Falcons eating up short passing games
October, 14, 2010
10/14/10
12:19
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By
Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
Just got some interesting stuff on the Atlanta Falcons from our friends at ESPN Stats & Information.
We already know the Falcons lead the NFL in interceptions with 10. But the really interesting thing is that five of those have come within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage (think about Kroy Biermann’s interception Sunday against Cleveland). No other team has more than two interceptions on passes of 5 yards or less. In fact, in the 2009 season, only three teams had more than five interceptions of passes that were within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage.
In fact, the Falcons are particularly good against the short passing game. In those situations, they’ve held opposing quarterbacks to a 78.3 passer rating. The league average is 83.7.
We already know the Falcons lead the NFL in interceptions with 10. But the really interesting thing is that five of those have come within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage (think about Kroy Biermann’s interception Sunday against Cleveland). No other team has more than two interceptions on passes of 5 yards or less. In fact, in the 2009 season, only three teams had more than five interceptions of passes that were within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage.
In fact, the Falcons are particularly good against the short passing game. In those situations, they’ve held opposing quarterbacks to a 78.3 passer rating. The league average is 83.7.
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Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
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