Team Fantasy Stats: 2015-2016 Comparison

One of the things I have long wondered is whether playing for a team has anything to do with fantasy scoring.  Thus, I ran team offensive statistics through an Excel spreadsheet and assigned the same point-values to each of the categories.  What I came up with isn't surprising.

The points values are: .75 per completion (this is the method to determine receptions, not quarterback completions).  .04 points per passing yard.  12 points for all passing TD's (because passing/receiving TD's each count six), 6 points per rushing TD, -2 for each fumble lost and interception.

Rk	Tm	G	PF	Yds	FL	Cmp	Yds	TD	Int	Yds	TD	Points
1	New Orleans Saints	15	437	6343	9	443	4733	36	14	1610	15	1158.57
2	Atlanta Falcons	15	502	6188	4	347	4402	34	7	1786	19	1114.93
3	Green Bay Packers	15	401	5452	9	376	3904	36	8	1548	11	1056.96
4	New England Patriots	15	406	5784	9	343	4032	29	2	1752	18	1027.73
5	Oakland Raiders	15	410	5752	5	359	3887	28	6	1865	17	1027.23
6	Dallas Cowboys	15	408	5832	9	309	3505	24	4	2327	24	1010.65
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	372	5650	3	357	3959	30	14	1691	12	993.21
8	Washington Redskins	15	386	6170	8	385	4512	24	10	1658	17	989.03
9	Indianapolis Colts	15	387	5446	6	346	3912	30	14	1534	12	961.38
10	Tennessee Titans	15	357	5492	7	291	3408	28	10	2084	15	954.97
11	Arizona Cardinals	15	374	5524	11	361	3876	25	15	1648	19	952.59
12	Buffalo Bills	15	389	5436	3	271	2874	17	6	2562	28	928.41
13	San Diego Chargers	15	383	5310	14	327	3929	31	19	1381	10	906.51
14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	337	5242	8	335	3738	28	17	1504	8	885.17
15	Miami Dolphins	15	349	5044	7	292	3295	25	14	1749	14	867.7
16	Seattle Seahawks	15	329	5339	6	345	3835	22	12	1504	12	862.55
17	Baltimore Ravens	15	333	5228	7	406	3837	20	14	1391	9	849.08
18	New York Giants	15	291	4959	11	360	3708	26	16	1251	5	831.42
19	Cincinnati Bengals	15	298	5340	9	346	3724	17	8	1616	15	830.06
20	Detroit Lions	15	322	5013	5	362	3779	22	9	1234	8	830.06
21	Kansas City Chiefs	15	352	5123	9	344	3478	17	7	1645	14	817.62
22	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	298	4889	11	344	3440	23	16	1449	7	804.5
23	Carolina Panthers	15	353	5164	10	288	3478	20	16	1686	15	801.72
24	Philadelphia Eagles	15	340	5052	6	353	3353	14	14	1699	15	786.77
25	Chicago Bears	15	269	5381	9	334	3829	18	17	1552	10	782.86
26	San Francisco 49ers	15	286	4677	13	270	2720	20	10	1957	13	779
27	Minnesota Vikings	15	289	4667	11	389	3586	17	4	1081	8	765.29
28	Denver Broncos	15	309	4820	14	322	3479	18	10	1341	10	742.76
29	Houston Texans	15	262	4746	7	321	2933	14	16	1813	7	703.37
30	Cleveland Browns	15	240	4539	8	309	3058	13	13	1481	12	688.17
31	New York Jets	15	245	4939	9	291	3264	14	25	1675	10	676.31
32	Los Angeles Rams	15	218	4080	8	295	2880	14	18	1200	9	626.45

Not surprisingly, the lowest-scoring teams did poorly.  Gaining yards didn't offset the lack of touchdown production.  But what did strike me, is just how adding a couple of players can make a fast turnaround. 

This was the Dallas team line in 2015:

30

Dallas Cowboys

16

275

5361

11

334

3471

16

22

1890

8

752.34

From 30th in 2015 to 6th in 2016 is a perfectly good reason why the Cowboys jumped to 13-3 from 4-12 the previous season.

The 2015 Atlanta Falcons team line:

19

Atlanta Falcons

16

339

5985

13

410

4379

21

17

1606

13

913.26

A 200-point difference, along with an improved defense, is why Atlanta is playing for a Super Bowl.

Here are the 2015 results:

RK	Tm	G	PF	Yds	FL	Cmp	Yds	TD	Int	Yds	TD	Points
1	New Orleans Saints	16	408	6461	8	460	4970	32	12	1491	16	1132.9
2	New England Patriots	16	465	5991	7	404	4587	36	7	1404	14	1114.88
3	Arizona Cardinals	16	489	6533	11	353	4616	35	13	1917	16	1109.09
4	Carolina Panthers	16	500	5871	9	300	3589	35	10	2282	19	1092.76
5	Seattle Seahawks	16	423	6058	8	333	3790	34	8	2268	10	1064.15
6	New York Giants	16	420	5952	7	392	4343	36	14	1609	5	1048.62
7	New York Jets	16	387	5925	8	362	4057	33	16	1868	11	1034.58
8	Cincinnati Bengals	16	419	5728	8	334	3923	31	9	1805	18	1033.92
9	Detroit Lions	16	358	5547	10	420	4212	33	14	1335	7	1006.98
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	423	6327	7	391	4603	26	21	1724	16	1001.77
11	San Diego Chargers	16	320	5949	11	442	4591	30	13	1358	4	986.94
12	Oakland Raiders	16	359	5336	10	373	3879	34	14	1457	7	982.61
13	Washington Redskins	16	388	5661	11	386	4095	30	11	1566	9	979.9
14	Green Bay Packers	16	368	5353	9	348	3503	31	8	1850	8	972.12
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	376	5581	10	355	4108	35	18	1473	5	971.87
16	Buffalo Bills	16	379	5775	10	295	3343	23	9	2432	19	950.17
17	Philadelphia Eagles	16	377	5830	13	405	4087	23	18	1743	15	945.53
18	Houston Texans	16	339	5564	8	358	3833	29	12	1731	7	944.92
19	Atlanta Falcons	16	339	5985	13	410	4379	21	17	1606	13	913.26
20	Miami Dolphins	16	310	5307	7	365	3811	24	12	1496	11	891.79
21	Kansas City Chiefs	16	405	5299	8	310	3255	20	7	2044	19	891.1
22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	342	6014	13	312	3852	22	15	2162	12	884.28
23	Baltimore Ravens	16	328	5749	7	426	4271	21	21	1478	8	882.14
24	Chicago Bears	16	335	5517	9	334	3663	21	12	1854	13	870.42
25	Denver Broncos	16	355	5688	8	368	3970	19	23	1718	13	850.6
26	Indianapolis Colts	16	333	5142	11	355	3704	26	19	1438	6	846.21
27	Tennessee Titans	16	299	4988	16	342	3503	25	17	1485	10	839.12
28	Minnesota Vikings	16	365	5139	8	294	2928	14	9	2211	18	800.72
29	Cleveland Browns	16	278	5311	18	371	3782	20	12	1529	5	792.43
30	Dallas Cowboys	16	275	5361	11	334	3471	16	22	1890	8	752.34
31	San Francisco 49ers	16	238	4860	5	322	3316	16	12	1544	7	728.54
32	St. Louis Rams	16	280	4761	11	273	2805	11	11	1956	16	696.55