Not exact matches
He'll have his work cut out for him against a Tennessee
defense that
ranked seventh against the
run.
The Jaguars» elite
defense was weak only in the
run, where they
ranked 26th in DVOA, according to Football Outsiders.
The Falcons»
run defense finished the season
ranked in the top 10, but they didn't have much of an answer for the Eagles on Saturday no matter who was
running the ball.
The Titans
defense ranked 21st in DVOA, including an awful 24th against the pass and a more impressive 7th against the
run.
Against a
defense that
ranked 14th in DVOA against the
run during the regular season, the Seahawks should see big gains in Super Bowl.
Glasgow's absence was felt against the Hoosiers, who
ran for a total of 307 - yards against the No. 1
ranked Wolverines
defense.
Florida's
run defense is solid, but the pass
defense is spectacular; the Gators currently
rank second in Passing S&P and first in Passing Downs S&P.
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.
Sure, there's room for improvement — big red arrow point to the
running game — but with the NFL's 27th -
ranked defense in 2017, Patricia's services could help balance an imbalanced team.
Against a
defense that
ranked only 51st in Rushing S&P + last season, Michigan found no opportunities to
run.
After taking a medical redshirt, the 6» 3», 230pound sophomore is back, this time on the strong side, where he «Äôll bolster a
run defense that
ranked 58th in the nation.
The Titans will be able to
run on New England's 30th -
ranked rush
defense in DVOA.
The Bears, with Mitchell Trubisky at QB,
run plenty of RPOs, and they should have success on the ground versus Detroit's 28th -
ranked rush
defense in DVOA.
Stuckey says: Two solid
running backs will face off in Benny Snell and Justin Jackson, but the Northwestern
defense is in a different class,
ranking top 10 nationally in rush yards per attempt allowed (3.3), while Kentucky
ranks 89th at 4.8 yards.
Miami will also finally
run into a unit better at creating havoc than its own
defense, as Wisconsin
ranks No. 1 in overall havoc rate.
Stuckey says: Boston College's
run defense is
ranked 103rd in the nation, allowing 5.0 yards per carry, which should allow the vanilla Hawkeyes» offensive attack to move the ball.
This is the defensive line, for the love of pete, it is the heart and soul of our
defense and last I checked we
ranked dead last in stopping the
run last year.
Offensively, the game matches up Oakland Athletics No. 6
ranked offense (5.47
runs per game) against a Boston Red Sox
defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 2 at 2.78
runs allowed per game.
In the last third of the season, their
defense ranked 15th for expected goals against, and during the
run with the back three, it
ranked 18th.
It has the country's No. 6 overall
defense,
ranking 11th against the pass, 23rd against the
run and fifth with just 14.1 points allowed per game.