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[Schwartzy61]

For the season:

Carolina's offensive line has allowed 28 sacks
Chicago's defense has recorded 41 sacks

In the first game Chicago racked up 8 sacks

I am looking at an over in this one...

[pipster]

Wow.. that is still pretty darn close considering Offense is SUPPOSE to score points.

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Did I hear right that the chicago Defense has outscored the chicago Offense?


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Defense/special Teams TD's: 6
Offense TD's: 22 (11 rush & 11 pass)

Even throwing in the fact that 3 or 4 of the "offensive" TD's were on "drives" of less than 15 yds (ie set up by the Defense) so you might view the numbers as 18 and 10, the Bear's Offense did outscore the Defense.

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[mackem]

Today's question..

4: Carolina will have greater than or equal to 115 overall rushing yards?
a) : Yes
b) : No

[blendedsuit]

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Today's question..

4: Carolina will have greater than or equal to 115 overall rushing yards?
a) : Yes
b) : No

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Rushing: The Panthers were dominant on the ground last week against the Giants (223 rushing yards), despite their top two ball carriers, DeShaun Foster (turf toe) and Nick Goings (ankle), fighting injuries. Foster posted 151 yards

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[radii]

It is not a clear yes just b/c they ran all over the Giants.

[radii]

This one is going to be extremely close I think. The season averages lean slightly towards a NO answer(less than 115 yards). Carolina has averaged 104 yards rushing while chicago allows 102 yards rushing per game.

However, Carolina has run for 115+ in 4 of its last 6 games. Chicago has allowed some big rushing games. Carolina has run the ball better since putting Stephen Davis(the starter to begin the year) on injured reserve and going with DeShaun Foster and backing him up with Nick Goings, but, both of them have nagging injuries...

Basically I've been picking this like it's going to be similar to the first game in score, low scoring, not a ton of yards for either team. I think i'm going NO(under) here though I think its more of a tossup than the passing yards question, which was a pretty easy under IMO.

[Schwartzy61]

They ran over a Giants team that was playing 2 linebackers that weren't on the roster at the begginning of the season.

Carolina averages 105 ypg. Chicago's defense allows 103 ypg.

In the first game Carolina had 55 yards rushing.

Carolina has run the ball better as of late but that just makes the question even more questionable...

[blendedsuit]

i cant dig up any stats, but don't post season games on average have higher scores, and thus more yardage?

[LesJ]

You know what this means, right? Tomorrow is the email question of the week, most likely concerning the opening kickoff.
Les

[Schwartzy61]

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i cant dig up any stats, but don't post season games on average have higher scores, and thus more yardage?

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It's something that works both ways. A game like Carolina at Chicago should see below average output as you will have the 2nd and 3rd ranked defenses clashing on a grass field in an outdoor stadium during the late afternoon/early evening in Chicago.

If you look at the Pittsburgh/Indianapolis game I would expect offensive output to increase. The league's best offense at home indoors on turf is a tough beast to stop. Pittsburgh will most likely have to come out and put up big numbers if they stand a chance.

Even the Den/NE will probably see above average offensive output. Both defenses can be suspect and both offenses can roll with the best of 'em.

The Seattle/Washington game features the NFC's best offense vs. a solid defense. And Washington's inconsistent offense gets to face a defense with some secondary concerns that can be torched. This is probably the only game that will turn out close to "average."

So in the end I would say the postseason tends to push games towards extremes. Whether that is a defensive grudge match like Chi/Car or an offensive shootout like Den/NE could turn in to.