Episode Details

NFL Week 5 takeaways from the numbers. The Seahawks handed the 49ers all three touchdowns on turnovers and still finished last in the week in EPA per play, the Commanders led 12 to 3 at the half and let the Giants run the best second half of any offense, the Chargers offense broke in Denver and the Broncos won anyway, the Browns ran one shotgun look into the blitz for four quarters, and LaFleur finally threw over the loaded box. Plus a best bet for Monday Night Football, Rams at Bills, with Curtis.

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What You'll Learn

• Seattle gave up three touchdowns off turnovers and ranked last in EPA per play, series conversion and plays per drive
• The Seahawks' early down runs produced -0.66 EPA per rush, the worst in the week, with a 13.8 percent drop rate, the highest
• The Giants went from a 20 percent first half success rate, worst in the week, to 61.5 percent in the second half, the best
• Washington's coverage flipped at halftime: man coverage from 22 to 43 percent, two high from 50 to 18 percent, and Jameis Winston went +0.67 EPA per attempt with three touchdowns
• Jayden Daniels was blitzed on 73.3 percent of dropbacks, the highest rate any quarterback faced
• Harbaugh's Chargers used two back sets on 41.3 percent of snaps, the most in the week, and Justin Herbert's sack plus interception rate was 21.4 percent, the highest
• Denver ranked last in third down conversion and pass success rate and won
• Cleveland lined up in shotgun on 96.9 percent of snaps against a 56.1 percent blitz rate and took 8 sacks
• Green Bay saw 7 or more in the box on 89.8 percent of snaps and Jordan Love averaged 11.8 yards per attempt over it
• Chicago turned it over on 41.7 percent of drives with backup quarterbacks, and what the last three weeks say about Caleb Williams
• The Steelers put 8 in the box on 75 percent of Colts runs against a 39 percent league average
• Monday Night Football: Rams at Bills, with Curtis on the matchup he likes

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:20 Seahawks gave away the game
05:19 Commanders defense let down again
11:13 Herbert and a broken Chargers offense
15:57 The Broncos won with the worst offense of the week
18:43 Browns ran one shotgun look into the blitz
21:43 Subscribe
22:22 LaFleur finally gets it
24:57 The Bears gave it away, and need Caleb Williams back
28:58 Texans step up in London
31:20 Steelers did not respect Daniel Jones
33:24 The free newsletter
34:28 Monday Night Football: Rams at Bills, with Curtis
46:44 Wrap-up

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