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The advantages offered by the Ultimate Strength of Schedule (USOS) when compared to traditional SOS displays are numerous and include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fantasy Points Driven
Fantasy football is all about scoring fantasy points, so USOS is based on fantasy points. - Removed Bias Of Schedule
Consider the following scenario: Defense A faced the 16 best offenses while Defense B faced the 16 worst offenses. If both defenses allowed opposing quarterbacks to average 300 fantasy points last season, are they equally strong? Of course not; Defense A is far superior as they faced much better offenses. This bias of schedule has been removed from USOS. - Positional Breakdown
If you are looking for a running back, it's much more relevant to see SOS data for running backs (rather than simply rushing data).
Quick Links to Each Positional Page
In the coming days, we'll post links to SOS for each position. These will have far more detail including a week-by-week look at each team's schedule.
- Quarterbacks
- Running Backs
- Wide Receivers
- Tight Ends
- Kickers
- Team Defenses
- Defensive Linemen
- Linebackers
- Defensive Backs
The Coloring of the Values
The blue values indicate that the team has one of the eight (seven during the bye weeks) best values in that column. The red values indicate that the team has one of the eight (seven during the bye weeks) worst values in that column.
(Note: a green/red combo was considered but some people are color blind between those two colors.)
In short:
- Blue is a team with a good schedule
- Red is a team with a bad schedule
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Team
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QBs
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RBs
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WRs
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TEs
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PKs
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Defs
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DLs
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LBs
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DBs
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Arizona
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20.3
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23.7
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34.4
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12.1
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6.6
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7.0
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50.9
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54.7
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79.3
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Atlanta
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20.3
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23.8
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34.7
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12.4
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6.9
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6.4
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49.9
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54.7
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77.7
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Baltimore
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21.2
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25.1
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33.2
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12.8
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6.8
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6.2
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50.7
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54.0
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77.7
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Buffalo
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20.5
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23.5
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33.9
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12.5
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6.7
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6.5
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49.8
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55.3
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78.7
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Carolina
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21.1
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22.7
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34.8
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12.6
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6.8
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6.1
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49.4
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54.3
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77.7
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Chicago
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21.2
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24.1
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36.4
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11.9
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7.1
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6.4
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50.3
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55.1
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77.7
|
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Cincinnati
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20.9
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24.5
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34.3
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12.3
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6.7
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5.9
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49.8
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55.2
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77.7
|
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Cleveland
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21.3
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24.3
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34.5
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12.2
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6.9
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6.0
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49.8
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55.7
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78.0
|
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Dallas
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21.2
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23.3
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34.8
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12.4
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6.6
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6.5
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50.7
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54.2
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78.0
|
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Denver
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20.5
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24.1
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33.9
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11.9
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6.6
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6.6
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49.8
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55.7
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78.4
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Detroit
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20.6
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24.1
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34.5
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12.8
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6.8
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5.8
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50.3
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53.4
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76.3
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Green Bay
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20.7
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23.5
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35.5
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12.1
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6.7
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6.4
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51.2
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54.9
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78.0
|
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Houston
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20.3
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24.9
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33.4
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12.5
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6.7
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5.7
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49.9
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54.9
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76.4
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Indianapolis
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21.5
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25.6
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34.7
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12.4
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6.8
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6.0
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50.9
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55.1
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76.6
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Jacksonville
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21.0
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24.7
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34.9
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12.3
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6.7
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6.0
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50.4
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54.9
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77.3
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Kansas City
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20.2
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23.2
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34.2
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11.4
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6.8
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6.5
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50.1
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55.9
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78.2
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LA Chargers
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20.6
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24.1
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33.8
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12.0
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6.9
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6.3
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50.1
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55.2
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77.8
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LA Rams
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20.9
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22.9
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34.2
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13.2
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6.3
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6.7
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50.3
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54.2
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79.2
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Las Vegas
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19.6
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23.6
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33.2
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11.6
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6.7
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6.4
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50.4
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54.5
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78.0
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Miami
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19.7
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24.0
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32.2
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12.0
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6.4
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6.4
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50.5
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54.7
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77.6
|
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Minnesota
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21.0
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24.7
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34.5
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12.7
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6.8
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6.2
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50.0
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54.2
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78.1
|
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New England
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20.7
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24.0
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34.5
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11.9
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6.5
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6.2
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50.1
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55.3
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78.0
|
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New Orleans
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20.1
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23.1
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34.6
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11.7
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6.8
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7.0
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51.3
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55.1
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78.5
|
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NY Giants
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20.6
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23.4
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33.5
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13.2
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6.6
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6.2
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50.5
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53.8
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78.1
|
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NY Jets
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19.9
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23.7
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32.8
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12.4
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6.3
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6.2
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49.7
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54.8
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77.8
|
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Philadelphia
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21.3
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24.1
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33.8
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13.2
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6.7
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5.9
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49.3
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53.3
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77.9
|
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Pittsburgh
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20.8
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24.9
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33.7
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12.2
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6.7
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5.9
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51.1
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54.3
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77.0
|
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San Francisco
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21.1
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23.9
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34.5
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13.1
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6.7
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6.1
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49.3
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53.7
|
78.2
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Seattle
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20.7
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22.8
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34.3
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12.5
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6.6
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6.3
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50.5
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54.0
|
78.9
|
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Tampa Bay
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20.4
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24.1
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34.2
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11.9
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6.9
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6.1
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49.9
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54.0
|
77.6
|
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Tennessee
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20.5
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24.8
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33.8
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11.9
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6.7
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5.5
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50.2
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54.7
|
76.2
|
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Washington
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21.1
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24.0
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34.7
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12.7
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6.8
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6.5
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50.5
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54.6
|
79.3
|
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NFL Average
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20.7
|
24.0
|
34.2
|
12.3
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
50.2
|
54.6
|
77.9
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