Winning teams have key offensive stats...

[Easton Pa ND Fan]

When you hear the tv talking heads or read the game stats in newsprint, what offensive stats really count? To find out, the win % of 117 teams were compared to their offensive game stats. The correlations follow:

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+77.3% = Off Av pts/game
+62.8% = Off Tot yds/attempt
+60.1% = Off Tot yds/game
+59.9% = Turnovers (Margin)
+57.6% = Off Passing yds/attempt
+50.7% = Off Rushing yds/attempt
+45.2% = Off Rushing yds/game
+38.8% = Off Passing %
+28.8% = Off Rushing attempts/game
+28.7% = Off Passing yds/game

+% means the more of that stat increases winning. Did you notice that Off Rushing yds/game was 1.6x more likely to influence the outcome compared to Off Passing yds/game?