NFL NETWORK ANALYST BRIAN BILLICK and JIM MORA use a stat called...TOXIC DIFFERENTIAL..to determine TEAMS Success...and its fascinating.

The BLUEDUDE has never heard of it and you haven't either. Browsing the WEB last night I found an interesting story that I thought my NFL HEADS might want to know about. Its a stat that 2 ex-NFL Coaches swear by and it is called TOXIC DIFFERENTIAL.

TOXIC DIFFERENTIAL is ," The measure of how many big plays (20 yards plus) team create minus how many big plays they give up. The stat also includes turnovers forced versus turnovers given up".

The STAT is so key you probably wondering the TEAMS that have the best TOXIC DIFFERENTIALS in the last 10 years. Well you would think the STEELERS and PATRIOTS would be in the top 10 as they are the only 2 teams that have won multiple SUPER BOWLS in the last 10 years. The LIST, for the hardcore NFL HEAD shouldn't surprise you, has teams on it that usually rank at the top in defense and turnover margin.

Lets look at the TOP 10 Largest TOXIC DIFFERENTIAL since 2000 (CHART FROM NFL.COM)

TEAM TURNOVER DIFF BIG PLAY DIFF TOXIC DIFF

STEELERS +43 +170 +213
EAGLES +58 +138 +196
COLTS +46 +129 +175
BOLTS +17 +131 +148
PATRIOTS +75 +34 +109
BUCS +62 +15 +77
PACKERS +29 +48 +77
BRONCOS +17 +42 +59
JETS +28 +29 +57
COWBOYS -57 +95 +38
RAVENS +39 -3 +36
JAGUARS +17 +9 +26


THIS is an AMAZING STAT that really shows how balanced a team is and can be also how a teams defense mirrors their offense and THE STEELERS who are always in the top 5 defensively in most categories RATE THE HIGHEST and that's no coincidence.

I have never heard of the STAT until these analyst talked about it an it is the best NFL STAT in the game TODAY hands down.

THE TOP 10 Teams this year with only TOXIC DIFFERENTIAL shown are:

1. STEELERS +37
2. EAGLES +30
3. BOLTS +27
4. G-MEN +24
5. BUCS +20
6. PACKERS +14
7. PATRIOTS +14
8. FALCONS +12
9. CHIEFS +11
10. JETS +9

NOTE******7 of these teams are division leaders or have a top 3 best record in the NFL....simply mind-bottling