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Each data point represents one team. Heavy diagonal lines indicate perfect matching. Bottom three panels: slope, intercept, and variance accounted for by Equation 1 when applied to the 1972 through 2004 NFL regular-season data. Trend lines were determined using least squares linear regression. See text for further explanation.
