Dallas Leads The League In Point Differential

[Falco78]

But Dak/Zeke are rookies and about to face the '84 Bears D this Sunday. Our d is pathetic (say Ravens fans), and Flacoo should have 400+ yds and finish with 6 tds.

They are claiming 11 TD's and saying that the Bears D was overrated garbage compared to them...

 

[Bullflop]

The defense is part of that equation.

Of course it is. My focus on the offense was shortsighted in awarding them all the credit. Duly noted. Marinelli and his crew surely deserves their share of the credit as much as Linehan and his charges deserve theirs. To be sure, the entire staff is doing some great things.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

We are scoring more TD's and not kicking so many FG's thank goodness.

Being able to run the ball in the RZ will do that.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

If you follow sports, point differential is one of the most meaningless stats as it correlates to winning championships. True for all sports. It's hit and miss.

With that said, it's nice to be on top of any category, including this one. Just shows how strong our regular season has been thus far.

If this is a bit pessimistic, apologies. Like I said, it's nice to be on top. Just don't read too much into it. Obviously, you don't want to be in the negative, but being number one isn't an indicator of postseason success.

Still, a nice tidbit, OP.

I have no idea about football but for the NBA nothing correlates better than point diff to championships.

 

[Bullflop]

On the average drive, our offense leads the league in scoring, defense is 16th.

The differential is offense minus defense. We lead the NFL in that, too.

Agreed. Safe to say our team as a whole is performing far better than most of us anticipated going into the season.

This team is special. I can't wait to see where it takes us as the season progresses. Hopefully, deep into the playoffs.

 

[big dog cowboy]

For those who are wondering, Baltimore is +22 in scoring differential.

 

[Trouty]

I have no idea about football but for the NBA nothing correlates better than point diff to championships.

Hockey and Baseball are different. Very rarely do they correlate to championships. The Oakland A's are usually the champions of point differential, and hockey it's always an assorted bunch, yet the Kings and Hawks have owned the Stanley Cup 5 of the last 6 years. Never owning that title. Defense is always a great parameter for all of sports (points/runs allowed, but differential is flawed). I guess I could be less lazy and actually see how it works for NFL champions and where they stood. Perhaps I'm completely ignorant, wouldn't be the first time, Fuzzy

 

[Bullflop]

For those who are wondering, Baltimore is +22 in scoring differential.

We are at +88. Not sure exactly how much that favors us since we play different opponents. I'd guess it's encouraging, though.

Seeing as how their win-loss record is at 5-4 at present, let's hope their desperation won't overcome our possibly being overly content.

We have managed to avoid that trap thus far, so I'd have to say the odds indicate that this team won't change their ways at this juncture.