Two-year extension for Jaylen Warren

I think we maybe talked about this before.

The D was bad at getting off the field "normally".

But they generated lots of turnovers.

So when they got turnovers (especially more than one), my guess is that we mostly won.

But when they didn't get turnovers, my guess is that we mostly lost because they weren't good at stopping teams on 3rd. Both when compared to the rest of the league. And when compared to last year.

So my guess is that the D was a big part of a bunch of the wins.

And also a bunch of the losses.

I also think if you look at raw stats (instead of rates), you'd expect us to look good. We averaged 65.4 plays against per game. This was 2nd worst in the league (Indy @ 65.5). But that 0.1 plays per game is basically 2 plays across the season. Median plays per game was ~ 61.7. SO our defense played 63 more snaps across the season vs. the average team. Which is a little more than an average game.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/opponent-plays-per-game

It is still impressive that we were still essentially average in points allowed given all the plays the D spent on the field IMO.

 

On the advice of my legal council I have nothing further to say on this subject