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Final 2008 Defensive Hog Index
Cold, Hard Football Facts for December 31, 2008
ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE HOG INDEX
The Defensive Hog Index is our effort to quantify which team has the best defensive front in football.
This isn't rocket science, folks. The Defensive Hog Index simply looks at at each team in three major, easy-to-understand categories and ranks them by average in these categories.
The top defensive front is that which posts the highest average rating across the board. The Defensive Hog Index is based upon these criteria:
YPA – Yards Per Attempt. So simple, even you can understand it. This rates a defense's ability to stuff an opposing ground game.
NPP% – Negative Pass Plays, expressed as a percentage. This is how often an opponent's pass plays end in either a sack or interception. Defenses that get after the quarterback and overwhelm the opposing offensive line naturally force sacks and INTs. These negative pass plays are calculated as a percentage of attempts. So if a team foces two sacks and two INTs in 40 pass plays, their NPP% will be 10 percent (4/40).
3down% - Opposition success rate on third down. The lower the percentage, the higher the defensive success.
DEFENSIVE HOG INDEX UPDATE
Data is current through Week 17.
* Indicates playoff teams.
Defensive Hog Index (through Week 17)
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Team |
YPA |
rank |
NPP% |
rank |
3down% |
rank |
AVG |
|
1 |
Steelers* |
3.29 |
1 |
12.2 |
1 |
31.4 |
1 |
1.0 |
|
2 |
Eagles* |
3.51 |
4 |
11.0 |
3 |
32.2 |
2 |
3.0 |
|
3 |
Ravens* |
3.56 |
5 |
10.7 |
5 |
33.5 |
3 |
4.3 |
|
4 |
Vikings* |
3.31 |
2 |
9.9 |
8 |
33.5 |
4 |
4.7 |
|
5 |
Titans* |
3.73 |
7 |
10.3 |
6 |
35.0 |
6 |
6.3 |
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6t |
Cowboys |
4.23 |
19 |
11.8 |
2 |
35.6 |
8 |
9.7 |
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6t |
Bears |
3.42 |
3 |
7.7 |
21 |
34.9 |
5 |
9.7 |
|
8 |
Jets |
3.73 |
6 |
9.0 |
12 |
38.6 |
15 |
11.0 |
|
9t |
Giants* |
3.97 |
12 |
11.0 |
4 |
40.7 |
21 |
12.3 |
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9t |
Dolphins* |
4.17 |
18 |
9.7 |
9 |
37.8 |
10 |
12.3 |
|
11 |
Buccaneers |
4.31 |
22 |
10.1 |
7 |
37.9 |
11 |
13.3 |
|
12 |
Redskins |
3.83 |
9 |
6.9 |
26 |
35.6 |
7 |
14.0 |
|
13 |
49ers |
3.78 |
8 |
7.1 |
25 |
37.9 |
12 |
15.0 |
|
14 |
Packers |
4.6 |
26 |
9.0 |
11 |
38.1 |
14 |
17.0 |
|
15 |
Jaguars |
3.99 |
13 |
8.5 |
17 |
41.0 |
22 |
17.3 |
|
16 |
Patriots |
4.15 |
15 |
8.9 |
13 |
44.4 |
26 |
18.0 |
|
17t |
Cardinals* |
3.96 |
11 |
8.0 |
19 |
44.4 |
28 |
19.3 |
|
17t |
Bills |
4.29 |
21 |
6.6 |
28 |
36.1 |
9 |
19.3 |
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19t |
Saints |
4.24 |
20 |
7.8 |
20 |
39.8 |
19 |
19.7 |
|
19t |
Panthers* |
4.43 |
23 |
8.2 |
18 |
39.7 |
18 |
19.7 |
|
21 |
Rams |
4.94 |
29 |
8.8 |
14 |
39.6 |
17 |
20.0 |
|
22 |
Chargers* |
4.02 |
14 |
6.8 |
27 |
40.6 |
20 |
20.3 |
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23t |
Texans |
4.47 |
24 |
7.5 |
23 |
39.4 |
16 |
21.0 |
|
23t |
Falcons* |
4.92 |
28 |
7.5 |
22 |
38.0 |
13 |
21.0 |
|
25 |
Colts* |
4.17 |
17 |
8.8 |
15 |
47.4 |
31t |
21.0 |
|
26 |
Raiders |
4.71 |
27 |
9.5 |
10 |
44.4 |
27 |
21.3 |
|
27 |
Bengals |
3.91 |
10 |
5.5 |
31 |
42.7 |
24 |
21.7 |
|
28 |
Seahawks |
4.16 |
16 |
6.5 |
29 |
42.3 |
23 |
22.7 |
|
29 |
Browns |
4.49 |
25 |
8.6 |
16 |
45.9 |
30 |
23.7 |
|
30 |
Lions |
5.14 |
32 |
7.2 |
24 |
45.7 |
29 |
28.3 |
|
31 |
Broncos |
4.98 |
30 |
6.1 |
30 |
44.1 |
25 |
28.3 |
|
32 |
Chiefs |
5.0 |
31 |
4.3 |
32 |
47.4 |
31t |
31.3 |
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