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Benni's Breakdown AFC or NFC?

by Bennib0i35 | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Benni's Breakdown.  This time we are going to address some of the gossip in regards to the which conference is better.  We are going to look at the offensive breakdown in the conferences, the defensive breakdown, and other applicable stats in regards to who truly qualifies as the "better conference".

NOTE:  Not all games might be in to completely conclude up to this point.  Stats are taken on what is currently available according to Madden.

Offense

NFC

Average Yards Gained: 3809 Yards Gained Per Team

Average Passing Yards: 2332 Passing Yards Per Team

Average Rushing Yards: 897 Rushing Yards Per Team

Average Points Per Game: 24.4 PPG 

Total Passing Touchdowns: 296 Passing TD 

Total Rushing Touchdowns: 169 Rushing TD

AFC

Average Yards Gained: 4359 Yards Gained Per Team

Average Passing Yards: 2355 Passing Yards Per Team

Average Rushing Yards: 1045 Rushing Yards Per Team

Average Points Per Game: 26.4 PPG 

Total Passing Touchdowns: 311 Passing TD

Total Rushing Touchdowns: 210 Rushing TD

 

Analysis:  In the offensive category breakdown, the only category that is too close to give it one way or another is the pass yards per team.  In every other aspect of the offensive game the AFC is clearly dominating the league and more specifically the NFC.  The AFC runs the ball more, they score more points, throw more touchdowns, and thoroughly dominate on ramming it in the endzone.  

Conclusion:  AFC gets the nod on the statistical side on the offensive end.

Defense

NFC

Average Points Allowed: 255 Points Allowed Per Team

Sacks: 268 Sacks

Fumbles Recovered: 62 Fumbles Recovered

Interceptions: 297 Interceptions

AFC

Average Points Allowed: 268 Points Allowed Per Team

Sacks: 251 Sacks

Fumbles Recovered: 54 Fumbles Recovered

Interceptions: 282 Interceptions

Analysis: In the defensive category breakdown, it becomes pretty clear that the NFC takes the lead in nearly every major aspect.  The distance between the two conferences isn't huge, but it is significant enough to clearly give the nod to the NFC on the defensive end.

Conclusion:  NFC Gets the nod on the statistical side on the defensive end.

Wins

The most important factor might come down to the simpliest, yet most complex statistic of all...

NFC: 80 Total Wins 
AFC: 76 Total Wins 

Final Conclusion:  The statistics are not perfect...  The stats do show that the league is pretty divided on terms of talent.  The total wins might be altered by teams that haven't had their bye weeks yet, or other factors which others could explore.  The Kittens may have won the super bowl last year on a heroic comeback, but the AFC is not taking another L this year to the losers on the other side of the spectrum.