Sentences with phrase «passing yards ranked»

Andrew Luck, who's 4,761 passing yards ranked third last season, opened as the favorite at +375.

In fact, Falk's 4,204 passing yards ranks fifth in the nation this season.

Not exact matches

He threw for nearly 3,400 yards in a defense - friendly conference, and despite 17 interceptions he led the Hoosiers to a No. 23 ranking in Passing S&P +.

Following a season in which the team made the playoffs despite having an offense ranked No. 29 in the league in scoring, total yards, and passing yards, the Texans offense needs some change.

Rare is the team that has enough time to let downfield passing plays develop against Georgia's defense, which ranks second nationally behind Alabama with just 5.58 yards allowed per pass attempt.

Both have averaged over 200 rushing yards per game and rank in the bottom 25 in pass attempts in the country.

Notre Dame has a little bit more of a passing game than Navy does, but still relies heavily on the running game, as their 303 yards per game ranks sixth in the country.

Detroit is still a dangerous threat, however, with a passing game that ranks first in the league, averaging 312.5 yards through the air per contest.

Against a Michigan defense that ranks second in the same category, Trace McSorley completed 17 of 26 passes for 282 yards, one touchdown, and one pick in the Nittany Lions» romp over the Wolverines.

New Orleans» pass defense was one of the worst in the NFL in 2012, ranking 31st in opposing passing yards per game.

Clearly, Miami is focused on boosting its passing attack, which ranked No. 26 in the NFL in passing yards per game in 2012 (198.8).

The Orange own the 21st - ranked passing offense in the nation, led by quarterback Ryan Nassib, who averages more than 301 yards per game.

Despite Hill's struggles, the Bengals» offense continues to hum along, ranking 11th in rushing yards and seventh in passing yards per game.

Passing S&P + and Oklahoma ranking 100th in passing yards allowed and sixth Passing S&P + and Oklahoma ranking 100th in passing yards allowed and sixth passing yards allowed and sixth in Def.

He finishes with more than 9,300 passing yards and 2,400 rushing yards, and in his final two seasons, he led MSU to a 19 - 7 record and what will almost certainly be back - to - back top - 25 F / + rankings.

A fivesome of junior receivers has combined for 2,797 yards, the line keeps Kiel upright (25th in Adj. Sack Rate), and the Bearcats rank 14th in both Passing S&P + and Passing Downs S&P +.

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.

Through three games Jackson ranks third in the nation in yards per pass attempted (11.1) and No. 5 in yards per rush (9.5), while his 18 TDs through the team's first three games ties the record.

Seattle's passing offense under Wilson ranked No. 27 in the NFL, averaging just 189.4 yards per game.

Without much of a rushing game to lean on, they ranked second in the NFL in passing yards, and Bledsoe was atop the AFC quarterback rating charts with a gaudy 97.9.

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.

Foles has just the 11th best odds of leading the league in passing yards but is currently ranked as the 9th best fantasy QB.

PETRAS HAS THE PEDIGREE: Most analysts rank quarterback Spencer Petras as tops in Northern California after passing for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs with only eight interceptions.

The table below shows the odds for each player to lead the league in passing at Sportsbook.com and compares that to their 2013 passing yards and 2014 Consensus Position Ranking from Yahoo! Sports.

Last season the Auburn product ranked 1st amongst all QB's in rushing TD's and 2nd in rushing yards (trailing Robert Griffin III by 74 yards), however he finished just 13th in passing yards.

Most analysts rank quarterback Spencer Petras as tops in Northern California after passing for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs with only eight interceptions.

The Dawgs rank 18th in Standard Downs S&P + but seventh in Passing Downs S&P +; on third down with four or more yards to go, Fromm is 29 - for - 47 for 499 yards, eight touchdowns, three picks, and a 194.3 passer rating.

Additionally, he had the 11th - best deep - ball passer rating (99.5) and amassed 767 yards on such passes, which also ranked 11th in football.

Opponents not named Missouri have averaged a paltry 8.7 yards per completion, and the Dawgs rank fifth in Passing S&P +.

Using the formula for rating individual passers, and using net yards (gross yards minus sack yardage) in place of total passing yards, I got the following changes in the rankings: San Diego and Green Bay, which ranked 1 - 2 in pass offense, are replaced by Washington and San Francisco.

That creates a lot of passing downs, and while Rudock and junior receiver Tevaun Smith (22 catches, 301 yards, 9.1 yards per target on passing downs) have bailed themselves out, Tennessee's got a vicious pass rush, one that ranks fifth in the country in Adjusted Sack Rate.

The Noles rank 84th in passing - downs sack rate allowed, but when Francois gets a pass off on PDs, he's nearly perfect: 18 of 26, 282 yards, no picks.

Jones ranks among the league's top - five receivers in overall targets, targets inside the 10 - yard line, and passes thrown 20 - plus yards downfield.

It's important to note that these oddsmakers rankings only examine the odds to lead the league in passing yards, so the rankings for mobile quarterbacks are highly skewed.

Opponents averaged over 15 yards per completion, and AFA matched its No. 130 ranking in rushing IsoPPP with a No. 130 ranking in passing IsoPPP.

Both of these teams give up plenty of free yards via penalties, ranking 121st and 122nd overall, and USC should lean on the pass against Ohio State's No. 1 S&P + rush defense.

Matthew Stafford has the seventh best odds of leading the league in passing yards; however, he's currently the 14th ranked quarterback according to ESPN experts.

Anyone who saw Kosar's husking of unbeaten, top - ranked Nebraska in January's Orange Bowl game — he passed for a bowl - record 300 yards and two touchdowns in the 31 - 30 upset — would agree that if nothing else, no freshman quarterback ever showed more aplomb under such pressure.

His completion percentage, passing yards and passing touchdowns all rank first among quarterbacks.

What the metrics say: The Bucs defense ranks dead last in the following categories: Yards per play, passing yards, sacks, adjusted sack rate, and opponent third - down conversion.

With a healthy senior year, he could finish with nearly 10,000 career yards and 60 touchdowns, but Cincinnati's Passing S&P + ranking has fallen from 23rd to 76th to 115th over his three seasons.

Georgia ranks second in the nation in pass yards per attempt allowed (5.6), which should come in handy against an Oklahoma offense that ranks first overall in yards per attempt (12.0) and third in passing yards per game (367.4) yards.

Lipscomb may have been asked to do more than he was ready to do in the passing game, but he averaged 14.9 yards per return and ranked 33rd in punt return efficiency.

They were aggressive against the run, but it backfired occasionally; they were bend - don't - break against the pass (with the No. 117 Adj. Sack Rate ranking to match) but gave up a few too many passes in the 10 - to 15 - yard range.

Meanwhile, they were good at big - play prevention, allowing just 13 passes of 30 - plus yards all year (10th in FBS); that typically coincides with strong explosiveness ratings, but they ranked 55th in Passing isoPPP (which measures the magnitude of successful plays).

Denver currently ranks 25th in the league in passing yards per game (225.2), while their defense has allowed the second fewest points against per game (17.2).

Add in the fact that the Broncos defense ranks 27th in the league in passing yards allowed (254.4 ypg) and that former Pro Bowl wide receiver Percy Harvin should be healthy for the first time this season and it seems probable that Wilson will surpass the 200 yard mark.

On the flip side, Atlanta's defense ranked 27th in scoring defense (25.4 points / game) and 28th in passing defense (266.7 yards / game).

Their opponent, the New England Patriots, ranked third in scoring (27.6 points / game) while boasting a well - balanced attack that included a top - five passing offense (269.3 yards / game) and a top - ten rushing offense (117.0 yards / game).

During that time he has also ranked within the top three on three separate occasions, averaging 4728 passing yards per season.