Interesting Packers Stat...
 

Hi everyone, this is my first thread so hopefully i wont get beat up too badly here. However, i was doing a little research getting ready for this sunday's game and found an interesting little tidbit that I haven't heard much talk about. All week we've heard about how great the Packers passing attack is, but what no-one has looked at, is the current rankings of the pass defenses Farve and the Pack have gone up against. Without further ado, this is what I found and the point being; I really like how our secondary matches up with this pass-first offense. It seems as if everyone is scared to say that maybe farve and the packers offense is over-rated, but I'll come out and say just that. Very similiar to detroit's record coming into last week's game.

the current pass-defense rankings of the team's the Pack have faced (by YPG)..

week 1: Philly: Farve 206 yds (0 TD, 1 INT), philly ranks 21st
week 2: NYG: Farve 286 yds (3 TD, 1 INT), nyg ranks 20th
week 3: SD: Farve 369 yds (3 TD, 0 INT). SD ranks 27th
week 4: Minn: Farve 344 yds (2 TD, 0 INT), Minn ranks 30th
week 5: Chicago: Farve 322 yds (1 TD, 2 INT), Chicago ranks 26th

Hail.

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impressive first blog, yeah....they could be overraded just like the lions....however, their defense does make up for much of the difference

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overrated

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Yeah, but you could say that GB had a little bit to do with why those pass defense ratings are what they are. Goes both ways.

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Yeah, they had an effect on 20% of those teams ratings. That doesnt make the point invalid.

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Welcome, InGibbs....and good first!
Your correct, it is an interesting point. I to, like the way we match up. If we do our job, we may see a little of the Brett we love, with four or five int's
HTTR

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fantastic stat and welcome. i wonder if you removed the games that the pack played against those teams, if it would significantly raise their ranking. I don't have a clue but with only 5 games one game can put down an average quite a bit. Regardless, we will see how they play against the #3 D

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Good post. I think the test this week will be to see if Campbell and the offense can control the ball against a Packers defense that is the best group we've faced. In spite of these numbers, I still think we need to lean heavily on the ground game. This sure would be a nice week for Portis to get over the 100 yard mark. It's a lot easier to win road games if you don't have to throw much.

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Anyone feel like showing us what the Lions first opponents pass defenses looked like?

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Excellent first post. Most regulars don't put that much effort into threads. Well done and welcome.

I echo the sentiments of the board. I think it is a telling stat, but a bit inflated because of what the Pack could have done to their D rankings.

It is the whole issue of the direction of causality. Is X causing Y or vice versa.

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na, ive been here for a while. And i expend energy like that sparingly.

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[quote=Monksdown;362954]Yeah, they had an effect on 20% of those teams ratings. That doesnt make the point invalid.[/quote]

I don't believe I said the point was invalid. I'm simply saying that Green Bay helped to inflate those stats.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;362966]Anyone feel like showing us what the Lions first opponents pass defenses looked like?[/quote]

Lions' opponents:

Wk. 1 - Raiders, [B]22nd pass[/B], 26th overall = [B]284[/B] passing yards (Kitna)
Wk. 2 - Vikings, [B]30th pass[/B], 18th overall = [B]359[/B] passing yards
Wk. 3 - Eagles, [B]21st pass[/B], 9th overall = [B]393 [/B]passing yards
Wk. 4 - Bears, [B]26th pass[/B], 23rd overall = [B]215[/B] passing yards
[B]Wk. 5 - SKINS,[COLOR=DarkRed] 8th pass, 3rd overall[/COLOR] = [COLOR=DarkRed]76 [/COLOR]passing yards


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[quote=Buster;362985]Lions' opponents:

Wk. 1 - Raiders, [B]22nd pass[/B], 26th overall = [B]284[/B] passing yards (Kitna)
Wk. 2 - Vikings, [B]30th pass[/B], 18th overall = [B]359[/B] passing yards
Wk. 3 - Eagles, [B]21st pass[/B], 9th overall = [B]393 [/B]passing yards
Wk. 4 - Bears, [B]26th pass[/B], 23rd overall = [B]215[/B] passing yards
[B]Wk. 5 - SKINS,[COLOR=DarkRed] 8th pass, 3rd overall[/COLOR] = [COLOR=DarkRed]76 [/COLOR]passing yards


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Hmm that sounds pretty good...

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A little more detail.

Oakland: Jon Kitna(289 yds;3TD/2Int) 17th currently against pass
Minnesota: Jon Kitna(245 yds;1TD/1int) 31st currently
Philly: Jon Kitna(446;2td/1int) 12th currently
Chicago: Jon Kitna (247yds;2td/1int) 29th currently
Washington: Jon Kitna(106yds:0td/2int) 15th against the pass currently.