
Inside the Numbers
With EVO at the midpoint in the 2019 season we dig inside the numbers for top 5 and bottom five in a few categories along with some trends noticed. The league appears to be balanced throughout with no division appearing to be a runaway
The AFC South has the only unbeaten team in EVO as the Tennessee Titans sit at 8-0 but hot on their heels are the Indianapolis Colts at 7-1. The Titans took care of the Colts 31-14 in week 7 in Indy and these two teams will meet again in week 15 in Nashville. The Titans may have the advantage down the stretch playing 6 out of their last 8 games at home with 4 of those last 8 games against teams with a current winning record. The Colts have 3 out of their last 5 games at home with 3 of their last 8 against teams with a current winning record.
The AFC North boasts the only team that is currently winless as the Steelers are at 0-9 and are in draft phase with the Alabama QB sensation Tua Tagovailoa as the likely 1st overall pick in the upcoming EVO draft. But with a great day and a win by this Steelers team they could be battling it out for that top pick with division rival Cincinnati who are currently at 1-8 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who are also at 1-8.
There are also two 1 loss teams with one in the NFC and one in the AFC. The Arizona Cardinals are 7-1 and on top of the NFC West and the Baltimore Ravens are also 7-1 and on top in the AFC North. The Cardinals play 6 out of their next 8 games against teams with a current winning record and 5 out of their next 8 at home. The Ravens who will face off against Arizona in week 11 play 5 out of their last 8 games versus squads with a winning record currently and they also play 5 out of their last 8 games at home. Stay tuned as the week 10 matchup between these two 7-1 teams will most surely be the game of the week in EVO.
Other things in this between the numbers are the top 5 and bottom 5. So off we go to explore .
Top 5 scoring teams at the current mark in the 2019 season are in total points
1. Tennessee Titans 257
2. Houston Texans 237
3.Indianapolis Colts 231
4. Carolina Panthers 220
5. Kansas City Chiefs 215
Bottom 5 scoring teams
32. Denver Broncos 95
31. T Dallas Cowboys 104
31. T Chicago Bears 104
30. Cincinnati Bengals 117
29. Washington Redskins 120
Top 5 in Points allowed
1. Miami Dolphins 102
2. Indianapolis Colts 104
3. Baltimore Ravens 116
4. Carolina Panthers 117
5.New York Giants 127
Bottom 5 in points allowed
32. Pittsburgh Steelers 258
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 253
30. Houston Texans 245
29. Cincinnati Bengals 211
28. Jacksonville Jaguars 204
Best Run offense yards from scrimmage
1. Baltimore Ravens 1134
2.Indianapolis Colts 1048
3.Carolina Panthers 974
4. Los Angeles Rams 923
5. Detroit Lions 917
Best passing yards from scrimmage
1.Arizona Cardinals 2289
2.Minnesota Vikings 2284
3.Houston Texans 2159
4.Kansas City Chiefs 1997
5.San Francisco 49ers 1988
Total Offense
1. Minnesota Vikings 3887
2.Houston Texans 3617
3.Kansas City Chiefs 3508
4. Arizona Cardinals 3336
5. Seattle Seahawks 3196
Red Zone Offense percentage
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100%
2 T Arizona Cardinals 96%
2 T Tennessee Titans 96%
3.Detroit Lions 95%
4.New England Patriots 94%
Worst Red Zone Offense
32. Cincinnati Bengals 58%
31. Houston Texans 60%
30. Pittsburgh Steelers 70%
29. Baltimore Ravens 72%
28. San Diego Chargers 73%
Best Red Zone Defense
1. Jacksonville Jaguars 100%
2. Houston Texans 89%
3. Baltimore Ravens 88%
4. Kansas City Chiefs 83%
5. Buffalo Bills 82%
Worst Red Zone Defense
32. Miami Dolphins 55%
31.Oakland raiders 65%
30. San Diego Chargers 70%
29. Cleveland Browns 72%
28. Cincinnati Bengals 76%
And before we leave this inside the numbers read there are a couple of other interesting numbers.
Teams that hate playing away from home
Minnesota Vikings are 4-2 at home and 0-3 on the road
Seattle Seahawks are 4-1 at home and 0-3 on the road
New England Patriots are 3-1 at home and 0-3 on the road
Last but not least are the Atlanta Falcons. They must hate their new diggs as they are 0-3 at home and 4-1 on the road.And with that this edition of inside the numbers is a wrap. Hope you all had a good time exploring inside the numbers.