Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

[Coach Sal]

Our opponents have had 39 3rd down opportunities and only converted 7 of them!

THAT'S ONLY 18% CONVERSIONS ALLOWED!!

Good for tops in the NFL (BAL is 2nd at 19%).

That's a sick number. Wanna know how sick? Typically the team that leads the league at the end of the season is around 30% allowed.

Yes, it's still early and no doubt that % will rise, but this stat is a HUGE reason for being 3-0 right now.

And oh, by the way, next week's opponent, St. Louis, is LAST in offensive 3rd down conversion percentage at 22%. So, if we come to play, that number could actually go even lower.

[BADTHINGSMAN]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Thats pretty damn good.

[Bling]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

lol

[The Spaz]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

lol

Lol what?

[THE END OF ALL DAYS]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

well this is how all the thundersmack talk started last week on how we'd beatdown the raiders and look what happened.

stats are fun to look at, but dont mean diddly squat on the field

[EricStratton]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Great find Sal. Getting off the field is key for any defense.

[Coach Sal]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

well this is how all the thundersmack talk started last week on how we'd beatdown the raiders and look what happened.

stats are fun to look at, but dont mean diddly squat on the field

If you think stating a factual statistic is "smack talk" you need to go back to the playground to get an education on it.

[THE END OF ALL DAYS]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

If you think stating a factual statistic is "smack talk" you need to go back to the playground to get an education on it.

relax coach, dont take everything as an insult :)
I'm just saying that last week all the stat machines were running on about how we should crush the raiders... stats dont equal wins.

why does this forum always sound like a freaking 3rd grade class and people cant just talk without taking offense to a comment?

[Meathead]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

well you smell like cow pee

[gr8slayer]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Do you happen to have the stats on how we are at converting on 3rd?

[Meathead]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

hey that is an awesome stat, and of course you gotta give big props to the defense

but if you have confidence in statistical normalization its also troubling in that to get that number back to something more realistic the bills are bound to have a few games where they couldnt stop a cripple with a gunshot wound on third downs

so in a weird way i cant help hoping they get it all out in one blowout loss. now i just have to obsess which team its going to come against

[LABillsFan]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Do you happen to have the stats on how we are at converting on 3rd?

I was going to ask the same thing. 38%

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2008&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Do you happen to have the stats on how we are at converting on 3rd?

Seattle - 4/16 (25%)
Jax - 6/11 (54%)
Oakland - 5/12 (41%)

Total - 15/39 (38%)

Their worst game was the opener.

[gr8slayer]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Seattle - 4/16 (25%)
Jax - 6/11 (54%)
Oakland - 5/12 (41%)

Total - 15/39 (38%)

Their worst game was the opener.

not bad I suppose, could be better.

Thanks Doc.

[OpIv37]

Re: Bills lead league in stopping 3rd downs!

Do you happen to have the stats on how we are at converting on 3rd?

ha- I was just thinking the exact same thing. If we could improve at converting 3rd downs on O, then this team could really go somewhere.