A couple fun facts for you all:
There are a total of three post merger teams that allowed the fewest yards per carry and the lowest passer rating in the same season:
1971 Colts
1991 Eagles
1995 49ers
All Pro players from those teams by the Associated Press:
1971 Colts
LDE Bubba Smith
RLB Ted Hendricks
FS Rick Volk
1991 Eagles:
LDE Reggie White
RDT Jerome Brown
RDE Clyde Simmons
LLB Seth Joyner
RCB Eric Allen
1995 49ers:
RDT: Dana Stubblefield
MLB: Ken Norton Jr.
LCB: Eric Davis
FS: Merton Hanks
SS: Tim McDonald
And there are a total of five post merger teams that produced the most yards per carry and the highest passer rating:
1988 Bengals
1992 49ers
1993 49ers
2001 Rams
2017 Saints
All pro players from those teams by the Associated Press:
1988 Bengals:
QB: Boomer Esiason
FB: Ickey Woods
WR: Eddie Brown
LT: Anthony Munoz
1992 49ers:
QB: Steve Young
WR: Jerry Rice
RT: Harris Barton
LT: Steve Wallace
LG: Guy McIntyre
1993 49ers:
QB: Steve Young
WR: Jerry Rice
TE: Brent Jones
RT: Harris Barton
2001 Rams:
QB: Kurt Warner
RB: Marshall Faulk
TE: Ernie Conwell
LT: Orlando Pace
RG: Adam Timmerman
2017 Saints:
RB: Alvin Kamara
None happened to win a championship following said season, but the core of the Niner and Ram teams did win it all in 1994 and 1999 respectively.
Post merger Teams that led in passer rating and yards per carry
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