Defensive stats first:
Yards allowed per game:
Seattle: 358.8
Denver: 289.5
***Big advantage for Denver here.
Points/game:
Seattle: 16.0
Denver: 16.5
*** virtually a wash.
1st down/game:
Seattle: 20.5
Denver: 16.0
***advantage for Denver
TD/game:
Seattle: 2
Denver: 2
*** virtually a wash.
Sacks:
Seattle: 3
Denver: 7
***big advantage for Denver.
turnovers/game:
Seattle: 2
Denver: 0
***big advantage for Seattle.
Not seeing a huge statistical difference. Seattle has gotten more turnovers, but that hasn't really impacted the points or yards allowed.
Consider the offenses these two teams faced for a little more context:
NO: #10 scoring, #4 yards
SF: #11 scoring, #24 yards
SD: #12 points, #5 yards
NE: #3 points, #7 yards
Broncos faced better offenses in the post-season than Seattle did and was more successful.
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Offensive stats:
yards/game:
Denver: 435
Seattle: 293
***big advantage for Denver
points/game:
Seattle: 23
Denver: 25
***marginal advantage for Denver
1st down/game:
Seattle: 13.5
Denver: 26.5
***big advantage for Denver
Time of possession/game:
Seattle: 30:29
Denver: 35:36
***big advantage for Denver
TD/game:
Seattle: 2.0
Denver: 2.5
***marginal advantage for Denver
turnovers/game:
Seattle: 0.5
Denver: 1
*** advantage for Seattle
Consider opposition defenses:
NO: #4 scoring, #4 yards
SF: #3 scoring, #5 yards
SD: #11 scoring, #23 yards
NE: #10 scoring, #26 yards
clearly the defenses Seattle played were superior to the defenses Denver played so you have to take Denver's playoff offensive dominance with a grain of salt.
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tl;dr: interestingly, Denver's playoff defense matches up favorably with the vaunted Seattle defense, despite playing more explosive opposition. The only meaningful metric where Seattle is superior is turnovers. Offensively, obviously Denver is superior everywhere except for turnovers, but Denver has played against weaker defenses in the playoffs than Seattle.
Yards allowed per game:
Seattle: 358.8
Denver: 289.5
***Big advantage for Denver here.
Points/game:
Seattle: 16.0
Denver: 16.5
*** virtually a wash.
1st down/game:
Seattle: 20.5
Denver: 16.0
***advantage for Denver
TD/game:
Seattle: 2
Denver: 2
*** virtually a wash.
Sacks:
Seattle: 3
Denver: 7
***big advantage for Denver.
turnovers/game:
Seattle: 2
Denver: 0
***big advantage for Seattle.
Not seeing a huge statistical difference. Seattle has gotten more turnovers, but that hasn't really impacted the points or yards allowed.
Consider the offenses these two teams faced for a little more context:
NO: #10 scoring, #4 yards
SF: #11 scoring, #24 yards
SD: #12 points, #5 yards
NE: #3 points, #7 yards
Broncos faced better offenses in the post-season than Seattle did and was more successful.
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Offensive stats:
yards/game:
Denver: 435
Seattle: 293
***big advantage for Denver
points/game:
Seattle: 23
Denver: 25
***marginal advantage for Denver
1st down/game:
Seattle: 13.5
Denver: 26.5
***big advantage for Denver
Time of possession/game:
Seattle: 30:29
Denver: 35:36
***big advantage for Denver
TD/game:
Seattle: 2.0
Denver: 2.5
***marginal advantage for Denver
turnovers/game:
Seattle: 0.5
Denver: 1
*** advantage for Seattle
Consider opposition defenses:
NO: #4 scoring, #4 yards
SF: #3 scoring, #5 yards
SD: #11 scoring, #23 yards
NE: #10 scoring, #26 yards
clearly the defenses Seattle played were superior to the defenses Denver played so you have to take Denver's playoff offensive dominance with a grain of salt.
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tl;dr: interestingly, Denver's playoff defense matches up favorably with the vaunted Seattle defense, despite playing more explosive opposition. The only meaningful metric where Seattle is superior is turnovers. Offensively, obviously Denver is superior everywhere except for turnovers, but Denver has played against weaker defenses in the playoffs than Seattle.
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