Making sense of madness

With all four playoff spots spoken for, the last meaningful game of the Eisengeiste Football League regular season is in the books. I took a look at per-game scoring, and examined some inside statistics. A few observations:

• The median average: The median team scored 98.5 points per game.
• Pain plus pain: Lovers of 5 scored an average of 109.1 per game, and even with their disappointing performance this week, actually improved as the season went on (106 average first six games, 111 next 7).
• Trick or Treat: The Wreckreators had the highest standard deviation of scores, 27.2 points vs. the League median of 20.3. Compare and contrast Week #9 and Week #10...
• Biblical Curse Award: The Desmo Retards scored a fine 109.8 in Week #6, only to run into Lo5's season-high 152 points (highest total in the League so far). Ok, no problem. How often will that happen? In Week #11 the Desmo Retards had a respectable 102.2, only to run into Revenge on Ice's best performance, 137.5 points (second-highest total in the League so far).
  
• Four yards and a cloud of Dust: The Cleveland Steamers had the lowest standard deviation of scores, just 11.6 points. The Steamers are 6-7, a game better than two higher-scoring teams, because they rarely beat themselves.
• Most improved: The Recursive Monkeys could not break 100 in their first five games, then broke 100 in six of their next eight. Weirdly, the RMs led the League in points scored by drafted players. Guess the draftees just started playing better.
• Most overrated: The Acerbic Welsh are tied for first place in wins, but with an opponent scoring average of just 86. Look for them to fold like a cheap pup tent in the playoffs.
  
• Timing is everything. The Great Old Ones sit third in the League, ahead of three higher-scoring teams.
  
• So that's the reason: Toughest schedule was...The Inglorious Basterds. Average opponent scored 100 points against them.

So what about Revenge on Ice? Well, we are second:

• As noted above, second highest single game score - 138 in week #11, behind the Lo5's 152 in week #6.
  
• Second most-improved. ROI averaged 89 points in the first six games vs. 108 in the next 7, a +22% improvement...behind the Recursive Monkeys'+30%.
  
• Second most likely to blow you out: 3 games > 120 points (tied with Desmo Retards). The leader of course, the Lovers of Five, with...5.
• Second highest-scoring 5-8 team behind the Desmo Retards.

Team most usually associated with odd statistical events: Desmo Retards.