They have the firepower on defense to stop Todd Gurley on the ground, ranking third overall in
yards per rush allowed.
New England's defense is most vulnerable on the ground, ranking dead last in
yards per rush allowed (5.0).
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Green Bay won't be able to move the ball on the ground against Cleveland, which leads the NFL in
rush yards per carry
allowed at 3.3.
They have picked off eight passes and are
allowing just 2.8
yards per carry and 65
rushing yards per game (also second).
The Browns have been terrible against the run,
allowing 5.0
yards per rush, second - worst in the league.
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).
The Ravens uncharacteristically
allowed opponents to
rush for over 122
yards -
per - game — No. 20 in the entire NFL.
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.
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.
Owls running back Devin Singletary is 204
rushing yards away from 2,000 on the season, and Akron is 99th in the country in
rushing yards allowed per game (197.2).
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).
Meanwhile, the Panthers will need to improve defensively to avoid
allowing the Bears running game to destroy them, as they currently rank 27th in the NFL for
rushing yards allowed per contest.
They've
allowed an additional nine points and 64.2
rushing yards per game since trading defensive tackle Marcell Dareus to the Jaguars prior to Week 8.
And with Marcus Mariota getting healthier and more mobile, Tennessee should be able to take advantage of the Rams» biggest weakness:
rushing defense, which
allows 4.7
yards per carry (30th overall).
Against Georgia, the Gators
rushed for 418
yards against a defense that had previously
allowed just 105.1
yards per game.
But PSU hasn't
allowed more than 4.8
yards per carry since, and Ohio State was the last to
rush for more than 110
yards.
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).
Stuckey says: Toledo's defense ranks 87th in the country in
rush yards per attempt
allowed at 4.7, which could spell trouble against an App State offense that churns out 5.4
yards per carry (16th best in the country).
The Toledo
rush offense isn't too far behind at 5.3
yards per carry, but the App State defense is much more respectable when it comes to stopping the run,
allowing only 4.0
yards per carry.
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.
Expect Rashaad Penny to beef up his NFL draft stock with a big day on the ground against an Air Force defense that ranks 99th in the country in
rushing yards per attempt
allowed.
Chavis focuses so intently on our strengths that we field a defense of 10 safeties and one Myles Garrett,
allowing 8.9
yards per rush.
Talented as Mathieu has proved to be, Lotulelei is front and center in the transformation of Carolina's D, which has gone from
allowing 110.1
rushing yards and 22.7 points
per game in 2012 to just 79.3 and 13.7 in» 13.
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.
Led by an impressive core or linebackers which include Terrell Suggs, Zachary Orr, C.J. Mosley and Elvis Dumervil, the Ravens are
allowing a league - low 74.9
rushing yards per game.
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).
The Wolverines entered their matchup at Penn State
allowing just 86
rushing yards per game.
On defense they
allow 3.6
yards per rushing attempt to teams that normally permit 4.1, 5.8
yards per pass to 6.8 and 4.8
yards per play to 5.6.
Seattle gets 5.2
yards per rush to teams normally
allowing 4.3, 7.3
yards per pass to 6.8 and 6.2
yards per point to 5.7.
The Pack get 4.4
yards per rushing attempt to teams normally
allowing 4.0, a stunning 8.0
yards per pass to 6.9, and 6.4
yards per play to 5.7.
Seattle
allows 3.5
yards per rushing attempt to teams earning an average of 4.1, 5.9
yards per pass to 6.8 and 4.9 to 5.6.
New England is below average running the ball getting 3.8
yards per rushing attempt opponents normally
allow 4.1.
Their opponent, Denver
allows 5.1
yards per rush against teams normally
allowing 4.4 and 7.2
yards per pass against teams normally
allowing 6.7.
However the KC defense is subpar
allowing 5.1
yards per rushing attempt to teams normally
allowing 4.5 and 6.6 passing
yards per attempt to 6.0 as well as 5.9
yards per play to teams normally
allowing 5.4.
Kansas City has been the poster child of average on offense as they.1 above what their foes normally
allow rushing the ball, but.2 below passing
yards per attempt and dead even in
yards per play.
On the other side of the ball, Tech
allows 4.5
yards per rush to teams normally getting 4.2 and a mere 6.4
yards per pass to 7.3.
On defense, Army
allows 4.3
yards per rush to squads that normally accumulate 4.2, a generous 7.8
yards per pass to 7.1 and 5.7
yards per play to 5.4.
Southern Methodist
rushes for 4.8
yards per carry to defenses that
allow an average of 4.4, 7.4 passing
yards per attempt to 7.3, getting a nice margin of 6.3
yards per play against foes that are permitting an average of just 5.8.
They
allow 4.2
yards per rush versus squads that earn 4.0, 7.2 passing
yards per attempt to 6.8 and 5.7
yards per play to 5.3.
Wyoming gets just 3.2
yards per rush to teams
allowing an average of 4.4 and 6.5
yards per pass to 7.6; 4.7
yards per play to 5.8
Maryland gets 3.8
yards per rush versus teams that normally
allow 4.1, 7.1 passing
yards per attempt to 6.7 and 5.4
yards per play to 5.3.
Baylor is sensational on offense getting 5.5
yards per rush against teams that normally
allow 4.3, 7.8
yards per pass to 6.8 and a very impressive 6.6
yards per play to 5.5.
On defense, the Orange
allow 3.6
yards per rush to teams that usually get 4.0, 5.5 passing
yards per attempt to 6.3 and 4.4
yards per play to 5.0.
Defensively, the Wildcats
allow 5.9
yards per rush to teams that usually get 4.5, but 6.7
yards per pass to 6.9, 6.3
yards per play to 5.5.
The Pirates average 4.5
yards per rush to teams that normally
allow 4.0 and 6.7 passing
yards per attempt teams that normally
allow 7.3, and 5.9
yards per play to 5.6.
They
allow just 3.6
yards per rush to teams that usually get 4.3, 6.5 passing
yards per attempt to 7.3 and 5.0
yards per play to 5.6.