USAFL Week 1 Point Spreads

The USAFL kicks off another season! Welcome new coaches! Greetings returning coaches! The Dallas Technology Center has predicted a Washington vs Carolina in Super Bowl VIII.

+01 Buffalo vs Miami

Very closely matched teams but Dolphins have the edge.

+05 Pittsburgh vs Washington

Redskins and Giants are favorites in the NFC East. Steelers have a shot at an upset here.

+06 Minnesota at Green Bay

Packers have a superb running game led by RB Ray Rice.

+06 Dallas vs Cleveland

Cowboys are ownerless.

+06 Chicago at Baltimore

Colts could end their 4 year playoff drought.

+06 Boston at Atlanta

Falcons are a better overall team.

+09 San Francisco at Detroit

Expect a bloody division fight in the NFC Central. It's up for grabs.

+09 Denver vs Oakland

Both teams are diminished from 2011 squads but the Raiders still pack a wallop.

+14 Houston at San Diego

Oof! Chargers are going to have a great season.

+14 Cincinnati at Kansas City

Chiefs could make playoffs for first time since 2006.

+14 New York (A) vs Carolina

Panthers will be double digit favorites for most games this season.

+20 Philadelphia at New York (N)

Eagles have lost 7 straight against the Giants. Last win: September 2008

Defense Notes

This year the Dallas Technology Center collected detailed offense and defense data along with the win-loss records of teams while running the simulation of multiple seasons.  

Scoring

The Carolina Panther defense stands out in the league, allowing only 13.2 points per game. Washington is a full 1.5 points behind at 14.7 points per game, followed by San Diego and Cleveland who come in at just under 16 points.

vs Running Game

The Panthers, Falcons and Giants have the top run stuffing defenses along with San Diego and Detroit who are showing a knack for keeping opponents from scoring on the ground.

vs Passing Game

The Cleveland Browns join Carolina with suppressing passing attacks. Carolina appears to have the more balanced air defense while Cleveland gets the job done with superior sack power. Washington and San Diego are among the top passing defenses as well. 

Miscellaneous

Atlanta and Kansas City are the turnover kings.

Best Red Zone teams are Atlanta, Chicago, and Kansas City

Offense Notes

This year the Dallas Technology Center collected detailed offense and defense data along with the win-loss records of teams while running the simulation of multiple seasons. 

Scoring

The New York Giants, Kansas City and San Diego were all ranked in the top 5 teams in points, rushing touchdowns and passing touchdowns. Carolina just missed this group by ranking 6th in Passing TDs.

Running Game

The Green Bay Packers were the strongest in the rushing categories of Yards, TDs, TD% and Average, ranking in the top 3 of all of those categories. Cleveland and Baltimore have powerful running games with the ability to rack up a lot of yards but were not in the Top 5 in the scoring categories.

Passing Game

The Kansas City Chiefs dominated most of the passing game categories, ranking first in 5 out of 14 including the most important ones of TDs and Yards. Oakland, Washington and San Diego were also very strong through the air.

Miscellaneous

Washington is the team least likely to turn the ball over.

San Diego and Green Bay have the best talent for scoring in the Red Zone.

In a damage to their reputation, the Oakland Raiders were the least penalized team on offense.