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09-15-2011, 07:45 AM #1Regular 1st Stringer
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Passing numbers way up compared to previous years
Normally early in the season, defense has the upper hand as teams look to gel, shake off the rust, get on the same page, etc etc. Not this year. I saw the numbers posted on a Steeler board, and they are pretty amazing.
Week 1 of the 2011 season saw 14 (!) quarterbacks throw for over 300 yards. Three of those went over 400 yards (including a rookie), and one (Brady) threw for 500 yards. That's almost half the league going over 300.
By comparison, here are the stats from the previous 9 seasons:
2011 had 14 300 yard passes, 3 of those over 400, 1 of those over 500
2010 had 3 300 yard passers, 1 of those over 400
2009 had 6 300 yard passers
2008 had 4 300 yard passers
2007 had 4 300 yard passers
2006 had 3 300 yard passers
2005 had 2 300 yard passers
2004 had 4 300 yard passers
2003 had 2 300 yard passers
2002 had 4 300 yard passers
What do you make of this? Does the lockout play a hand? Just a crazy weekend? Or has Goodell's rule changes and emphasis on protecting QBs and WRs finally made an impact?
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