Early Season Team Scoring Differential (1 Viewer)

[David Yudkin]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

 

[rzrback77]

How bout them Saints? Is this year going to be Haslett like?

 

[GoBears84]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Football Outsiders projections did not like the Saints this year at all (they did like Tampa), but they tried to explain it away as a fluke due to Hurricane Katrina. Maybe not?

 

[1huskerfan]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

Yeah. Sucks to be a Raider fan.

 

[Ilov80s]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Hope.

 

[murzman]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

Yeah. Sucks to be a Raider fan.

I think he meant week 1 vs. Buffalo where they got the kick off last second. Half a second too late calling the timeout in OT vs. the Raiders and Denver is 0-2.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

Yeah. Sucks to be a Raider fan.

I think he meant week 1 vs. Buffalo where they got the kick off last second. Half a second too late calling the timeout in OT vs. the Raiders and Denver is 0-2.

How about we give the Broncos credit for pulling those games out at the end?

 

[SSOG]

Football Outsiders projections did not like the Saints this year at all (they did like Tampa), but they tried to explain it away as a fluke due to Hurricane Katrina. Maybe not?

Well, only if you accept that New Orleans' performance in 2005 was an accurate representation of their abilities (which I most certainly do not, if for no other reason than that they didn't play a true home game all season long). 2007 projections were based on performance from the past two seasons, so if you believe that the 2005 data is flawed, then the 2007 projection is likewise going to be flawed.Now, the Saints might be a lot worse than expected this year, but that would be more a result of coincidence than any forecasting power of the projection system, since the output is only as good as the input data, and the input data on the Saints is no good.

 

[SSOG]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

I'm sure if you saw who was atop the yardage differential list, you wouldn't be so quick to label Denver "lucky".

 

[BRONG]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

Didn't Wilkins miss by more than that? Just curious.

 

[DoubleG]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Hope.

Nope.

 

[King Biggie Cube]

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

yo pats go 16 and 0 this year. bank it!fo sho

 

[doughboydeluxe]

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

yo pats go 16 and 0 this year. bank it!fo sho

This is awful shtick.

 

[zoonation]

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

yo pats go 16 and 0 this year. bank it!fo sho

This is awful shtick.

totally. it has been described that exact same way in a nother thread a little while back.

 

[GoBears84]

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

2 point average victory...1 more foot for Wilkins and 1/2 a second later for Shanny and both these teams are 1-1

Didn't Wilkins miss by more than that? Just curious.

It looked like Wilkins kick grazed the bottom of the cross bar. In the Raider game, Shanny called a time out literally 1/2 second prior to the snap of the ball. I think they had 3 seconds in Buffalo...

 

[tbbucs4eva]

i'd love to have a point differential of +19, win every game by 1 point, and win the super bowl

check my math

 

[Bankerguy]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Hope.

Oakland and Minnesota :grainofsalt:

 

[Ilov80s]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Hope.

Oakland and Minnesota :grainofsalt:

I am not talking playoffs, but there is hope in Detroit. The last few years, the Lions would not have gone on the road, give up a 17 point lead and come back to win. The old Lions would not have beaten one of the best defenses...yet alone after losing their starting QB for 2 quarters. There are no easy wins in the NFL. Look at the Cinci-Cle game. People are talking about Denver as if they are a great team and yet they barely beat the Raiders at home. For a Lions team that has been consistenly among the worst teams over the last 5 years, winning 2 games is a big step forward- even if those 2 teams aren't Super Bowl contenders.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Washington Redskins (2-0) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-2) -11

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Updated for last night's game.

 

[DoubleG]

Lot's of surprises early on. IMO, the teams the Pats beat trump the teams the Steelers beat, but you can't fault Pittsburgh for beating up the teams on their schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) +50

New England Patriots (2-0) +48

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) +33

Houston Texans (2-0) +30

Dallas Cowboys (2-0) +27

Green Bay Packers (2-0) +25

Detroit Lions (2-0) +18

Minnesota Vikings (1-1) +18

Seattle Seahawks (1-1) +11

Denver Broncos (2-0) +4

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) +4

Washington Redskins (1-0) +3

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) +3

Tennessee Titans (1-1) +1

Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) +1

Carolina Panthers (1-1) +1

Baltimore Ravens (1-1) 0

Arizona Cardinals (1-1) 0

Chicago Bears (1-1) -1

Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) -3

San Diego Chargers (1-1) -13

St. Louis Rams (0-2) -15

Oakland Raiders (0-2) -18

Miami Dolphins (0-2) -20

Cleveland Browns (1-1) -21

Buffalo Bills (0-2) -24

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -27

Atlanta Falcons (0-2) -27

New York Jets (0-2) -31

New York Giants (0-2) -32

New Orleans Saints (0-2) -48

Hope.

Oakland and Minnesota :grainofsalt:

I am not talking playoffs, but there is hope in Detroit. The last few years, the Lions would not have gone on the road, give up a 17 point lead and come back to win. The old Lions would not have beaten one of the best defenses...yet alone after losing their starting QB for 2 quarters. There are no easy wins in the NFL. Look at the Cinci-Cle game. People are talking about Denver as if they are a great team and yet they barely beat the Raiders at home. For a Lions team that has been consistenly among the worst teams over the last 5 years, winning 2 games is a big step forward- even if those 2 teams aren't Super Bowl contenders.

Good point - sorry for raining in your sunny spot. Carry on with hope. The Friendlier SharkPool

 

[valhallan]

Football Outsiders projections did not like the Saints this year at all (they did like Tampa), but they tried to explain it away as a fluke due to Hurricane Katrina. Maybe not?

The Saints routinely crumble under the pressure of raised expectations from the media. I expect a rebound in week 5 vs. the Panthers, since New Orleans will be completely off the radar after a loss on Monday to the Titans and the week 4 bye.