Bottom-Line Stats for 6 games

[percyhoward]

W-L is the bottom-line stat, but since 2008, there have been 43 teams that finished the season ranked among the top 12 in pass rating differential, turnover differential, and points-per-drive differential. All 43 teams made the playoffs or won at least 10 games.

2013 Sea Phi SF KC Car NE
2012 GB Sea SF Atl Was NE Hou Cin Bal Chi
2011 GB NE Hou SF Det Bal Atl
2010 GB NE Pit Bal Chi Atl Phi TB
2009 GB NO SD Bal Min Phi NE
2008 Bal Ind SD NYG Ten

2014
The Cowboy's current rankings after six games:
7th in pass rating differential (Off 5th Def 8th)
20th in turnover differential (Off 26th, Def 10th)
3rd in points-per-drive differential (Off 5th, Def 7th)

2013
18th in pass rating differential (Off 7th Def 26th)
9th in turnover differential (Off 8th Def 13th)
17th in points-per-drive differential (Off 4th Def 30th)

More stats...
Time of Possession per Drive
DEFENSE
2014 - 2:34 (9th)
2013 - 2:41 (21st)

OFFENSE
2014 - 3:21 (2nd)
2013 - 2:36 (15th)

Plays per Drive
DEFENSE
2014 - 5.6 (8th)
2013 - 6.1 (28th)

OFFENSE
2014 - 6.7 (4th)
2013 - 5.5 (21st)

Points per Red Zone Possession
DEFENSE
2014 - 4.59 (9th)
2013 - 5.34 (30th)

OFFENSE
2014 - 5.19 (12th)
2013 - 5.62 (2nd)

3rd Down Conversion %
DEFENSE
2014 - 42.3% (16th)
2013 - 43.3% (29th)

OFFENSE
2014 - 56.3% (1st)
2013 - 35.0% (25th)

Dallas currently ranks in the Top 7 in both points-per-drive differential and pass rating differential. The five teams who did that in 2013 finished with an average record of 12-4.

 

[LatinMind]

nice work

 

[VACowboy]

I love this stuff. Thanks.

 

[JBS]

Where do the Eagles rank in pass rating differential, turnover differential, and points per drive differential?

 

[windward]

What's our passer rating differential from week 2 to now?

 

[percyhoward]

Where do the Eagles rank in pass rating differential, turnover differential, and points per drive differential?

The Eagles' current rankings after six games:
25th in pass rating differential (Off 25th Def 22nd)
26th in turnover differential (Off 32nd, Def 13th)
14th in points-per-drive differential (Off 20th, Def 5th)

 

[percyhoward]

What's our passer rating differential from week 2 to now?

Romo is at 110.0, and opposing QB are at 78.2, so that would put us at #2, about 4 points behind the Packers. If it were for the whole season, that is.

 

[goshan]

turnover differential + points-per-drive differential are pretty obviously going to correlate to a high chance of winning and of course, playoff appearances. No offense, but to me, this is almost like saying that the teams with the highest point differential almost always make the playoffs. Pretty obvious correlation.

 

[blindzebra]

So basically the SF and Houston games screwed up both TO differential, points per drive, and redzone points per possession.

 

[percyhoward]

turnover differential + points-per-drive differential are pretty obviously going to correlate to a high chance of winning and of course, playoff appearances. No offense, but to me, this is almost like saying that the teams with the highest point differential almost always make the playoffs. Pretty obvious correlation.

No offense taken.

The idea isn't to reveal any surprising truths about the three stats, it's to track them throughout the Cowboys' season.

Pass rating differential has a higher correlation to wins than turnover differential, btw.