10-16-2015, 05:10 PM
(10-16-2015, 05:02 PM)thebandit27 Wrote: Same answer I gave the other poster that asked this exact question yesterday:
"Well, that's because of two things: 1) you're looking at yards/game, which can easily be skewed by garbage time yards (which Indy and Miami had a TON of), and 2) Brady burned them for over 450 yards, which is going to inflate any numbers.
As I said in the OP, the team is 4th in yards/pass attempt allowed and 6th in QB rating against, which are generally more telling stats.
It's also noteworthy that both Gilmore and Darby are in the top 3 in the NFL in passes defended, and rank in the top 4 in QB rating against."
If we go by yards/game, then I'm supposed to believe that the Bears have the #4 overall defense in the NFL...yet somehow, they allow 28.4 points/game, which ranks 29th. You're quite right, something does not compute.
Yards/game is a very flawed analytical tool. Maybe you'll play them before that happens.
Maybe you will play the perfect 60 minute game and win. Won't be much longer now. Just remember this--fwiw, the Bengals still haven't peaked.
Losing to the Giants at home, though, no matter what the excuses are...
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