Post merger Teams that led in passer rating and yards per carry
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:46 pm
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.
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.