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DEAN asked in SportsFootball (American) · 9 years ago

Is the New England defense- unfairly treated?

Ranked 32nd in yards yet 13th in points allowed... My theory is the number 3 top scoring offence demands the other team to primarily throw thus increasing total yards. 3 passing downs to keep up with NE 30+ pts. This would amount to more yards being given up.. As a result the real test for this defense is the fact it gives up the 13th least amount of points. which to me is a far better stat than yards

just seeing what your take is on it

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  • 9 years ago
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    They gave up over 200 yards to one of the last ranked offenses in the 1st quarter. They're not overrated or underrated.

  • 9 years ago

    Ive been trying to preach this all season. Im glad someone else has put this statistic in perspective

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