Daily Blog • April 22, 2011

2010 NFL Offensive Health

One of the hardest things for any NFL team to achieve is to remain healthy for a full season due to the nature of the physical play in the game & in practices. The following chart is an unofficial count of how many starts the main player had at that position or suffer an injury. Using the opening day starters as an evaluation point isn’t ideal as the player may not be ready at that point or the backup who is named the future starter earns the spot, ie; Tim Tebow. The number under the position is how many starts were earned in the regular season only. The FB position, also, has an asterisk since some teams use multiple starting formations ie 2 TE’s or 3 WR’s. DE also has an asterisk since many teams only have one DE and use 4 OLB's. Included is how each team finished the year in total offense/defense, rushing, passing.

Games Played by the Starter                 Starts % Rank   Offense  
Team QB RB FB* WR WR TE LT LG Ctr RG RT Off Starts Starts Total Rush Pass
Arizona 12 16 15 16 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 168 95.5% 3 31 32 31
Atlanta 16 16 16 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 171 97.2% 1 16 12 15
Baltimore 16 16 16 16 16 13 16 16 16 16 0 157 89.2% 14 22 14 20
Buffalo 13 16 16 13 16 16 16 16 12 14 5 153 86.9% 20 25 18 24
Carolina 13 6 14 14 15 16 16 9 16 16 0 135 76.7% 28 32 13 32
Chicago 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 13 16 14 14 168 95.5% 3 30 22 28
Cincinnati 16 16 16 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 171 97.2% 1 20 27 13
Cleveland 8 16 16 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 6 155 88.1% 17 29 20 29
Dallas 6 13 14 15 16 16 16 13 16 16 15 156 88.6% 16 7 16 6
Denver 13 13 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 11 159 90.3% 10 13 26 7
Detroit 3 16 16 14 16 16 16 6 16 16 12 147 83.5% 24 17 23 12
Green Bay 15 1 15 16 15 5 16 16 16 16 4 135 76.7% 28 9 24 5
Houston 16 16 16 13 16 11 12 16 16 12 16 160 90.9% 8 3 7 4
Indianapolis 16 8 16 16 14 6 15 16 16 16 16 155 88.1% 17 4 29 1
Jacksonville 14 14 16 14 16 16 15 16 16 16 7 160 90.9% 8 15 3 27
Kansas City 15 16 10 16 13 15 15 16 16 15 16 163 92.6% 6 12 1 30
Miami 15 16 16 14 12 15 16 12 15 16 12 159 90.3% 10 21 21 16
Minnesota 13 15 15 6 14 16 16 11 14 10 16 146 83.0% 25 23 10 26
New England 16 16 16 15 11 16 16 9 16 8 16 155 88.1% 17 8 9 11
New Orleans 16 8 16 15 16 13 16 16 16 16 16 164 93.2% 5 6 28 3
NY Giants 16 16 15 13 9 15 12 16 6 16 16 150 85.2% 22 5 6 10
NY Jets 16 15 16 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 158 89.8% 13 11 4 22
Oakland 13 13 16 15 14 15 16 12 16 16 15 161 91.5% 7 10 2 23
Philadelphia 12 15 1 16 14 16 13 16 1 14 13 131 74.4% 30 2 5 9
Pittsburgh 12 16 14 16 6 14 7 15 16 12 0 128 72.7% 32 14 11 14
San Diego 16 12 15 11 5 10 11 15 16 10 16 137 77.8% 27 1 15 2
San Francisco 11 11 16 16 16 16 9 16 0 15 16 142 80.7% 26 24 19 18
Seattle 14 12 11 13 14 15 10 7 16 1 16 129 73.3% 31 28 31 19
St Louis 16 16 12 14 0 13 16 16 16 16 15 150 85.2% 22 26 25 21
Tampa Bay 16 13 12 16 16 16 16 12 8 11 15 151 85.8% 21 19 8 17
Tennessee 9 16 16 12 16 14 16 15 13 16 16 159 90.3% 10 27 17 25
Washington 13 5 16 16 15 16 14 16 16 15 15 157 89.2% 14 18 30 8

 

2011 NFL Defensive Health

Games Played by the Starter                 Starts % Rank   Defense  
Team DE DT DT DE* SLB MLB WLB CB CB SS FS Def Starts Starts Total Rush Pass
Arizona 15 16 15 13 11 16 14 16 14 16 16 162 92.0% 10 29 30 23
Atlanta 16 16 15 15 5 16 16 15 16 16 16 162 92.0% 10 16 10 22
Baltimore 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 0 16 10 153 86.9% 23 10 5 21
Buffalo 15 16 11 16 15 14 6 16 16 16 16 157 89.2% 18 24 32 3
Carolina 14 16 14 16 16 8 16 11 16 15 16 158 89.8% 15 18 23 11
Chicago 16 15 16 16 12 16 12 16 16 16 16 167 94.9% 7 9 2 20
Cincinnati 16 16 7 4 16 16 15 12 16 12 9 139 79.0% 29 15 19 14
Cleveland 16 16 16 5 9 0 16 16 16 16 16 142 80.7% 28 22 27 18
Dallas 8 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 168 95.5% 6 23 12 26
Denver 16 16 11 11 16 16 16 15 15 16 11 159 90.3% 14 32 31 25
Detroit 13 16 16 11 15 11 5 15 12 15 15 144 81.8% 27 21 24 16
Green Bay 14 16 11 15 16 4 6 16 16 4 16 134 76.1% 31 5 18 5
Houston 16 16 16 13 12 6 15 16 16 15 14 155 88.1% 21 30 13 32
Indianapolis 16 16 14 16 16 12 5 11 10 4 16 136 77.3% 30 20 25 13
Jacksonville 11 16 16 8 16 16 10 14 16 14 15 152 86.4% 24 28 22 28
Kansas City 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 12 167 94.9% 7 14 14 17
Miami 16 16 1 16 11 14 16 16 15 16 15 152 86.4% 24 6 7 8
Minnesota 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 15 14 157 89.2% 18 8 9 10
New England 0 16 16 16 16 16 15 6 0 14 16 131 74.4% 32 25 11 30
New Orleans 16 16 16 15 14 16 14 14 12 15 15 163 92.6% 9 4 16 4
NY Giants 16 16 16 16 13 16 16 15 16 16 16 172 97.7% 2 7 8 9
NY Jets 15 16 16 16 16 16 12 13 15 11 15 161 91.5% 12 3 3 6
Oakland 16 13 16 16 16 15 15 14 16 16 16 169 96.0% 5 11 29 2
Philadelphia 13 15 14 15 16 12 15 11 8 15 13 147 83.5% 26 12 15 14
Pittsburgh 6 15 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 16 158 89.8% 15 2 1 12
San Diego 16 16 16 16 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 172 97.7% 2 1 4 1
San Francisco 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 174 98.9% 1 13 6 24
Seattle 16 12 11 7 16 16 16 16 14 16 16 156 88.6% 20 27 21 27
St Louis 16 16 16 16 12 16 16 15 16 15 16 170 96.6% 4 19 17 19
Tampa Bay 16 13 16 16 11 16 16 11 16 16 11 158 89.8% 15 17 28 7
Tennessee 16 15 11 11 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 161 91.5% 12 26 20 29
Washington 16 14 13 16 16 15 15 16 12 9 12 154 87.5% 22 31 26 31

The combined starts combines the offense & defense giving a % for the entire team. As you can see a healthy team usually means a successful team, as 3 of the “healthiest” teams (Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City) made the playoffs in 2010.

Combined

  Combined % Rank
Team Starts Starts Lost
Arizona 330 93.8% 3
Atlanta 333 94.6% 2
Baltimore 310 88.1% 18
Buffalo 310 88.1% 18
Carolina 293 83.2% 25
Chicago 335 95.2% 1
Cincinnati 310 88.1% 18
Cleveland 297 84.4% 24
Dallas 324 92.0% 7
Denver 318 90.3% 12
Detroit 291 82.7% 26
Green Bay 269 76.4% 32
Houston 315 89.5% 14
Indianapolis 291 82.7% 26
Jacksonville 312 88.6% 15
Kansas City 330 93.8% 3
Miami 311 88.4% 16
Minnesota 303 86.1% 23
New England 286 81.3% 28
New Orleans 327 92.9% 6
NY Giants 322 91.5% 8
NY Jets 319 90.6% 11
Oakland 330 93.8% 3
Philadelphia 278 79.0% 31
Pittsburgh 286 81.3% 28
San Diego 309 87.8% 21
San Francisco 316 89.8% 13
Seattle 285 81.0% 30
St Louis 320 90.9% 9
Tampa Bay 309 87.8% 21
Tennessee 320 90.9% 9
Washington 311 88.4% 16