This is the balanced offense and defense ranking for the pass and the run. The difference between this ranking and other rankings is that it looks at how well a team performs in each strategic area of the field. Coaches look at the areas that they can perform the best and plan to attack the weak spots in the defense.
Passing Offense
#1 Indianapolis Colts - They are consistent on their ability to throw the ball. Peyton Manning is still one of the best quarterbacks even with the turnovers.
#2 Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys have had issues this year and Jon Kitna is performing better than people hoped. He has 11 touchdowns.
#2 New Orleans Saints - The Saints are tied with the Dallas Cowboys. The Saints started slower than expected this year and are becoming stronger each week. Drew Brees has 3,634 passing yards and 25 touchdowns.
#4 San Diego Chargers - The Chargers have statistically been on top most of the season. They are starting to slip. Phillip Rivers is a top quarterback with 24 touchdowns and 3,642 yards.
#5 Denver Broncos - This is the bright spot for the Broncos. They can throw the ball. Kyle Orton has 20 touchdowns with 3,487 yards.
#6 Philadelphia Eagles - They started with Kevin Kolb and big expectations. Michael Vick stepped in due to Kolb's injury with a lot to prove. Vick is doing well and is not thought of as a passing quarterback but he is showing he can step up. Vick has 2,243 passing yards and 15 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 6 touchdowns.
#7 Detroit Lions - That is right the Lions can throw the ball. They have also had injury problems at quarterback. Is this a theme this year? Shaun Hill stepped in for Matthew Stafford. Hill has 13 touchdowns and 2,206 passing yards. Stafford has yet to practice this week.
#8 New England Patriots - The Patriots are becoming a dominant team again. Bill Belichick is putting together another strong offense. Tom Brady has 3,029 passing yards and 27 touchdowns. They are using many different receivers this year and Wes Welker is leading with 672 yards and 7 touchdowns.
#8 Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals are tied with the Patriots for 8th place. Carson Palmer has 20 touchdowns and 3009 passing yards. Terrell Owens is coming into his own, again, with 961 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns.
#10 Green Bay Packers - The Packers have a strong passing offense and with better protection of Aaron Rodgers it will only get better. Rodgers has 3,243 passing yards and 22 touchdowns. Greg Jennings has 11 touchdowns and 944 receiving yards.
#29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Buccaneers have had flashes of dominance this year. Josh Freeman has 2,442 passing yards and 16 touchdowns.
#30 Oakland Raiders - This is the weakness for the Raiders. Who is the quarterback? Jason Campbell was replaced and Bruce Gradkowski is now injured. J.T. O'Sullivan was just signed. It looks like Campbell is starting again. Campbell has 1,439 passing yards and 8 touchdowns.
#31 Carolina Panthers - This is a major area that needs improvement if the Panthers are going to become a playoff contender. Jimmy Clausen and Matt Moore have not succeeded in their roles as quarterbacks.
#32 Tennessee Titans - Still ranked in last place as a passing offense. Five game losing streak and last in the pass go hand in hand. Vince Young and Kerry Collins have both started this year. Both of these quarterbacks have been successful in the past. It makes you wonder what is wrong?
Week 14
Pass Offense
Balanced
American Football Conference
Yards Passing per game
Pass Attack
AFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Buffalo Bills
90.3
76.3
81.5
16
Miami Dolphins
92.5
66.8
83.1
17
New England Patriots
109.8
79.3
71.8
8
New York Jets
71.8
52.9
98.3
22
AFC North Team
Baltimore Ravens
93.1
63.8
96.2
13
Cincinnati Bengals
98.0
77.6
86.6
8
Cleveland Browns
56.9
50.4
98.4
27
Pittsburgh Steelers
67.0
75.5
102.3
14
AFC South Team
Houston Texans
82.6
116.0
61.0
18
Indianapolis Colts
116.4
86.3
108.3
1
Jacksonville Jaguars
80.4
47.9
90.8
26
Tennessee Titans
65.3
41.8
55.8
32
AFC West Team
Denver Broncos
108.7
62.1
107.9
5
Kansas City Chiefs
73.2
60.1
82.2
25
Oakland Raiders
84.1
50.0
72.0
30
San Diego Chargers
97.2
94.0
101.9
4
Week 14
Pass Offense
Balanced
National Football Conference
Yards Passing per game
Pass Attack
NFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Dallas Cowboys
94.9
81.1
109.5
2
New York Giants
107.8
63.3
93.8
11
Philadelphia Eagles
103.8
69.4
99.2
6
Washington Redskins
99.9
96.6
71.6
11
NFC North Team
Chicago Bears
85.2
63.0
80.6
24
Detroit Lions
80.3
76.6
119.8
7
Green Bay Packers
86.5
63.7
118.3
10
Minnesota Vikings
64.4
71.8
90.4
22
NFC South Team
Atlanta Falcons
90.0
59.3
99.4
15
Carolina Panthers
63.3
46.3
71.7
31
New Orleans Saints
94.3
77.3
133.6
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
61.2
71.8
79.7
29
NFC West Team
Arizona Cardinals
65.3
48.2
95.2
27
San Francisco 49ers
63.3
51.8
113.3
20
Seattle Seahawks
104.5
40.3
92.9
19
St. Louis Rams
93.0
43.4
98.0
20
Passing Defense
#1 San Diego Charger - They are only giving up 186.2 yards a game. This is fantastic and they should win more with this type of passing defense.
#2 New Orleans Saints - The Saints are getting better each week. The Saints weakest area is the right side. They are excellent defending the middle of the field.
#3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Buccaneers have lost two games in a row and this is not the reason why.
#4 Indianapolis Colts - The Colts play the Titans tonight and should continue to dominate in this category against the worst passing offense.
#4 Oakland Raiders - The Raiders are tied with the Colts. The pass defense gives up 206.8 yards a game. They are more balanced on their defense. There is not one area that is a huge target.
#29 Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys are playing from behind a lot and giving up the passing yards is a reason why.
#30 Seattle Seahawks - If the Seahawks want to continue to challenge for the NFC West they need to improve this passing defense. They give up 120 yards a game just on the right side of the field.
#31 New England Patriots - If something is going to hurt the Patriots this is the area that teams can get them. Passing against the Patriots is a safe bet.
#32 Houston Texans - The Texans are sliding and the pass defense needs to step up if they want to salvage this season.
Week 14
Pass Defense
Balanced
American Football Conference
Yards Passing per game
Pass Defense
AFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Buffalo Bills
60.5
90.4
92.4
15
Miami Dolphins
80.3
54.9
89.2
12
New England Patriots
81.2
92.1
110.3
31
New York Jets
93.5
62.3
85.5
20
AFC North Team
Baltimore Ravens
89.2
55.3
77.4
6
Cincinnati Bengals
75.2
62.8
97.3
18
Cleveland Browns
93.3
60.3
112.7
27
Pittsburgh Steelers
83.2
75.5
104.8
26
AFC South Team
Houston Texans
101.8
84.1
117.9
32
Indianapolis Colts
91.4
55.8
72.4
4
Jacksonville Jaguars
88.8
66.8
76.8
14
Tennessee Titans
73.3
86.6
98.7
19
AFC West Team
Denver Broncos
115.2
51.5
79.8
13
Kansas City Chiefs
89.7
66.5
87.8
21
Oakland Raiders
73.5
62.2
84.9
4
San Diego Chargers
70.3
56.7
73.3
1
Week 14
Pass Defense
Balanced
National Football Conference
Yards Passing per game
Pass Defense
NFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Dallas Cowboys
105.1
94.8
81.8
29
New York Giants
75.0
76.5
64.3
6
Philadelphia Eagles
108.1
55.8
93.7
23
Washington Redskins
74.6
99.1
111.0
28
NFC North Team
Chicago Bears
79.8
66.9
108.1
24
Detroit Lions
111.3
59.8
75.8
15
Green Bay Packers
67.5
79.3
79.7
8
Minnesota Vikings
78.3
55.3
90.3
11
NFC South Team
Atlanta Falcons
95.3
54.9
106.5
21
Carolina Panthers
78.6
61.8
76.8
8
New Orleans Saints
74.2
52.1
85.8
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
75.8
54.0
86.1
3
NFC West Team
Arizona Cardinals
97.8
60.6
102.4
25
San Francisco 49ers
79.8
57.3
101.2
17
Seattle Seahawks
93.8
61.3
120.3
30
St. Louis Rams
74.6
50.6
109.8
8
Rushing Offense
#1 Kansas City Chiefs - The reason the Chiefs are a surprise this year is their rushing offense. It has stepped up to be the best in the league. Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones are a great combination.
Rushing
Car
Yds
Avg
TDs
Jamaal Charles
182
1137
6.2
3
Thomas Jones
187
765
4.1
5
#2 Oakland Raiders - They didn't start off as a power rushing team. They are developing into this. Darren McFadden is becoming a threat. He has 870 yards and 5 touchdowns. The lack of touchdowns is a negative.
#3 New York Jets - The passing game is not the strongest but the rushing game is tops. LaDainian Tomlinson, Shonn Greens and Tony Richardson are all great backs to have. Both Tomlinson and Richardson did not practice but not due to injury.
#3 Philadelphia Eagles - The Eagles are climbing up the rushing offense charts. This is partly due to Michael Vick and his ability to run the ball. LeSean McCoy has 823 yards and 7 touchdowns. Vick has 467 yards
#5 Houston Texans - Here is the offensive strength for the Texans. Arian Foster is having a great season with 1,230 yards and 13 touchdowns.
#6 New York Giants - Another NFC East team that can run the ball. The Giants have Ahmad Bradshaw with 1,013 yards and 7 touchdowns. Brandon Jacobs is a great rotating running back. Jacobs has 577 and 7 touchdowns. Bradshaw did not practice because of his wrist.
#7 Minnesota Vikings - The Vikings have one of the best running backs with Adrian Peterson. Peterson has 1,123 yards and 11 touchdowns. The running game started slower than expected this year and is coming on strong. Toby Gerhart is a rookie that can plough forward. He had his best game last week and a season total of 216 yards.
#8 Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons have Michael Turner. Turner has 1,062 yards and 8 touchdowns. Jason Snelling the second running back did not practice because of a hamstring.
#9 Jacksonville Jaguars - They are on top of their division and the running game is partly responsible. Maurice Jones-Drew is a top back in the league. He has 1,177 yards and 4 touchdowns. David Garrard is a mobile quarterback and has 200 yards.
#9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Bucs are tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Several backs have contributed to gain rushing yards LeGarrette Blount has the most yards with 599 and 5 touchdowns.
#29 Denver Broncos - When a team is losing they have a difficult time staying out of the bottom rankings. Their running game has Knowshon Moreno as their top rusher at 633 yards and 4 touchdowns.
#30 Arizona Cardinal - This is a major reason the Cardinals are having trouble this year. It is one of many reasons. Tim Hightower has 519 yards and three touchdowns. The good news is that he is averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Playing from behind does not help the running game.
#31 Seattle Seahawks - A tie in the division and the running game can improve. Neither Justin Forsett or Marchawn Lynch are racking up big numbers this year. Forsett is averaging 4.6 yards a carry and 469 yards for the season.
#32 Indianapolis Colts - If you want to point fingers and the reason why the Colts are suffering here it is. Joseph Addai has 406 yards for the season and only 3 touchdowns.
Week 14
Rush Offense
Balanced
American Football Conference
Yards Rushing per game
Rush Attack
AFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Buffalo Bills
31.8
39.4
39.5
21
Miami Dolphins
39.6
31.5
38.5
18
New England Patriots
44.4
28.5
44.4
11
New York Jets
55.5
28.0
62.9
3
AFC North Team
Baltimore Ravens
59.8
21.8
33.9
14
Cincinnati Bengals
55.8
7.0
32.7
25
Cleveland Browns
49.0
20.9
41.3
15
Pittsburgh Steelers
37.9
29.6
62.3
11
AFC South Team
Houston Texans
52.5
24.8
57.4
5
Indianapolis Colts
28.2
25.1
28.2
32
Jacksonville Jaguars
44.2
71.2
35.3
9
Tennessee Titans
54.6
17.3
29.9
25
AFC West Team
Denver Broncos
32.4
34.3
24.3
29
Kansas City Chiefs
73.4
54.2
48.9
1
Oakland Raiders
50.4
52.2
71.6
2
San Diego Chargers
36.3
42.7
32.4
22
Week 14
Rush Offense
Balanced
National Football Conference
Yards Rushing per game
Rush Attack
NFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Dallas Cowboys
43.1
42.3
17.7
20
New York Giants
46.8
24.5
73.7
6
Philadelphia Eagles
53.5
49.3
42.8
3
Washington Redskins
38.4
14.1
40.8
27
NFC North Team
Chicago Bears
43.2
13.3
55.4
18
Detroit Lions
45.2
17.0
32.0
28
Green Bay Packers
40.2
21.4
40.3
22
Minnesota Vikings
48.0
29.4
48.3
7
NFC South Team
Atlanta Falcons
53.7
21.3
49.7
8
Carolina Panthers
33.6
40.0
33.1
24
New Orleans Saints
40.6
25.3
40.1
16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
39.3
33.5
55.8
9
NFC West Team
Arizona Cardinals
32.7
16.3
39.5
30
San Francisco 49ers
36.6
42.5
35.7
16
Seattle Seahawks
31.3
19.8
39.3
31
St. Louis Rams
39.6
32.7
48.8
11
Rushing Defense
#1 Pittsburgh Steelers - The Steelers have lead the league this season in this area. It is a good area to dominate. Defense can win championships and rushing defense is even better.
#2 Chicago Bears - The Bears are also on top of their division. The rushing defense is a major part of this reason. They dominate in the middle only allowing 10.4 yards a game.
#3 New York Giants - Another team on top of their division with the Philadelphia Eagles. Having a top rush defense should help the Giants get into the playoffs as either the division champions or wild card.
#4 Jacksonville Jaguars - They are leading their division over the Indianapolis Colts. This is a surprise to the league but a top rush defense can explain what is happening. Their biggest weakness is the middle of the field but that is being picky.
#5 New York Jets - The Jets are not on top of their division right now. They are a top team and should make the playoffs.
#28 Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins - These teams are both tied for the 28th spot. These teams are similar in the fact that they have high expectations with good play earlier in the season. This run defense is part of the reason they are both slipping.
#30 Indianapolis Colts - Struggling this season and this is another reason why. The Colts need to stop the run if they want to get Peyton Manning on the field.
#31 Arizona Cardinals - A team does not want to be on a bottom ranking and the Cardinals are there more often. This is a disappointing season for the Cardinals.
#32 Buffalo Bills - The Bills are a good team with a bas run defense. If this area is improved the Bills will become a top contender in the NFL quickly.
Week 14
Rush Defense
Balanced
American Football Conference
Yards Rushing per game
Rush Defense
AFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Buffalo Bills
63.3
55.7
57.6
32
Miami Dolphins
47.1
18.7
41.4
12
New England Patriots
48.3
20.1
45.3
18
New York Jets
42.7
17.7
39.6
5
AFC North Team
Baltimore Ravens
42.0
19.8
40.0
8
Cincinnati Bengals
50.0
27.1
51.3
24
Cleveland Browns
48.4
17.8
65.1
22
Pittsburgh Steelers
25.0
19.1
28.5
1
AFC South Team
Houston Texans
36.2
43.9
33.3
15
Indianapolis Colts
51.7
35.5
51.9
30
Jacksonville Jaguars
26.7
37.3
25.7
4
Tennessee Titans
53.6
34.5
32.6
20
AFC West Team
Denver Broncos
57.0
43.8
38.2
24
Kansas City Chiefs
32.7
46.8
33.9
14
Oakland Raiders
43.7
37.6
56.5
28
San Diego Chargers
35.7
35.3
28.3
6
Week 14
Rush Defense
Balanced
National Football Conference
Yards Rushing per game
Rush Defense
NFC East Team
Left
Middle
Right
Ranking
Dallas Cowboys
36.8
27.8
50.2
17
New York Giants
44.4
23.1
25.6
3
Philadelphia Eagles
34.9
27.1
42.2
11
Washington Redskins
59.1
25.1
56.4
28
NFC North Team
Chicago Bears
33.2
10.4
40.6
2
Detroit Lions
36.8
53.6
54.4
26
Green Bay Packers
47.2
25.5
43.1
19
Minnesota Vikings
40.8
25.7
29.2
6
NFC South Team
Atlanta Falcons
38.3
16.8
44.2
8
Carolina Panthers
44.8
43.8
41.6
21
New Orleans Saints
42.1
23.8
48.6
15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
47.3
36.6
49.3
26
NFC West Team
Arizona Cardinals
63.8
37.7
53.8
31
San Francisco 49ers
34.7
30.2
42.2
12
Seattle Seahawks
46.6
30.3
49.5
22
St. Louis Rams
47.1
24.4
31.9
10
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