Sentences with phrase «game rushing defense»

Not exact matches

Having a great LB will solidify our defense, but a great pass rusher wins you games.

But the run game cratered following the loss of back Anthony Wales and three all - conference linemen, and the defense stumbled across the board, losing both its run prowess and its pass rush as the front seven depth thinned.

But even if the offense struggles a bit in the playoffs, due to, oh, I don't know, rust, the Steelers defense — specifically, the pass - rush — has demonstrated through 16 weeks that it can change a game in a heartbeat with a timely sack or three.

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

It ranked fourth in rushing defense with 88.2 yards per game allowed and 12th in total offense.

The Packers» defense allows only 84 rushing yards and plummets the Washington offense into ineptitude on its last five possessions of the game, which went this way — punt, punt, ball over on downs three times.

Minnesota was second in both passing defense (192.4) and rushing defense (83.6) and first overall in total defense and scoring defense (15.8 points per game).

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.

On defense, a pass rush that was supposed to be among the league's elite has badly underachieved with just nine sacks in six games.

Ivory has rushed for 460 yards in four games, averaging 5.5 yards a carry, and New England's one weakness this season has been its run defense.

Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are killing the Broncos defense, as Hernandez has just two catches for 29 yards but he's added 58 rushing yards on three carries, including a 43 - yard run on the first drive of the game.

On Defense you can't rush 4 only all game long, Brady will adjust as he did... Here and there you got to run some exotic blitzes and punish Brady's ass... Shit he was already hurt... You punish his ass even more for starting the damn game period!

Their rushing attack will move the ball and their defense will keep them in most games.

So in the last two games, both losses, Tittle has been unmercifully punished by hard - rushing defensive lines; the 49er pass defense has broken down; with Conner out for most of the Detroit game, the passing offense broke down, too.

There was LSU's defense, unscored upon by rushing in 11 straight games, and Notre Dame's offense, built around the skitterish Theismann and the fluid Gatewood, which was first in all the land.

Now, thanks to a lot of returning experience all over the field, an explosive and powerful rushing attack, and an efficient defense, Notre Dame can have goals bigger than just making a bowl game, something they couldn't do last season, by virtue of finishing with a 4 - 8 record.

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.

Florida's defense was fine without a strong pass rush, but the Gators did have Dante Fowler Jr.'s occasional brilliance (and I do mean occasional; he had 9.5 tackles for loss against Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, and East Carolina and 5.5 in the other eight games).

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.

The 2017 UT defense struggled pretty dramatically against a decent run game (107th in Rushing S&P +) but completely dictated the terms against opposing passing games.

San Francisco's defensive unit ranked fourth in the NFL in passing defense, limiting opposing quarterbacks to just 200.2 yards per game, while also ranking fourth in rushing defense, holding teams to 94.2 yards per game.

Offensive breakout notwithstanding, there are still major concerns about Dom Capers» defensive unit, which, going into this game, was worst in the NFL in rush defense (176 yards per game).

The Buckeyes opened on an 80 - yard field goal drive, all on the ground, against a Bama defense that averaged 88 rushing yards allowed per game.

Thanks to an offensive line that reduced the Cavaliers» dangerous pass rush to a distant distraction and a defense that limited Virginia's rushing attack (ranked fifth in the nation, with 275.0 yards per game) to just 20 yards, Florida State turned in the dominating performance it had been looking for since a season - opening loss to Miami.

His matchup against the Seahawks» ninth - ranked defense in rush DVOA isn't ideal, although they've allowed an additional 5.1 PPG and 24 rushing yards per game in 14 games without SS Kam Chancellor (neck, IR) since 2015.

Starting on both lines for De La Salle, Tagaloa helped propel an offense that aver - aged nearly 350 rushing yards a game, and anchored a defense that featured a nine - game stretch in which the first team unit did not surrender a touchdown.

The last three years Wyoming has been the Western Athletic Conference champion; this year it has won six games, leads the nation in rushing defense and is ranked 16th.

In regulation, Karlos Williams and Mario Pender combined to rush 16 times for 35 yards against a Clemson defense that got gashed by Georgia's run game in Week 1.

Even if the offense somehow doesn't finish in the top - 12 for rushing / passing, the defense alone should keep games close for us.

The defense is No. 22 in the NFL and the revamped backfield managed just 70 rushing yards in the first two weeks before finally getting going and averaging 132 yards per game in the last three games.

It seemed that Saquon Barkley's Heisman stock was ready to finally take a hit after Northwestern's defense held him to -1 rushing yards in the first half of Saturday's game.

Maryland (10 - 1) leads the nation with 24 interceptions, 10 more than any other team in the ACC, and leads the league in rushing defense (90.6 yards allowed per game), scoring defense (19.1 points allowed per game) and net punting (40.4 net yards per punt).

The Huskies» defense has been led by the nation's most prolific pass rusher, a sophomore who has found the quarterback in nine of his 12 games this year for a total of 14 sacks.

This year the Washington defense has allowed 67.1 rushing yards a game, second in the nation, and ranks in the top three in all other major categories, a principal reason why the second - ranked Huskies, who beat Washington State 56 - 21 last Saturday, finished their season 11 - 0 and are headed for a second straight Rose Bowl game.

Against Georgia, the Gators rushed for 418 yards against a defense that had previously allowed just 105.1 yards per game.

, third - stringer Spencer Ware has rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns in the last two games and the stifling defense has emerged to become what many thought they could be pre-season.

But oh, what D. Going into the Texas game, the Sooners were first nationally in total defense (146.5 yards allowed per game), first against the rush (39 yards), third against the pass and second in points surrendered (6.5).

In 1 game, 103 rushing yards on 19 carries Threw 3 TD passes 201 yards on punt returns 171 yards on KO returns And he kicked / punted And he played defense too.

Stuckey says: Penn State will need a big day from Trace McSorley to win this game, as Saquon Barkley should be contained by a Washington defense ranked first in defending rush explosiveness.

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.

The shifty third year back has tallied 511 rushing yards and 155 receiving yards this season and has an excellent matchup against a Texans run defense that has allowed 123.5 rushing yards per game.

DE LA SALLE PLAYER OF THE GAME: It would be easy to go with Custer or Hernandez after they combined for 327 yards rushing, but this was shining night for the Spartans defense.

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.

All contributed to a defense ranked first in the nation in total defense (236.9 yards per game) and rushing defense (80.5 yards per game); second in scoring defense (12.0 points allowed); and second in pass defense (156.4 yards per game).

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.

As inclement weather becomes more prevalent, many analysts will stress the importance of winning low - scoring games with a stout defense and potent rushing attack.

Entering today's first - round game against visiting Weber State, the Tribe ranks first nationally in rushing defense, third in yards allowed and seventh in scoring defense.

Tibesar's position group helped Wisconsin's defensive unit rank No. 1 in total defense (253.2 yards per game) and team passing efficiency defense (96.31), No. 2 in rushing defense (92.6 yards per game), and No. 3 in scoring defense (13.2 points per game) on way to a 12 - 1 record and a Capital One Orange Bowl berth against Miami.

Maryland will score points with a strong rushing attack in its spread offense, but the defense will give up too many points to win close games.