I broke down each of the NFL and AFL champions since 1950 into three categories:

• Pass Efficiency, measured by a modified version of ANY/A. The formula was (Passing Yards + 10*TD – 22.5*INT – Sack Yards)/(Pass Attempts + Sacks). This strikes a middle ground between traditional ANY/A and NY/A.
• Rushing Success, according to the following formula: (Rushing Yards + 10*RTD + 5*Rushing1stDowns)/(Carries).
• Defensive Rating, based on the number of offensive touchdowns scored by their opponents.

There are ways to quibble with those categories, and I won’t begrudge anyone who does. After giving each team a rating in each category, I calculated how they compared to the league average in each season. In all cases, the average is 100%, and a number higher than 100% means better.

Here’s what each of the columns mean, from left to right. In 2011, the New York Giants won the Super Bowl; they allowed 43 touchdowns to opposing offenses, averaged 7.6 in my modified version of ANY/A, and averaged 4.9 adjusted yards per carry. The next three columns show how New York ranked relative to league average. By allowing 43 scores, the Giants D was well below average, putting them at 83% of the average mark; they were 25% better than average at passing, but only 86% of league average efficiency in the running game. Since the Giants highest rating came in the passing category, they are listed in the Identity column as a Passing team.

Year	Team	TEAM D	PASS O	RUSH O	TEAM D	PASS O	RUSH O	IDEN
2011	NYG	43	7.6	4.9	83	125	86	PASS
2010	GNB	22	7.2	5.1	163	120	92	DEF
2009	NOR	34	7.8	6.2	105	134	110	PASS
2008	PIT	19	5.7	5	185	96	89	DEF
2007	NYG	36	5.1	6.2	96	89	114	RUN
2006	IND	36	7.7	5.7	93	136	103	PASS
2005	PIT	25	6.9	5.5	134	122	104	DEF
2004	NWE	27	7	5.5	133	118	100	DEF
2003	NWE	21	5.9	4.5	161	107	82	DEF
2002	TAM	18	5.7	5	200	101	88	DEF
2001	NWE	22	5.6	5.2	147	101	96	DEF
2000	BAL	16	4.7	5.6	211	86	103	DEF
1999	STL	23	7.9	6.3	144	143	120	DEF
1998	DEN	36	7	6.5	96	125	122	PASS
1997	DEN	30	6.4	6.2	111	118	117	PASS
1996	GNB	19	6.5	5.4	174	118	104	DEF
1995	DAL	30	7	6.5	116	123	121	PASS
1994	SFO	31	7.8	5.6	106	138	110	PASS
1993	DAL	21	6.9	6	140	127	115	DEF
1992	DAL	27	6.6	5.8	112	123	108	PASS
1991	WAS	24	8.2	5.2	129	147	97	PASS
1990	NYG	21	6.6	5.2	162	117	94	DEF
1989	SFO	24	8.3	5.5	144	147	103	PASS
1988	SFO	33	6	6.5	106	109	118	RUN
1987	WAS	29	6.7	5.8	120	122	108	PASS
1986	NYG	25	5.5	5.5	141	102	103	DEF
1985	CHI	22	6.1	6.4	169	114	115	DEF
1984	SFO	24	7.6	6.3	153	140	115	DEF
1983	RAI	33	5.8	5.8	115	105	104	DEF
1982	WAS	16	6.3	4.8	123	118	92	DEF
1981	SFO	26	6.3	4.8	142	115	87	DEF
1980	OAK	36	5.1	5.2	103	95	96	DEF
1979	PIT	28	6.4	6.3	131	124	117	DEF
1978	PIT	21	6.1	4.9	157	129	92	DEF
1977	DAL	23	5.9	5.6	115	136	110	PASS
1976	OAK	30	7.3	5.6	101	155	103	PASS
1975	PIT	17	6	6.2	191	125	114	DEF
1974	PIT	21	4	6	136	85	114	DEF
1973	MIA	15	5.5	6.4	182	120	118	DEF
1972	MIA	18	7.1	6.6	164	140	120	DEF
1971	DAL	23	6.8	6.2	121	142	115	PASS
1970	BAL	22	5.6	4.3	126	116	85	DEF
1969	KAN	16	5.6	5.9	196	110	109	DEF
1968	NYJ	26	7.1	4.8	125	142	91	PASS
1967	GNB	20	5.1	5.6	170	104	106	DEF
1966	GNB	16	7.6	4.9	200	154	93	DEF
1965	GNB	21	5.7	4.8	171	103	89	DEF
1965	BUF	23	4.2	4.6	140	88	90	DEF
1964	BUF	28	6	5.8	132	119	109	DEF
1964	CLE	36	5.8	6.7	94	113	124	RUN
1963	CHI	17	5.6	4.9	207	101	89	DEF
1963	SDG	27	7.1	7.5	139	139	134	DEF
1962	GNB	14	6.3	6.8	262	110	123	DEF
1962	DTX	27	6.5	6.7	135	134	118	DEF
1961	GNB	25	6.8	7	140	126	123	DEF
1961	HOU	30	8.2	5.6	131	173	103	PASS
1960	PHI	28	7.6	4.3	105	149	78	PASS
1960	HOU	34	6	5.1	118	125	90	PASS
1959	BAL	29	7	5.3	102	131	94	PASS
1958	BAL	22	6.6	6.5	147	122	113	DEF
1957	DET	28	4.4	6	98	85	114	RUN
1956	NYG	22	5.1	5.9	129	104	105	DEF
1955	CLE	26	7.1	5.2	111	154	96	PASS
1954	CLE	19	6.1	5.4	159	121	102	DEF
1953	DET	23	5.1	5.8	130	116	106	DEF
1952	DET	23	4.6	5.4	132	111	105	DEF
1951	RAM	30	7.7	7	104	176	127	PASS
1950	CLE	18	4.6	6.1	183	106	109	DEF

But I’m more of a visual guy, so I made a pretty sweet chart based on the percentages compared to league average above. For space reasons ^[1]Also known as “The 1962 Packers were so over the top good on defense that they would ruin the dimensions of the entire chart” reason., I limited this to just the Super Bowl era. On the X-axis is each team’s defensive rating, on the Y-axis is each team’s passing rating, and the size of each bubble represents the team’s rushing success. Above each bubble, I’ve placed the year they won the Super Bowl. You can click on it to enlarge the picture.