TRENCH INDEX - O & D LINE POWER RANKINGS
In an NFL Game there is 60 minutes. Of the 60 minutes on average there is 13 minutes of action. Of those 13 minutes Offensive playmakers are likely on the field for 6:30 and the defensive playmakers are on for 6:30. Now of that 6:30, how many minutes to wide receivers, running backs or tight ends contribute to? Maybe 2:30 each. Of course the quarterback touches the ball for each of the 6:30 making him the most important player on the team. How come all of us almost always assume that the second most important players are the offensive playmakers who contribute just 1/3 of what the linemen do? How come we focus on defensive playmakers because they make three or four big plays a game? How about focusing on the guys controlling the opposing offense? The truth is that football games are won in the trenches. Sure you can say this team has a good offensive line or that team has a good pass rush, but do you really know what your betting on? I have decided to rank the O-Lines and D-Lines based on major statistical categories and come up with a rating and ranking for each team then put it to the test against the point spread.
For the offensive line I have chosen the following categories:
QB Sacked Per Game
QB Hit Per Game
Yards Per Rush Attempt
Power Runs (Rushes of 2 yards or less on 3rd and 4th down resulting in 1st down or TD)
Stuffed Runs (Rushes resulting in zero or negative yardage)
For the defensive line I have chose the following categories:
QB Sacks Per Game
Opponent Yards Per Rush Attempt
Pass Deflections
Forced Fumbles
Opponent Rush Yards Per Game
For each stat each team will get a ranking from 1-32. Obviously the team with the lowest number will be the most efficient offensive line and the team with the highest will be the worst.
OFFENSIVE LINE TRENCH INDEX WEEK FOUR:
1- Oakland Raiders 21
Buffalo Bills 32
New England Patriots 35
Green Bay Packers 43
Houston Texans 47
Minnesota Vikings 48
7- Jacksonville Jaguars 54
New Orleans Saints 59
Kansas City Chiefs 60
Baltimore Ravens 67
San Diego Chargers 69
12- Philadelphia Eagles 72
Indianapolis Colts 77
Miami Dolphins 79
New York Giants 79
Arizona Cardinals 84
17- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84
Cleveland Browns 86
Washington Redskins 91
Cincinnati Bengals 94
St. Louis Rams 100
22- Pittsburgh Steelers 105
Carolina Panthers 107
New York Jets 107
Detroit Lions 108
Tennessee Titans 109
27- Dallas Cowboys 111
Denver Broncos 111
Seattle Seahawks 121
San Francisco 49ers 123
Atlanta Falcons 133
Chicago Bears 152
Looking over the offensive ratings for this weekend.
The top five teams are (SU/ATS) Oakland (2-1/3-0), Buffalo (3-0/ 2-1), New England (2-1 / 2-1), Green Bay (3-0 / 2-1), Houston (2-1 / 2-1).
Combined SU Record: 12-3
Combined ATS Record: 11-4
The bottom five teams are (SU/ATS) Denver (1-2/1-2), Seattle (1-2/ 1-2), San Francisco (2-1/ 2-1), Atlanta (1-2/ 1-2), Chicago (1-2/ 1-2)
Combined SU Record: 6-9
Combined ATS Record: 6-9
DEFENSIVE TRENCH INDEX WEEK FOUR:
1- Green Bay Packers 24
San Francisco 49ers 32
Baltimore Ravens 34
Cincinnati Bengals 35
Dallas Cowboys 37
New York Giants 53
7- Minnesota Vikings 56
Arizona Cardinals 59
New Orleans Saints 60
Tennessee Titans 63
Cleveland Browns 64
12- Washington Redskins 64
Oakland Raiders 71
Detroit Lions 77
Houston Texans 79
Indianapolis Colts 83
17- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84
Jacksonville Jaguars 86
Seattle Seahawks 86
Chicago Bears 87
New England Patriots 87
22- Kansas City Chiefs 89
Denver Broncos 95
Buffalo Bills 101
Carolina Panthers 106
Pittsburgh Steelers 110
27- Atlanta Falcons 111
Philadelphia Eagles 115
Miami Dolphins 116
San Diego Chargers 118
St. Louis Rams 120
New York Jets 123
Looking over the defensive ratings for this weekend.
The top five teams are (SU/ATS) Green Bay (3-0/ 2-1), San Francisco (2-1/ 2-1), Baltimore (2-1/ 2-1), Cincinnati (1-2/ 2-1), Dallas (2-1/ 2-1)
Combined SU Record: 10-5
Combined ATS Record: 10-5
The bottom five teams are (SU/ATS) Philadelphia (1-2/1-2), Miami (0-3/0-3), San Diego (3-0/0-3), St. Louis (0-3/0-3), New York Jets (2-1/1-2)
Combined SU Record: 6-9
Combined ATS Record: 2-13
Looking at the games this Sunday:
Detroit Lions (26th O Line, 14th D Line)
Dallas Cowboys (27th O Line, 5th D Line)
Carolina Panthers (25th O Line, 25th D Line)
Chicago Bears (32nd O Line, 20th D Line)
New Orleans Saints (8th O Line, 9th D Line)
Jacksonville Jaguars (7th O Line, 17th D Line)
Tennessee Titans (26th O Line, 10th D Line)
Cleveland Browns (18th O Line, 11th D Line)
Buffalo Bills (2nd O Line, 24th D Line)
Cincinnati Bengals (20th O Line, 4th D Line)
Minnesota Vikings (6th O Line, 7th D Line)
Kansas City Chiefs (9th O Line, 22nd D Line)
San Francisco 49ers (30th O Line, 2nd D Line)
Philadelphia Eagles (12th O Line, 28th D Line)
Washington Redskins (19th O Line, 19th D Line)
St. Louis Rams (21st O Line, 31st D Line)
Pittsburgh Steelers (22nd O Line, 26th D Line)
Houston Texans (5th O Line, 16th D Line)
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