Old League: "Ban the Rams playbook!" "Ban the Rams playbook"
New League: "Meh, any playbook (PB) is playable.
Given I've not much to do this offseason, here are some observations on playbooks used in the 2024 season.
Using only PBs used in 10 or more games, we find that the vaunted Rams PB finished FIFTH when looking at W/L percentages:
1) Dolphins PB: 84% (13 games)
2) Chiefs PB: 61% (47 games)
3) West Coast PB: 61% (65 games)
4) 49'ers PB: 60% (20 games)
5) Rams PB: 59% (27 games)
Top 5 PBs by Total Yards
1) Broncos PB: 20,081 yards
2) Lions PB: 14,986 yards
3) West Coast: 13,753 yards
4) Jets: 10,253 yards
5) Chefs: 9,251
Top 5 PBs by Touchdowns
1) Broncos 135
2) Lions 98
3) West Coast 95
4) Jets 65
5) Chiefs 55
Got a Passing Offense? Top 5 PBs by Completion Percentage
1) Packers PB 56.52%
2) Buc's PB 55.81%
3) 49'ers PB 53.3%
4) Run Balanced PB 50.72%
5) Colts PB 50%
Fun Fact: The Pass Balanced PB finished in 14th place with 44.78%
Fancy Yourself a Running Game?
Total Yards
1) Broncos PB 12,515
2) West Coast PB 6,860
3) Lions PB 6,047
4) Chiefs PB 5,278
5) Jets PB 4826
Avg/Play
1) Trick Plays PB 5.43 (on 28 attempts)
2) Raiders PB 4.78 (on 51 attempts)
3) Saints 4.7 (on 43 attempts)
4) Panthers 4.25 (on 57 attempts)
5) Titans PB 4.14 (on 129 attempts)
Fun Fact: Broncos PB Rush attempts had most in the league at 3,026, with 4.14 average but also had the most number of fumbles at 59
Note that the Rams was only featured in a Top 5 once, and then at the bottom of the 5.
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