Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fantasy Football: The Best Run Defenses

There are nine teams whose rushing yards allowed are better than one standard deviation away from the mean. Of these, four rank amongst the worst in passing yards allowed. Drawing the conclusion one should start or sit a RB needs to be informed by the fact the team has been unable to stop the pass.

The Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills are the "elite" rush defenses with the poor pass defenses. FWIW, the average rushing yards allowed through the first two weeks is 117 with a standard deviation of 50.

Rush RankTeamRYAVs
1Baltimore41CLE
2Tennessee49.5@NYJ
3San Francisco53@MIN
4Arizona56.5IND
5New Orleans59@BUF
6NY Jets60.5TEN
7Pittsburgh64.5@CIN
7Miami64.5@SD
9Buffalo65NO

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