Sentences with phrase «best rushing defense»

Despite having the third - best rushing defense in the NFL, the Chargers haven't defeated a team not named the Kansas City Chiefs since Week 2.

Among the elders was linebacker Shane Conlan, an aggressive 6 ft. 3», 225 pound All - America who led the third - best rushing defense in the nation and ^ perfectly embodied the dual personality of the team.

The Eagles have the third - best rush defense according to Football Outsiders, while the Vikings are sitting at No. 5.

North Dakota State has the best rush defense in the country.

Not exact matches

Washington's defense in regular season: Allowed 92 rushing yards per game, best in FBS Washington's defense vs. Saquon Barkley: Allowed 92 rushing yards on one play

Sunday's matchup against the Lions sets up well for Collins with the Ravens as 3 - point home favorites against a Lions defense that's allowed an additional 8.4 points per game and 76.2 rushing yards per game since losing defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (biceps, IR) in Week 5.

An impact edge makes the defense so much better, teams wouldn't be able to double Buckner and the edge opens the middle as the Niners could rush four and bring pressure.

Nebraska may have come to Norman with the best rushing attack in the nation (395.6 yards a game), but the Sooners countered that with a scorched - earth defense that had yielded only 65.2 yards a game on the ground.

State ranked 39th in passing success rate, and while big - play prevention was a strength, a quick passing game was a good antidote for State's awesome run defense and aggressive pass rush.

Jernigan may not have had the pass rushing numbers that we expected, but he was a big part of why this line was # 1 in pressures and as you mentioned, his defense against the run game was magnificent and better than anyone expected.

James Madison is one of the best rushing offenses in the country, and maybe they saw something in the film that will allow them to break through the tough Bison defense.

-- and there's no guarantee that Leonard Fournette and company will find traction against a Notre Dame defense better against the run (48th in Rushing S&P +) than the pass (84th in Passing S&P +).

Specifically their rush defense, which is the best in the league.

The Seahawks were incredibly effective against the pass, and had the No. 7 rush defense to help as well.

The Badgers fell to 97th in Rushing S&P + and leaned far too heavily on Joel Stave's arm; it worked because the defense was so good, but the Badgers were 83rd in Off.

Memphis's defense ranked 104th in Rushing S&P + and 58th in Passing S&P + and now has to replace a good portion of its secondary.

The 49ers will face a Bengal defense that features three good pass - rushing linemen — ends Jim Skow and Jason Buck and a surprisingly powerful rookie tackle, 277 - pound David Grant — as well as the NFL's best run - stopping noseguard, Tim Krumrie, and a secondary blessed with more athletic talent than any other in the league.

The best pass rush coupled with the best pass defense, this should be a win for the Jaguars.

In theory, it's a good combination to have a not - awful run defense and a pass rush that gets after the quarterback.

Now, the way I view things, if we go defense at # 32, it's likely edge rusher / Vonn Bell / best available corner.

Despite the loss of its best pass rusher and best on - ball defender (and despite some lucky misses by Rudock), the pass defense was still fast and opportunistic.

They are polar opposites in terms of running style but together they might make up the best duo of rushers in the NFL, while keeping Cincinnati's already strong defense fresh.

With new coordinator Wade Phillips on board and the defense changing from the 4 — 3 to the 3 — 4, it means the only way the pass rush will work is with good corners who can hold their coverage.

Davis is probably a stronger pass rusher than he is a tackler anyway (he might be a rather poor tackler for a linebacker) and suddenly with him, Wagner, and K.J. Wright, Seattle has potentially the best middle of any defense in the league.

Maybe we'd be better off if we held people responsible for their actions instead of immediately rushing to their defense

Stuckey says: Toledo's defense ranks 87th in the country in rush yards per attempt allowed at 4.7, which could spell trouble against an App State offense that churns out 5.4 yards per carry (16th best in the country).

Meanwhile, the Iowa run defense grades out much better (4.1 yards per carry), which will help against a top 25 BC rushing offense.

Hunt's mix of fantasy - friendly opportunities through the air (3.9 targets per game) and near the goal line (2.1 red - zone touches per game) sets him up well for a matchup against the Chargers» 26th - ranked defense in rush DVOA.

They aren't well positioned to attack the Falcons» biggest weakness (rushing defense).

When a defense is so much better on passing downs, you assume there's a good pass rush, but Miami ranked only 113th in passing downs sack rate.

All the years we ran a 4 - 3 with Mathis and Freeney rushing the edged, we never truly had dominant 3 Tech DT or a good NT for that matter other than when Dungy signed Booger in 2006 and propelled our defense to the Super Bowl.

The defense, for their part, allowed far too many passes over the middle and couldn't muster a good pass rush until the game's final play; they gave up big plays, too, as both Raymon Taylor and Jourdan Lewis were beat for big gains over the top.

There is a good chance UW will pound the ball in the run game even more on Saturday to take advantage of Oregon's poor rush defense.

The yards per rush guide says the better run defense is Indianapolis by.2.

The yards per rush guide says the better run defense is Arizona by.4.

On defense, football betting podcast the better yards per rush numbers are owned by LSU by 1.9.

However the KC defense is subpar allowing 5.1 yards per rushing attempt to teams normally allowing 4.5 and 6.6 passing yards per attempt to 6.0 as well as 5.9 yards per play to teams normally allowing 5.4.

On defense, football betting podcast the better yards per rush numbers are owned by Oklahoma State by 2.0.

The Mississippi State quarterback threw for two touchdowns and shredded the Aggies defense for 182 rushing yards and two scores including a critical run late in the fourth that put the Bulldogs up for good.

The yards per rush guide says the better run defense is Chicago by.8.

The yards per rush guide says the best run defense in this game anyway is Philadelphia by a full 1.2.

The yards per rush guide says the better run defense is Ohio State by 1.0.

Their Take - «The Bills need to enhance their pass rush off the edge, and Orakpo looks like his skill set is much better suited for a 4 - 3 defense than a 3 - 4.»

Finally, I find myself wondering how female voters feel about Rump rushing to the defense of his good friend Roger Ailes over sexual harassment charges.

The new Operations mode, which combines Rush and Conquest, feels good, and while the odds are usually weighted toward defense, the diversity of maps means that conflicts can go either way, depending on your squad play.

We simply couldn't write a list of the best tower defense games without including Kingdom Rush.

Kingdom Rush remains one of, if not the best tower defense game on the market and having it on the go is our idea of a good thing.

One could argue that there has been a rush to judgment about the role of C02 (I would say this is NOT the case, but I'm going to entertain the notion to see where it leads) What would any good police force do to forestall such an objection from the defense attornies of C02?