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Around here, we play around and compile a lot of our own stats. Short-yardage rushing. Rushing and passing inside the 10. Rushing and passing inside the 5. Team and individual numbers.
It’s useful for fantasy purposes, because stats and trends jump out at you.
Until this year, however, I had never attempted to compile the same numbers for defense. So I figured I’d take a lot at some of those numbers this morning.
Below, see the totaled numbers for rushing defense inside the 5-yard line. A couple of surprises in there. The Bengals, shockingly, despite having a poor season allowed only 6 yards on 24 carries when they were backed up onto their own goal line. And the Patriots, despite having major defensive problems, were very good at rushing defense at the goal line (only 4 TDs on 18 rushing attempts inside the 5).
The worst goal-line run defenses: Houston, Buffalo, Kansas City.
Below are the totaled numbers …
RUSHING DEFENSE INSIDE 5-YARD LINE, 2009
Teams ordered by percentage of rushing attempts resulting in scores (mostly TDs, but there were also five 2-point conversions scored on runs last year):
Att Yd Avg TD Pct
18 11 0.6 4 22% New England
18 17 0.9 4 22% Baltimore
22 15 0.7 5 23% Dallas
29 34 1.2 8 28% San Diego
28 31 1.1 8 29% Jacksonville
24 6 0.3 7 29% Cincinnati
17 25 1.5 5 29% Miami
22 12 0.5 7 32% Tennessee
20 13 0.7 7 35% New Orleans
27 18 0.7 10 37% Minnesota
32 37 1.2 12 38% Indianapolis
31 18 0.6 12 39% Chicago
15 17 1.1 6 40% Philadelphia
26 32 1.2 11 42% Arizona
21 20 1.0 9 43% Seattle
35 44 1.3 15 43% Denver
25 30 1.2 11 44% Cleveland
24 44 1.8 11 46% Atlanta
13 12 0.9 6 46% Pittsburgh
25 28 1.1 12 48% Carolina
29 42 1.4 14 48% St. Louis
18 10 0.6 9 50% Washington
10 10 1.0 5 50% Tampa Bay
18 23 1.3 9 50% NY Jets
22 33 1.5 11 50% San Francisco
33 44 1.3 17 52% Detroit
17 32 1.9 9 53% Oakland
9 13 1.4 5 56% NY Giants
27 39 1.4 16 59% Green Bay
20 34 1.7 13 65% Kansas City
15 26 1.7 10 67% Buffalo
16 31 1.9 11 69% Houston
I had to go back in and double-check those Bengals numbers. Only 6 yards on 24 carries? But sure enough, it checks out. Below are those 24 plays, in chronological order.
2-1-CIN 1 1 Tenn. LenDale White(touchdown)
1-5-CIN 5 2 Tenn. LenDale White
2-1-CIN 1 1 NYG Brandon Jacobs(touchdown)
1-3-CIN 3 -3 NYG Brandon Jacobs
3-1-CIN 1 1 Clev. Jamal Lewis(touchdown)
2-2-CIN 2 1 Clev. Derek Anderson
1-4-CIN 4 0 Clev. Derek Anderson(fumble; Browns recover)
3-1-CIN 5 -2 Clev. Jamal Lewis
2-5-CIN 5 1 Dall. Marion Barber
1-1-CIN 1 1 NYJ Thomas Jones(touchdown)
1-2-CIN 2 2 Pitt. Mewelde Moore(touchdown)
1-1-CIN 1 0 Jac. David Garrard
2-1-CIN 1 1 Jac. Maurice Jones-Drew(touchdown)
2-3-CIN 3 0 Jac. Maurice Jones-Drew
1-2-CIN 2 2 Pitt. Gary Russell(touchdown)
1-3-CIN 3 0 Pitt. Willie Parker
4-1-CIN 4 1 Pitt. Gary Russell
1-4-CIN 4 0 Balt. LeRon McClain(fumble; Ravens recover)
2-5-CIN 5 -1 Balt. LeRon McClain
2-3-CIN 3 1 Ind. Joseph Addai
3-1-CIN 1 0 Wash. Mike Sellers(fumble; Bengals recover)
2-1-CIN 1 0 Wash. Mike Sellers
2-1-CIN 1 0 K.C. Larry Johnson
1-2-CIN 2 -3 K.C. Larry Johnson
—Ian Allan
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