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12.15.10

Team Behavior -RZ - thru week 14

Team Behavior in the RZ thru Week 14

Team Red-Zone efficiency stats to help with roster decisions: Through Week 14!

 

Observations: By Stegman

Watch as the quality of QB correlates with the number of RZ TDs up until we get to Detroit.  Detroit has had something like nine different QBs start under center over the last three seasons, including three different ones in 2010 alone.  They are 3-10 rocking the bottom of the NFC North for the, what, 10th straight season?  His name is Calvin Johnson. 

Green Bay would be closer to 3rd or 4th on this list... if they had a short yardage or goal-line RB.  If I was an NFL GM, I would pray to have the only issue facing my team's success is that of a decent starting RB.  You can't build an offensive or defensive line overnight, and good QBs really need to be drafted (see every top signal-caller in the NFL for proof of that).   But running backs?  Come now.  The Packers did not even kind of try to procure themselves a running back for the 2nd half of the season and it's unconscionable.  Brandon Jackson is terrible in-between the tackles, and it's not like the team was thrilled with Ryan Grant to begin with.  It's time to grab a clue, Ted Thompson, you builder-thru-the-draft you. 

Buffalo is just one offensive line, three defensive lineman, three defensive backs, and two linebackers away from being a playoff contender.  Good times.

 

*the below chart is ranked in order from most to least red-zone touchdowns.  The red-zone is defined as inside the opponents 20 yard line.

rank Team Total Red Zone Plays Pass Rush Pass % Rush % RZ Pass TD RZ Rush TD Total RZ TDs
1 New England 134 62 72 46.3 53.7 20 14 34
2 Indianapolis 138 78 60 56.5 43.5 21 11 32
3 Atlanta 160 86 74 53.8 46.2 17 12 29
4 San Diego 121 62 59 51.2 48.8 16 13 29
5 NY Giants 140 67 73 47.9 52.1 15 13 28
6 Houston 133 56 77 42.1 57.9 15 12 27
7 Philadelphia 148 80 68 54.1 45.9 14 11 25
8 Dallas 115 59 56 51.3 48.7 18 6 24
9 Detroit 95 64 31 67.4 32.6 16 8 24
10 Jacksonville 111 54 57 48.6 51.4 15 9 24
11 New Orleans 155 88 67 56.8 43.2 17 7 24
12 Denver 112 70 42 62.5 37.5 14 9 23
13 Green Bay 114 68 46 59.6 40.4 15 8 23
14 Kansas City 106 45 61 42.5 57.5 15 8 23
15 Chicago 104 57 47 54.8 45.2 14 7 21
16 Cincinnati 115 60 55 52.2 47.8 15 6 21
17 Baltimore 115 44 71 38.3 61.7 12 8 20
18 Oakland 124 53 71 42.7 57.3 9 11 20
19 Tampa Bay 85 41 44 48.2 51.8 13 7 20
20 Tennessee 104 51 53 49 51 12 8 20
21 Buffalo 93 51 42 54.8 45.2 13 5 18
22 Cleveland 91 38 53 41.8 58.2 6 12 18
23 Minnesota 109 47 62 43.2 56.8 7 11 18
24 Seattle 121 64 57 52.9 47.1 9 8 17
25 Pittsburgh 97 46 51 47.4 52.6 8 8 16
26 San Francisco 97 46 51 47.4 52.6 10 6 16
27 St. Louis 126 71 55 56.3 43.7 11 5 16
28 NY Jets 108 61 47 56.5 43.5 9 6 15
29 Washington 99 49 50 49.5 50.5 8 7 15
30 Miami 86 44 42 51.2 48.8 9 3 12
31 Arizona 82 45 37 54.9 45.1 6 5 11
32 Carolina 73 38 35 52.1 47.9 3 4 7
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