alexa
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Ok let's try again.
Yardage and YPA not adjusted for sacks, interceptions, and passing TDs are inferior stats to use to judge a passing defense.
Defense Passer Rating is good because it takes into account TDs and Ints, but Adjusted Net Yards per Passing Attempt (Pro-Football-Reference) is even better as it takes into account TDs, Ints, and Sacks.
Defense Passer Rating:
Saints: 1st
Bills: 18th
Adjusted Net Yards per Passing Attempt (ANY/A)
Saints: 7th
Bills: 18th
Neither team is particularly bad, but saints have had a top 10 passing defense over the past 2 games.
Example:
QB Stat Line #1 [54.9 Passer Rating]
500 yards - 25 Completions / 60 Attempts - 2 TD - 4 Ints - 3 Sacks for 15 yards
vs
QB Stat Line #1 [130.6 Passer Rating]
300 yards - 25 Completions / 30 Attempts - 2 TD - 0 Ints - 0 Sacks
The D allowed more unadjusted yardage for QB 1, but QB 1 had a worse game than QB 2. Therefore, total yardage < QB Rating or ANY/A
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/opp.htm
Yardage and YPA not adjusted for sacks, interceptions, and passing TDs are inferior stats to use to judge a passing defense.
Defense Passer Rating is good because it takes into account TDs and Ints, but Adjusted Net Yards per Passing Attempt (Pro-Football-Reference) is even better as it takes into account TDs, Ints, and Sacks.
Defense Passer Rating:
Saints: 1st
Bills: 18th
Adjusted Net Yards per Passing Attempt (ANY/A)
Saints: 7th
Bills: 18th
Neither team is particularly bad, but saints have had a top 10 passing defense over the past 2 games.
Example:
QB Stat Line #1 [54.9 Passer Rating]
500 yards - 25 Completions / 60 Attempts - 2 TD - 4 Ints - 3 Sacks for 15 yards
vs
QB Stat Line #1 [130.6 Passer Rating]
300 yards - 25 Completions / 30 Attempts - 2 TD - 0 Ints - 0 Sacks
The D allowed more unadjusted yardage for QB 1, but QB 1 had a worse game than QB 2. Therefore, total yardage < QB Rating or ANY/A
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/opp.htm