Atlanta, by the Numbers...

by Thetruth1566 | 1 year ago | 0 Comments

So at the Midway point of the season, with the biggest game on the schedule so far looming over the heads of the Falcon players, let's take a look into what the Falcons have done so far halfway through the season. The Falcons' offense is currently averaging 37 points a game which is ranked third in the league. They are also third in yards, at 413 a game. The passing offense is ranked 4th in the league at 246 yards per game and the run game is third in the league at 167 yds per game. So there is balance in the Falcons offensive attack.

Defensively the Falcons are allowing 19 points a game which is the third best scoring defense in the league. The yardage that they have given up is middle of the road, more than likely due to some of these games being out of hand and the defense being in soft style coverages just to play the clock, so to speak. Looking at both sides of the football You can see that they are pretty stout and what they are trying to do as far as scoring points and allowing points, being third in the league in both.

Statistically speaking, Desmond Ridder, it's completing a pedestrian 60% of his passes so far, good for 2,200 yds and 17 touchdowns against eight interceptions. It is worth noting that five of these interceptions were perfectly timed user picks from newer players. On the ground the Falcons have scored a combined 27 rushing touchdowns. Bijan Robinson, who's having himself another monster season is averaging 7 yards a carry. Over 1200 yd and 18 touchdowns with eight games remaining. Robinson actually sat out two games ago due to injury and you wouldn't notice a different production because Tyler had a 100 yard and five touchdown performance against the Philadelphia Eagles. He himself is averaging over 5 yards a carry, so Atlanta is really good at running the ball.

And the receiving department Kyle Pitts is on his way to another thousand yard season and only has five touchdowns so far. Drake London is not having a season that he is proud of so far. It does feel as though he can turn it around but as of right now he only has 300 yards receiving. If the Falcons can get more explosives and their pass- lgame then we could get a situation where we have for 1,000 yard receivers before the seasons end.

Defensively, the Falcons have been getting a lot of quarterback tackles from their interior line. Stalwart Grady Jarrett has eight on the season which leads the team. Future superstar pass rusher Arnold Ebiketie is second on a team with seven and free agent signing, Khalil Mack has five. That doesn't mean they're not getting production for elsewhere as Onyemata also has five for the year. The defense only has two defensive touchdowns on the year and a handful of force fumbles but they have definitely made it up with interceptions and most of the team has participated in that. When you start to break down the film and look at what the Falcons are trying to do on defense You can see why they are where they are statistically and don't have all of these superstars in the trenches or on the second level. They are making it work to the best of their ability and it works for them.