In a conference call with media on Wednesday, NFL Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay expressed approval at the direction of the game and the parity that existed in 2013.
“It was a very good year for the game on the field. From a competitive balance standpoint, we had five teams qualify for the playoffs in 2013 that did not qualify in 2012. That is the 24th-consecutive year we’ve had at least four new teams qualify, which is a good statistic for competitive balance. We have 18 games in which teams overcame a 14-point deficit, which is tying the all-time NFL record, which was set in 2011. I think the stat that usually stands out the most to us on competitive balance is we had 48 percent of our games, the fourth-most in NFL history, decided by seven or fewer points. From a competitive balance standpoint, we feel very good about where the game was in 2013 and where it’s been for a good long time now,” McKay said.
He added: “To look at a couple of stats, we had 46.82 points per game; that’s the all-time NFL record. We had 697 yards per game; that’s the all-time NFL record. Despite those two offensive statistics, the top five teams in total defense – Seattle, Carolina, Cincinnati, New Orleans and San Francisco – all qualified for the playoffs and all won at least 11 games, again establishing that defense does matter.”
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