Lies, go*damn lies and statistics
A quick scan of the individual stats leaderboard after five games and how they can be meaningless...or not
OFFENSE
Top passing yards:
Matthew Stafford, 1,572 yards...Rams record: 2-3
Jared Goff, 1,485 yards...Detroit record: 3-2
Top Rushing yards:
Bijan Robinson, 580 yards...Atlanta record: 2-3
Kenneth Walker, 537 yards, KC record: 4-0
Top Receiving yards:
Jackson Smith-Njigba, 583 yards...Seahawks record: 3-2
Chris Olave, 537 yards...Saints record: 1-4
DEFENSE
Top Tackles:
Jacob Rodriguez, 57 total tackles, Miami record: 0-5
Alex Singleton, 54 total tackles, Denver record: 3-2
Sacks:
Will Anderson JR, 7.5 sacks, Houston record: 1-4
Greg Rousseau, 6.0 sacks, Buffalo record: 4-1
Dallas Turner, 5.5 sacks, Minnesota record 5-0 (had to go deeper than 2 here)
DJ Wonnum, 5.0 sacks, Detroit record: 3-2 (former Viking, I thought they shoulda kept him at the time)
Interceptions:
Byron Murphy Jr: 3 picks, Vikings record 5-0 (yeah hooray)
5 others with 3
TEAM STATS:
OFFENSE-Total yards
LA Rams, 424.4 yards/game: LA record: 2-3
OFFENSE-Passing
LA Rams, 302.6 yards/game: LA record: 2-3
OFFENSE-Rushing
Chicago, 173.2 yards/game: Bears record: 3-2
DEFENSE-Yards allowed
Seahawks, 251.2 yards/game: Seahawks record: 3-2
Vikings, 259.8 yards/game: Vikings record: 5-0
LA Rams, 285 yards/game: Rams record: 2-3
Note: had to show the separation between #2-3 here
DEFENSE-Sacks allowed
Lions, 20 total sacks, Lions record: 3-2
Texans, 18 total sacks, Texans record: 1-4
Vikings, 17 total sacks, Vikings record: 5-0 (had "only" 1 sack vs Saints)
DEFENSE: Turnover Differential
Vikings: +6
Three with +5
Please God, just one Lombardi before I die.
Yeah, its good perspective. And remember that the NFL sports media industry runs on online betting, fantasy football and hyperbole so they focus on the producers of stats more than they focus on wins and losses. And when a big market like Los Angeles has a 'super' team and that team is underperforming currently, then here come the hyperbole where they are saying NOW the Rams won't lose another game. 🫤I would say however that 5 games does not a season make, so there's usually a team or two that charges hard late in the year and stacks wins and those that fall off the table. Minnesota will just keep chugging to 17-0...😂😜🤘
J-Rod has been an absolute dog. Happy with Golday but loved this guy.
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