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The following teams appeared on top by score% on offense in their respective years:

1941 Bears
1942 Packers
1943 Bears
1944 Eagles
1945 Eagles
1946 Browns
1947 Bears
1948 49ers
1949 49ers
1950 Rams
1951 Rams
1952 Browns
1953 49ers
1954 Rams
1955 Browns
1956 Bears
1957 Redskins
1958 Colts
1959 Colts
1960 Browns
1961 Oilers
1962 Packers
1963 Packers
1964 Browns
1965 49ers
1966 Chiefs
1967 Colts
1968 Colts
1969 Vikings
1970 Redskins
1971 Lions
1972 Lions
1973 Rams
1974 Vikings
1975 Bills
1976 Colts
1977 Raiders
1978 Cowboys
1979 Seahawks
1980 Cowboys
1981 Chargers
1982 Chargers
1983 Redskins
1984 Dolphins
1985 Bengals
1986 Dolphins
1987 49ers
1988 Bengals
1989 49ers
1990 Oilers
1991 Redskins
1992 49ers
1993 49ers
1994 49ers
1995 Cowboys
1996 Packers
1997 Broncos
1998 Vikings
1999 Colts
2000 Rams
2001 Rams
2002 Chiefs
2003 Colts
2004 Colts
2005 Colts
2006 Colts
2007 Patriots
2008 Giants
2009 Chargers
2010 Patriots
2011 Packers
2012 Patriots
2013 Broncos
2014 Packers
2015 Patriots
2016 Falcons
2017 Patriots
2018 Chiefs
2019 Ravens
2020 Bills
2021 Chiefs
2022 Chiefs
2023 Cowboys

And here are the teams that ranked last in their respective season:

1941 Lions
1942 Lions
1943 Dodgers
1944 Tigers
1945 Steelers
1946 Steelers
1947 Colts
1948 Yanks
1949 Packers
1950 Packers
1951 Steelers
1952 Cardinals
1953 Colts
1954 Colts
1955 Steelers
1956 Eagles
1957 Steelers
1958 Packers
1959 Cardinals
1960 Cowboys
1961 Redskins
1962 Raiders
1963 Eagles
1964 Cowboys
1965 Steelers
1966 Broncos
1967 Falcons
1968 Bills
1969 Steelers
1970 Patriots
1971 Oilers
1972 Eagles
1973 Saints
1974 Falcons
1975 Saints
1976 Buccaneers
1977 Buccaneers
1978 Colts
1979 Giants
1980 Bengals
1981 Bears
1982 Broncos
1983 Buccaneers
1984 Colts
1985 Bills
1986 Colts
1987 Falcons
1988 Chargers
1989 Cowboys
1990 Patriots
1991 Colts
1992 Seahawks
1993 Bengals
1994 Oilers
1995 Jets
1996 Giants
1997 Chargers
1998 Eagles
1999 Cardinals
2000 Browns
2001 Panthers
2002 Texans
2003 Lions
2004 Bears
2005 49ers
2006 Raiders
2007 49ers
2008 Raiders
2009 Rams
2010 Panthers
2011 Chiefs
2012 Chiefs
2013 Giants
2014 Jaguars
2015 Rams
2016 Rams
2017 Browns
2018 Cardinals
2019 Jets
2020 Jets
2021 Texans
2022 Broncos
2023 Patriots

From your data:

Best improvement one season to the next:
2017 Los Angeles Rams 0.292884016
2019 Arizona Cardinals 0.232434697
2016 Atlanta Falcons 0.222487372
2011 Carolina Panthers 0.213182643
2019 Baltimore Ravens 0.205324086
2022 Jacksonville Jaguars 0.204046198
1948 Baltimore Colts 0.20020818
1965 San Francisco 49ers 0.193877554
1973 Philadelphia Eagles 0.193562402
1999 Oakland Raiders 0.192064968

Biggest falloffs:
1974 Atlanta Falcons -0.233791912
2013 New York Giants -0.224173048
1962 New York Titans -0.216837202
1976 Buffalo Bills -0.216525061
2003 Oakland Raiders -0.205716128
1950 San Francisco 49ers -0.205423814
2006 Oakland Raiders -0.19076972
2002 St. Louis Rams -0.189803812
2008 Cincinnati Bengals -0.184264625
1956 Cleveland Browns -0.183954328

This is interesting, worst offenses over two straight seasons. Best is dominated by Manning Colts and less interesting.
1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -0.38911847
1949 Green Bay Packers -0.34868213
1944 Brooklyn Tigers -0.34779757
2005 Chicago Bears -0.34179555
1942 Detroit Lions -0.33576462
1948 Boston Yanks -0.32276082
2009 St. Louis Rams -0.31588176
2012 Kansas City Chiefs -0.312474847
1950 Green Bay Packers -0.308598771
1992 New England Patriots -0.306909897

Jay Z wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:46 pm From your data:

Biggest falloffs:
1974 Atlanta Falcons -0.233791912
2013 New York Giants -0.224173048
1962 New York Titans -0.216837202
1976 Buffalo Bills -0.216525061
2003 Oakland Raiders -0.205716128
1950 San Francisco 49ers -0.205423814
2006 Oakland Raiders -0.19076972
2002 St. Louis Rams -0.189803812
2008 Cincinnati Bengals -0.184264625
1956 Cleveland Browns -0.183954328

If I’m not mistaken don’t several of these teams have major injuries or key players that left?

SeahawkFever wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 5:45 pm

Jay Z wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:46 pm From your data:

Biggest falloffs:
1974 Atlanta Falcons -0.233791912
2013 New York Giants -0.224173048
1962 New York Titans -0.216837202
1976 Buffalo Bills -0.216525061
2003 Oakland Raiders -0.205716128
1950 San Francisco 49ers -0.205423814
2006 Oakland Raiders -0.19076972
2002 St. Louis Rams -0.189803812
2008 Cincinnati Bengals -0.184264625
1956 Cleveland Browns -0.183954328

If I’m not mistaken don’t several of these teams have major injuries or key players that left?

1974 Falcons - Dave Hampton missed the first 5 games and was slow rounding into shape. QB Bob Lee had played well the year before but sucked as did backups Pat Sullivan and Kim McQuilken. O line was never that great even with Jeff Van Note and George Kunz and managed to get worse.

2013 Giants - Team released Ahmad Bradshaw in favor of David Wilson. Wilson wound up getting a spinal injury 4 games in and never played again. Eli Manning led the league in INTs.

1962 Titans - Team still had Art Powell and Don Maynard. But traded QB Al Dorow to the Bills and wound up playing three different guys. RB Bill Mathis also was hurt and ineffective.

1976 Bills - Jim Braxton missed all but 1 game after running for 800+ along OJ Simpson the year before. QB Joe Ferguson played half the year, then got hurt and replaced by Gary Marangi, who was terrible.

2003 Raiders - Rich Gannon, who played at an All Pro level for the SB losers the year before, only started 7 games and was below average.

1950 49ers - Hard to say. Just didn't have a good year adjusting to NFL competition.

2006 Raiders - Kerry Collins had been the 2005 QB. He was just okay. They released him. Aaron Brooks and Andrew Walter were beyond awful.

2002 Rams - Greatest Show On Turf is no more. Kurt Warner is hurt half the season and not very good when he plays.

2008 Bengals - Carson Palmer and Ochocinco hurt most of the year.

1956 Browns - Otto Graham retired.

Yep, from All-Pro player to jamming his thumb and being ineffectual, to losing his starting job to Mark Bulger, a rough two years for Kurt Warner, before mentoring Eli with the Giants.