Benchmarking
Team comparison methodology
Comparisons help show both how a team changed and where it stands against relevant competition.
Comparison contexts
- Division rivals for the most immediate competitive context.
- Conference and league views for broader positioning.
- Season-opponent context based on the teams a club is scheduled to face.
- Position-room, unit, and matchup views where they answer a clear football question.
Like-for-like principle
Benchmark comparisons are designed to compare similar football groups with similar groups.
When a page presents an opposing-unit matchup instead, that difference should be clear to the reader.
How to read them
A team can improve and still trail its rivals, or decline slightly while remaining one of the league’s stronger rosters. Change over time and competitive position are separate questions.