Bradford & Rams: Breakout 2013
It’s a great day to be a Rams fan!
The Rams handed Houston its fourth loss, and it’s time to acknowledge Sam Bradford and the Rams are well on their way to recovering from years of loss and frustration. I’m about to show you just how far this team has come, and prove it with numbers.
So hang on, I think you’re going to enjoy some positive vibes for a change.
First up I’m going to show you where we currently sit and compare it to last year’s stats.
"Totals is the combined points scored for and against in NFL games. The following table details the average points for and against for each team and the combined Totals for each team to give an indication of on average how many points in total are scored during games featuring each team.
Teams near the top of the list are typically characterized as a strong offense combined with a weak defense. Totals for each team are key to sports bettors who often bet on the Over/Under of games."
Team Totals Statistics 2013 |
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Team |
PPG |
Opp PPG |
Total PPG |
|
1 |
44.2 |
26.3 |
70.5 |
|
2 |
27.7 |
29.8 |
57.5 |
|
3 |
25 |
31.6 |
56.6 |
|
4 |
30.5 |
25.3 |
55.8 |
|
5 |
28.7 |
26.8 |
55.5 |
|
6 |
17.2 |
34.8 |
52 |
|
7 |
24.4 |
26.8 |
51.2 |
|
8 |
25 |
25.8 |
50.8 |
|
9 |
27 |
23.3 |
50.3 |
|
10 |
27.4 |
22.8 |
50.2 |
|
11 |
21.4 |
28.6 |
50 |
|
12 |
23.5 |
25.7 |
49.2 |
|
Team Totals Statistics 2012 |
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29 |
St. Louis Rams |
18.7 |
21.8 |
40.5 |
As you can clearly see the Rams have climbed from a lowly 29th in the league to 12th place. An increase of 17 spots in only 6 games played thus far this season! We still need help with the defense to be truly effective, but as yesterday’s game proved, it only takes a bit of help from the defense and special teams lack of penalties, to make this offense put points on the board.
Let’s take a look at the current stats for Team Efficiency per drive:
Team Scoring Drive Efficiency Statistics 2013 |
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Rank |
Team |
Scoring |
Drives |
Scoring% |
Yards |
Avg. Yards |
1 |
Denver Broncos |
40 |
74 |
54.1 |
2,337 |
58 |
2 |
24 |
51 |
47.1 |
1,442 |
60 |
|
3 |
31 |
70 |
44.3 |
1,731 |
56 |
|
4 |
Green Bay Packers |
26 |
60 |
43.3 |
1,573 |
61 |
5 |
San Diego Chargers |
23 |
54 |
42.6 |
1,421 |
62 |
6 |
Dallas Cowboys |
28 |
66 |
42.4 |
1,556 |
56 |
7 |
29 |
70 |
41.4 |
1,533 |
53 |
|
8 |
Atlanta Falcons |
21 |
51 |
41.2 |
1,354 |
64 |
9 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
31 |
76 |
40.8 |
1,866 |
60 |
10 |
20 |
53 |
37.7 |
1,118 |
56 |
|
11 |
Chicago Bears |
26 |
70 |
37.1 |
1,556 |
60 |
12 |
Detroit Lions |
27 |
74 |
36.5 |
1,581 |
59 |
13 |
Minnesota Vikings |
21 |
60 |
35 |
1,282 |
61 |
14 |
27 |
78 |
34.6 |
1,408 |
52 |
|
15 |
21 |
61 |
34.4 |
1,138 |
54 |
|
16 |
25 |
76 |
32.9 |
1,250 |
50 |
|
17 |
22 |
69 |
31.9 |
1,178 |
54 |
|
18 |
St. Louis Rams |
22 |
72 |
30.6 |
1,263 |
57 |
Team Scoring Drive Efficiency Statistics 2012 |
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27 |
St. Louis Rams |
50 |
182 |
27.5 |
2,944 |
59 |
We have improved 9 spots from 27 to 18th in the league. Moving 9 spots in 6 games is truly an amazing accomplishment considering how young we are. And of course those two games we were practically destroyed in.
That’s not all we can look at and find improvement. Some of you may have heartburn about Sam’s lack of big yardage in spite of his 3 TD’s. That only tells me that we are becoming much more efficient and the lack of yards only is important to those of you who play fantasy football. This is the real deal, and I’m sorry if it hurt your FF team.
I want to show you a stat called, "Yards per Point"
"Yards Per Points measures the rate at which a team converts its offensive yards into points; it's an often used stat by sports bettors. For the offense, the lower the number the better the offense."
Yards Per Point 2013 |
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Rank |
Team |
Overall Yards |
Points |
Yards Per Point |
1 |
Denver Broncos |
2,856 |
265 |
10.78 |
2 |
Dallas Cowboys |
2,099 |
183 |
11.47 |
3 |
St. Louis Rams |
1,774 |
141 |
12.58 |
4 |
Chicago Bears |
2,215 |
172 |
12.88 |
5 |
1,958 |
152 |
12.88 |
|
6 |
Indianapolis Colts |
1,812 |
139 |
13.04 |
7 |
Minnesota Vikings |
1,692 |
125 |
13.54 |
8 |
San Francisco 49ers |
1,996 |
145 |
13.77 |
9 |
Miami Dolphins |
1,583 |
114 |
13.89 |
10 |
Detroit Lions |
2,271 |
162 |
14.02 |
Yards Per Point 2012 |
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28 |
St. Louis Rams |
5,264 |
299 |
17.61 |
This is an awesome chart that shows we currently are third in the league. Talk about improvement! Rams have gone from 28th in the league last year to #3. It makes my day to see that we are finally becoming relevant.
And last but certainly not least is, "What about Sam Bradford?"
Well I have to tell you that our mild mannered QB from Oklahoma is on his way to the best season a Rams signal caller has had in a coon’s age!
How important is a guy throwing a lot of TD’s and minimum interceptions? Judge for yourself by the next chart. Sam’s always been careful with the ball and remember... if it hadn’t been for some tipped passes he would be in first place not third. That’s pretty good company at the top of this list...Peyton, Romo, Luck, etc.
Sam moves up from 18th to 3rd in just six games of this season!
Touchdown to Interception Ratio 2013 |
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Rank |
Player |
Team |
TDs |
INTs |
Diff |
TD to INT Ratio |
1 |
Den |
22 |
2 |
20 |
11.0 |
|
2 |
Dal |
14 |
3 |
11 |
4.7 |
|
3 |
Sam Bradford |
StL |
13 |
3 |
10 |
4.3 |
4 |
Ind |
7 |
2 |
5 |
3.5 |
|
5 |
Matt Ryan |
Atl |
10 |
3 |
7 |
3.3 |
6 |
Det |
12 |
4 |
8 |
3.0 |
|
7 |
NO |
14 |
5 |
9 |
2.8 |
|
8 |
SD |
13 |
5 |
8 |
2.6 |
|
9 |
GB |
10 |
4 |
6 |
2.5 |
|
10 |
Phi |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2.5 |
|
Touchdown to Interception Ratio 2012 |
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18 |
Sam Bradford |
StL |
21 |
13 |
8 |
1.6 |
There you have it, and it looks like we are finally on our way. My next article is going to be looking at our defense using similar stats.
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did, if not don’t be afraid to let me know. I can’t please everyone but I’m giving it a try!
Have a great Day!
Stats by: http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/yards-per-point/2013/