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While the OffshoreInsiders.com will religiously check on the injury updates of Antonio Gates, Philip Rivers and most importantly, LaDainian Tomlinson, we take a look at some key number comparisons ...

NFL Conference Championship Stat Comparisons

by Joe Duffy (Analyst)

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Sports

January 15, 2008

NFL, AFC East, AFC West, NFL Playoffs
While the OffshoreInsiders.com will religiously check on the injury updates of Antonio Gates, Philip Rivers and most importantly, LaDainian Tomlinson, we take a look at some key number comparisons of importance to the sports bettor for the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games this weekend. San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots

On offense, Patriots have the upper hand to the surprise of nobody. They get 7.2 more first downs per game, 90.4 more yards, 1.0 more yards per play, but the Bolts do get 5.6 more rushing yards per game. What might surprise some is that New England has the edge in rushing yards per carry, though a negligible .1.

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  The Pats get 1.37 more passing yards per attempt and complete 9.8 more of their pass completions.

New England has modest edges on defense. They allow 29.2 yards per game less, though yards per play is a dead heat. In fact, all other key comparisons are pretty close. The Chargers turnover ratio is six better.

New York Giants vs. Green Bay PackersGreen Bay gets 59.8 more yards per game on 1.1 more yards per play. The Giants do accumulate 16.4 more rushing yards per game and .1 more rushing yards per attempt. Green Bay gets 1.86 more passing yards per attempt. Time to use “negligible” again; that’s how to describe the defensive numbers comparisons. The 7.5 yards per game and .1 yards per play edge that the Giants have are demonstrative of how close they are across the board. We hand-pick the previews for this game “Drudge Report style” from around the internet at OffshoreInsiders.com   
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