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Week 6 - Yards Rushing

That rat-a-taat-tat sound echoing in the fans ears at the Seahawks-Texans game was not the sound of a nearby war's machine-gun fire, it was the sound of Seahawk runnng back cleats clattering across the Texans' defensive helmets.

A huge 320 rushing yards compared to a modest 67 yards on the ground by the Texans contributed 28.7 big points to the 'Hawks 32-point win.

Yards Rushing (Net)

Seattle Seahawks

2007 Week 6 through 2008 Week 11

Yards Rushing (Net)

Houston Texans

2007 Week 6 through 2008 Week 11

The graphic above pictures the performance difference. The stat graphic bodes ill for the Texans. A team can't hide an obvious weakness. The are 14.7 points behind the leader on this key stat and unlikely to make the playoffs.

Bud Goode, budgoode@ix.netcom.com

(Scroll down for a picture of the Texans' rushing defense's 31st-place ranking relative to the league and points change relative to the league).

Opp Yds Rushing Net

Percentile Chart
100=Stongest 50=Average 0=Weakest
Lines: Playoff Avg=61 SuperBowl Avg=61
Win Mrg Points Change
Winning Margin Points Change
Sorted by Points Change, 2007 to 2008

Rank Team Pctl Stat
Value Points
behind
Leader Win Mrg
Pts Chg
vs 2007 Games
Won
1 PIT 100 68.90 0.00 3.15 7
2 MIN 95 73.90 0.75 0.02 5
3 BAL 90 79.10 1.53 0.02 6
4 NYJ 88 81.30 1.86 8.02 7
5 WAS 85 84.30 2.31 1.04 6
6 CHI 82 87.40 2.78 5.33 5
7 ARI 80 89.80 3.14 1.22 7
8 NYG 78 91.00 3.32 0.91 9
9 MIA 78 91.30 3.36 9.33 6
10 TEN 74 95.10 3.93 -0.41 10
11 PHI 71 98.70 4.47 -0.43 5
12 T B 70 99.30 4.56 1.29 7
13 N E 66 104.00 5.27 -0.86 6
14 S D 65 105.20 5.45 0.36 4
15 DAL 64 105.60 5.51 -1.66 6
16 S F 63 106.80 5.69 1.76 3
17 CAR 62 107.60 5.81 0.46 8
18 BUF 60 109.60 6.11 2.24 5
19 N O 59 111.00 6.32 -1.22 5
20 JAX 57 113.20 6.65 -1.93 4
21 SEA 55 115.50 6.99 -1.91 2
22 ATL 51 119.60 7.61 1.12 6
23 CIN 39 131.10 9.33 -1.92 1
24 HOU 38 132.50 9.54 -2.77 3
25 IND 32 138.50 10.44 -4.73 6
26 DEN 28 143.10 11.13 -0.07 6
27 G B 23 147.40 11.78 -6.67 5
28 CLE 22 149.30 12.06 -2.97 4
29 STL 13 158.40 13.43 -6.47 2
30 OAK 7 164.50 14.34 -2.79 2
31 K C 6 165.40 14.48 -5.23 1
32 DET 0 171.50 15.39 -7.81 0
2008 Season, YTD through Week 11

In season 2007 Texans ranked 19th on Opp Yds Rushing Net at 114.06.
In season 2008 they ranked 24th at 132.50, down 2.8 points per game on this one stat.
From 2007 to 2008 Texans declined by 4.8 points per game on Winning Margin.