These stats are from conference games only.
1) Last year the D forced only 13 TO’s as compared to 18 in 2018 and 23 in 2016. With a much improved pass rush and interior DL, as well as ILB play, look for more TO’s this year.
TO Forced & TO Margin
19- 13, +1
18- 18, +6
17- 14, +7
16- 23, +14
15- 22
14- 18
2) Explosive plays on offense were way down and much worse than in 2018. In fact, if we calculate the # of 10 yard runs and 20 yard passes, we’ve steadily declined from 108 in 2016 down to only 62 last year.
Explosive plays
+30 yard, +20 yard, +10 yard run (10 yard run + 20 yard pass)
2016- 34, 57 73, 35 (108)
2017- 22, 43 62, 23 (85)
2018- 20, 45 47, 33 (80)
2019- 15, 38 30, 32 (62)
3) 3rd down offense was abysmal. 2016-2018 figures were similar but then plummeted from the mid 40s down to only 29% last year.
3rd down offense
46% (2016), 46% (2017), 43%(2018), 29%(2019)
