The recent talk of a SFL Hall of Fame got me wondering about the connection of certain stat leaders and any correlation of championships in additional to just basic overall individual success.
Once I began looking into this I decided to put pen to paper and make an article out of it. The stats I looked at went back to our first season of 2002 and included PASSING YARDS, PASSING TD'S, QB RATING, RUSHING YARDS, RECEIVING YARDS, SACKS and INTERCEPTIONS.
I enjoyed this, hopefully someone else may like it to.
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Passing Yards
2002
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 5577
2. Mark Brunell- Carolina Panther w/ 4382
3. Jeff Garcia- SF 49’ers w/ 4224
2003
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 5165
1. Brad Johnson- TB Bucs w/ 4550
2. Jeff Blake- Baltimore Ravens w/ 4021
2004
1. Brett Favre- GB Packers w/ 4371
2. Donovan McNabb- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 4275
3. Brian Griese- Houston Texans w/ 4178
2005
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 5622
2. Eli Manning- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 4523
3. Drew Bledsoe- Cleveland Browns w/ 4200
2006
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 4864
2. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 4861
3. Drew Brees- Saint Louis Rams w/ 4436
2007
1. Ben Roethlisberger- Denver Broncos w/ 4580
2. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 4255
3. Jon Kitna- Cincinnati Bengals w/ 4176
4. 2008 Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 48
1. Peyton Manning- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 5003
2. Phillip Rivers- Cleveland Browns w/ 4627
3. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 4608
2009
1. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 5302
2. Peyton Manning- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 5062
3. Phillip Rivers- Cleveland Browns w/ 4462
2010
1. Peyton Manning- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 4569
2. Matt Schaub- Cleveland Browns w/ 4199
3. Eli Manning- Tennessee Titans w/ 4129
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 Passing Yardage Leaders by Season:
• Top 3 passers (yards) have went to the SFL championship 5 times
• Only once has a top 3 passer won a championship (Jeff Blake and the Ravens in2003)
• Peyton Manning has been in the top 3 in 8 of our 9 seasons
• Peyton Manning has manager to be in the top 3 with three different teams
• The Cleveland Browns have had four different QB’s in the top 3 (Drew Brees, Drew Bledsoe, Phillip Rivers, Matt Schaub)
• Familiar winning QB’s who have not cracked the top 3: Tom Brady, Carson Palmer, Chad Pennington, Jake Plummer, Rex Grossman & Tim Couch (obviously among others)
Passing TD’s
2002
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 49
2. Mark Brunell- Carolina Panther w/ 35
3. Steve McNair- Washington Redskins w/ 34
2003
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 41
2. Chad Pennington- New York jets w/ 39
3T. Jeff Blak- Baltimore Ravens w/ 34
3T. Marl Brunell- Carloina Panthers w/ 34
2004
1. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 36
2T. Donovan McNabb- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 35
2T. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 35
2005
5. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 48
6. Eli Manning- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 39
7. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 34
2006
8. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 44
9. Daunte Culpepper w/ 37
10. Drew Bledsoe- Cleveland Browns w/ 33
3T. Kurt Warner- Dallas Cowboys w/ 33
2007
1. Brian Griese- Houston Texans w/ 35
2. Peyton Manning- Indy Colts w/ 34
3T. Matt Hasselbeck- Seattle Seahawks w/ 30
3T. Chad Pennington- Oakland Raiders w/ 30
2008
11. Drew Brees- Saint Louis Rams w/ 41
12. Peyton Manning- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 40
13. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 39
2009
14. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 46
15. Peyton Manning- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 43
16. Carson Palmer- Washington Redskins s/w 38
2010
17. Peyton Manning- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 39
2T. Eli Manning- Tennessee Titans w/ 37
2T. Kyle Orton- SF 49’ers w/ 37
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 Passing TD Leaders by Season:
• Top 3 TD passers have went to the SFL championship 5 times
• Two of those 5 have won championships that season (Jeff Blake and the Ravens in2003 plus Carson Palmer and the Redskins in 2009)
• Peyton Manning has been in the top 3 TD passers in 8 of our 9 season
• Peyton Manning again just as she did with passing yards, as done this with 3 different teams
QB Rating
2002
18. Steve McNair- Washington Redskins w/ 109.1
19. Brett Favre- GB Packers w/ 108.9
20. Rich Gannon- Oakland Raider w/ 106.5
2003
21. Jeff Garcia- SF 49’ers w/ 106.5
22. Jon Kitna- Cincinnati Bengals w/ 105.6
23. Mark Brunell- Carolina Panthers w/ 105.1
2004
24. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 109.0
25. Brett Favre- GB Packers w/ 106.9
26. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 102.4
2005
27. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 109.8
28. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 108.4
29. Jon Kitna- Cincinnati Bengals w/ 106.8
2006
30. Jon Kitna- Cincinnati Bengals w/ 108.5
31. Trent Green- Atlanta Falcons w/ 103.3
32. Drew Brees- Saint Louis Rams w/ 100.7
2007
33. Jake Delhomme- GB Packers w/ 104.9
34. Drew Brees- Saint Louis Rams w/ 100.9
35. Brian Griese- Houston Texans w/ 99.6
2008
36. Daunte Culpepepr- Minnesota Vikings w/ 116.4
37. Drew Brees- Saint Louis Rams w/ 114.2
38. Phillip Rivers- Cleveland Browns w/ 106.3
2009
39. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 110.4
40. Tim Couch- Atlanta Falcons w/ 107.6
41. Matt Hasselbeck- Chicago Bears w/ 107.1
2010
42. Daunte Culpepper- Minnesota Vikings w/ 109.6
43. Eli Manning- Tennessee Titans w/ 109.1
44. Rex Grossman- Arizona Cardinals w/ 102.4
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 QB rating Leaders by Season:
• Daunte Culpepper’s name is plastered all over these top 3 stats. Is Culpepper the best QB in SFL history? I think stats and team record proves he his.
• Only two times have any of the top 3 QB R’s went to the SFL championship game. Neither of those players won a championship though.
Top 3 Rushing Leaders by Year:
2002
45. Priest Holmes- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 1916
46. Tiki Barber- New York Giants w/ 1886
47. Clinton Portis- Denver Broncos w/ 1708
2003
48. Priest Holmes- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 2191
49. Ahman Green- GB Packers w/ 2124
50. Musa Smith- NE Patriots w/ 1956
2004
1T. Musa Smith- NE Patriots w/ 1897
1T.Cedric Cobbs- Chicago Bears w/ 1897
3. Eddie George- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1710
2005
51. Musa Smith- NE Patriots w/ 1884
52. Michael Turner- NY Jets w/ 1852
53. Shaun Alexander- Seattle Seahawks w/ 1839
2006
54. Ricky Williams- Washington Redskins w/ 1915
55. Fred Taylor- Oakland Raiders w/ 1895
56. Deuce McAlister- New Orleans Saints w/ 1782
2007
57. Deuce McAlister- New Orleans Saints w/ 1918
58. Musa Smith- NE Patriots w/ 1881
59. Shaun Alexander- Seattle Seahawks w/ 1847
2008
60. Adrian Peterson- GB Packers w/ 1966
61. Musa Smith- Washington Redskins w/ 1890
62. Michael Turner- NY Jets w/ 1718
2009
63. Jonathan Stewart- Seattle Seahawks w/ 2079
64. Matt Forte- Oakland Raiders w/ 1782
65. Michael Turner- NY Jets w/ 1711
2010
66. Marshawn Lynch- Carolina Panthers w/ 1744
2T. Musa Smith- Washington Redskins w/ 1691
2T. Kevin Jones- Tennessee Titans w/ 1691
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 Rushers by Season:
• The top 3 rushers have made it to the SFL championship 6 times
• Three of these times have resulted in a top 3 rusher winning an SFL championship that season (Ricky Williams and the Redskins in 2006, Deuce McAlister and the Saints in 2007 and Michael Turner and the Jets in 2008)
• In 2006 the teo leading rushers faced each other in the championship game (Ricky Williams f the Redskins and Fred Taylor of the Raiders)
Top 3 Receivers by Year:
2002
67. Reggie Wayne- Indy Colts w/ 2197
68. Ike Hilliard- Indy Colts w/ 1590
69. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1493
2003
70. Reggie Wayne- Indy Colts w/ 1992
71. Travis Taylor- Baltimore Ravens w/ 1591
72. Plaxico Burress- Pittsburg Steelers w/ 1588
2004
73. Anquan Boldin- Denver Broncos w/ 1701
74. Maurice Mann- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 1698
75. Eric Moulds- Washington Redskins w/ 1554
2005
76. Reggie Wayne- Indy Colts w/ 1990
77. Marvin Harrison- Indy Colts w/ 1782
78. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1554
2006
79. Terrell Owens- Cleveland Browns w/ 1649
80. Tony Gonzalez- Atlanta Falcons w/ 1508
81. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1424
2007
82. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1540
83. Robert Meachem- Arizona Cardinals w/ 1479
84. Maurice Mann- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 1467
2008
85. Demetrius Williams- Indy Colts w/ 1634
86. Kassim Osgood- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 1627
87. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1581
2009
88. Jon Olinger- Philadelphia Eagles w/ 1666
89. Randy Moss- Minnesota Vikings w/ 1653
90. Andre Johnson- Dallas Cowboys w/ 1500
2010
91. Sidney Rice- SF 49’ers w/ 1661
92. Robert Meachem- Arizona cardinals w/ 1632
93. Dwayne Jarrett- Baltimore Ravens w/ 1557
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 receivers by Season:
• This area was dominated by the Indy Colts however after season 1 they did not have a lot of success as a team. Does this tend to prove receiving stats are overrated and/or overvalued?
• Vikings WR Randy Moss has missed being one of the top 3 receivers only three times.
• Twice (in 2002 and again in 2005) the Colts had the top two receivers . This is quite an amazing stat.
• Five times have the top 3 receivers (including two players for the Colts in 2002) reached the SFL championships.
• Two times the leading receivers have won championships (Travis Taylor for the Ravens in 2002 and Eric Moulds for the Redskins in 2004)
Top 3 Sack leaders by season:
2002
94. John Abraham- NY Jets w/ 20
2T. Marcellus Wiley- San Diego Chargers w/ 16
2T. Eric Hicks- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 16
2T. Adewale Ogunleye- Miami Dolphins w/ 16
2T. Michael Strhan- NY Giants w/ 16
2T. Kabeer Gbaja Biamila- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 16
2003
95. Richard Seymour- NE Patriots w/ 21
96. Warren Sapp- TB Bucs w/ 20
3T. Michael McCrary- SF 49’ers
3T. John Abrham- NY Jets w/ 14
3T. Michael Strahan- NY Giants w/ 14
3T. Mike Rucker- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 14
2004
97. Michael Strhan- Cleveland Browns w/ 19
98. Osi Umenyiora- Arizona Cardinals w/ 17
99. Richard Seymour- NE Patriots w/ 15
2005
1. Richard Seymour- NE Patriots w/ 17
2T. Leonard Little- Saint Louis Rams w/ 15
2T. Kabeer Gbaja Biamila- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 15
2006
1. Mike Rucker- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 16
2T. Kalimba Edwards- Cincinnati Bengals w/ 14
2T. Andre Carter- Buffalo Bills w/ 14
2T. Tyler Brayton- Cleveland Browns w/ 14
2007
1T. Trevor Pryce- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 12
1T. Mike Rucker- Kansas City Chiefs w/ 12
1T. Aubrayo Franklin- Seattle Seahawks w/ 12
1T. John Abraham- NY Jets w/ 12
1T. Kyle Vanden Bosch- Houston Texans w/ 12
2008
1. Jugua Parker- GB Packers w/ 16
2. Ty warren- Arizona Cardinals w/ 14
3. Andre Carter- Buffalo Bills w/ 12
2009
1. Jesse Mahelona- NY Jets w/ 17
2. Kabeer Gbaja Biamila- Jacksonville Jaguars w/ 15
3T. Cliff Avril- Detroil Lions w/ 13
3T. Darwin Walker- NY Jets w/ 13
2010
1. Cameron Wake- Saint Louis Rams w/ 13
2. Jesse Mahelona- NY Jets w/ 11
3T. Carlos Dunlap- New Orleans Saints w/ 10
3T. Robert Ayers- Oakland Raiders w/ 10
3T. Julius Peppers- Carolina Panthers w/ 10
3T. Jeb Huckeba- NY Jets w/ 10
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 Sack leaders by Season:
• The top 3 sack leaders have made it to the SFL championship game only twice (2005 and 2010)
• A top 3 sack leader has won an SFL championship though. This occurred this past season when Cameron Wake and the Rams beat the Titans.
Top 3 Interception leaders by season:
2002
1T. Aeneas Williams- Saint Louis Rams w/ 9
1T. Ken Lucas- Seatle Seahawks w/ 9
3. Ray Buchanan- Atlanta Falcons w/ 8
2003
1T. Ryan McNeil- Bufallo Bills w/ 10
1T. Aeneas Wiilliams- SF 49’ers w/ 10
4. Nick Barnett- Carolina Panthers w/ 9
2004
1. Donnie Abraham- NY Jets w/ 10
2. Ronde Barber- TB Bucs w/ 8
3T. FS Adria Wilson- Washington Redskins w/ 7
3T. Lito Sheppared- Detriot Lions w/ 7
3T. Ed Reed- Baltimore Ravens w/ 7
2005
1. Brian Kelly- New Orleans Saints w/ 10
2. Chris McAlister- Baltimore Ravens w/ 9
3. Champ Bailey- Washington Redskins w/ 8
2006
1. Patrick Surtain- Miami Dolphins w/ 10
2. Jerry Azumah- Seatlle Seahawks w/ 9
3. Samari Rolle- Cleveland Browns w/ 8
2007
1. Tory James- San Diego Chargers w/ 13
2. Chris Gamble- Minnesota Vikings w/ 9
3. Charles Woodson- NY Jets w/ 8
2008
1T. Chris McAlister- Baltimore Ravens w/ 11
1T. Patrick Surtain- Saint Louis Rams w/ 11
4. Charles Tillam- Oakland Raiders w/ 10
2009
1. Will Allen- NY Giants w/ 8
2T. Alan Zemaitis- Washington Redskins w/ 7
2T. Fred Smoot- Buffalo Bills w/ 7
2T. Derrick Gibson- Oakland Raiders w/ 7
2T. Larry Foote- Pittsburg Steelers w/ 7
2T. Patrick Surtain- Saint Louis Rams w/ 7
2T. Antonie Winfield- Oakland Raiders w/ 7
2010
1T. Fred Smoot- Bufallo Bills w/ 9
1T. Pacman Jones- Tennessee Titans w/ 9
4. Anthony Henry- Saint Louis Rams w/ 8
Interesting Facts about the Top 3 interception leaders by Season:
• Six times the top 3 interception leaders have made it to the SFL championship game.
• Two of the top three leaders faced each other in the 2010 championship game.
• 4 of the six times the top 3 interception leaders have been on the championship team. This proves to be the highest winning rate of any of the stats I looked at which included Passing Yards, Passing TD’s, QB Rating, Rushing Yards, Receiving Yards and Sack Leaders
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