In reply to: But in 2011, we were playing by points, not yards posted by manofdillon
I haven't found the 1989 stats but I can almost guarantee you they outgained in that game because "return yards" don't count and we had no incentive to risk gaining large amounts of "real yards."
We haven't beaten these guys in decades....
When the hell have we beaten them?
it is rather surprising how often the team with the most yardage loses this game.
It seems as though in a blowout towards the end of the game the balance usually tilts toward the losing team - gaining 150 yards in the 4th Q against a prevent, while the winning team grinds out 50-60 while running out the clock.