Sentences with phrase «yard per play»

F / + and allowed at least 6.1 yards per play in each of their first eight games.
That's 5.9 yards per play against teams normally allowing 5.9.
Their balanced offense was the main reason they were able to put together four drives of 75 yards and longer, and average nearly 7 yards per play on the day.
They also allowed 23 or fewer points and 5.0 or fewer yards per play seven times.
Auburn averaged more yards per play, made fewer crippling errors, and actually took advantage of its scoring opportunities.
That comes out to allowing 5.0 yards per play teams normally accumulating 5.4.
They averaged better than 5.1 yards per play twice in eight conference games.
They averaged just 3.6 yards per play over their next eight possessions and found themselves down 35 - 13 until a last - second, garbage - time touchdown.
They had averaged at least 6.2 yards per play in four of seven games and had allowed 4.7 or fewer in five.
Top 10 DVOA and in yards per play for every year he DC'd.
In nine games versus BCS - conference competition last season, Auburn averaged better than 4.9 yards per play just twice and averaged under four five times.
Last year's JSU defense was a damn masterpiece, allowing 15 points per game and 3.8 yards per play with a 21.2 percent havoc rate that would have ranked fourth at the FBS level.
In the fourth quarter when the score is within eight points, the Giants have given up the most touchdowns and the second-most first downs in the league, and rank 29th in yards per play allowed.
Duke's offense ranked just 117th in yards per play during the season.
After allowing 5.1 yards per play through four games, the Illini allowed 7.2 over their next six, and Illinois lost five of six games to fall to 4 - 6.
The Bengals finished No. 6 in total defense but allowed 2.4 more yards per play when Burfict was off the field.
Forensic ATS information on this game: New England over 10 - 0 after 3 consecutive games with a turnover margin of +1 or better, over 14 - 1 after allowing 6.0 or more yards per play last game, over 18 - 4 off double - digit win, Jets over 15 - 4 after 1 or more consecutive wins against the spread, over 11 - 1 after allowing 14 points or less last game
Yes, the Longhorns allowed only 4.6 yards per play aside from that bomb.
These are innate truths to me now; I don't need to keep a running track of a team's success rate in my head, and I don't need to calculate a team's average yards per play on first down while I'm watching.
That Toledo lost while averaging 8.8 (BYU), 7.5 (Ohio), 8.4 (WMU), and 6.9 (App State) yards per play tells us which side of the ball was a problem.
Expert pick: One predictive tool I use to handicap football is net yards per play.
Averaging 7.7 yards per play means you have completely outflanked and overmatched the opposing defense.
The national average for yards per play hovered in the 5.8 range, but in only two games did Tech average under 6.4.
For Tech's offense, there was a difference of only about 0.8 yards per play between when the Hokies were playing great or terrible teams.
The under is also worth a look, as these two defenses rank in the top - four in defensive yards per play allowed.
On offense, things were more stable, without quite the same upside or downside as the defense, but there were still strange ups (6.1 yards per play vs. Toledo) and downs (4.8 vs. Kent State).
Stuckey says: Even with a plethora of injuries, the Alabama defense still ranks first in opponent yards per play.
Insofar as yards per play it is 6.2 to 5.7.
Nobody has averaged more than 5.7 yards per play against Washington all year.
Bama gains 6.7 yards per play on offense.
It had already averaged 4.8 or fewer yards per play in three of four games, and quarterback C.J. Brown was already in the fourth game of a six - game streak with a passer rating of 112.0 or worse.
The score probably should have been closer — the per - play margin was reasonably close for such a blowout (6.3 yards per play for McNeese State, 5.6 for USF) and the score was padded by a safety and a long interception return late in the first half — but that would be taking «putting lipstick on a pig» to an extreme.
The Bulls averaged under 6.3 yards per play just once all year and posted 8.2 per play against Florida State.
They held Nick Fitzgerald to 130 total yards on 39 combined passes or runs, for a total of 3.3 yards per play with a pair of interceptions to boot.
The Chiefs are averaging a league - best 6.2 yards per play through nine weeks thanks to big - play weapons all over the field.
Still, after allowing 5.6 or more yards per play in five of the first eight games, Purdue did so in only one of the final four.
Kansas State was averaging 4.2 yards per play in Big 12 games before averaging 6.1 against Baylor last Thursday.
USC's outgaining Ohio State by 37 yards (160 to 123) and 0.6 yards per play (5.5 to 4.9).
After allowing 6.4 yards per play in 2015, the Hoosiers allowed more than 5.8 only twice all season.
(Even with the way Michigan's defense was fading, scoring 41 points and averaging 5.9 yards per play is impressive against that unit.)
The Irish averaged 5.9 yards per play and scored 38 points in a 20 - point road win.
The Gamecocks are averaging 3.9 yards per play to Michigan's 2.4, but the Wolverines have held the ball for 20 of the first 30 minutes.
The Golden Eagles couldn't contain UNT's spread and got outmuscled by Florida State but otherwise allowed just 21.2 points per game and 4.8 yards per play.
The Badgers» defense was solid, holding WMU to 4.7 yards per play and forcing the Broncos to dink and dunk to find success, but the offense wasn't going to let Wisconsin lose.
And against Ohio State, they moved the ball well (5.9 yards per play, 403 total yards) but fell victim to the best half of Buckeye receiver Noah Brown's career and were forced to play catch - up against an Urban Meyer team.
They held Houston to just 5.1 yards per play and lost mostly because of field position and special teams.
The Tigers allowed 5.2 yards per play to Furman, 5.5 to Ball State and 5.8 to Auburn, and a devastating 8.9 to Florida State.
But Stanford exploded for 46 points per game and 8 yards per play in this span, and when you expect to see a breakout, you don't need as much evidence to assume a breakout has occurred.
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