Immediately following the conference championship games, the big questions -- Who is going to win? What are both teams going to do to win the game? -- start getting asked. I think some of the trends that led to success in previous Super Bowls may not be as strong over the last couple of years as they were 10 years ago. That said, we'll try to give you some thoughts on what it will take to win Super Bowl XLI.
For starters, here's a look at the key numbers from the regular season that we've been using to analyze the playoffs:
Indianapolis Chicago
Common opponents 5-0 3-2
Points scored 427 427
Points allowed 360 255
Turnover differential plus-7 plus-8
Sack differential plus-10 plus-15
Time of possession 29:32 30:34
A few notes about this: The teams that allowed fewer points in the regular season are 28-11 in the Super Bowl (in 2004, the Patriots and Eagles allowed the same number of points)… In the last four games of the regular season, the Colts allowed 109 points and the Bears allowed 105. In the playoffs, the Colts have allowed an average of 16 points per game, and the Bears have allowed 19 points per game.
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