Week 12 Stats

A Bob's Blog Exclusive.

We had the rarest of turnover occasions this past weekend when San Diego turned the ball over continuously, finished an unthinkable -3, while playing on the road and yet still won. The very first time this season this has happened. One other -3 team has won this year, but they were at home (Tampa Bay in week 4 "beat" Detroit on that very iffy call in the end zone that erased a Lions touchdown in the games final minutes. Bottom line: Go -3 and you never win. Go -3 on the road and it is impossible. Yet the Chargers did it in Washington on Sunday.

Week 12 Turnover margins for winning teams:
Atl +2, Den E, Tenn +3, Stl +1, Cin E, Car E, SD -3, Chi E, Min +3, KC +3, Jax +1, Mia E, Sea -1, Phil +4, NO E, Ind +1

Week 12 totals: 8-2-6
Season Totals 107-30-39 78%

Records for teams that finish:

+5 = 8-0 100%
+4 = 12-0 100%
+3 = 15-2 88%
+2 = 27-8 77%
+1 = 45-20 69%

Dallas’ results:

W - SD +1
L - Was +2
W - SF E
L - Oak -1
W - Phi -1
W – NYG E
L – Sea +1
W – Arz +1
W – Phi E
W – Det E
L - Den E

Cowboys + = 2-2
Cowboys E = 4-1
Cowboys - = 1-1

What is the result for teams with 100 yard rushers? Week 12? 8-3. But the 3 that lost, all lost to teams that had 100 yard rushers, too.

Week 12 100 yard rushers
Atl W, StL W, Cin W, Balt L, SD W, KC W, Sea W, NYG L, Phi W, GB L, Ind W

Week 12 record for teams with 100 yard rushers: 8-3
Season total: 76-16 83%