Crunching the numbers
Here is where the Ravens stack up in the NFL’s weekly rankings compiled by the league.
Total offense
This week: 23rd (295.9 yards per game)
Last week: 23rd (298.9)
Rushing offense
This week: 19th (100.0 yards per game)
Last week: 19th (104.2)
Passing offense
This week: 21st (195.9 yards per game)
Last week: 24th (194.6)
First downs
This week: 23rd (17.2 per game)
Last week: 24th (17.4)
Third-down offense
This week: 24th (52 of 137, 38.0 percent)
Last week: 22nd (49 of 127, 38.6 percent)
Red-zone offense
This week: Tied for 32nd (7 of 23, 30.4 percent)
Last week: 31st (7 of 23, 30.4 percent)
Points scored
This week: 28th (15.3 per game)
Last week: 26th (16.4)
Total defense
This week: 5th (277.0 yards per game)
Last week: 3rd (270.9)
Rushing defense
This week: 2nd (73.7 yards per game)
Last week: 3rd (74.1)
Passing defense
This week: 12th (203.3 yards per game)
Last week: 10th (196.8)
First downs
This week: 2nd (13.9 per game)
Last week: Tied for 1st (13.5)
Third-down defense
This week: 5th (45 of 129, 34.9 percent)
Last week: 3rd (38 of 111, 34.2 percent)
Red-zone defense
This week: 2nd (9 of 27, 33.3 percent)
Last week: 11th (9 of 20, 45.0 percent)
Points allowed
This week: 11th (19.8 per game)
Last week: 13th (19.6)
Turnover differential
This week: Tied for 24th (-7 on 15 take-aways and 22 give-aways)
Last week: Tied for 21st (-1 on 15 take-aways and 16 give-aways)
Comments
On another note, this could be a bad year for anyone connected to Compu Coach. With the exception of Jack Del Rio ( for the moment at least) it looks like Compu Coach, Mike Nolan and Marvin Lewis are all on the hotseat. Del Rio was only working for the Ravens for a few years so I guess you can't say he was a product of Billick too much. But otherwise, General Managers throughout the NFL have an extraordinary opportunity this offseason to tell Billick that him and his coaches stink.
Posted by: Patrick | November 13, 2007 5:27 PM
Jack Del Rio is more of a product of Billick that Nolan and Marvin Lewis are. Del Rio came from Minnesota with Billick. Nolan was already in the coaching chain and was a Defensive Coordinator in New York and Washington prior to coming to Baltimore. Lewis was a product of the Marchibroda coaching personnel and was a hold-over from his tenure.
Posted by: BIG G | November 14, 2007 3:32 PM
Nolan and Lewis both came of age under Billick. Both were coordinators for him while Del Rio was only a positions coach for a year or two. Either way, Del Rio's team has not exactly scared people either with their offense. It must be contagious or something.
Posted by: Patrick | November 15, 2007 5:33 AM