Where playoff teams rank on defense

January, 6, 2013
Jan 6
10:40
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By Mike Sando | ESPN.com
LANDOVER, Md. -- The Seattle-Washington and Green Bay-San Francisco playoff matchups invite a look at where these teams rank in various statistical categories.

The chart provides some defensive rankings for these four teams.

Please enjoy responsibly.

2012 NFC West Playoff Matchups: Regular-Season Defense

Team SEA WAS GB SF
Points per game 15.3 24.2 21.0 17.1
Yards per game 306.2 377.7 336.8 294.4
Points per drive 1.36 2.08 1.76 1.38
TD drive percentage 13.6% 23.0% 19.3% 14.4%
Third-down conversion rate 38.4% 44.2% 38.1% 33.0%
Red zone TD percentage 44.7% 57.7% 61.7% 61.1%
5+ Pass-Rushers 24.0% 36.5% 40.0% 17.7%
Passing TDs 15 31 24 19
INT 18 21 18 14
Sacks per attempt 6.4% 5.0% 8.3% 6.7%
Rush yards/game 103.1 95.8 118.5 94.2
Yards per carry 4.5 4.2 4.5 3.7
Rushing TDs 8 11 12 7
Three-and-out rate 24.9% 21.3% 25.1% 23.3%
NFL passer rating 71.8 87.0 76.8 78.0
Total QBR 52.4 58.9 45.5 54.1
Expected points added -41.3 +56.1 +12.3 -59.4
Source: ESPN Stats & Information

Mike Sando | email

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