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I think it is somewhat natural to feel that as a Cowboy's fan to feel the Steelers get their fair share of the breaks from the impartial observers in the striped shirts, particularly in the Big Game...at least I do. I think that is somewhat natural as they have beaten us twice there. I'm not taking anything away from their performance and congratulate them on their victory. If a call goes the other way at some point in the game, you can't simply say that the score would only be different by that amount(interception return for TD before the half). Who's to say that Fitzgerald hustle, running 100+ yards to almost bring down Harrison didn't spark the Cards 2nd half revival? There are so many variables in every single play, that one change completely changes the outlook for the next play and so on.
That being said, I thought it would be interesting to see how teams who had been to the Super Bowl at least 4 times had faired with regard to being called for penalties. Keep in mind that I tend to agree that a team who gets a penalty usuallly deserved it or was undisciplined.
Team (Record) Avg # of Pen Avg Yds Opp # Pen Opp Yds
Dallas (5-3)............6.75.......59.88......3.00..........22.63
New England (3-3)...5.33.......38.33......5.83..........44.00
Oakland (2-2)..........5.00.......37.25......3.50..........33.75
Minnesota (0-4).......4.75.......43.75......4.25..........50.75
Denver (2-4)...........4.67.......40.00......6.17...........50.67
Pittsburgh (6-1).......4.43.......44.71......5.57...........50.57
Green Bay (3-1).......4.25.......38.00......4.25...........36.00
Buffalo (0-4)...........4.25.......31.25.......6.00..........54.00
San Fran (5-0)........4.20........32.60......4.40..........39.40
Miami (2-3).............1.80.......20.80.......4.00..........30.20
Average(incl Opp)....5.03........42.76
Notable observations:
1) Dallas is by far the most penalized teams for the most yards in the Super Bowl; we average 3.75 more penalties and an amazing 37.25 yards more than our opponents.
2) Miami was a true reflection of Don Shula.
3) Buffalo was a benefactor of 22.75 yards per game.
4) There was not a huge variance I was expecting with Pittsburgh.
Interesting statistic:
You normally think the team with the most penalties or teams penalized for more yards were more likely to lose.
Teams who had fewer penalites won only 41.9% of the time and teams who had few penalty yards won only 39.5% of the time.
Teams with more penalties...51.2%
Teams with more penalty yards...58.1%
In 43 games, 4 teams were called for 0 penalites(Miami, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Atlanta). Oddly enough, they were 1-3 in those games with all losses by at least 15 points.
That being said, I thought it would be interesting to see how teams who had been to the Super Bowl at least 4 times had faired with regard to being called for penalties. Keep in mind that I tend to agree that a team who gets a penalty usuallly deserved it or was undisciplined.
Team (Record) Avg # of Pen Avg Yds Opp # Pen Opp Yds
Dallas (5-3)............6.75.......59.88......3.00..........22.63
New England (3-3)...5.33.......38.33......5.83..........44.00
Oakland (2-2)..........5.00.......37.25......3.50..........33.75
Minnesota (0-4).......4.75.......43.75......4.25..........50.75
Denver (2-4)...........4.67.......40.00......6.17...........50.67
Pittsburgh (6-1).......4.43.......44.71......5.57...........50.57
Green Bay (3-1).......4.25.......38.00......4.25...........36.00
Buffalo (0-4)...........4.25.......31.25.......6.00..........54.00
San Fran (5-0)........4.20........32.60......4.40..........39.40
Miami (2-3).............1.80.......20.80.......4.00..........30.20
Average(incl Opp)....5.03........42.76
Notable observations:
1) Dallas is by far the most penalized teams for the most yards in the Super Bowl; we average 3.75 more penalties and an amazing 37.25 yards more than our opponents.
2) Miami was a true reflection of Don Shula.
3) Buffalo was a benefactor of 22.75 yards per game.
4) There was not a huge variance I was expecting with Pittsburgh.
Interesting statistic:
You normally think the team with the most penalties or teams penalized for more yards were more likely to lose.
Teams who had fewer penalites won only 41.9% of the time and teams who had few penalty yards won only 39.5% of the time.
Teams with more penalties...51.2%
Teams with more penalty yards...58.1%
In 43 games, 4 teams were called for 0 penalites(Miami, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Atlanta). Oddly enough, they were 1-3 in those games with all losses by at least 15 points.
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