After yesterday’s post, I thought it would be fun to look at the DVOA ratings of each Super Bowl champion, using actual numbers from since 1989 and estimated from prior to that.
Here is a graph showing the DVOA of each Super Bowl champion. The Y-Axis shows Defensive DVOA, from negative at the top to positive at the bottom. Remember, for DVOA, negative ratings are better for defenses. The X-Axis shows offensive DVOA from left to right. As expected, most teams are clustered in the upper right corner of the chart.
Here is the same chart but including the remaining eight teams in the 2015 playoffs (DVOA ratings available here). As you can see, the only real outlier would be the 2015 Broncos.
Thoughts?
Finally, per request, here is a table containing the DVOA (estimated or actual) for each Super Bowl winner:
| Year | Tm | Off DVOA | Def DVOA | Off Rk | Def Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NWE | 13.5% | -3% | 24 | 37 |
| 2013 | SEA | 9.4% | -25.8% | 33 | 5 |
| 2012 | BAL | 3% | 2.2% | 39 | 43 |
| 2011 | NYG | 10.5% | 2.4% | 30.5 | 44 |
| 2010 | GNB | 11.5% | -13.9% | 28 | 18 |
| 2009 | NOR | 24.3% | -0.4% | 9 | 39 |
| 2008 | PIT | -1.5% | -29% | 45 | 2 |
| 2007 | NYG | -1.1% | -3.8% | 43 | 36 |
| 2006 | IND | 28.5% | 8.5% | 4 | 48 |
| 2005 | PIT | 12% | -13.5% | 27 | 19.5 |
| 2004 | NWE | 23.3% | -10.7% | 12 | 25 |
| 2003 | NWE | 1.2% | -18.7% | 41 | 11 |
| 2002 | TAM | -3.8% | -31.8% | 47 | 1 |
| 2001 | NWE | 3.4% | -1.5% | 38 | 38 |
| 2000 | BAL | -8.1% | -23.8% | 49 | 7 |
| 1999 | STL | 17.7% | -13.5% | 19 | 19.5 |
| 1998 | DEN | 34.5% | 4.3% | 1 | 47 |
| 1997 | DEN | 19.4% | -5.9% | 16 | 34 |
| 1996 | GNB | 15.2% | -19.3% | 21 | 10 |
| 1995 | DAL | 29.6% | 0.9% | 2 | 42 |
| 1994 | SFO | 18.9% | -7.5% | 17 | 32 |
| 1993 | DAL | 21.8% | 0.8% | 13 | 41 |
| 1992 | DAL | 23.6% | -9.5% | 10 | 28 |
| 1991 | WAS | 27.2% | -21.1% | 5 | 8 |
| 1990 | NYG | 10.5% | -14.4% | 30.5 | 17 |
| 1989 | SFO | 26.2% | -11.5% | 6 | 23 |
| 1988 | SFO | 14.2% | -10.6% | 22 | 26 |
| 1987 | WAS | 10.1% | 2.9% | 32 | 45 |
| 1986 | NYG | 3.9% | -7.9% | 37 | 30 |
| 1985 | CHI | 12.5% | -26.8% | 26 | 4 |
| 1984 | SFO | 28.6% | 0.5% | 3 | 40 |
| 1983 | RAI | 0.1% | -9% | 42 | 29 |
| 1982 | WAS | 5.7% | -7.3% | 36 | 33 |
| 1981 | SFO | 11% | -5.8% | 29 | 35 |
| 1980 | OAK | -7.7% | -7.6% | 48 | 31 |
| 1979 | PIT | 13.9% | -20.2% | 23 | 9 |
| 1978 | PIT | 2.7% | -12.4% | 40 | 22 |
| 1977 | DAL | 24.8% | -9.6% | 8 | 27 |
| 1976 | OAK | 24.8% | 9.4% | 7 | 49 |
| 1975 | PIT | 13.5% | -14.4% | 25 | 16 |
| 1974 | PIT | -3.4% | -28.9% | 46 | 3 |
| 1973 | MIA | 19.5% | -15.6% | 15 | 13 |
| 1972 | MIA | 18.5% | -14.8% | 18 | 15 |
| 1971 | DAL | 23.3% | -11.3% | 11 | 24 |
| 1970 | BAL | -1.1% | 3.9% | 44 | 46 |
| 1969 | KAN | 7.3% | -25.6% | 35 | 6 |
| 1968 | NYJ | 16.8% | -15.6% | 20 | 14 |
| 1967 | GNB | 8.8% | -12.9% | 34 | 21 |
| 1966 | GNB | 20.1% | -16.2% | 14 | 12 |