Next up is a Ravens defense that has allowed an additional 9.8 real points and 71 passing
yards per game in six outings without No. 1 cornerback Jimmy Smith (Achilles, IR) since the beginning of last season.
After averaging 105.7 rushing yards and 51.3 receiving
yards per game in 2016, he's hoping for a number that will average closer to $ 15 million and has said so many times.
With Jacksonville State averaging 400
yards per game in FCS, you could make the case that Auburn's was the fourth - best offense in the state of Alabama in 2012.
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.
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.
That patience is paying off for a group that is has allowed the second - fewest plays of 20 - plus
yards per game in the country (1.00).
Baltimore harassed Ryan Tannehill into one of his worst performances of the year last weekend and has held opponents to just 222 passing
yards per game in 2016.
It was the strongest in the country against rushing, allowing opponents a mere 38.5 yards per game (only two teams in the past 20 years have given up less: Penn State's 17
yards per game in 1947, and Syracuse's 19.3 in 1959).
Senior quarterback Steve Stenstrom, who threw for 330
yards per game in» 93, will make up for a lot of mistakes, though.
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 Packers have held opposing running backs to just 80
yards per game in that stretch.
Not exact matches
Washington is the third - worst pass defense
in the league, giving up 288
yards through the air
per game.
The Hilltoppers ranked 35th
in IsoPPP (which measures the magnitude of an offense's successful plays) and 18th
in 20 -
yard gains
per game allowed (3.8).
Its best asset is a voracious running
game, which ranked No. 1
in S&P + and second
in yards per carry entering the weekend.
LSU is 33rd
in yards per game and 12th
in Off.
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.
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.
They averaged at least 7.4
yards per play
in eight of 13
games and gained a patently absurd 854
yards in 76 snaps against Texas Tech.
The WVU
game (
in which the Mountaineers averaged 8.9
yards per play and Justin Crawford rushed for 331
yards) was a reminder that there were still plenty of ongoing issues.
The Pirates gave up 1.8 rushes
per game of 20 - plus
yards, which wasn't good (92nd
in FBS), but we're speaking relatively here.
Translation: The Steelers should dominate this
game in the trenches on passing downs, which we should see plenty of since the Bengals can not run the ball (3.2
yards per carry, 31st
in the NFL).
The 2017 No. 5 overall pick is
in a prime position to bounce back against a Texans defense that's allowed an additional 6.1 points
per game and 75.3 passing
yards per game since losing J.J. Watt (leg, IR) and Whitney Mercilus (pec, IR)
in Week 5.
Both have averaged over 200 rushing
yards per game and rank
in the bottom 25
in pass attempts
in the country.
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.
Finally, the Browns allow 149.8 rushing
yards per game, more than any other team
in the league.
You don't need numbers to understand that Florida's defense is incredible, but here are a few basic ones: The Gators are allowing just 217.0
yards per game, second
in the country behind Michigan State.
In games with double digit winds in which the home team has averaged 250 rushing yards per game, the under drops to just 88 - 8
In games with double digit winds
in which the home team has averaged 250 rushing yards per game, the under drops to just 88 - 8
in which the home team has averaged 250 rushing
yards per game, the under drops to just 88 - 87.
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.
Proving that there is some run to complement the shoot, the Falcons won eight of the nine
games in which Heyward — who averaged a career - best 4.6
yards per rush — carried the ball at least 14 times.
He ranks both No. 5
in passer rating against Power 5 opponents (among QBs who've faced three or more) and No. 1
in QB rushing
yards per game against the same.
In their first game under defensive coordinator Art Kaufman, their fourth defensive coordinator in four years, the Red Raiders held NSU to 84 total yards (1.7 per play
In their first
game under defensive coordinator Art Kaufman, their fourth defensive coordinator
in four years, the Red Raiders held NSU to 84 total yards (1.7 per play
in four years, the Red Raiders held NSU to 84 total
yards (1.7
per play).
Kitna, property of the Seattle Seahawks, leads the WLAF
in passing yardage (265.6
per game) and touchdowns (13), and is even fourth
in rushing (43.3
yards per game).
He has run for 1,482
yards in 13
games so far (he did not play against Wake Forest), averaging 5.5
yards per carry.
And
in his lone showcase
game thus far, Barrett was a little too much like late - 2016 J.T. for OSU fans» comfort — against Oklahoma, he had a 54 percent completion rate, 9.6
yards per completion, and a 92.5 passer rating.
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.
He's also averaging a whopping 14.7
yards per reception and good things happen when he reaches the end zone: the Vikings are 3 - 0
in games when Diggs scores a touchdown.
In two career
games vs. the Falcons, Johnson has averaged 111
yards per game.
Floyd is the Chargers» leading receiver
in 2012, posting a 17.9
yards per catch average through three
games.
Or better still, get out your pocket calculator and multiply Simpson's
per game average of 179.3
yards by 14, the number of
games in a season.
Combined with the offense averaging 9.7
yards per play, it is difficult to see how Tech's first
game of 2012 could have gone much better; only turnovers (Northwestern State was plus - 11.8
in turnover points margin, as defined here) failed to go Tech's way.
New Orleans» pass defense was one of the worst
in the NFL
in 2012, ranking 31st
in opposing passing
yards per game.
Franklin's deceptive quickness, which is most obvious on off - tackle runs, where he cuts through the open field like a combine harvester, adds a dimension to a San Diego ground
game that ended the 2014 season
in third - to - last place
in yards per game (85.4) and
in a three - way tie for second - to - last place
in touchdowns (six).
The freshman broke out late
in November, rushing 36 times for 233
yards (6.5
per carry) and four touchdowns
in LSU's final three
games.
Quarterback Paxton Lynch has emerged as a potential No. 1 overall pick
in the 2016 NFL Draft after throwing for more than 300
yards per game and posting a sterling 27:3 touchdown: interception ratio.
Just
in time, too: Pacific's rushing attack was the nation's second worst (69.4
yards per game) last fall.
Houston's offense is just 29th
in rushing
yards per game, which doesn't figure to improve with Foster out.
But overall it was below average (the Saints allowed 357.8
yards per game, eighth - worst
in the league) and particularly dreadful against the run, with an average of 122.2
yards allowed
per game (21st
in the NFL).
The Orange own the 21st - ranked passing offense
in the nation, led by quarterback Ryan Nassib, who averages more than 301
yards per game.
We are talking a Giants running
game that entered ranked last
in the league (68.3 rushing
yards gained
per game).