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What we learned, what's trending and final thoughts from the Saints surprising Philly flop | Luke Johnson

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Here is a small stat that may give some insight as to how other teams see/play our defense. Opponent 4th down attempts 24 attempts 52.4% success rate - Saints (our opponents go for it on 4th down more than any ...

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Old 12-14-2020, 10:01 AM   #19
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Re: What we learned, what's trending and final thoughts from the Saints surprising Philly flop | Luke Johnson

Here is a small stat that may give some insight as to how other teams see/play our defense.

Opponent 4th down attempts
24 attempts 52.4% success rate - Saints (our opponents go for it on 4th down more than any other defense in the league, and make it more than 1/2 the time)

That's an average of 1 successful drive per game being extended on 4th down. That's twice a game opponents are electing to not punt or kick a FG and rather risk going for a 1st.

Something just doesn't correlate between that stat and being the #1 defense in the league or being a shut down defense.
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