Anjat's Spicy Sports Blog: Line 'Em Up: Eagles vs. Packers

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Line 'Em Up: Eagles vs. Packers

Filed under: Eagles, Packers, NFL Playoffs, NFL Analysis

It's difficult to say whether the Jets-Colts or the Eagles-Packers is the most anticipated game of the wild card weekend. But there is little doubt that it should be one of the best offensive matchups of the weekend. Here's a look at some of the numbers that break down how the two lines shape up.

All sacks stats have been compiled by logging every sack in the league this year. When it comes to compiling who allowed sacks, the stats were compiled by watching each sack multiple times. If it was unclear who was responsible for the sack, or if it was the fault of the play call or the quarterback, it's logged as QB/Play Call.

SACKS BY NUMBER OF RUSHERS
	Total Sacks	Rushed 2	Rushed 3	Rushed 4	Rushed 5	Rushed 6	Rushed 7	Rushed 8
League Average		0.09%	5.41%	48.94%	31.83%	10.37%	3.10%	0.27%
Eagles	38		1	18	12	6	1
Eagles			2.63%	47.37%	31.58%	15.79%	2.63%
Packers	46		6	21	16	3
Packers			13.04%	45.65%	34.78%	6.52%

Here's a look at how the two team's shaped up in sacks allowed. The Eagles were one of the most sacked teams in the league, a title the Packers held last year before showing improvement this year.

SACKS ALLOWED
Team	Sacks	Median Time of Sack	Fault of the Offensive Line
Eagles	50	3.1	26
Packers	38	2.8	29
League Average	35.25	2.78	26.91

When looking at the Packers' sacked allowed, Aaron Rodgers has a tendency to hold the ball too long at times, and the tackles (Chad Clifton and Bryan Bulaga) have their struggles in pass protection, but it's still significantly better than last year's offensive line.

PACKERS SACKS ALLOWED

Player	Sacks	Median Time Of Sack	Player	Sacks	Median Time Of Sack
QB/Play Call	9	4	John Kuhn	1	3.4
Chad Clifton	9.5	3	Josh Sitton	1	2
Bryan Bulaga	8	2.6	Korey Hall	1	2.7
Daryn Colledge	2.5	2.5	Scott Wells	1.5	2.4
Brandon Jackson	2	3.4	Tom Crabtree	1	2.9
Mark Tauscher	1.5	2.7

The Eagles give up a lot of sacks, partly because of Michael Vick's legs. Vick runs out of sacks, but his ability to dodge pass rushers also means he sometimes tries to outrun or dodge a blitzer instead of getting rid of the ball, which leads to plenty of sacks.

EAGLES SACKS ALLOWED
Player	Sacks	Median Time Of Sack	Player	Sacks	Median Time Of Sack
QB/Play Call	23.5	4.1	Todd Herremans	2	3.65
Nick Cole	5.5	3.1	Jason Peters	1.5	3
Winston Justice	5	3.1	LeSean McCoy	1.5	2.5
Mike McGlynn	3.5	3.7	Clay Harbor	1	2.4
King Dunlap	3	2.8	Jamaal Jackson	1	2.8
Austin Howard	2	2.5	Reggie Wells	0.5	2.2