How are the Commanders defensive numbers?
It’s been a fun last seven weeks as the Commanders have won six of their last seven games and five of the six games started by Taylor Heinicke.
I decided to look at some more of the defensive numbers and see what I learned about how the Commanders are performing defensively (through 12 games) in relation to the other 31 teams in the NFL.
Here are the team offensive numbers I shared Saturday.
DEFENSE
*I have emboldened where the Commanders rank 1st
Points Allowed: 14th with 236
Yards Allowed: 12th with 3,720
Yards per play: 14th with 5.3
Takeaways: 15th with 14
First Downs allowed: 7th with 207
Passing Yards allowed: 16th with 2,419
Passing Touchdowns allowed: 28th with 19
Passes Intercepted: 20th with 7
Passing Yards allowed per attempt: 13th with 6.0
Passing First Downs allowed: 10th with 117
Rushing Yards allowed: 14th with 1301
Rushing Touchdowns allowed: 5th with 6
Rushing Yards per carry: 16th with 4.4
Rushing First Downs allowed: 7th with 63
Percentage of Drives ending in offensive score: 7th with 31.6%
Percentage of Drives ending in offensive turnovers: 9th with 8.8%
Passing Completion Percentage allowed: 4th with 60.1%
Passer Rating allowed: 16th with 90.8
Times Quarterback Sacked: 13th with 30
QB Hits: 1st with 87
Tackles for a loss: 3rd with 65
Percentage of time sacked QB on pass attempts: 12th with 7.4
Net yards gained per pass attempt: 13th with 6.0
Points allowed per game: 10th with 19.7
Average Number of Plays allowed per offensive drive: 1st with 5.3
Net Yards allowed per drive: 5th with 27.5
Average time allowed per drive: 1st with 2:24
Average points allowed per drive: 8th with 1.68