Looking at our
national rankings in the various stats, there are some good things and some things that really need work (beyond the yardage and points stats, that really took a hit vs L'ville):
Good:
Turnover margin -- We're tied for 8th nationally after yesterday at +1.7 per game
Punt returns -- Tied for 11th nationally at 18.8 yds per return
Kick returns -- 31st nationally with 24.1 yds per return
Fewest penalties -- Tied for 47th nationally with 5.3 per game
Needs work:
Passing efficiency defense -- 117th
3rd down conversion defense -- 122nd, opponents are converting 3rd downs 60% of the time
Red zone offense -- tied for 104th, scoring about 2/3 of trips to the red zone
Red zone defense -- tied for 91st, but we've given up a score each time the opponent hits the red zone
(These last three were issues last year, too.)