a note on the 2014 Rams defense

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  • September 10, 2015 at 11:30 pm #30211
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    from off the net

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    jrry32

    Our defense finished top 5 in PPG Allowed and #7 in Points Per Drive Allowed.

    https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/opponent-offensive-points-per-game

    The site shows the number of points each team’s DEFENSE allowed. Which means it removes opposing teams’ defensive TDs and special teams TDs (as well as safeties).

    Here are the points they gave up in each game:
    Game 1 (Minnesota): 27 points
    Game 2 (Tampa Bay): 17 points
    Game 3 (Dallas): 27 points
    Game 4 (Philadelphia): 20 points
    Game 5 (San Francisco): 24 points
    Game 6 (Seattle): 26 points
    Game 7 (Kansas City): 27 points
    Game 8 (San Francisco): 10 points
    Game 9 (Arizona): 17 points
    Game 10 (Denver): 7 points
    Game 11 (San Diego): 20 points
    Game 12 (Oakland): 0 points
    Game 13 (Washington): 0 points
    Game 14 (Arizona): 12 points
    Game 15 (NYG): 37 points
    Game 16 (Seattle): 13 points

    What’s obvious is that the defense struggled over the first 7 games. We already knew this. What’s equally obvious is that they dominated after that aside from the Giants game.

    To save you the math, our defense allowed 12.9 PPG over the final 9 games. And please spare me any bullcrap about how back to back shutouts (which is UNHEARD OF in the NFL) skewed the numbers.

    They were in Year 1 under Williams learning a very complex defense. Still the numbers speak for themselves.

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