1 win away from being in argument for best Bengals team ever

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-26-2022, 11:43 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Sorry bro, but comparing just plain ppg between eras means absolutely nothing because rule changes have created an increase in scoring league-wide.

In '81 the average amount of points scored was 20.7
In '88 the average amount of points scored was 20.3
In '21 the average amount of points scored was 23.0

So if you really want to compare ppg, you need to do it as ppg vs the league average in order to adjust for era...

In which case
'81: +5.6
'88: +7.7
'21: +4.0

The '21 offense is not on par with the two SB offenses.

Thanks for those numbers, makes the Defense better. We still have a difference of opinion, i didn't say Better, just on par.
This team isn't near as complete as either of those (OL issues), but they are close, very young and in-consistent early in the season.

In '81 the average amount of points scored was 20.7, Bengals D: 19 Net: -1.7
In '88 the average amount of points scored was 20.3, Bengals D: 20.5 Net: -0.2
In '21 the average amount of points scored was 23.0, Bengals D: 22.1 Net: -0.9

So with Def by era taken into consideration, they are in the ballpark.

If they get that OL addressed over the off-season... Could get scary.. 

But it's nice to be arguing about something like this :)