TheOak

Offense
Scoring #2
ToP #2
Total Offense #2
Passing #2
Rushing #23
3rd Down % - #5
1st Downs/Game #4


Defense
Scoring #4
ToP #2
Total Defense #7
Passing #3
Rushing #24
3rd Down % - #3
1st Downs/Game #4

At the end of the day no matter what you believe about our financial loading, we are the most balanced team in the NFL Offensively and Defensively.


If you were coming to argue the balance between running and passing try back later, I am under no delusion that we have that, or need that.

Points against that delusional need:
Ground game opens Passing game - Don't need any more of that
Ground Game is key to ToP: Not so much

arsaint

Good stats. Those D numbers look so much better than last year!

xan

I've always hated averages out of context. The Bucs have the 3rd best defense but they're 0-7. I really would have liked to see us not get gashed by the run so much. Maybe I'm reliving last week, but the teams up next are ones who run with authority and who are not walking MASH units.

saintsfan1976

Two of the next three big games are at home. That's huge.

Danno

Yes, the run stats on both sides of the ball worry me, especially considering we play 4 legit Superbowl contenders over our next 6 games.

But I'll take it. They're just as worried about playing us as we are them.

OG_Trifulin

True^^^ But of those contenders, how many can them can score with the Saints. If Saints limit turnovers, they are hard to beat.

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exile

The D does look much better but there were a few plays there that I thought we were back to 2012. We still need to eliminate the run gaps.

CoreyO

We had a good bit of starters sitting on defence

Mr.Riaton

I still cant belive we have a top 10 defense! Thats more unexpected than being 7-2! Im a happy camper!

dam1953

It a matter of if we can get/stay healthy down the stretch.

Colston was huge last night, indicating that he may have not been playing at full speed since early in the season. His presence opens up the secondary. His down-flied blocking also was a highlight of how well the screen passing game worked last night. Those little things are big.

If we can get our key D personnel off of IR and back on the field we should we able to snuff out any late-game comebacks. Backups getting major playing time due to insured starters will pay dividends.

”It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin