Bye Week Stats

6 weeks have gone and the Falcons are 4-2 on their bye week. Great start and above where I thought they would be. There have been some surprises besides Matt Ryan. Michael Turner has been everything we paid for, Curtis Lofton is going to be a stud pro bowler one day, and John Abraham is healthy. The other surprise has been our OL. They have yeilded only 7 sacks all year. Good for 5th in the NFL. Ryan certainly helps by getting rid of the ball but this has been refreshing.

Here are the stats after 6 weeks:

TEAM

OFFENSE

YPG- 350 Rank 8th
Passing YPG- 187, 21st
Rushing YPG- 163, 2nd
Points- 23.2, 14th
1st Downs- 110, 10th (47 rushing, 52 passing, 11 penalties)
3rd Down Conversions- 37.5%, 20th
Penalties- 32, 18th most/ 256 yards, 18th most
KO Returns- 25.7 ypr, 6th
Punt Returns- 6.8 ypr, 26th

DEFENSE

YPG- 349.7, 25th
Passing YPG- 231.7, 24th
Rushing YPG- 118, 20
Points Allowed- 21.2, 15th
Sacks- 10, tied for 21st
1st Downs Allowed- 115, 27th (34 Rush, 75 Pass, 6 Penalties)
3rd Down Conversions Allowed- 42.7%, 26th
Penalties- 45, 30th/ 381 yards, 31st
KO Returns- 20.2 ypr, 6th
Punt Returns- 2.7 ypr, 1st


INDIVIDUAL

OFFENSE

Matt Ryan- QB Rating, 82.9, Ranked 17th
Michael Turner- 597 rushing yards, 2nd
Michael Turner- 4.7 ypc, 13th
Michael Turner- 99.5 ypg, 2nd
Jerious Norwood- 6.8 ypc, 2nd
Jerious Norwood- 280 rushing yards, 27th
Roddy White- 566 receiving yards, 2nd
Roddy White- 94.3 ypg, 4th
Jason Elam- 16-17, 94.1%, 8th
Jason Elam- 61 pts, 1st (kickers)

DEFENSE

John Abraham- 7 sacks, 1st
Curtis Lofton- 39 tackles, tied for 23rd


The stats that stand out to me are the special teams stats. We have maybe the best special teams unit top to bottom in the NFL. Great to see the desire and effort these young players are giving. Matt Ryan is an early ROY canidate and Mike Smith for Coach of the Year. We finally look, act, and play like an NFL team.