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1982 DVOA: Jets Rise and Dan Fouts Flies

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The New York Jets haven't won an NFL championship since Joe Namath's guarantee back in Super Bowl III, but they did finish the strike-shortened 1982 season as the No. 1 team according to Football Outsiders' DVOA ratings. It was a year dominated by the AFC, which came out with five of the top six teams. Those top teams include the San Diego Chargers, who finished the year with one of the best offenses ever measured by DVOA. They do not include the top seed in the AFC playoffs, the 8-1 Los Angeles Raiders, who finished only 11th in DVOA but put up a 5-0 record in one-score games.