Got bored and made graphs to relate a few random team statistics to wins in the 21st century. I looked at TD/INT Ratio, the number of receivers with over 40 catches, and defensive takeaways. To state the obvious, we are inclined to win more than seven games when these metrics are high.
During the Leach era wins were less correlated with these metrics (see 2005 and 2007), but during the KK era winning seasons have been closely tied to defensive takeaways and the number of players who have over 40 catches on the season. During our best years all three parameters are high, as you might guess. Nothing groundbreaking but sometimes it's nice to visualize these relationships. I used the following data:
In all this, what is interesting to me is how these charts show the 'oddness' of last year. Four players had over forty catches and Mahomes had the second highest TD/INT ratio this century (only Harrell's 2008 season was better) but wins were down because of defensive struggles. Again, this mostly states the obvious but may still be worth digesting.
During the Leach era wins were less correlated with these metrics (see 2005 and 2007), but during the KK era winning seasons have been closely tied to defensive takeaways and the number of players who have over 40 catches on the season. During our best years all three parameters are high, as you might guess. Nothing groundbreaking but sometimes it's nice to visualize these relationships. I used the following data:
In all this, what is interesting to me is how these charts show the 'oddness' of last year. Four players had over forty catches and Mahomes had the second highest TD/INT ratio this century (only Harrell's 2008 season was better) but wins were down because of defensive struggles. Again, this mostly states the obvious but may still be worth digesting.
