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Coughlin owns Belichick & XLVI Cold, Hard Super Bowl Facts
Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 05, 2012
By Kerry J. Byrne
Cold, Hard Football Facts Potentate of Pigskin
Here’s a look at XLVI Cold, Hard Football Facts that tell you every statistical storyline you need to know about Giants-Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
Perhaps none are more shocking than Tom Coughlin’s career record against Bill Belichick. The Hoodie is widely considered the best coach in the game today, but his teams have struggled badly against Coughlin’s teams.
-6 – Scoring differential of the New York Giants in 2011 (394-400), worst for any NFL title game or Super Bowl contender.
0 – Number of times the New England defense has surrendered more than 27 points in a game in 2011, best in the NFL (the Bills scored 34 points against New England in Week 3, but only 27 against the defense).
1 – Number of victories the 15-3 Patriots have against Quality Opponents in 2011 (Baltimore in the AFC title game).
2 – Number of teams that have reached a Super Bowl after a year in which their defense surrendered more than 4,000 yards through the air: the 2011 Giants and 2011 Patriots.
2 – Brain cells Cold, Hard Football Facts bon vivant Frankie C. has left after a week of Super Bowl festivities in Indianapolis.
3.47 – New York’s average per rush attempt in 2011; worst in the NFL.
4-1 – Tom Coughlin’s record as head coach vs. Bill Belichick
5-0 – Coughlin’s record against the spread as head coach vs. Bill Belichick.
5 - Number of radio interviews the Mighty CHFF conducted Saturday alone: Sirius XM Fantasy, Sirius XM NFL; WXBR Boston-Brockton; ESPN Milwaukee; and 670 The Score Chicago.
6% – Coughlin’s approval rating among Giants fans in December 2007, according to an ESPN poll.
7 – Game-winning drives by Eli Manning in 2011, one shy of the NFL record; and postseason game-winning drives by Tom Brady, an NFL record.
7 – NFL championships won by the New York Giants (1927 in the pre-title-game era), 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007). The Giants have played in a record 17 NFL championship games/Super Bowls, losing 11 of them, including five in six seasons (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963).
8 – Consecutive Super Bowl that were within one score in the fourth quarter.
8 – Number of Quality Stats and traditional stats that accurately predict winners in more than 60 percent of NFL games, according to our Predictive Rate of Victory chart at CHFF Insider. The Patriots were better in all eight this season.
10 – Interceptions by Tom Brady in his last six postseason games. Brady has never thrown 10 INT in any six consecutive regular season games.
10-12-1 – Bill Belichick’s postseason record against the spread.
12-6 – Tom Coughlin’s postseason record against the spread
13 – Rank of the New York Giants on our all-powerful Defensive Hog Index in 2011. The Super Bowl champion 2007 Giants finished No. 1 on the Defensive Hog Index. The 2011 Patriots are No. 25 on the Defensive Hog Index.
13 – Consecutive Super Bowl victories by the NFC from XIX (1984 season) to XXI (1996).
14 – Number of Super Bowls decided by a score in the fourth quarter.
15 – Fourth-quarter touchdown passes by Eli Manning in 2011, most in NFL history.
16 – Postseason wins by quarterback Tom Brady, tied with Joe Montana for the most all time.
17 – Postseason wins by coach Bill Belichick, trailing only Tom Landry (20) and Don Shula (19).
17 – TD receptions by Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski in 2011, a record for tight ends. Gronkowski was the first TE in history to lead the NFL in TD catches.
17 – Rushing TDs by the 2011 Giants, tied for fourth in the NFL.
18 – Rushing TDs by the 2011 Patriots, tied for third in the NFL.
19 – Number of times an otherwise emotionless Potentate of Pigskin squealed like a little girl when Sara Evans sang “Stand By Your Man” Saturday night at Taste of the NFL.
+27.5 – The average Passer Rating Differential of all NFL champions since 1940. The 2011 Patriots were +19.6 in PRD; the 2011 Giants were +6.8.
29-12 – Cold, Hard Football Facts’ record against the spread since Week 16 of the 2011 season with our aptly named real and spectacular picks at CHFF Insider. That’s 70.7 percent ATS, for those of you keeping score at home.
39-15 – Postseason record of teams better in the all-powerful Defensive Hog Index since we introduced the indicator in 2007. That's 72.2 percent, for those of you still keeping score at home. The 2011 Giants were No. 13 on the Defensive Hog Index; the 2011 Patriots No. 25.
67.4% – Rate which the Cold, Hard Football Facts Relativity Index predicted winners in 2011, the highest Predictive Rate of Victory of any stat in football. New England was No. 3 on the Relativity Index in 2011; New York No. 12.
86.10– New York’s Defensive Passer Rating in 2011.
86.11– New England’s Defensive Passer Rating in 2011. The 2007 Giants own the existing record for worst Defensive Passer Rating to win an NFL championship (83.4).
88% – Completion rate by Giants quarterback Phil Simms in Super Bowl XXI (22 of 25).
92.1 – Average passing yards per game surrendered by the Super Bowl champion 1973 Miami Dolphins.
472 – Completions by Tom Brady in his postseason career, nine behind the record 481 held by Brett Favre.
667 – Rushing yards in 2011 by New England’s BenJarvus Green-Ellis, most by any player in Super Bowl XLVI.
122-134 – Record o NFL teams in 2011 when they had a higher average per rush attempt (.477).
186-70 – Record of NFL teams in 2011 when they had a higher average per pass attempt (.727).
293.9 – Average passing yards per game surrendered by the 2011 New England Patriots.
1,290 – Passing yards allowed by the Miami Dolphins defense in their Super Bowl-winning season of 1973.
1,327 – Receiving yards by Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, a record for the position.
1,536 – Receiving yards by Giants wideout Victor Cruz, a franchise record.
1,569 – Receiving yards by Patriots wideout Wes Welker, a personal record.
1,582 – Passing yards by the Miami Dolphins offense in their Super Bowl-winning season of 1973. (Bob Griese attempted 18 passes in Miami's back-to-back victories in Super Bowls VII and VIII.)
4,082 – Net passing yards allowed by the 2011 Giants, second worst of any Super Bowl contender; the 2011 Patriots have surrendered 4,703 net passing yards, worst of any Super Bowl contender.
The Super Bowl champion Dolphins in 1973 surrendered just 1,290 passing yards. Granted, 14 games ... but still miniscule by today's standards.
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