Justin Tuck may not want to compare last year's defense to this year's, but that won't stop us from doing it. Here are the numbers based on the first two weeks of each season courtesy of giants.com:
Two-Game Totals.........2007...........2008
Points Allowed...............80...........20
NFL Rank......................32............2t
First Downs Allowed.......46...........24
NFL Rank......................28t...........2t
Third Downs Allowed.....12/22.......6/26
Conversion Pct..............54.5........23.1
NFL Rank......................32.............4
Net Yards Allowed.........846..........410
NFL Rank......................29.............3
Opposing Yards/Play......6.9............3.9
NFL Rank......................31.............4
Net Rushing Yards.........225..........152
NFL Rank......................19.............5
Net Passing Yards.........621...........258
NFL Rank......................32.............5
Comments (3)
You forgot to mention Sacks
I think we have 7, and that would put us at number 2 (think seatle is #1)
Nonetheless thats pretty impressive, but would like to see some number ones in that nfl rank colum
T-Rock,
Can you do an analysis of the Giants defense during last year's playoffs and the defense now? It was obvious to everyone that the players hadn't fully grasped Spags' schemes yet in those first two games.
Thanks.
Be careful when you compare the two years. The Rams and 'Skins are not the elite teams of the NFC nor do they come close to comparing to the 2007 Cowboys and Packers teams whose offenses were much more prolific.