I don’t know why, but it “felt” like the Seahawks were always killed on TOP in games this year due to bad first halves and too many three and outs. Obviously, if your defense is on the field a disproportionate amount of time, they get gassed and are unable to perform near the end of games. I’d expect a winning team to almost always have a advantage (however slight) in TOP throughout a year.
When I did the math, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. In 16 games the total TOP stat was as follows:
Seahawks 469:11
Opponents 490:49
A total difference of 21:38
The average was:
Seahawks: 29:19
Opponents: 30:40
The defense was on the field a total of just 21:38 more all year. I don’t know. I thought the discrepancy was going to be greater.
Some games were awful (like week 1 @ GB and week 15 vs. LAR)
We actually won the TOP in 6 of our 16 games.
We lost the TOP battle in our last 7 games. (Read that again and remember this is a team that finishes strong historically).
Anyway, just some food for thought as we reflect on the season.
Week 1
SEA 20:47 GB 39:13
Week 2
SEA 36:58 SF 23:02
Week 3
SEA 27:19 TEN 32:41
Week 4
SEA 32:12 IND 27:48
Week 5
SEA 31:16 LAR 28 :44
Week 6
BYE
Week 7
SEA 35:26 NYG 24:34
Week 8
SEA 29:38 HOU 30:22
Week 9
SEA 32:19 WAS 27:41
Week 10
SEA 30:53 ARI 29:07
Week 11
SEA 29:39 ATL 30:21
Week 12
SEA 29:31 SF 30:29
Week 13
SEA 28:06 PHI 31:54
Week 14
SEA 26:59 JAX 33:01
Week 15
SEA 23:14 LAR 36:46
Week 16
SEA 27:10 DAL 32:50
Week 17
SEA 27:44 ARI 32:16
When I did the math, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. In 16 games the total TOP stat was as follows:
Seahawks 469:11
Opponents 490:49
A total difference of 21:38
The average was:
Seahawks: 29:19
Opponents: 30:40
The defense was on the field a total of just 21:38 more all year. I don’t know. I thought the discrepancy was going to be greater.
Some games were awful (like week 1 @ GB and week 15 vs. LAR)
We actually won the TOP in 6 of our 16 games.
We lost the TOP battle in our last 7 games. (Read that again and remember this is a team that finishes strong historically).
Anyway, just some food for thought as we reflect on the season.
Week 1
SEA 20:47 GB 39:13
Week 2
SEA 36:58 SF 23:02
Week 3
SEA 27:19 TEN 32:41
Week 4
SEA 32:12 IND 27:48
Week 5
SEA 31:16 LAR 28 :44
Week 6
BYE
Week 7
SEA 35:26 NYG 24:34
Week 8
SEA 29:38 HOU 30:22
Week 9
SEA 32:19 WAS 27:41
Week 10
SEA 30:53 ARI 29:07
Week 11
SEA 29:39 ATL 30:21
Week 12
SEA 29:31 SF 30:29
Week 13
SEA 28:06 PHI 31:54
Week 14
SEA 26:59 JAX 33:01
Week 15
SEA 23:14 LAR 36:46
Week 16
SEA 27:10 DAL 32:50
Week 17
SEA 27:44 ARI 32:16