People need to chill with this nonsense that the Eagles are the 30th ranked defense. They are 30th in TOTAL YARD ALLOWED. Why? Opponents run more plays against them than any other defense in the NFL at 72.3 plays per game. For reference that is 14 more snaps per game than the team with the least snaps against them...the Saints. So how good are they?
- 18th yards per play - 3rd rush yards per attempt - 19th yards per pass attempt
- 16th ppg - 9th yards per point scored - 12th red zone scoring percentage
Are they great? No. They are a mediocre defense overall that is playing very good bend don't break defense...which is impressive considering this is year 1 of a new system lacking talent at many key positions. Point is, you couple them with a great offense(which the Eagles have) and they do more than enough for the Eagles to win games. This team is certainly good enough to make a deep run in the playoffs if they win on Sunday.
People need to chill with this nonsense that the Eagles are the 30th ranked defense. They are 30th in TOTAL YARD ALLOWED. Why? Opponents run more plays against them than any other defense in the NFL at 72.3 plays per game. For reference that is 14 more snaps per game than the team with the least snaps against them...the Saints. So how good are they?
- 18th yards per play - 3rd rush yards per attempt - 19th yards per pass attempt
- 16th ppg - 9th yards per point scored - 12th red zone scoring percentage
Are they great? No. They are a mediocre defense overall that is playing very good bend don't break defense...which is impressive considering this is year 1 of a new system lacking talent at many key positions. Point is, you couple them with a great offense(which the Eagles have) and they do more than enough for the Eagles to win games. This team is certainly good enough to make a deep run in the playoffs if they win on Sunday.
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