Thread: For the right to lose to the AFC Champion: Falcons @ Eagles
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Old 01-21-2005, 02:58 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by BCWWF
I'm just going to throw out some more stats here...

Scoring Defense:
Pittsburgh Steelers *
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Jets
New England Patriots *
Washington Redskins *
Baltimore Ravens
Jacksonville Jaguars * *
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos * W
Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, L
San Diego Chargers ** * W
Arizona Cardinals W
Chicago Bears * *
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers W, W
Houston Texans
New York Giants * W
Detroit Lions L
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins
Cincinnati Bengals **
Seattle Seahawks L
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Rams W
Minnesota Vikings *
Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans Saints W, L
Kansas City Chiefs L
Tennessee Titans *
Oakland Raiders* W
San Francisco 49ers W


Scoring Offense
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs L
San Diego Chargers W
New England Patriots *
Green Bay Packers * *
Minnesota Vikings * *
Buffalo Bills *
Philadelphia Eagles * *
Denver Broncos * W
Cincinnati Bengals **
Pittsburgh Steelers ** *
Seattle Seahawks ** L
Carolina Panthers W, W
New Orleans Saints * W, L
Tennessee Titans
Atlanta Falcons *
New York Jets * * *
Oakland Raiders ** * W
St. Louis Rams * W
Baltimore Ravens
Houston Texans * *
New York Giants * * W
Tampa Bay Buccaneers * W, L
Detroit Lions * * L
Dallas Cowboys *
Arizona Cardinals * W
Cleveland Browns *
Miami Dolphins *
Jacksonville Jaguars *
San Francisco 49ers * * W
Washington Redskins *
Chicago Bears

What that shows, to me at least, is that Atlanta has had a schedule that USC could have gone 500 in. The Falcons have not played one premier defensive squad this season, in fact you have to go all the way down to nine to get to the top defensive team Atlanta has faced this season. And the talk about Atlanta having a premier defense, well what I am seeing is a 14th ranked defense. I do see a few premier defenses though, in fact 3 of the top 4 defenses are still in the playoffs. You can't like those odds. The offense isn't quite as telling, but only two of the teams they have played are ranked well in defense or offense (San Diego and Denver). I could go into even more picky details, like how teams were playing when they met Atlanta, but I think these rankings should tell enough.

I will say it again, Atlanta has extremely inflated stats and extra media hype. Michael Vick will have to have the best game of his life or else the Eagles will have to come out completely flat if the Falcons want any chance to win.
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