Quick Thoughts - Week 10

[albany ed]

So far this year, only 8 teams have scored more TDs than the Colts

25 teams have given up less TDs than the Colts

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by albany ed

So far this year, only 8 teams have scored more TDs than the Colts

25 teams have given up less TDs than the Colts

How many of those were pick sixes or fumble recovery TDs?

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

How many of those were pick sixes or fumble recovery TDs?

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[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by albany ed

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I should clarify. How many of the allowed TDs were fumble recoveries or pick sixes? Because I'm pretty sure there were at least 3 of those, maybe more. Then how many of the TDs the defense actually allowed were drives of 50 yards or less?

[Chromeburn]

How many points were scored off turnovers for those several weeks.

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I should clarify. How many of the allowed TDs were fumble recoveries or pick sixes? Because I'm pretty sure there were at least 3 of those, maybe more. Then how many of the TDs the defense actually allowed were drives of 50 yards or less?

Dam brother! Do your own research. I stand by my belief that while the D is better than it's been for a while, it is not elite and there are many teams with a better D.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Not necessarily. I'd posit a bad offense would be highly correlated to a high volume of defensive plays, for example.

So three and outs are bad thing?

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Not saying you're wrong, but I'd be more interested in metrics like third down success rate, red zone success rate, takeaways, sack rate, pressure rate, negative plays forced, points per drive, etc. As metrics of a successful defense than yards allowed. Yards allowed can be skewed by a high volume of plays, which, as Chromeburn pointed out earlier, the Colts defense has the most plays run against them in the league.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Correct.

The Colts' defense had one of their best games of the year in their win over the Ravens, but they ceded 364 yards in that game ...... in the Panthers game, the Colts' defense gave up only 275 yards, and they played similarly well in that game as they did in the game against the Ravens ....... but if you looked strictly at the number of yards ceded by the defense and compared the two, you would think that they played considerably better in the Panthers game than in the Ravens game. Additionally, the Colts were playing a much more potent offense when they played against the Ravens compared to the offense in which they faced against the Panthers.



As I stated earlier, watch the games with your own lying eyes if you want to see how a team and/or their specific units are playing rather than relying on generic statistics such as points allowed and/or yardage ceded.

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Also, turnovers have been a big factor in favor of the Colts' defense, and not in favor of the Colts' offense ...... the Colts are very close to the top of the NFL in both takeaways (their defense) and giveaways (their offense.)



TAKEAWAYS



Cincinnati Bengals ) 18

New Orleans Saints ) 18

Pittsburgh Steelers ) 18

Jacksonville Jaguars ) 18

San Francisco 49ers ) 17

Indianapolis Colts ) 16

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) 16

Buffalo Bills ) 15

Cleveland Browns ) 15

New York Jets ) 15

Los Angeles Chargers ) 15

Baltimore Ravens ) 15

Dallas Cowboys ) 14

Minnesota Vikings ) 14

Kansas City Chiefs ) 13

Seattle Seahawks ) 13

Washington Commanders ) 13

Houston Texans ) 12

Detroit Lions ) 11

Las Vegas Raiders ) 11

Philadelphia Eagles ) 11

Atlanta Falcons ) 10

New England Patriots ) 10

New York Giants ) 10

Arizona Cardinals ) 10

Chicago Bears ) 9

Miami Dolphins ) 9

Green Bay Packers ) 8

Los Angeles Rams ) 8

Tennessee Titans ) 7

Carolina Panthers ) 7



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Cleveland Browns ) 19

Buffalo Bills ) 18

Chicago Bears ) 18

Las Vegas Raiders ) 18

Kansas City Chiefs ) 17

Minnesota Vikings ) 17

Jacksonville Jaguars ) 17

Atlanta Falcons ) 16

New England Patriots ) 16

Indianapolis Colts ) 15

Washington Commanders ) 15

New York Jets ) 14

Baltimore Ravens ) 14

Denver Broncos ) 13

Miami Dolphins ) 13

New York Giants ) 13

Philadelphia Eagles ) 13

Arizona Cardinals ) 13

Green Bay Packers ) 12

New Orleans Saints ) 12

Carolina Panthers ) 11

Dallas Cowboys ) 10

Detroit Lions ) 10

Tennessee Titans ) 10

Los Angeles Rams ) 10

Seattle Seahawks ) 10

San Francisco 49ers ) 9

Cincinnati Bengals ) 8

Pittsburgh Steelers ) 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) 8

Houston Texans ) 8

Los Angeles Chargers ) 7

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