The Colts' Defense, 2018

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Who are the top ten? You might be shocked.

Top ten scoring offenses according to NFL.com are as follows:
1. Baltimore
2. Tennessee
3. Chicago
4. Dallas
5. Houston
6. Jacksonville
7. Seattle
8. Chargers
9. Denver
10. Indianapolis

Houston is the only one of those to put up more than 4 TDs. The rest, we have held in check for the most part.

I heard Venturi say today that we are 8 on offense and 10 on defense after week 15. That's a hell of an improvement from last year. These numbers don't make sense.

[Lov2fish]

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[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

I heard Venturi say today that we are 8 on offense and 10 on defense after week 15. That's a hell of an improvement from last year. These numbers don't make sense.

Sorry, it was Pro Football Reference, not NFL.com For some reason, it has them ranked strangely. When I go to PPG, I get a different list.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...l_team_scoring

G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 2PA D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G
1 Baltimore Ravens 14 17 17 1 2 37 1 3 33 34 28 30 341 24.4
2 Tennessee Titans 14 14 14 1 29 1 25 27 23 27 268 19.1
3 Chicago Bears 14 12 27 1 5 45 3 4 39 41 22 28 1 383 27.4
4 Dallas Cowboys 14 11 17 28 1 1 25 26 27 33 276 19.7
5 Houston Texans 14 8 24 1 3 36 1 34 35 34 39 352 25.1
6 Jacksonville Jaguars 14 6 15 1 1 23 2 20 21 21 23 2 225 16.1
7 Seattle Seahawks 14 11 31 1 1 44 1 1 40 43 19 23 363 25.9
8 Los Angeles Chargers 14 14 31 1 1 47 6 8 32 39 23 28 395 28.2
9 Denver Broncos 14 18 16 2 36 3 33 33 19 23 306 21.9
10 Indianapolis Colts 14 10 34 44 4 5 37 39 21 25 372 26.6
11 New Orleans Saints 13 21 31 1 53 4 5 46 47 25 26 447 34.4
12 Minnesota Vikings 14 9 26 2 1 38 3 5 32 33 19 29 323 23.1
13 Washington Redskins 14 12 15 1 28 2 3 24 25 23 26 265 18.9
14 New England Patriots 14 16 24 1 1 1 43 1 41 42 25 30 374 26.7
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 16 31 1 2 50 3 4 41 46 11 18 2 384 27.4
16 Philadelphia Eagles 14 12 22 34 5 5 28 29 23 28 311 22.2
17 Green Bay Packers 14 11 23 1 1 36 2 3 31 33 27 34 332 23.7
18 Detroit Lions 14 10 19 2 31 5 26 26 24 28 284 20.3
19 Buffalo Bills 14 12 9 1 22 1 2 19 20 20 24 1 215 15.4
20 Los Angeles Rams 14 19 27 1 2 1 50 5 7 41 43 31 37 2 448 32.0
21 New York Giants 14 9 20 3 32 3 6 25 26 28 29 307 21.9
22 Cleveland Browns 14 15 23 38 4 10 23 28 16 21 1 309 22.1
23 Carolina Panthers 13 15 24 1 40 2 5 32 35 16 18 324 24.9
24 New York Jets 14 10 15 1 3 29 1 25 28 31 33 292 20.9
25 Arizona Cardinals 14 9 13 2 24 1 2 22 22 8 12 192 13.7
26 San Francisco 49ers 14 6 23 1 1 31 1 5 24 26 29 30 1 301 21.5
27 Miami Dolphins 14 7 24 1 1 2 35 1 1 32 33 17 18 295 21.1
28 Kansas City Chiefs 14 14 45 1 1 2 63 1 58 62 21 24 499 35.6
29 Atlanta Falcons 14 10 30 1 1 42 2 6 34 36 22 23 356 25.4
30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 10 31 2 43 1 3 36 41 16 22 344 24.6
31 Cincinnati Bengals 14 13 25 2 2 42 3 37 39 16 20 337 24.1
32 Oakland Raiders 14 7 19 1 27 1 2 24 25 24 29 260 18.6
Avg Team 12.0 23.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.1 37.5 1.8 3.6 0.0 31.8 33.8 22.2 26.2 0.3 327.5 23.5
League Total 384 745 6 4 20 38 3 1200 57 114 0 1019 1083 709 838 10 10480 23.5
Avg Tm/G 0.86 1.67 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.01 2.69 0.13 0.26 0.00 2.28 2.43 1.59 1.88 0.02 23.5

[Racehorse]

OK, so I looked at the numbers and they rank them in the order I showed, but when you go to PPG, the list is completely different. It is also different when you look at TDs. I have no idea how they ranked Baltimore first.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

I heard Venturi say today that we are 8 on offense and 10 on defense after week 15. That's a hell of an improvement from last year. These numbers don't make sense.

That list is the top 10 scoring defenses.

[Luck4Reich]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

That list is the top 10 scoring defenses.

Makes sense

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

OK, so I looked at the numbers and they rank them in the order I showed, but when you go to PPG, the list is completely different. It is also different when you look at TDs. I have no idea how they ranked Baltimore first.

The list you posted is top 10 scoring defenses.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Chaka

I suppose it depends on your definition of very good, but statistically the Colts are in the top half of the league in most major defensive categories. After 14 games, we are:

11th best in points scored against us
12th best in total yards against us
6th best in run defense yards per carry (3.9)
14th best in pass defense yards per attempt (6.4)
9th best in defensive takeaways (23, consisting of 12 interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries)

On the downside, we are the most penalized team in the league (116 penalties accepted against us).

Here’s a link to sortable defensive stats at Pro Football Reference:

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...s/2018/opp.htm

We have also played a lot of complete shit offenses

Edit: should have kept reading. Chuck had this point handled

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

The list you posted is top 10 scoring defenses.

Not sure why the link said it was scoring offenses. Strange, but that makes sense.

[FatDT]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Not sure why the link said it was scoring offenses. Strange, but that makes sense.

It's OK Grandpa, computers are hard.