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"To us, what that says is there's an increased in recorded injuries, but probably not an equivalent increase in actual injuries," David said. "Which means the ISS is simply getting better at tracking injuries, that reflects the increased focus that the league and the teams put on following what is actually happening on the field."
Still, David noted that the number of injuries classified as moderate or major is still on the rise.
David said there were 633 moderate injuries in 2010, and the number jumped to 739 in 2011.
"The game is still getting more dangerous," David said.
And David said there was a new aspect to the data available this year: the opponents when player injuries occurred.
Given their long-standing reputation for rough play, it might not come as a surprise that the Oakland Raiders caused the most injuries in 2011. The Buffalo Bills caused the fewest.
According to the data, the five teams that caused the most injuries were the Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers.
The five teams that caused the fewest injuries were the Bills, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets and New York Giants -- proof, perhaps, that a team doesn't have to inflict pain to win the Super Bowl.
"If you told me the Ravens and the Raiders caused the most injuries, I guess I wouldn't be surprised," David said. "But again, since we only have one year (of data), I don't know how much you want to take away from that."
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