“An Analysis of NFL Venues”
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In an attempt to beat the odds I wanted to see if there were certain venues in the NFL that are more prone to higher scores, or that offer a significant home advantage. There are some surprising results....I further narrowed down the analysis from the last 24 years, to the last 10 years, last 5 years, and finally, last 2 years......

Once again, I don't know the reasons, but certain venues ARE prone to higher scores (perhaps weather related, being a dome, being grass as opposed to turf, etc.) and certain venues do offer a significant home advantage.....
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Legend: PF-AwTm - PointsFor-AwayTeam; Pf-HmTm - PointsFor-HomeTeam; Avg-Average; HmAdv - HomeAdvantage....

Table 1: 1983 - Present (Last 24 Years)

Venue - @	Games	PF-AwTm	PFAwTmAvg	PF-HmTm	PFHmTmAvg	TotPts	AvgPts	HmAdv
SanFrancisco	219	3891	17.8	5620	25.7	9511	43.4	7.9
Denver	212	3902	18.4	5410	25.5	9312	43.9	7.1
KansasCity	202	3512	17.4	4872	24.1	8384	41.5	6.7
Jacksonville	103	1753	17.0	2331	22.6	4084	39.7	5.6
Pittsburgh	211	3625	17.2	4774	22.6	8399	39.8	5.4
Baltimore	103	1764	17.1	2278	22.1	4042	39.2	5.0
Miami	208	3827	18.4	4848	23.3	8675	41.7	4.9
GreenBay	208	3851	18.5	4848	23.3	8699	41.8	4.8
Minnesota	203	3916	19.3	4870	24.0	8786	43.3	4.7
Dallas	206	3892	18.9	4708	22.9	8600	41.7	4.0
Washington	203	3854	19.0	4643	22.9	8497	41.9	3.9
Buffalo	209	3824	18.3	4630	22.2	8454	40.4	3.9
Chicago	210	3586	17.1	4374	20.8	7960	37.9	3.8
Seattle	203	3893	19.2	4638	22.8	8531	42.0	3.7
NewEngland	207	3750	18.1	4473	21.6	8223	39.7	3.5
St.Louis	144	3152	21.9	3628	25.2	6780	47.1	3.3
NYGiants	209	3762	18.0	4412	21.1	8174	39.1	3.1
Oakland	208	3977	19.1	4600	22.1	8577	41.2	3.0
Philadelphia	209	3772	18.0	4321	20.7	8093	38.7	2.6
Tennessee	73	1509	20.7	1698	23.3	3207	43.9	2.6
Indianapolis	195	3987	20.4	4339	22.3	8326	42.7	1.8
Houston	175	3550	20.3	3798	21.7	7348	42.0	1.4
Carolina	102	1962	19.2	2083	20.4	4045	39.7	1.2
NYJets	201	3970	19.8	4155	20.7	8125	40.4	0.9
SanDiego	202	4226	20.9	4411	21.8	8637	42.8	0.9
Detroit	197	4107	20.8	4275	21.7	8382	42.5	0.9
LosAngeles	97	1990	20.5	2071	21.4	4061	41.9	0.8
NewOrleans	200	4095	20.5	4123	20.6	8218	41.1	0.1
TampaBay	201	3895	19.4	3903	19.4	7798	38.8	0.0
Cleveland	179	3420	19.1	3395	19.0	6815	38.1	-0.1
Cincinnati	199	4588	23.1	4530	22.8	9118	45.8	-0.3
Atlanta	198	4394	22.2	4224	21.3	8618	43.5	-0.9
Arizona	156	3261	20.9	2882	18.5	6143	39.4	-2.4
Average	184	3537	19.2	4103	22.2	7640	41.5	3.0

Table 2: 1997 - Present (Last 10 Years)

Venue - @	Games	PF-AwTm	PFAwTmAvg	PF-HmTm	PFHmTmAvg	TotPts	AvgPts	HmAdv
Denver	91	1659	18.2	2385	26.2	4044	44.4	8.0
KansasCity	87	1631	18.7	2289	26.3	3920	45.1	7.6
NewEngland	93	1555	16.7	2199	23.6	3754	40.4	6.9
Indianapolis	90	1816	20.2	2426	27.0	4242	47.1	6.8
Jacksonville	87	1389	16.0	1974	22.7	3363	38.7	6.7
Baltimore	87	1432	16.5	1972	22.7	3404	39.1	6.2
Minnesota	88	1720	19.5	2253	25.6	3973	45.1	6.1
St.Louis	89	1887	21.2	2406	27.0	4293	48.2	5.8
GreenBay	90	1702	18.9	2198	24.4	3900	43.3	5.5
Pittsburgh	93	1685	18.1	2194	23.6	3879	41.7	5.5
TampaBay	90	1437	16.0	1902	21.1	3339	37.1	5.2
Seattle	90	1786	19.8	2167	24.1	3953	43.9	4.2
Miami	88	1469	16.7	1788	20.3	3257	37.0	3.6
NYJets	87	1595	18.3	1867	21.5	3462	39.8	3.1
Philadelphia	94	1738	18.5	2031	21.6	3769	40.1	3.1
SanFrancisco	88	1790	20.3	2032	23.1	3822	43.4	2.8
Dallas	85	1596	18.8	1828	21.5	3424	40.3	2.7
Tennessee	73	1509	20.7	1698	23.3	3207	43.9	2.6
Oakland	90	1847	20.5	2033	22.6	3880	43.1	2.1
Buffalo	85	1595	18.8	1760	20.7	3355	39.5	1.9
Washington	86	1740	20.2	1808	21.0	3548	41.3	0.8
NYGiants	90	1794	19.9	1862	20.7	3656	40.6	0.8
SanDiego	87	1901	21.9	1963	22.6	3864	44.4	0.7
Chicago	89	1693	19.0	1744	19.6	3437	38.6	0.6
Atlanta	87	1922	22.1	1948	22.4	3870	44.5	0.3
Detroit	84	1749	20.8	1754	20.9	3503	41.7	0.1
Carolina	85	1731	20.4	1705	20.1	3436	40.4	-0.3
NewOrleans	87	1902	21.9	1770	20.3	3672	42.2	-1.5
Houston	60	1302	21.7	1159	19.3	2461	41.0	-2.4
Arizona	84	1797	21.4	1550	18.5	3347	39.8	-2.9
Cincinnati	85	2103	24.7	1772	20.8	3875	45.6	-3.9
Cleveland	69	1456	21.1	1156	16.8	2612	37.9	-4.3
Average	86	1685	19.6	1925	22.2	3610	41.9	2.6

Table 3: 2002 - Present (Last 5 Years)

Venue - @	Games	PF-AwTm	PFAwTmAvg	PF-HmTm	PFHmTmAvg	TotPts	AvgPts	HmAdv
Indianapolis	49	914	18.7	1418	28.9	2332	47.6	10.3
KansasCity	46	916	19.9	1331	28.9	2247	48.8	9.0
NewEngland	50	783	15.7	1232	24.6	2015	40.3	9.0
Seattle	49	896	18.3	1237	25.2	2133	43.5	7.0
Baltimore	46	731	15.9	1048	22.8	1779	38.7	6.9
Pittsburgh	49	933	19.0	1264	25.8	2197	44.8	6.8
SanDiego	47	1002	21.3	1238	26.3	2240	47.7	5.0
Philadelphia	52	951	18.3	1206	23.2	2157	41.5	4.9
Denver	47	899	19.1	1116	23.7	2015	42.9	4.6
Jacksonville	44	718	16.3	918	20.9	1636	37.2	4.5
TampaBay	48	797	16.6	989	20.6	1786	37.2	4.0
Minnesota	44	893	20.3	1058	24.0	1951	44.3	3.8
GreenBay	48	944	19.7	1107	23.1	2051	42.7	3.4
St.Louis	45	1013	22.5	1146	25.5	2159	48.0	3.0
NYJets	46	840	18.3	960	20.9	1800	39.1	2.6
Buffalo	45	839	18.6	954	21.2	1793	39.8	2.6
Chicago	48	882	18.4	994	20.7	1876	39.1	2.3
Dallas	44	888	20.2	953	21.7	1841	41.8	1.5
Atlanta	45	956	21.2	1022	22.7	1978	44.0	1.5
Miami	45	843	18.7	900	20.0	1743	38.7	1.3
Tennessee	46	1013	22.0	1047	22.8	2060	44.8	0.7
Washington	45	912	20.3	921	20.5	1833	40.7	0.2
NYGiants	46	924	20.1	921	20.0	1845	40.1	-0.1
Carolina	45	874	19.4	871	19.4	1745	38.8	-0.1
NewOrleans	46	1031	22.4	995	21.6	2026	44.0	-0.8
SanFrancisco	45	1011	22.5	964	21.4	1975	43.9	-1.0
Arizona	44	886	20.1	826	18.8	1712	38.9	-1.4
Oakland	47	1016	21.6	949	20.2	1965	41.8	-1.4
Detroit	44	958	21.8	891	20.3	1849	42.0	-1.5
Cleveland	45	939	20.9	835	18.6	1774	39.4	-2.3
Cincinnati	45	1120	24.9	1015	22.6	2135	47.4	-2.3
Houston	44	1013	23.0	835	19.0	1848	42.0	-4.0
Average	46	917	19.9	1036	22.4	1953	42.2	2.5

Table 4: 2005 - Present (Last 2+ years)

Venue - @	Games	PF-AwTm	PFAwTmAvg	PF-HmTm	PFHmTmAvg	TotPts	AvgPts	HmAdv
Indianapolis	23	382	16.6	642	27.9	1024	44.5	11.3
Seattle	24	369	15.4	611	25.5	980	40.8	10.1
SanDiego	22	395	18.0	615	28.0	1010	45.9	10.0
NewEngland	22	358	16.3	575	26.1	933	42.4	9.9
Pittsburgh	22	380	17.3	591	26.9	971	44.1	9.6
Jacksonville	20	273	13.7	454	22.7	727	36.4	9.1
Baltimore	21	276	13.1	424	20.2	700	33.3	7.0
Chicago	24	382	15.9	549	22.9	931	38.8	7.0
KansasCity	21	399	19.0	504	24.0	903	43.0	5.0
Dallas	20	413	20.7	506	25.3	919	46.0	4.7
Washington	21	394	18.8	485	23.1	879	41.9	4.3
Denver	23	431	18.7	497	21.6	928	40.3	2.9
NYGiants	22	434	19.7	495	22.5	929	42.2	2.8
Philadelphia	21	443	21.1	481	22.9	924	44.0	1.8
Minnesota	20	389	19.5	422	21.1	811	40.6	1.7
Buffalo	21	386	18.4	404	19.2	790	37.6	0.9
Detroit	20	410	20.5	422	21.1	832	41.6	0.6
GreenBay	21	404	19.2	407	19.4	811	38.6	0.1
TampaBay	22	401	18.2	403	18.3	804	36.5	0.1
Cincinnati	21	517	24.6	513	24.4	1030	49.0	-0.2
Arizona	20	425	21.3	409	20.5	834	41.7	-0.8
Atlanta	20	453	22.7	432	21.6	885	44.3	-1.1
NYJets	21	433	20.6	408	19.4	841	40.0	-1.2
Carolina	20	399	20.0	365	18.3	764	38.2	-1.7
NewOrleans	22	478	21.7	431	19.6	909	41.3	-2.1
Tennessee	21	488	23.2	442	21.0	930	44.3	-2.2
Miami	21	431	20.5	385	18.3	816	38.9	-2.2
Cleveland	21	462	22.0	391	18.6	853	40.6	-3.4
St.Louis	20	539	27.0	465	23.3	1004	50.2	-3.7
Houston	20	497	24.9	413	20.7	910	45.5	-4.2
Oakland	21	449	21.4	333	15.9	782	37.2	-5.5
SanFrancisco	20	454	22.7	343	17.2	797	39.9	-5.6
Average	21	417	19.8	463	21.8	880	41.6	2.0