Analyzing Team Statistics

[THE PISTONS]

These are ranks by Total Yards for Teams. Interesting trends develop:

Offense
Rushing Offense appears to be a big indicator of success in the NFL thru 3 weeks.
Top 5 Teams (with record):
Baltimore (2-1)
Minnesotta (2-1)
Dallas (3-0)
San Francisco (3-0)
Buffalo (3-0)

Bottom 5 Teams (with record):
Jets (0-3)
Steelers (0-3)
Redskins (0-3)
Dolphins (0-3)
Bengals (0-3)

The Ravens rush for an average of 216.7 ypg while the Bengals who are last rush for an average of 42 ypg. 23 Teams rush for 90+ yards per game...with 16 averaging 100+. 5 rush for over 150 ypg.

Passing Yards per Game on Offense:
Top 5
KC (3-0)
New England (3-0)
Cincinnati (0-3)
Dallas (3-0)
LA Chargers (1-2)

Bottom 5
Tenn (1-2)
Chicago (2-1)
Miami (0-3)
Minnesota (2-1)
NY Jets (0-3)

I'd look at scoring offense, but the 5 Teams that score the most points are 5-0. Interestingly, they are all on atleast 1 of the Top 5 lists from above with Baltimore scoring the most at 36.7. (We average 18.0 ppg in case you wonder which is currently 25th.)

Defense
Rushing Defense
Top 5:
New England (3-0)
Philadelphia (1-2)
Baltimore (2-1)
Seattle (2-1)
Chicago (2-1)

Bottom 5:
Pittsburgh (0-3)
Washington (0-3)
Arizona (0-2-1)
Cincinnati (0-3)
Miami (0-3)

New England only allows 36.7 rushing yards per game. Miami allows 208. We have the next to last ranked rushing defense allowing 168.7 ypg.

Passing Defense
Top 5:
New England (3-0)
Carolina (1-2)
Tennessee (1-2)
LA Rams (3-0)
Green Bay (3-0)

Bottom 5:
Miami (0-3)
Philadelphia (1-2)
New Orleans (2-1)
Pittsburgh (0-3)
NY Giants (1-2)

We have the 12th ranked passing defense at 237.7 ypg. The best allows 162.3 and the worst 332.3.