Putting the 2013 Seahawks Pass Defense in Perspective

by Chase Stuart on January 7, 2014

Still number one.

After 15 weeks, I wrote that Seattle’s pass defense looked to be one of the most dominant since the merger. With the regular season now over, and the Seahawks getting ready for their first playoff game, I wanted to revisit this question and slightly tweak the methodology.

We begin with the base statistic to measure pass defenses, Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt. Team passing yards and team passing yards allowed, unlike individual passing yards, count sack yards lost against a team’s passing yards total. So to calculate ANY/A on the team level, we use the formula (Passing Yards + 20*TD – 45*INT) divided by (Attempts + Sacks). The Seahawks allowed just 3.19 ANY/A this year, which was 1.20 ANY/A better than any other defense this season. In fact, it was so good that it enabled Seattle to easily post the best ANY/A differential (offensive ANY/A minus defensive ANY/A) in the league, too. The Seahawks 3.19 average is the 4th best average in the least 20 years (behind only the 1996 Packers, 2002 Bucs, and 2008 Steelers). But what makes Seattle’s accomplishment more impressive is the passing environment of the NFL in 2013.

When I graded the Seahawks three weeks ago, I defined the league average ANY/A in the customary way: the ANY/A average of the passing totals of the league as a whole. This time around, I decided it would be more appropriate to (1) exclude each team’s own pass defense when calculating the league average, and (2) take an average of the other team’s ANY/A ratings, as opposed to taking an average of the totals. In 2013, the other 31 pass defenses allowed an average of 5.98 Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt. That means Seattle allowed 2.79 fewer ANY/A than the average team this year: that’s better than every defense since 1990 other than the 2002 Bucs.

Next, I calculated the Z-Score for each pass defense. The Z-Score simply tells us how many standard deviations from average a pass defense was. The standard deviation of the 32 pass defenses in 2013 was 0.95, which means the Seahawks were 2.93 standard deviations above average. That’s the 4th best of any defense since 1950.

You can probably guess which team has the top rating. In 2002, Tampa Bay faced 510 pass attempts, allowed 2,490 net passing yards and 10 touchdowns, while creating 31 interceptions and 43 sacks. Tampa Bay’s defense allowed just 2.34 ANY/A, while the average of the other 31 teams was 5.50. That means those Buccaneers were 3.11 ANY/A better than average. Since the standard deviation among the 32 teams that year was 0.93, they gives the Bucs a Z-Score of 3.33. The table below lists the top 200 pass defenses by this method:

Rk	Year	Tm	Att	Pyd	TD	INT	Sk	ANY/A	LgAvg	Diff	stdev	Z-Score
1	2002	TAM	510	2490	10	31	43	2.34	5.45	3.11	0.93	3.33
2	1988	MIN	480	2489	12	36	37	2.15	5.11	2.97	0.89	3.32
3	1970	MIN	367	1438	6	28	49	0.72	4.34	3.62	1.18	3.06
4	2013	SEA	524	2752	16	28	44	3.19	5.98	2.79	0.95	2.93
5	1982	MIA	226	1027	7	19	29	1.22	4.88	3.65	1.33	2.75
6	1965	SDG	474	2168	17	28	38	2.44	4.15	1.72	0.66	2.61
7	1985	CHI	522	2816	16	34	64	2.74	4.97	2.23	0.9	2.49
8	1974	PIT	339	1466	14	25	52	1.59	4.01	2.42	0.98	2.47
9	1977	ATL	320	1384	9	26	42	1.09	3.68	2.59	1.06	2.44
10	2008	PIT	533	2511	12	20	51	3.17	5.83	2.66	1.09	2.44
11	1961	SDG	485	2363	16	49	42	0.91	4.35	3.44	1.43	2.41
12	1980	WAS	392	2171	17	33	43	2.36	4.97	2.61	1.08	2.41
13	1998	MIA	504	2924	17	29	45	3.57	5.4	1.83	0.76	2.4
14	1969	MIN	410	1631	8	30	49	0.96	4.9	3.94	1.65	2.38
15	2005	CHI	550	2872	10	24	41	3.37	5.42	2.05	0.86	2.38
16	1965	GNB	383	1981	11	27	44	2.31	5.21	2.9	1.24	2.35
17	1952	RAM	360	1883	18	38	46	1.31	3.32	2.01	0.86	2.34
18	1973	PIT	359	1672	11	37	33	0.58	4.01	3.44	1.48	2.32
19	1963	CHI	353	1734	10	36	36	0.81	5.13	4.33	1.87	2.31
20	1987	SFO	467	2484	13	25	37	3.21	5.12	1.91	0.83	2.29
21	2003	NWE	618	3232	11	29	41	3.26	5.3	2.04	0.89	2.29
22	1969	KAN	426	2072	10	32	48	1.76	4.57	2.81	1.23	2.29
23	1986	CHI	513	2667	12	31	62	2.63	5.08	2.45	1.07	2.28
24	1962	GNB	355	1746	10	31	42	1.39	5.27	3.88	1.74	2.23
25	1956	CRD	287	1524	8	33	18	0.65	4.13	3.47	1.57	2.21
26	1997	SFO	509	2647	23	25	54	3.52	5.24	1.72	0.78	2.19
27	2006	BAL	509	3011	16	28	60	3.64	5.45	1.81	0.83	2.19
28	2001	CLE	552	3089	18	33	43	3.3	5.29	1.98	0.91	2.18
29	2010	GNB	527	3107	16	24	47	4.09	5.8	1.71	0.79	2.17
30	1994	DAL	522	2752	19	22	47	3.76	5.46	1.69	0.78	2.16
31	1991	PHI	467	2413	16	26	55	2.99	5.3	2.31	1.07	2.15
32	2009	NYJ	501	2459	8	17	32	3.48	5.74	2.26	1.06	2.13
33	1960	BUF	429	2130	19	33	36	2.2	4.32	2.11	1	2.12
34	2007	IND	498	2764	16	22	28	3.98	5.58	1.6	0.76	2.11
35	1950	CLE	292	1390	8	31	24	0.49	3.29	2.8	1.33	2.1
36	1964	WAS	406	2247	16	34	43	2.31	4.79	2.48	1.18	2.1
37	2004	BUF	486	2624	20	24	45	3.66	5.69	2.03	0.96	2.1
38	1990	PIT	460	2500	9	24	34	3.24	5.38	2.14	1.02	2.09
39	1991	NOR	491	2720	12	29	50	3.06	5.3	2.24	1.07	2.09
40	1971	BAL	361	1739	9	28	33	1.67	4.07	2.39	1.15	2.09
41	1964	SDG	484	2518	22	30	38	3.08	4.34	1.26	0.61	2.07
42	1996	GNB	544	2740	12	26	37	3.12	5.24	2.13	1.03	2.06
43	2009	BUF	519	2948	14	28	32	3.57	5.74	2.16	1.06	2.04
44	1995	SFO	611	3337	19	26	40	3.91	5.47	1.56	0.77	2.03
45	2012	CHI	592	3423	19	24	41	4.3	6	1.7	0.84	2.03
46	1997	GNB	563	2951	10	21	41	3.65	5.23	1.58	0.78	2.02
47	2008	BAL	528	2875	17	26	34	3.64	5.81	2.17	1.09	1.99
48	1966	GNB	390	1959	7	28	47	1.92	4.51	2.59	1.3	1.99
49	1967	GNB	337	1377	13	26	29	1.28	4.45	3.18	1.6	1.98
50	1975	OAK	398	1844	14	35	55	1.21	4.22	3	1.52	1.97
51	1986	SFO	604	3325	18	39	51	2.95	5.06	2.12	1.07	1.97
52	1999	TAM	573	2873	11	21	43	3.49	5.26	1.77	0.9	1.97
53	2000	MIA	530	2900	13	28	48	3.29	5.28	1.99	1.02	1.95
54	1971	MIN	405	1806	10	27	27	1.83	4.06	2.23	1.15	1.94
55	1962	HOU	486	2561	18	35	32	2.6	3.95	1.35	0.7	1.93
56	1960	BAL	298	1726	8	30	43	1.57	4.33	2.76	1.43	1.92
57	2007	SDG	555	3412	20	30	42	4.12	5.58	1.45	0.76	1.92
58	2006	CHI	581	3116	18	24	40	3.86	5.44	1.58	0.83	1.91
59	1973	MIA	322	1290	5	21	45	1.21	3.99	2.78	1.48	1.87
60	1970	KAN	408	2010	15	31	35	2.07	4.28	2.22	1.18	1.87
61	1992	MIN	508	2782	12	28	51	3.15	4.98	1.82	0.98	1.86
62	1994	PIT	532	2874	12	17	55	4	5.45	1.45	0.78	1.85
63	2003	BAL	531	2805	19	24	47	3.64	5.29	1.65	0.89	1.84
64	2010	PIT	593	3425	15	21	48	4.34	5.8	1.46	0.79	1.84
65	1958	BAL	363	1993	9	35	32	1.51	4.94	3.42	1.86	1.84
66	1991	WAS	548	2947	13	27	50	3.33	5.29	1.96	1.07	1.83
67	1955	GNB	259	1688	13	31	10	2.06	3.8	1.74	0.96	1.82
68	2011	HOU	538	3035	18	17	44	4.52	5.96	1.44	0.79	1.82
69	1950	PHI	277	1446	10	31	22	0.84	3.26	2.42	1.33	1.82
70	2011	PIT	530	2751	15	11	35	4.52	5.96	1.44	0.79	1.82
71	1972	MIA	348	1749	10	26	33	2.04	4.41	2.36	1.31	1.8
72	1953	DET	354	1965	13	38	25	1.36	3.44	2.08	1.16	1.79
73	1995	PHI	499	2816	14	19	48	4.1	5.46	1.37	0.77	1.78
74	1990	CHI	495	2920	19	31	41	3.55	5.37	1.81	1.02	1.77
75	1987	NOR	489	2800	25	30	47	3.64	5.11	1.47	0.83	1.76
76	1979	SDG	472	2549	11	28	42	2.94	4.66	1.73	0.98	1.75
77	1993	MIN	478	2870	11	24	45	3.84	5.19	1.35	0.77	1.75
78	1981	PHI	507	2696	12	26	40	3.23	5.08	1.85	1.07	1.74
79	1978	RAM	399	2048	15	28	47	2.44	4.12	1.68	0.97	1.73
80	1974	WAS	399	1846	13	25	31	2.28	3.98	1.7	0.98	1.73
81	1975	MIN	360	1621	14	28	46	1.58	4.2	2.62	1.52	1.72
82	1951	NYG	377	2061	11	41	35	1.06	3.6	2.54	1.48	1.71
83	1961	NYG	386	2201	21	33	50	2.61	4.67	2.06	1.21	1.71
84	2011	BAL	535	3140	11	15	48	4.61	5.96	1.35	0.79	1.71
85	1968	BAL	432	2038	9	29	45	1.91	4.68	2.77	1.62	1.71
86	1984	SEA	521	3174	18	38	55	3.17	5.12	1.95	1.14	1.7
87	1972	PIT	411	2056	9	28	40	2.16	4.4	2.24	1.31	1.7
88	1959	BAL	351	2342	13	40	19	2.17	4.87	2.7	1.58	1.7
89	2012	SEA	564	3250	15	18	36	4.57	6	1.43	0.84	1.7
90	2007	TEN	569	3187	21	22	40	4.3	5.57	1.27	0.76	1.68
91	2000	TEN	466	2423	10	17	55	3.57	5.27	1.7	1.02	1.67
92	1983	NOR	496	2691	20	23	56	3.72	5.06	1.33	0.8	1.66
93	2000	TAM	594	3152	15	25	55	3.59	5.27	1.68	1.02	1.65
94	1972	MIN	331	1699	13	26	21	2.24	4.4	2.16	1.31	1.64
95	1999	BAL	599	2991	20	21	49	3.77	5.25	1.48	0.9	1.64
96	1989	MIN	488	2501	18	18	71	3.67	5.34	1.67	1.02	1.63
97	2013	CIN	614	3344	22	20	43	4.39	5.94	1.55	0.95	1.63
98	1970	DAL	399	1913	10	24	41	2.35	4.27	1.92	1.18	1.62
99	1994	CLE	587	3157	13	18	38	4.17	5.44	1.27	0.78	1.62
100	1992	NOR	511	2470	13	18	57	3.38	4.97	1.59	0.98	1.62
101	1990	NYG	496	2747	12	23	30	3.71	5.36	1.65	1.02	1.61
102	1981	TAM	541	3140	10	32	23	3.37	5.08	1.71	1.07	1.6
103	1987	DEN	456	2796	15	28	31	3.77	5.1	1.33	0.83	1.6
104	1998	NYJ	544	3040	16	21	36	4.16	5.38	1.22	0.76	1.59
105	1954	PHI	345	1684	13	28	43	1.76	4.22	2.46	1.54	1.59
106	1976	RAM	397	2092	11	32	45	1.97	4.18	2.21	1.39	1.59
107	1979	HOU	465	2765	18	34	51	3.09	4.66	1.57	0.98	1.59
108	1980	BUF	433	2282	15	24	33	3.22	4.93	1.71	1.08	1.58
109	1985	RAM	548	3062	19	29	56	3.54	4.94	1.4	0.9	1.57
110	2005	CAR	528	3057	15	23	45	4.05	5.4	1.35	0.86	1.56
111	2008	TEN	575	3196	12	20	44	4.1	5.8	1.7	1.09	1.56
112	1975	PIT	396	1836	9	27	43	1.82	4.19	2.37	1.52	1.55
113	1997	NYG	596	3616	10	27	54	4	5.22	1.22	0.78	1.55
114	1951	PIT	266	1486	12	30	25	1.29	3.58	2.29	1.48	1.54
115	1957	CLE	242	1300	8	19	26	2.26	4.31	2.05	1.34	1.53
116	1976	CIN	364	1758	13	26	46	2.07	4.18	2.11	1.39	1.52
117	1985	NYG	535	2838	20	24	68	3.58	4.94	1.36	0.9	1.52
118	1959	NYG	304	1582	11	22	29	2.44	4.84	2.4	1.58	1.52
119	1989	SDG	513	2951	15	25	48	3.79	5.33	1.54	1.02	1.51
120	1971	WAS	411	2127	11	29	36	2.33	4.04	1.71	1.15	1.49
121	2001	TAM	493	2951	20	28	42	3.91	5.27	1.36	0.91	1.49
122	1969	OAK	422	2109	15	26	47	2.64	4.47	1.83	1.23	1.48
123	2013	BUF	561	3271	28	23	57	4.52	5.93	1.41	0.95	1.48
124	1954	NYG	352	2016	11	33	38	1.93	4.2	2.28	1.54	1.48
125	1965	WAS	318	2117	15	27	45	3.31	5.14	1.82	1.24	1.48
126	1978	DEN	438	2470	9	31	30	2.68	4.11	1.43	0.97	1.48
127	1966	KAN	494	2614	18	33	26	2.86	4.7	1.84	1.26	1.47
128	1991	DEN	476	2755	12	23	52	3.71	5.27	1.56	1.07	1.46
129	1984	DAL	527	2810	23	28	57	3.44	5.11	1.67	1.14	1.46
130	1968	RAM	353	1813	12	25	51	2.3	4.66	2.36	1.62	1.45
131	1962	DET	367	1986	11	24	57	2.66	5.17	2.51	1.74	1.44
132	2010	SDG	488	2845	18	16	47	4.64	5.79	1.14	0.79	1.44
133	1977	DAL	370	1562	14	21	53	2.12	3.64	1.52	1.06	1.43
134	1999	STL	596	3509	19	29	57	3.96	5.25	1.29	0.9	1.43
135	1981	SFO	514	2845	16	27	36	3.55	5.07	1.53	1.07	1.43
136	1963	NYG	368	2089	22	34	57	2.35	5.02	2.66	1.87	1.43
137	1978	TAM	419	2279	13	29	33	2.73	4.11	1.38	0.97	1.42
138	1961	GNB	414	2357	13	29	34	2.93	4.64	1.72	1.21	1.42
139	1988	CHI	545	3034	18	26	43	3.78	5.05	1.27	0.89	1.42
140	1993	CHI	504	2818	12	18	46	4.09	5.18	1.09	0.77	1.42
141	1979	CHI	458	2528	21	29	47	3.25	4.65	1.4	0.98	1.42
142	1973	ATL	324	1430	11	22	29	1.87	3.96	2.09	1.48	1.41
143	2004	PIT	484	2835	14	19	41	4.3	5.67	1.36	0.96	1.41
144	1996	PIT	547	2947	17	23	51	3.77	5.22	1.46	1.03	1.41
145	1956	CLE	226	1103	7	18	14	1.8	4.02	2.22	1.57	1.41
146	1979	PIT	480	2561	19	27	49	3.26	4.65	1.39	0.98	1.41
147	1989	DEN	504	2827	13	21	47	3.89	5.33	1.44	1.02	1.41
148	1983	CIN	502	2828	17	23	41	3.93	5.05	1.12	0.8	1.4
149	1966	SDG	382	2155	13	27	26	2.94	4.7	1.75	1.26	1.4
150	2013	CAR	563	3429	17	20	60	4.61	5.93	1.33	0.95	1.39
151	1967	CHI	384	1875	14	28	30	2.16	4.39	2.23	1.6	1.39
152	1980	RAM	510	2601	23	25	56	3.42	4.93	1.51	1.08	1.39
153	1961	HOU	493	2391	13	33	41	2.18	4.16	1.98	1.43	1.39
154	1995	KAN	596	3222	16	16	47	4.39	5.45	1.06	0.77	1.39
155	2009	GNB	540	3218	29	30	37	4.24	5.71	1.47	1.06	1.38
156	1971	ATL	343	1638	9	20	31	2.45	4.04	1.58	1.15	1.38
157	1955	CLE	323	1652	15	25	15	2.45	3.76	1.32	0.96	1.38
158	1965	DET	344	2097	21	26	49	3.43	5.13	1.7	1.24	1.38
159	2007	TAM	490	2725	18	16	33	4.52	5.56	1.04	0.76	1.38
160	1980	PHI	543	2825	16	25	44	3.44	4.93	1.48	1.08	1.37
161	2006	NWE	518	3203	10	22	44	4.29	5.43	1.14	0.83	1.37
162	2001	GNB	583	3168	14	20	52	4.01	5.26	1.25	0.91	1.37
163	1992	KAN	458	2537	19	24	50	3.62	4.96	1.34	0.98	1.37
164	1964	BAL	385	2132	14	23	57	3.12	4.73	1.61	1.18	1.37
165	2000	BAL	528	2997	11	23	35	3.88	5.26	1.38	1.02	1.36
166	1968	HOU	359	1671	13	20	33	2.63	4.45	1.82	1.36	1.34
167	2012	DEN	559	3194	25	16	52	4.87	5.99	1.12	0.84	1.33
168	1964	GNB	318	1647	11	16	45	3.16	4.72	1.56	1.18	1.33
169	2002	GNB	531	2987	24	24	43	4.16	5.4	1.24	0.93	1.33
170	1995	NYJ	497	2740	21	17	43	4.44	5.45	1.02	0.77	1.32
171	1953	WAS	350	1752	8	27	25	1.86	3.4	1.54	1.16	1.32
172	2006	JAX	523	3078	12	20	35	4.33	5.43	1.09	0.83	1.32
173	1984	CHI	435	2486	14	21	72	3.59	5.1	1.51	1.14	1.32
174	2000	PHI	552	2990	11	19	50	3.91	5.26	1.35	1.02	1.32
175	1986	KAN	569	3195	21	31	44	3.62	5.04	1.42	1.07	1.32
176	2012	SFO	567	3203	19	14	38	4.88	5.99	1.1	0.84	1.32
177	2011	NYJ	507	3216	15	19	35	4.91	5.95	1.04	0.79	1.31
178	2010	CHI	582	3588	14	21	34	4.75	5.78	1.04	0.79	1.31
179	1978	PIT	442	2394	10	27	44	2.84	4.11	1.27	0.97	1.31
180	1999	SEA	582	3492	19	30	38	4.07	5.24	1.17	0.9	1.3
181	2011	SFO	579	3695	20	23	42	4.93	5.95	1.02	0.79	1.29
182	2012	ARI	497	3213	20	22	38	4.9	5.99	1.08	0.84	1.29
183	1960	DTX	503	2653	19	32	41	2.93	4.21	1.28	1	1.29
184	1968	CLE	439	2248	19	32	26	2.55	4.64	2.09	1.62	1.28
185	1989	CLE	540	3161	20	27	45	4.01	5.32	1.31	1.02	1.28
186	1981	DAL	511	3370	17	37	42	3.7	5.07	1.37	1.07	1.28
187	1993	GNB	529	2900	16	18	46	4.19	5.18	0.98	0.77	1.28
188	1976	MIN	323	1575	8	19	45	2.39	4.16	1.77	1.39	1.28
189	1974	BUF	311	1611	11	20	32	2.71	3.97	1.25	0.98	1.27
190	2006	OAK	410	2413	17	18	34	4.38	5.43	1.05	0.83	1.27
191	1998	OAK	497	2876	22	21	41	4.41	5.37	0.96	0.76	1.26
192	1972	CIN	350	1737	11	20	38	2.72	4.38	1.65	1.31	1.26
193	1967	OAK	459	2165	18	30	67	2.23	4.23	2	1.59	1.26
194	1977	PIT	357	1969	16	31	32	2.3	3.63	1.33	1.06	1.26
195	1994	GNB	605	3401	20	21	37	4.45	5.43	0.98	0.78	1.26
196	1976	DET	313	1686	11	24	28	2.42	4.16	1.74	1.39	1.26
197	1976	WAS	354	1917	11	26	44	2.43	4.16	1.73	1.39	1.25
198	1994	SFO	583	3501	15	23	38	4.45	5.43	0.98	0.78	1.25
199	1982	SEA	246	1333	4	13	17	3.15	4.8	1.66	1.33	1.25
200	2007	NWE	526	3041	23	19	47	4.62	5.56	0.94	0.76	1.25

The Z-Score is an interesting way to measure across eras, but it’s not the only way. A simpler approach would be to look at the difference between each team’s ANY/A allowed average and the league average, and the above table is sortable so you can do just that (the ’63 Bears rank #1 by this metric). Another method would be to calculate how many Adjusted Net Yards over average each team prevented. Since the 2013 Seahawks allowed 2.79 fewer ANY/A than the average team, and Seattle faced 524 pass attempts and recorded 44 sacks, we could say that the Seahawks allowed 1,582 Adjusted Net Yards less than the average team would have allowed had they faced those 568 dropbacks.

I performed that calculation for every team since 1950. Chuck Noll’s great Steelers defenses made the list every year from 1972 to 1976, but according to this method, the best pass defense he ever coached was the 1961 Chargers. Keep in mind that in the early years of the AFL, nearly all of the players were there because they did not have the talent to play in the NFL. As a result, you probably need to put a significant discount rate on San Diego’s rating that year. But the raw numbers are amazing: in addition to allowing only 4.5 net yards per attempt, the Chargers allowed 16 touchdowns and forced 49 interceptions, while the other nine pass defenses allowed an average of 24 touchdowns and picked off 26 passes.

Putting aside those Chargers, the rest of the top five brings about familiar names: the 1969 Vikings, led by Pro Bowlers Carl Eller, Gary Larsen, Alan Page, Jim Marshall, and Paul Krause, allowed just 9.5 points per game. That’s the 2nd lowest figure since 1950 (trailing only the ’77 Falcons). The 2002 Bucs are well-remembered: Tampa Bay had five borderline Hall of Fame players in Warren Sapp, Simeon Rice, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber and John Lynch, and led the league in passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions, and net yards per attempt. The 1963 Bears had five All-Pro players (Doug Atkins, Joe Fortunato, Bill George, Richie Petitbon, and Rosey Taylor), won the NFL championship, and the team’s 10.3 points allowed per game average was the 2nd best average in the ’60s. The fifth team in the top five? The 2013 Seahawks.

Rk	Year	Tm	Att	Pyd	TD	INT	Sk	ANY/A	LgAvg	Diff	Value
1	1961	SDG	485	2363	16	49	42	0.91	4.35	3.44	1813
2	1969	MIN	410	1631	8	30	49	0.96	4.9	3.94	1808
3	2002	TAM	510	2490	10	31	43	2.34	5.45	3.11	1721
4	1963	CHI	353	1734	10	36	36	0.81	5.13	4.33	1683
5	2013	SEA	524	2752	16	28	44	3.19	5.98	2.79	1582
6	2008	PIT	533	2511	12	20	51	3.17	5.83	2.66	1552
7	1962	GNB	355	1746	10	31	42	1.39	5.27	3.88	1540
8	1988	MIN	480	2489	12	36	37	2.15	5.11	2.97	1535
9	1970	MIN	367	1438	6	28	49	0.72	4.34	3.62	1506
10	1986	CHI	513	2667	12	31	62	2.63	5.08	2.45	1406
11	1986	SFO	604	3325	18	39	51	2.95	5.06	2.12	1387
12	1975	OAK	398	1844	14	35	55	1.21	4.22	3	1361
13	1958	BAL	363	1993	9	35	32	1.51	4.94	3.42	1352
14	1973	PIT	359	1672	11	37	33	0.58	4.01	3.44	1347
15	2003	NWE	618	3232	11	29	41	3.26	5.3	2.04	1345
16	1969	KAN	426	2072	10	32	48	1.76	4.57	2.81	1332
17	1968	BAL	432	2038	9	29	45	1.91	4.68	2.77	1321
18	1985	CHI	522	2816	16	34	64	2.74	4.97	2.23	1307
19	1965	GNB	383	1981	11	27	44	2.31	5.21	2.9	1240
20	1996	GNB	544	2740	12	26	37	3.12	5.24	2.13	1237
21	2008	BAL	528	2875	17	26	34	3.64	5.81	2.17	1221
22	2005	CHI	550	2872	10	24	41	3.37	5.42	2.05	1214
23	1991	NOR	491	2720	12	29	50	3.06	5.3	2.24	1211
24	2009	NYJ	501	2459	8	17	32	3.48	5.74	2.26	1205
25	1991	PHI	467	2413	16	26	55	2.99	5.3	2.31	1203
26	2009	BUF	519	2948	14	28	32	3.57	5.74	2.16	1193
27	2001	CLE	552	3089	18	33	43	3.3	5.29	1.98	1181
28	1991	WAS	548	2947	13	27	50	3.33	5.29	1.96	1170
29	1967	GNB	337	1377	13	26	29	1.28	4.45	3.18	1162
30	2000	MIA	530	2900	13	28	48	3.29	5.28	1.99	1152
31	1980	WAS	392	2171	17	33	43	2.36	4.97	2.61	1134
32	1963	NYG	368	2089	22	34	57	2.35	5.02	2.66	1133
33	1966	GNB	390	1959	7	28	47	1.92	4.51	2.59	1130
34	1984	SEA	521	3174	18	38	55	3.17	5.12	1.95	1124
35	1964	WAS	406	2247	16	34	43	2.31	4.79	2.48	1113
36	1999	TAM	573	2873	11	21	43	3.49	5.26	1.77	1093
37	2000	TAM	594	3152	15	25	55	3.59	5.27	1.68	1093
38	2012	CHI	592	3423	19	24	41	4.3	6	1.7	1078
39	2004	BUF	486	2624	20	24	45	3.66	5.69	2.03	1077
40	1962	DET	367	1986	11	24	57	2.66	5.17	2.51	1066
41	1975	MIN	360	1621	14	28	46	1.58	4.2	2.62	1065
42	1956	CRD	287	1524	8	33	18	0.65	4.13	3.47	1060
43	1961	HOU	493	2391	13	33	41	2.18	4.16	1.98	1058
44	1990	PIT	460	2500	9	24	34	3.24	5.38	2.14	1057
45	2008	TEN	575	3196	12	20	44	4.1	5.8	1.7	1053
46	1967	OAK	459	2165	18	30	67	2.23	4.23	2	1051
47	1951	NYG	377	2061	11	41	35	1.06	3.6	2.54	1048
48	1975	PIT	396	1836	9	27	43	1.82	4.19	2.37	1039
49	2006	BAL	509	3011	16	28	60	3.64	5.45	1.81	1030
50	1992	MIN	508	2782	12	28	51	3.15	4.98	1.82	1020
51	1973	MIA	322	1290	5	21	45	1.21	3.99	2.78	1019
52	2013	CIN	614	3344	22	20	43	4.39	5.94	1.55	1017
53	1981	PHI	507	2696	12	26	40	3.23	5.08	1.85	1014
54	1995	SFO	611	3337	19	26	40	3.91	5.47	1.56	1014
55	1972	PIT	411	2056	9	28	40	2.16	4.4	2.24	1009
56	1998	MIA	504	2924	17	29	45	3.57	5.4	1.83	1006
57	1959	BAL	351	2342	13	40	19	2.17	4.87	2.7	998
58	2010	GNB	527	3107	16	24	47	4.09	5.8	1.71	984
59	2006	CHI	581	3116	18	24	40	3.86	5.44	1.58	984
60	1970	KAN	408	2010	15	31	35	2.07	4.28	2.22	982
61	1960	BUF	429	2130	19	33	36	2.2	4.32	2.11	982
62	1976	RAM	397	2092	11	32	45	1.97	4.18	2.21	976
63	1984	DAL	527	2810	23	28	57	3.44	5.11	1.67	973
64	1990	CHI	495	2920	19	31	41	3.55	5.37	1.81	971
65	1968	CLE	439	2248	19	32	26	2.55	4.64	2.09	970
66	1997	SFO	509	2647	23	25	54	3.52	5.24	1.72	966
67	1981	TAM	541	3140	10	32	23	3.37	5.08	1.71	964
68	1994	DAL	522	2752	19	22	47	3.76	5.46	1.69	963
69	1971	MIN	405	1806	10	27	27	1.83	4.06	2.23	963
70	1987	SFO	467	2484	13	25	37	3.21	5.12	1.91	962
71	1966	KAN	494	2614	18	33	26	2.86	4.7	1.84	958
72	1999	BAL	599	2991	20	21	49	3.77	5.25	1.48	958
73	1968	RAM	353	1813	12	25	51	2.3	4.66	2.36	954
74	1997	GNB	563	2951	10	21	41	3.65	5.23	1.58	953
75	1954	PHI	345	1684	13	28	43	1.76	4.22	2.46	953
76	2003	BAL	531	2805	19	24	47	3.64	5.29	1.65	951
77	1974	PIT	339	1466	14	25	52	1.59	4.01	2.42	948
78	1971	BAL	361	1739	9	28	33	1.67	4.07	2.39	943
79	1960	BAL	298	1726	8	30	43	1.57	4.33	2.76	940
80	1977	ATL	320	1384	9	26	42	1.09	3.68	2.59	937
81	2010	PIT	593	3425	15	21	48	4.34	5.8	1.46	935
82	1989	MIN	488	2501	18	18	71	3.67	5.34	1.67	931
83	1982	MIA	226	1027	7	19	29	1.22	4.88	3.65	931
84	1967	CHI	384	1875	14	28	30	2.16	4.39	2.23	924
85	1992	NOR	511	2470	13	18	57	3.38	4.97	1.59	902
86	1972	MIA	348	1749	10	26	33	2.04	4.41	2.36	900
87	1961	NYG	386	2201	21	33	50	2.61	4.67	2.06	899
88	1954	NYG	352	2016	11	33	38	1.93	4.2	2.28	889
89	2000	TEN	466	2423	10	17	55	3.57	5.27	1.7	888
90	1979	SDG	472	2549	11	28	42	2.94	4.66	1.73	887
91	1950	CLE	292	1390	8	31	24	0.49	3.29	2.8	886
92	1967	RAM	445	2407	14	32	43	2.56	4.37	1.81	884
93	1965	SDG	474	2168	17	28	38	2.44	4.15	1.72	879
94	1980	PHI	543	2825	16	25	44	3.44	4.93	1.48	872
95	1963	GNB	378	2013	9	22	39	2.88	4.97	2.09	871
96	1996	PIT	547	2947	17	23	51	3.77	5.22	1.46	871
97	2013	BUF	561	3271	28	23	57	4.52	5.93	1.41	871
98	1986	KAN	569	3195	21	31	44	3.62	5.04	1.42	869
99	1990	NYG	496	2747	12	23	30	3.71	5.36	1.65	868
100	2007	SDG	555	3412	20	30	42	4.12	5.58	1.45	867
101	1989	SDG	513	2951	15	25	48	3.79	5.33	1.54	865
102	1976	CIN	364	1758	13	26	46	2.07	4.18	2.11	865
103	2012	SEA	564	3250	15	18	36	4.57	6	1.43	858
104	1969	OAK	422	2109	15	26	47	2.64	4.47	1.83	856
105	1980	RAM	510	2601	23	25	56	3.42	4.93	1.51	853
106	1994	PIT	532	2874	12	17	55	4	5.45	1.45	850
107	2009	GNB	540	3218	29	30	37	4.24	5.71	1.47	849
108	1985	RAM	548	3062	19	29	56	3.54	4.94	1.4	847
109	1970	DAL	399	1913	10	24	41	2.35	4.27	1.92	846
110	1963	OAK	440	2557	23	35	55	2.91	4.62	1.71	844
111	1999	STL	596	3509	19	29	57	3.96	5.25	1.29	842
112	2007	IND	498	2764	16	22	28	3.98	5.58	1.6	842
113	2011	HOU	538	3035	18	17	44	4.52	5.96	1.44	840
114	1981	SFO	514	2845	16	27	36	3.55	5.07	1.53	839
115	1967	BUF	377	1825	17	27	43	2.26	4.23	1.97	826
116	2013	CAR	563	3429	17	20	60	4.61	5.93	1.33	826
117	1991	DEN	476	2755	12	23	52	3.71	5.27	1.56	824
118	1985	NYG	535	2838	20	24	68	3.58	4.94	1.36	821
119	1952	RAM	360	1883	18	38	46	1.31	3.32	2.01	816
120	2011	PIT	530	2751	15	11	35	4.52	5.96	1.44	813
121	2000	PHI	552	2990	11	19	50	3.91	5.26	1.35	811
122	1979	HOU	465	2765	18	34	51	3.09	4.66	1.57	808
123	1968	KAN	461	2823	14	37	45	2.84	4.42	1.58	801
124	1959	NYG	304	1582	11	22	29	2.44	4.84	2.4	800
125	1968	OAK	446	2257	13	25	49	2.81	4.43	1.62	800
126	1980	BUF	433	2282	15	24	33	3.22	4.93	1.71	797
127	1994	CLE	587	3157	13	18	38	4.17	5.44	1.27	795
128	1989	DEN	504	2827	13	21	47	3.89	5.33	1.44	793
129	2001	GNB	583	3168	14	20	52	4.01	5.26	1.25	793
130	1997	NYG	596	3616	10	27	54	4	5.22	1.22	791
131	1953	DET	354	1965	13	38	25	1.36	3.44	2.08	790
132	2011	BAL	535	3140	11	15	48	4.61	5.96	1.35	789
133	1962	CHI	363	2074	14	23	48	3.21	5.13	1.92	788
134	1987	NOR	489	2800	25	30	47	3.64	5.11	1.47	786
135	1984	GNB	551	3146	16	27	44	3.78	5.09	1.31	780
136	2000	BAL	528	2997	11	23	35	3.88	5.26	1.38	780
137	1975	CIN	389	1729	11	22	27	2.31	4.17	1.87	776
138	2007	TEN	569	3187	21	22	40	4.3	5.57	1.27	776
139	1958	RAM	381	2051	21	28	32	2.93	4.81	1.88	775
140	1975	RAM	387	1789	11	22	43	2.37	4.17	1.8	774
141	2005	CAR	528	3057	15	23	45	4.05	5.4	1.35	773
142	1961	GNB	414	2357	13	29	34	2.93	4.64	1.72	768
143	1989	CLE	540	3161	20	27	45	4.01	5.32	1.31	768
144	1980	OAK	524	3312	17	35	54	3.59	4.92	1.33	767
145	1984	CHI	435	2486	14	21	72	3.59	5.1	1.51	766
146	1971	WAS	411	2127	11	29	36	2.33	4.04	1.71	764
147	1972	MIN	331	1699	13	26	21	2.24	4.4	2.16	759
148	1981	DAL	511	3370	17	37	42	3.7	5.07	1.37	756
149	1978	RAM	399	2048	15	28	47	2.44	4.12	1.68	751
150	1995	PHI	499	2816	14	19	48	4.1	5.46	1.37	748
151	1988	CHI	545	3034	18	26	43	3.78	5.05	1.27	748
152	1963	BOS	477	2627	21	29	66	3.21	4.58	1.37	743
153	1958	CHI	327	1769	14	22	47	2.83	4.82	1.99	743
154	1973	ATL	324	1430	11	22	29	1.87	3.96	2.09	739
155	1983	NOR	496	2691	20	23	56	3.72	5.06	1.33	736
156	1962	CLE	341	1984	15	24	37	3.19	5.13	1.94	735
157	1979	PIT	480	2561	19	27	49	3.26	4.65	1.39	734
158	1974	WAS	399	1846	13	25	31	2.28	3.98	1.7	732
159	1999	SEA	582	3492	19	30	38	4.07	5.24	1.17	728
160	1968	NYJ	403	2168	17	28	43	2.8	4.43	1.63	728
161	1958	PIT	334	1892	11	24	31	2.83	4.82	1.99	726
162	2001	TAM	493	2951	20	28	42	3.91	5.27	1.36	726
163	1950	PHI	277	1446	10	31	22	0.84	3.26	2.42	725
164	2004	PIT	484	2835	14	19	41	4.3	5.67	1.36	716
165	1966	SDG	382	2155	13	27	26	2.94	4.7	1.75	716
166	1968	HOU	359	1671	13	20	33	2.63	4.45	1.82	713
167	1964	BAL	385	2132	14	23	57	3.12	4.73	1.61	712
168	2002	GNB	531	2987	24	24	43	4.16	5.4	1.24	710
169	1979	CHI	458	2528	21	29	47	3.25	4.65	1.4	706
170	1998	NYJ	544	3040	16	21	36	4.16	5.38	1.22	705
171	1993	MIN	478	2870	11	24	45	3.84	5.19	1.35	704
172	1960	DTX	503	2653	19	32	41	2.93	4.21	1.28	698
173	1962	HOU	486	2561	18	35	32	2.6	3.95	1.35	698
174	2008	PHI	525	2913	19	15	48	4.57	5.78	1.21	695
175	1976	WAS	354	1917	11	26	44	2.43	4.16	1.73	690
176	1995	KAN	596	3222	16	16	47	4.39	5.45	1.06	685
177	2012	DEN	559	3194	25	16	52	4.87	5.99	1.12	684
178	1989	PHI	529	3289	26	30	62	4.16	5.32	1.16	683
179	1992	KAN	458	2537	19	24	50	3.62	4.96	1.34	683
180	2009	PHI	580	3462	27	25	44	4.61	5.7	1.09	681
181	1984	RAI	508	2752	19	20	64	3.9	5.09	1.19	680
182	1967	KAN	462	2536	13	31	38	2.8	4.16	1.36	679
183	1966	OAK	405	2118	15	23	36	3.14	4.67	1.53	677
184	1978	DEN	438	2470	9	31	30	2.68	4.11	1.43	671
185	2012	SFO	567	3203	19	14	38	4.88	5.99	1.1	668
186	1969	DET	350	1861	15	21	46	3.07	4.76	1.69	668
187	1965	DET	344	2097	21	26	49	3.43	5.13	1.7	668
188	1951	PIT	266	1486	12	30	25	1.29	3.58	2.29	666
189	1976	PIT	373	1866	9	22	41	2.55	4.16	1.61	666
190	1965	WAS	318	2117	15	27	45	3.31	5.14	1.82	662
191	1964	SDG	484	2518	22	30	38	3.08	4.34	1.26	656
192	2009	CAR	495	3056	14	22	31	4.46	5.71	1.25	656
193	1976	DEN	391	2025	8	24	32	2.61	4.16	1.54	653
194	1976	MIN	323	1575	8	19	45	2.39	4.16	1.77	653
195	1963	HOU	424	2600	24	36	37	3.17	4.58	1.42	652
196	1966	CLE	406	2372	14	30	35	2.95	4.43	1.48	652
197	1987	DEN	456	2796	15	28	31	3.77	5.1	1.33	648
198	1996	CAR	556	3214	17	22	60	4.16	5.21	1.05	644
199	1972	CIN	350	1737	11	20	38	2.72	4.38	1.65	642
200	1977	DAL	370	1562	14	21	53	2.12	3.64	1.52	642

By either metric, Seattle has one of the top five pass defenses of the last 64 years. And for good reason: cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas were both selected as first-team All-Pros by the Associated Press, and safety Kam Chancellor was named to the Pro Bowl. Defensive linemen Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, and Brandon Mebane had outstanding years, Bruce Irvin and Chris Clemons are great edge rushers, and linebacker K.J. Wright had been very good in pass coverage, too, before missing the final three games of the season (will be interesting to see how this impacts the plan to stop Jimmy Graham on Saturday). This is a pass defense without a weakness, and I think, after accounting for era, it’s the second best since at least 1970.

Finally, let’s close with a look at the 100 worst pass defenses using this metric. Two teams from 2013 make the list:

Rk	Year	Tm	Att	Pyd	TD	INT	Sk	ANY/A	LgAvg	Diff	stdev	Z-Score
1	1963	DEN	408	3366	40	15	22	8.12	3.87	-4.24	0.98	-4.32
2	1981	BAL	491	4128	37	16	13	8.23	4.9	-3.33	0.89	-3.76
3	1969	NOR	382	3183	32	12	21	8.15	4.42	-3.73	1.65	-2.25
4	1967	ATL	421	3392	31	17	21	7.35	4.05	-3.3	1.6	-2.06
5	1984	MIN	490	3779	35	11	25	7.74	4.95	-2.79	1.14	-2.44
6	1969	STL	465	3532	38	15	33	7.26	4.48	-2.78	1.65	-1.68
7	1999	SFO	521	4068	36	13	32	7.6	5.12	-2.48	0.9	-2.75
8	2008	DET	443	3716	25	4	30	8.53	5.65	-2.88	1.09	-2.64
9	1973	STL	417	3029	23	10	29	6.81	3.77	-3.05	1.48	-2.06
10	2009	DET	545	4249	35	9	26	7.96	5.59	-2.36	1.06	-2.22
11	1996	ATL	485	3745	26	6	36	7.67	5.09	-2.58	1.03	-2.5
12	1966	NYG	357	2892	36	17	26	7.43	4.11	-3.32	1.3	-2.56
13	1968	ATL	389	3085	30	14	29	7.31	4.32	-2.99	1.62	-1.84
14	1991	RAM	434	3545	25	11	17	7.87	5.12	-2.75	1.07	-2.57
15	1967	SDG	464	3152	26	13	31	6.24	3.73	-2.51	1.59	-1.58
16	1975	NYJ	316	2719	26	15	19	7.65	3.96	-3.7	1.52	-2.43
17	1954	WAS	387	2905	33	18	19	6.79	3.76	-3.02	1.54	-1.96
18	1962	DAL	437	3674	33	20	29	7.37	4.81	-2.56	1.74	-1.47
19	1978	BAL	357	2901	29	17	30	7.02	3.95	-3.06	0.97	-3.15
20	2004	OAK	510	3924	30	9	25	7.7	5.56	-2.14	0.96	-2.22
21	1972	NWE	326	2533	24	10	15	7.52	4.19	-3.33	1.31	-2.54
22	2006	WAS	486	3491	30	6	19	7.57	5.32	-2.24	0.83	-2.71
23	2004	KAN	522	4203	32	13	41	7.56	5.56	-2	0.96	-2.07
24	1966	HOU	438	3162	35	18	21	6.65	4.23	-2.42	1.26	-1.92
25	1976	MIA	347	2670	20	11	20	7.02	3.99	-3.02	1.39	-2.18
26	1979	NYJ	570	4115	31	21	22	6.4	4.53	-1.87	0.98	-1.9
27	1986	TAM	484	3685	23	13	19	7.08	4.91	-2.17	1.07	-2.02
28	1986	NYJ	603	4389	35	20	28	6.64	4.93	-1.71	1.07	-1.59
29	2010	HOU	547	4280	33	13	30	7.55	5.69	-1.86	0.79	-2.34
30	1963	SFO	450	3371	27	14	25	6.91	4.67	-2.24	1.87	-1.2
31	2005	SFO	576	4427	28	16	28	7.06	5.3	-1.76	0.86	-2.04
32	1975	CLE	361	2591	25	10	34	6.69	4	-2.69	1.52	-1.77
33	1996	NYJ	456	3364	33	11	28	7.29	5.1	-2.19	1.03	-2.12
34	1968	PIT	413	3161	29	17	28	6.75	4.36	-2.39	1.62	-1.47
35	1990	RAM	501	3762	30	12	30	7.2	5.23	-1.97	1.02	-1.92
36	1980	SFO	495	3751	29	17	31	6.78	4.8	-1.98	1.08	-1.83
37	1991	CIN	505	3990	26	17	21	7.12	5.15	-1.97	1.07	-1.84
38	1963	MIN	404	2998	31	11	45	6.96	4.66	-2.29	1.87	-1.23
39	2002	MIN	542	4103	33	16	27	7.11	5.3	-1.8	0.93	-1.93
40	1994	DEN	568	4155	28	12	23	7.06	5.34	-1.73	0.78	-2.21
41	1960	WAS	321	2564	24	15	26	6.83	3.89	-2.94	1.43	-2.05
42	2005	HOU	469	3521	24	7	37	7.28	5.3	-1.99	0.86	-2.3
43	1958	WAS	300	2668	21	16	14	7.54	4.39	-3.15	1.86	-1.7
44	1989	NWE	449	3666	27	16	31	7.26	5.2	-2.06	1.02	-2.02
45	2001	TEN	559	4084	27	13	32	6.83	5.17	-1.67	0.91	-1.83
46	1989	NYJ	514	3858	31	15	28	7.02	5.21	-1.81	1.02	-1.77
47	1982	HOU	284	2213	18	3	31	7.74	4.63	-3.11	1.33	-2.34
48	1989	DAL	488	3565	21	7	29	7.1	5.21	-1.89	1.02	-1.85
49	2000	SEA	489	3937	23	17	27	7.04	5.15	-1.88	1.02	-1.84
50	1966	ATL	396	3100	26	19	34	6.43	4.18	-2.25	1.3	-1.73
51	1992	ATL	439	3255	24	11	31	6.89	4.84	-2.06	0.98	-2.1
52	1956	BAL	297	2260	22	13	25	6.57	3.59	-2.98	1.57	-1.89
53	1977	NYJ	377	2403	23	11	26	5.88	3.5	-2.38	1.06	-2.24
54	1984	SDG	531	4085	27	19	33	6.68	4.99	-1.7	1.14	-1.48
55	1979	CIN	492	3692	27	20	32	6.36	4.54	-1.82	0.98	-1.85
56	1964	CHI	366	2622	27	10	30	6.85	4.44	-2.41	1.18	-2.04
57	1999	CIN	522	3798	28	12	35	6.85	5.15	-1.7	0.9	-1.89
58	2010	JAX	506	4004	28	13	26	7.48	5.69	-1.78	0.79	-2.25
59	1986	IND	510	3739	28	16	24	6.7	4.92	-1.78	1.07	-1.65
60	2009	STL	491	3764	22	8	25	7.45	5.61	-1.84	1.06	-1.73
61	1961	WAS	409	3275	37	26	27	6.53	4.37	-2.16	1.21	-1.79
62	1958	GNB	336	2575	24	13	10	7.14	4.43	-2.71	1.86	-1.46
63	1967	BOS	423	2856	28	17	31	5.84	3.78	-2.06	1.59	-1.3
64	2007	NOR	524	3924	32	13	32	7.16	5.48	-1.68	0.76	-2.22
65	1996	BAL	537	3969	27	15	30	6.76	5.12	-1.64	1.03	-1.59
66	1992	PHO	452	3491	24	16	27	6.79	4.84	-1.94	0.98	-1.98
67	2002	DET	591	4150	27	10	33	6.79	5.31	-1.48	0.93	-1.59
68	2002	CIN	454	3262	30	9	24	7.23	5.3	-1.94	0.93	-2.07
69	1980	NOR	445	3112	31	12	27	6.76	4.8	-1.96	1.08	-1.81
70	1973	PHI	370	2639	22	15	21	6.15	3.79	-2.36	1.48	-1.59
71	1979	ATL	487	3596	17	15	29	6.32	4.54	-1.78	0.98	-1.81
72	2013	OAK	549	4092	33	9	38	7.41	5.84	-1.57	0.95	-1.65
73	1984	DET	466	3511	27	14	37	6.8	4.98	-1.82	1.14	-1.59
74	1967	WAS	468	3403	25	20	38	5.93	4.14	-1.79	1.6	-1.12
75	1960	PIT	361	2791	20	16	36	6.22	3.94	-2.28	1.43	-1.59
76	2012	KAN	464	3533	29	7	27	7.74	5.89	-1.84	0.84	-2.19
77	2003	ARI	497	3589	29	13	21	6.92	5.18	-1.74	0.89	-1.95
78	2012	NOR	602	4681	31	15	30	7.32	5.91	-1.41	0.84	-1.68
79	1962	WAS	412	3602	35	28	32	6.85	4.85	-2	1.74	-1.15
80	1968	DEN	429	3163	25	20	31	6.01	4.07	-1.93	1.36	-1.42
81	1993	ATL	505	3637	27	13	27	6.75	5.08	-1.67	0.77	-2.17
82	1988	DAL	523	3556	30	10	46	6.51	4.95	-1.56	0.89	-1.74
83	2011	MIN	538	4019	34	8	50	7.38	5.87	-1.51	0.79	-1.91
84	1951	NYY	355	2594	24	22	23	5.51	3.2	-2.32	1.48	-1.56
85	1979	SFO	441	3180	25	15	29	6.39	4.53	-1.86	0.98	-1.89
86	2013	ATL	516	3897	31	10	32	7.42	5.84	-1.58	0.95	-1.66
87	1968	CIN	411	2620	25	10	32	6.03	4.07	-1.96	1.36	-1.44
88	2003	ATL	508	3800	28	15	36	6.77	5.19	-1.59	0.89	-1.78
89	1986	MIA	485	3557	22	13	33	6.59	4.93	-1.66	1.07	-1.54
90	2010	DEN	502	3780	26	10	23	7.33	5.7	-1.63	0.79	-2.06
91	1959	WAS	319	2430	26	13	22	6.94	4.43	-2.5	1.58	-1.58
92	2004	GNB	518	3663	33	8	40	7.1	5.58	-1.52	0.96	-1.58
93	1997	OAK	552	3870	21	10	31	6.59	5.13	-1.46	0.78	-1.86
94	1953	CHI	364	2376	14	14	19	5.29	3.09	-2.2	1.16	-1.89
95	2000	MIN	584	3913	23	8	31	6.53	5.17	-1.35	1.02	-1.32
96	1963	PHI	375	2836	28	15	29	6.74	4.68	-2.06	1.87	-1.1
97	1976	TAM	321	2241	19	9	24	6.42	4.02	-2.41	1.39	-1.74
98	2011	TAM	481	3814	30	14	23	7.51	5.87	-1.64	0.79	-2.07
99	1954	CRD	356	2794	29	24	27	5.99	3.83	-2.15	1.54	-1.4
100	2011	CAR	490	3949	28	14	31	7.45	5.87	-1.58	0.79	-1.99

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