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| 1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 11-5 (first) |
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Rushing | Passing | Total |
| OFFENSE | 91.8 (26) | 243.8 (3) | 335.6 (7) |
| DEFENSE | 93.9 (6) | 237.7 (28) | 331.6 (19) |
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Tough Act to Follow |
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Pete Carroll is the eighth coach since 1961 to take over a team that had gone to the championship game (including the AFL title game) the previous year. Three of those coaches guided their teams back to the title game in their first season.
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| Title-game team | Coach, W-L | Subsequent season's coach, W-L |
| 1996 Patriots | Bill Parcells, 11-5 | Pete Carroll, ? |
| 1993 Cowboys | Jimmy Johnson, 12-4 | Barry Switzer, 12-4 |
| 1990 Giants | Bill Parcells, 13-3 | Ray Handley, 8-8 |
| 1988 49ers | Bill Walsh, 10-6 | George Seifert, 14-2* |
| 1967 Packers | Vince Lombardi, 9-4-1 | Phil Bengston, 6-7-1 |
| 1965 Bills | Lou Saban, 10-3-1 | Joe Collier, 9-4-1* |
| 1961 Oilers | Lou Rymkus/Wally Lemm, 10-3-1 | Pop Ivy, 11-3* |
| 1960 Eagles | Buck Shaw, 10-2 | Nick Skorich, 10-4 |
| *team returned to league title game |
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