Just how good has this team (specifically the Defense) been recently?
Great question, I'm glad you asked. Over the past quarter season, this team has been shockingly good in many regards. But HUb there were a couple of pretty crappy teams in those 4 games. Yea, and the other two are playoff contenders, one of which is a Super Bowl contender. It's not a huge sample size, but a quarter of a season is still a quarter of a season.
Here's a few points from the past 4 games:
1. This team is averaging 30.5 points per game. They are ranked 17th on the season, but 3rd in points scored during that span.
2. The defense is allowing just 8.5 points per game. They are ranked 15th on the season, but 1st in points allowed during that span.
3. In rushing yards, the past 4 games have generated the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th top games of the season. The Rams averaged 97 rushing yards per game in their first 9 games. They've averaged 135 per game in the last 4.
4. In yards allowed, the Defense is currently ranked 12th in the league. However, based on the past 4 games that rank would move up to 6th. If not for the fact that Manning hung almost 400 yards passing on us, that number would be even higher.
5. The Defense is ranked 10th in rushing yards allowed. However, over the past quarter season, they are allowing just 61 yards, which would rank them 1st in the league.
6. If the Defense could play a season like they have the past quarter season, they would rank 1st in points allowed. In fact, their projected points allowed total to this juncture (110.5) is less than half of the points allowed by the 2nd ranked Lions (224). That's ridiculous!!!
7. The Defense has generated 8 interceptions in the past 4 games. That would far and away put them in the league lead.
Now, that's all over the past quarter season, but the sack city has been on the build for a few weeks longer than that. We know they couldn't get anything going for the first 5 games. But what about the 8 games since then? Let's look at sacks through the prism of the past half season, 8 games.
8. Over the past half-season, the Defense has generated 34 sacks. Projecting that to 68 total, which would lead the league far and away.
9. Even with a sack total of 1 in the first 5 games, the Rams are currently ranked 9th in the league. And IF, the league leaders continue their season pace, and the Rams continue their half season pace, the Rams would finish this season ranked 3rd in the league. Not bad after starting the season with the worst 5-game stretch in league history!
10. Here's some projected sack totals for a season based on the past half-season: Quinn (21), Donald (12), Hayes (8), Laurinaitis (7), Sims (6), Barron (4), Brockers (4).
They won't make the playoffs...
-12-08-2014, 10:06 AM
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