/game and how they finished in [B]scoring[/B]:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]1. Broncos 25th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]2. Texans 10th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]3. Panthers 5th (tied)[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]4. Vikings 19th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]5. Eagles 8th [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Here are the top 5 teams in average yards [B]passing[/B]/game and how they finished in [B]scoring[/B]:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]1. Saints 2nd[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]2. Patriots 3rd[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]3. Packers 1st[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]4. Lions 5th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]5. Giants 9th[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Finally, look at the Super Bowl participants: The Giants were 9th in scoring, 5th in passing yards/game and 32nd in rushing yards/game. The Pats were 3rd in scoring, 2nd in passing yards/game and 20th in rushing yards/game. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Yes, some teams depend upon the run more than the pass. But don’t the stats above show pretty clearly the passing game is more important and success in the passing game correlates more directly to scoring? [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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