Keep the ball, win the game
All 10 teams in the NFL with winning records have positive turnover margins; 15 of the 18 teams with losing records have negative turnover margins. Every team with a negative turnover margin, except Indianapolis, has a losing record. The list:
Plus-6: Green Bay (6-0), Denver (6-0), Carolina (5-0), Pittsburgh (4-2), N.Y. Giants (3-3)
Plus-5: N.Y Jets (4-1)
Plus-4: New England (5-0)
Plus-3: Vikings (3-2), Cincinnati (6-0), Buffalo (3-3), Arizona (4-2)
Plus-2: Seattle (2-4), Philadelphia (3-3), Atlanta (5-1)
Plus-1: St. Louis (2-3)
Even: Oakland (2-3)
Minus-1: Miami (2-3), Chicago (2-4)
Minus-2: Washington (2-4), Tampa Bay (2-3), San Francisco (2-4), New Orleans (2-4), Kansas City (1-5)
Minus-3: Cleveland (2-4)
Minus-4: Tennessee (1-4), San Diego (2-4)
Minus-5: Houston (2-4), Dallas (2-3), Baltimore (1-5)
Minus-6: Jacksonville (1-5), Indianapolis (3-3)
Minus-8: Detroit (1-5)
