Official release from the NFL
DIVISION TITLES UP FOR GRABS!
Unpredictable NFL? It sure seems that way!
In the eight seasons since realignment in 2002, 29 of the 32 NFL teams have qualified for the playoffs at least once. In that time, 26 different teams have won division titles.
"Competitive balance appears to be a very strong suit of ours at this time," says RICH MC KAY, president of the Atlanta Falcons and co-chairman of the NFL Competition Committee. "The Saints won the Super Bowl last season, and that's the fifth team in the last 10 years to win a first-time Super Bowl for their franchise. In 2009 we had five different division winners, and we had six different playoff participants from 2008, which we view as another indication that the competitive balance remains very strong in our league."
Following are the teams that have won their divisions and qualified for the playoffs in the seven seasons since realignment in 2002:
|
TEAM |
PLAYOFF BERTHS |
DIVISION TITLES |
|
Indianapolis |
8 |
6 |
|
New England |
6 |
6 |
|
Philadelphia |
6 |
4 |
|
San Diego |
5 |
5 |
|
Green Bay |
5 |
4 |
|
Pittsburgh |
5 |
4 |
|
Seattle |
5 |
4 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
|
Baltimore |
4 |
2 |
|
Dallas |
4 |
2 |
|
Tennessee |
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
Tampa Bay |
3 |
3 |
|
Carolina |
3 |
2 |
|
Minnesota |
3 |
2 |
|
Atlanta |
3 |
1 |
|
Denver |
3 |
1 |
|
Arizona |
2 |
2 |
|
Chicago |
2 |
2 |
|
Cincinnati |
2 |
2 |
|
New Orleans |
2 |
2 |
|
Kansas City |
2 |
1 |
|
St. Louis |
2 |
1 |
|
Jacksonville |
2 |
0 |
|
Washington |
2 |
0 |
|
Miami |
1 |
1 |
|
Oakland |
1 |
1 |
|
San Francisco |
1 |
1 |
|
Cleveland |
1 |
0 |
NEW LEADERSHIP ATOP DIVISIONS: In 2009 there were five new division winners - Cincinnati, Dallas, Indianapolis, New England, and New Orleans - on the heels of the recording-tying six from 2008 (since realignment in 2002).
|
|
AFC EAST |
AFC NORTH |
AFC SOUTH |
AFC WEST |
NFC EAST |
NFC NORTH |
NFC SOUTH |
NFC WEST |
|
2008 |
Miami |
Pittsburgh |
Tennessee |
San Diego |
N.Y. Giants |
Minnesota |
Carolina |
Arizona |
|
2009 |
New England |
Cincinnati |
Indianapolis |
San Diego |
Dallas |
Minnesota |
New Orleans |
Arizona |
BEST KICKOFF WEEKEND PERFORMANCES, PAST 10 YEARS
(2009 Performances in Bold & Italics)
|
MOST RUSHING YARDS |
YARDS |
ATT |
LG |
TD |
|
Michael Turner, Atlanta vs. Detroit, 9/7/08 |
220 |
22 |
66t |
2 |
|
Duce Staley, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, 9/3/00 |
201 |
26 |
60 |
1 |
|
Curtis Martin, N.Y. Jets vs. Cincinnati, 9/12/04 |
196 |
29 |
24t |
1 |
|
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. Cleveland, 9/13/09 |
180 |
25 |
64t |
3 |
|
Chris Brown, Tennessee vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/07 |
175 |
19 |
42 |
0 |
|
Willie Parker, Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee, 9/11/05 |
161 |
22 |
45 |
1 |
|
Ahman Green, Green Bay vs. Detroit, 9/9/01 |
157 |
17 |
83t |
2 |
|
Quentin Griffin, Denver vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 |
156 |
23 |
47t |
2 |
|
Ahman Green, Green Bay vs. Atlanta, 9/8/02 |
155 |
27 |
38 |
0 |
|
Priest Holmes, Kansas City vs. Denver, 9/12/04 |
151 |
26 |
33t |
3 |
|
MOST YARDS PASSING |
YARDS |
ATT |
COMP |
TD |
INT |
|
Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. Denver, 9/4/00 |
441 |
35 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
|
Tom Brady, New England vs. Buffalo, 9/14/09 |
378 |
53 |
39 |
2 |
1 |
|
Marc Bulger, St. Louis vs. San Francisco, 9/11/05 |
362 |
56 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
|
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. St. Louis, 9/7/08 |
361 |
33 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
|
Jeff Blake, Arizona vs. Detroit, 9/7/03 |
358 |
46 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
|
Vinny Testaverde, Dallas vs. Minnesota, 9/12/04 |
355 |
50 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
|
Tony Romo, Dallas vs. N.Y. Giants, 9/9/07 |
345 |
24 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
|
Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay, 9/7/08 |
343 |
32 |
23 |
3 |
0 |
|
Kerry Collins, N.Y. Giants vs. San Francisco, 9/5/02 |
342 |
45 |
28 |
0 |
3 |
|
Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. N.Y. Giants, 9/7/03 |
342 |
54 |
34 |
1 |
1 |
|
MOST YARDS RECEIVING |
YARDS |
ATT |
LG |
TD |
|
Anquan Boldin, Arizona vs. Detroit, 9/7/03 |
217 |
10 |
71t |
2 |
|
Marty Booker, Chicago vs. Minnesota, 9/8/02 |
198 |
8 |
54 |
1 |
|
Randy Moss, New England vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/9/07 |
183 |
9 |
51t |
1 |
|
Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville, 9/13/09 |
162 |
10 |
39 |
1 |
|
Antwaan Randle El, Washington vs. Miami, 9/9/07 |
162 |
5 |
54 |
0 |
|
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona vs. N.Y. Giants, 9/11/05 |
155 |
13 |
30 |
1 |
|
Laveranues Coles, N.Y. Jets vs. Tennessee, 9/10/06 |
153 |
8 |
41 |
0 |
|
Quincy Morgan, Cleveland vs. Kansas City, 9/8/02 |
151 |
9 |
44t |
2 |
|
Randy Moss, Minnesota vs. Green Bay, 9/7/03 |
150 |
9 |
27 |
1 |
|
Shawn Jefferson, Atlanta vs. San Francisco, 9/4/00 |
148 |
7 |
48t |
1 |
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED & NOTES ON 2010 TRAVEL
(2010 preseason and regular season)
|
1. |
San Francisco |
35,219 |
|
17. |
Philadelphia |
14,696 |
|
2. |
Seattle |
25,192 |
|
18. |
Minnesota |
14,548 |
|
3. |
Denver |
24,958 |
|
19. |
Indianapolis |
14,052 |
|
4. |
Oakland |
23,441 |
|
20. |
Tennessee |
13,952 |
|
5. |
Miami |
23,025 |
|
21. |
Carolina |
11,858 |
|
6. |
San Diego |
22,384 |
|
22. |
Atlanta |
11,761 |
|
7. |
Arizona |
20,956 |
|
23. |
Green Bay |
11,213 |
|
8. |
St. Louis |
19,897 |
|
24. |
Detroit |
11,169 |
|
9. |
Houston |
19,072 |
|
25. |
Washington |
11,124 |
|
10. |
Dallas |
17,643 |
|
26. |
Chicago |
11,089 |
|
11. |
Tampa Bay |
17,083 |
|
27. |
New York Jets |
10,731 |
|
12. |
Jacksonville |
16,314 |
|
28. |
Buffalo |
9,715 |
|
13. |
New York Giants |
15,968 |
|
29. |
Pittsburgh |
9,654 |
|
14. |
New Orleans |
15,754 |
|
30. |
Cleveland |
9,537 |
|
15. |
Kansas City |
15,597 |
|
31. |
Baltimore |
8,037 |
|
16. |
New England |
14,723 |
|
32. |
Cincinnati |
6,688 |
NOTES ON 2010 NFL TRAVEL
- The total distance traveled by all teams will be 507,050 miles. That is 71,862 fewer miles than last year, when teams traveled a total of 578,912 miles.
- The teams of the NFC West (101,264) have the highest combined mileage total of all divisions for the fourth consecutive season, while the AFC North (33,916) will travel the least for the second consecutive year.
- The remaining division totals ranking from highest to lowest are the AFC West (86,380), AFC South (63,390), NFC East (59,431), AFC East (58,194), NFC South (56,456) and NFC North (48,019).
- The SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (35,219) and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (25,192) will "travel around the world" at least once. A trip around the globe is 25,000 miles.
- Over the past two seasons, four teams - the 49ers (64,239), Seahawks (54,246), SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (51,012) and OAKLAND RAIDERS (50,673) - have each logged more than 50,000 miles during the preseason and regular season.