The Chiefs (5-1) already had a top-10 defense coming into the game, and that ranking could well improve after the job they did against the Broncos. They piled up four sacks, picked off Wilson twice and forced a clinching fumble in the final minutes. Part of the ...
The Chargers rank 18th in the NFL with 112.9 rushing yards per contest on offense, and they rank 15th with 119.4 rushing yards surrendered per contest on the defensive side of the ball. Los Angeles has a top-five turnover margin this season, ranking third-best at +11. Ch...
Pre-Draft Ranking:14 The Giants struggled a bit on defense last year, ranking 20th in EPA per dropback allowed, partly because they lacked enough adequate cornerbacks to run Wink Martindale’s blitz-heavy scheme. Banks should be able to step into the building as a Day 1 starter oppositeAdore...
Bob "Bullet Hayes" is the only man in history who meets both qualifications, according toa 2020 Olympics post. The former Olympic gold medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver was once deemed the fastest man alive. The NFL, in a 2015 ranking of the top 10 fastest players, placed Hayes se...
The difference for the 49ers' defense this season has been a greater struggle with stopping the run. The 49ers ranked 15th in run defense DVOA during the regular season after ranking second and first in the previous two seasons. The biggest issue has been sto...
become a full-time starter, playing almost exclusively on the right side of the defense this year. Originally a slot corner when he first got to Kansas City, Fenton gives up a decent amount of size to Evans, standing 5-11 and 188 pounds. Fenton, who has 16 stops this year along with...
The Chiefs defense this season was almost as bad as the offense was good, ranking near the bottom of the League against the run and the pass. But these much talked-about deficiencies are actually a little misleading. Part of the problem was that their offense jumped out to leads, forcing ...
Williams is drawing about a 50% double team rate, which is a tremendous chess piece for Mike Macdonald’s defense. 14. Arizona Cardinals (6–5) Last week’s ranking: No. 12Last week’s result: lost to Seattle, 16–6This week: at Minnesota James Conner was jolted backward by some ...
joshua.hermsmeyer:Early on, the Niners offensive line vs. the Chiefs run defense should be telling. San Francisco will need that to be another home run, much like the Green Bay game. Salfino:But Neil, don’t you discount their season ranking given how they just shut down Henry, who wa...
Over his career he was regularly among the American Football League's top ten rushers, ranking third all-time, and the all-time leader in touchdowns, with 46. He was Hall of Fame head coach Hank Stram's most versatile and dangerous weapon from 1960-62, amassing 43 touchdowns and 4,...