Play after play after play
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...33 yards. Speaking Monday to reporters in Minnesota, Vikings coach Brad Childress called the play total "college numbers." Childress added: "Those are college numbers. Those are really how much you get in college. Typically in...
Blog | November 30, 2009Black and Blue all over: Playoff scenarios
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...to Chicago and Detroit, let's break things down for our two postseason contenders. Minnesota's magic number is two. That means any combination of two victories by the Vikings and/or losses by the...
Blog | November 30, 2009A watershed moment for Favre, Vikings
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthMINNEAPOLIS -- As he weighed his future over the summer, Brett Favre heard a number of recruiting pitches from Minnesota players. One came from offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson. Basically he said, 'Hey...
Blog | November 29, 2009One-and-done for Adams at FB
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...failed to report his entrance to the referee as required by NFL rules because he wears a number ineligible for fullback. As a result, the Bears were penalized for illegal substitution. The Vikings declined the...
Blog | November 29, 2009Air and Space: Cutler's accuracy
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Philadelphia and San Francisco, Cutler completed 55.8 percent of his passes. That's not a terrible number, but it's significantly below the figures Cutler regularly put up in Denver and thus given us...
Blog | November 28, 2009FavreWatch: History in the making
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthEDEN PRARIE, Minn. -- The numbers make a compelling case. His team's record couldn't be much better. Heck, even ESPN.com...
Blog | November 25, 2009Anticipating Packers-Lions
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Quinn. The Lions' pass defense has gotten worse as the season has continued, and here are the numbers as of Week 12: Opponents have a 70.4 completion percentage, a 24-6 touchdown-interception ratio...
Blog | November 25, 2009Keys to the Packers' playoff run
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...obvious the casual observer, but Tom Pelissero of the Green Bay Press-Gazette recently put a strong number behind it. In Sunday's 30-24 victory over San Francisco, 20 of Rodgers' 32 completions traveled...
Blog | November 24, 2009Third and one: Lions
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Lions' horrid pass defense. Cleveland quarterback Brady Quinn threw four touchdown passes, one shy of the total number of offensive touchdowns the Browns had scored in their previous 15 games combined. Overall, Quinn completed 64...
Blog | November 23, 2009Breaking down Cutler's performance
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...his previous outing, and ultimately it might have affected his accuracy. ESPN Stats & Information has some numbers to back up that general observation. Cutler completed only four passes that traveled more than 10 yards...
Blog | November 23, 2009Air and Space: WR support
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...each NFC North offense. Keep in mind that drops are both subjective and subject to the total number of passes thrown. Obviously, James Jones' five drops in 29 opportunities is a worse statistic than Bryant...
Blog | November 19, 2009FavreWatch: Impacting the defense
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Cleveland, Favre said, opponents have changed the personnel they use to defend the run even though the numbers are the same as they might have been in previous seasons. For example, the Browns often brought...
Blog | November 18, 2009Third and one: Vikings
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...that Dugan has been pretty efficient in short-yardage plays throughout his career. Monday, I found the numbers to back it up. Prior to Sunday's play, Dugan had converted seven of his eight career...
Blog | November 16, 2009Capers brings the heat
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Dallas coincided with a significant uptick of pressure calls from defensive coordinator Dom Capers, as the following numbers from ESPN's Stats & Information reveal. In the first half of the season, Capers devoted five...
Blog | November 16, 2009A friendly reminder that anything's possible
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...every week, and certainly not in any postseason game. But as they continue to compile elite offensive numbers, the confidence of the players surrounding Favre will only improve. Let's take a closer look at...
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