Pass to Run Ratio for Week 5(Winners Have a Balanced Offense)

For season 2, we implemented a few new rules, one stating that no offense should lean heavily towards passing or rushing more than 65% of the time. More than half of the games have been played in week 5, so we are going to take a look at these past few weeks and evaluate which teams and coaches may need to implement a new gameplan moving forward. 

Teams with a losing record: 

New Orleans Saints: 165 passing attempts vs 90 rushing attempts = 65% to 35%

Kansas City Chiefs: 155 passing attempts vs 87 rushing attempts = 64% to 36%

Pittsburgh Steelers: 171 passing attempts vs 94 rushing attempts = 65% to 35%

Atlanta Falcons: 177 passing attempts vs 120 rushing attempts = 60% to 40%

Miami Dolphins: 156 passing attempts vs 85 rushing attempts = 65% to 35%

Minnesota Vikings: 182 passing attempts vs 97 rushing attempts = 65% to 35%

Arizona Cardinals: 163 passing attempts vs 126 rushing attempts = 56% to 44%

Denver Broncos: 154 passing attempts vs 109 rushing attempts = 59% to 41%

Buffalo Bills: 143 passing attempts vs 101 rushing attempts = 59% to 41%

Houston Texans: 190 passing attempts vs 78 rushing attempts = 70% to 30% 

Jacksonville Jaguars: 163 passing attempts vs 82 rushing attempts = 67% to 33% (CPU) 

Chicago Bears: 151 passing attempts vs 117 rushing attempts = 56% to 44% 

Detroit Lions: 181 passing attempts vs 86 rushing attempts = 68% to 32%

Las Vegas Raiders: 147 passing attempts vs 124 rushing attempts = 54% to 46% 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 177 passing attempts vs 109 rushing attempts = 62% to 38%

Carolina Panthers: 143 passing attempts vs 99 rushing attempts = 59% to 41%

Teams with .500 record:

New England Patriots: 116 passing attempts vs 79 rushing attempts = 59% to 41%

Tennessee Titans: 104 passing attempts vs 86 rushing attempts = 55% to 45% (CPU)

Teams with a winning record:

Philadelphia Eagles: 97 passing attempts vs 94 rushing attempts = 51% to 49%

Los Angeles Chargers: 167 passing attempts vs 134 rushing attempts = 55% to 45%

Cleveland Browns: 156 passing attempts vs 92 rushing attempts = 63% to 37%

Indianapolis Colts: 140 passing attempts vs 115 rushing attempts = 55% to 45%

Seattle Seahawks: 155 passing attempts vs 125 rushing attempts = 55% to 45%

New York Jets: 124 passing attempts vs 161 rushing attempts = 44% to 56%

Baltimore Ravens: 96 passing attempts vs 98 rushing attempts = 49% to 51%

New York Giants: 145 passing attempts vs 121 rushing attempts = 55% to 45%

Dallas Cowboys: 156 passing attempts vs 95 rushing attempts = 62% to 38%

Cincinnati Bengals: 110 passing attempts vs 82 rushing attempts = 57% to 43%

Los Angeles Rams: 149 passing attempts vs 100 rushing attempts = 60% to 40%

San Francisco 49ers: 115 passing attempts vs 90 rushing attempts = 56% to 44%

Green Bay Packers: 173 passing attempts vs 105 rushing attempts = 62% to 38%

Washington Commanders: 133 passing attempts vs 84 rushing attempts = 61% to 39%

Overall, the league has been very balanced with the pass to rush ratio, there are only three teams that have exceeded the 65% ratio, those teams are listed above in italics. For those teams, do better, ensure that you are running a balanced offense. Coincidentally, every team with a winning record is under the threshold set in PML. What does this mean? Having a balanced offense will keep the defense on their teams, leading to less predictable play calling, and more importantly, more wins, especially in close games.