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Inside the numbers: Defense (Turnovers)

by higginsadm | 5 years ago | 0 Comments

One of the most impactful plays a defense can make is to force a turnover. Let's take a look to see what teams are doing the best job at doing so!

Forced Fumbles

1) Indianapolis Colts. (16)

The Colts have been very efficent at punching the ball at. With 16 forced fumbles the Colts are 3 forced fumbles ahead of any other team in the league.

T-2) Carolina Panthers. (13)

The Panthers have been impressive as well when it comes to getting the ball out of the ball carriers hands. No one on the Panthers has been more impressive than Harrison Smith however. Smith has 8 forced fumbles to his name, he has also been valuable to the Panthers with 15 pass deflections.

T-2) New Orleans Saints. (13)

The Saints are one of three teams to have 13 forced fumble to this point in the season. Terrell Edmond and Marcus Maye both account for the majority of the forced fumbles for the Saints with 4 a peice. 

T-3) Los Angeles Rams. (13)

The Rams are the third team that has 13 forced fumbles to their name to this point in the season. The most impressive part of this number is that ALL 13 forced fumbles come from their star safety Landon Collins which I am sure that we will see his name again in another edition of inside the numbers. Collins' 13 forced fumble is FIVE ahead of the next person with eight. 

5) Los Angeles Chargers. (12)

No matter which team you are facing in LA, make sure you are securing that ball when they come to hit you because they have both been good at punching it out! The Chargers have been doing so with a host of players so dont expect this impact to come from just one or two guys out on the field.

Now on the flip side of the picture we have teams that just have not been able to get the ball out too often. We will look at their numbers as well as how far behind they are from the top dogs in this category.

T-27) Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, & Cleveland Browns. (4)

All three of these teams have seen an ownership change so the fanbases will be hoping to see an increase in these numbers.

30) Kansas City Chiefs. (3)

The Chiefs are the outliers in this catagory. They are playoff bound but havent done a great job at creating fumbles.

T-31) San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins (2)

 

Individual mentions

Keanu Neal PIT (8)

Jamal Adams DAL (6)

Derwin James BAL (6)

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Interceptions

T-1) Jacksonville Jaguars. (39)

The Jaguars are amongst the four teams with 39 total interceptions to this point in the season which is good for an average of 2.8 picks per game. Their top pick artist has been Lemarcus Joyner with 10 ints(5th). Joyner also has 2 touchdowns to his name along with 10 pass deflections. 

T-1) Detriot Lions. (39)

Micheal Kendricks has been the front runner when it comes to interceptions for the Lions this season. He has grabbed 7 ints(11th). The Lions have played one less game than the Jaguars at this point in time which means the Lions have the most interceptions per game with 3 per game. Look for the Lions to take the top spot in this category by the end of the week. 

T-1) Dallas Cowboys. (39)

The Cowboys are tied with the Lions when it comes to picks per game with 3 per game through 13 games thus far. Their star cornerback Byron Jones leads the Cowboys with 14 interceptions(2nd) at this point in the season. On the other side of the defense Chidobe Awuzie has had a good presence so far with 7 interceptions(12th). 

T-1) Oakland Raiders. (39)

The Raiders are tied for the most interceptions at this point in the season however they are second in picks per game with 2.8 which ties the Jaguars. The keypoint of the Raiders defense when it comes to interceptions has been the rookie Greedy Williams. Greedy has grabbed 9 ints(7th) to this point this season.

T-5) New Orleans Saints. (37)

It should be no surprise that the Saints are on this list with their rookie sensation Devin Bush leading the charge. Bush has registered 15 interceptions(1st) with six touchdowns which is also first amongst defensive players. The Saints currently have 2.8 interceptions per game this season.

T-5) New York Giants. (37)

The Giants have been making sure to make sure their offense is getting plenty of chances to have the ball with 37 interceptions through 13 games which is good for 2.8 interceptions per game. Their top performer has been star safety Lester Bentley with 8 interceptions(10th) to this point in the season, Aquib Talib has also been performing well so far this season with 7 interceptions(15th).

Much like the fumbles, it is now time to take a look at teams that have been struggling to get picks so far this season.

T-27) Los Angeles Chargers & Houston Texans (16)

The Chargers have had a strong defensive front causing alot of fumbles and getting to the quarterback but this has not translated to getting many interceptions. The Texans had a surprise ownership change midseason this season so there has been an adjustment period for the new staff. We will see if the numbers rise next season or stay stagnant. 

29) Washington Redskins (15)

The Redskins started off the season hot and had Copper as a league leader in interceptions but has since cooled off. 

30) Buffalo Bills (14)

It seems there may be a trend in ownership change and low performance numbers as we have seen it in both categories in this issue. Hopefully we now have stable ownership in Buffalo and we will soon see an upwards trend.

T-31) New England Patriots & Minnesota Vikings (11)

Ownership change may not be the issue when it comes to the Patriots, there have been questions if the new ownership in New England is any more competent than the prior. We will see if things change there. Both of these teams are averaging less than one interception per game, will need to be a focal point going forward.

Individual Mentions

Xavier Howard NYJ 14

Brandon Marshall CAR 11

Kyle Fuller GB 9

Patrick Peterson ATL 8