COMMANDERS
What’s happening in the NFC East?
It’s time for our weekly look at the NFC East. How do the Washington Commanders compare against their three divisional rivals? Today, we examine how the NFC East teams rank in the NFL in various offensive categories.
- Jalen Hurts has now been sacked 15 times, which is the sixth-highest in the NFL
- The Eagles are struggling; they are 29th in yards gained per play at 4.4
- Understandably, A.J. Brown is upset. The Eagles average 5.3 yards a pass attempt (25th)
- Yet, the Eagles are still averaging 25.0 points a game, which is 14th.
- The Eagles are next to last in kickoff returns average at 21.7.
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt leads the NFL in yards per rushing attempt (6.6).
- The Commanders lead the NFL in average yards on kickoff returns (33.2).
- The Commanders lead the NFL in yards rushing per attempt (5.9)
- However, their passing attack has dropped to 17th, averaging 6.1 yards per attempt.
- Averaging 26.8 points per game, the Commanders rank 8th.
Dallas Cowboys 2-2-1
- Dak Prescott has the offense moving; he is second in NFL passing yards and leads the NFL in completions (139).
- Scoring 30.2 points a game, the Cowboys rank fourth in the NFL.
- The Cowboys’ offense ranks sixth in the NFL in yards per play, averaging 6.1.
- The Cowboys also run the ball well, averaging 5.4 yards per attempt, third in the NFL.
- The Cowboys keep the ball, leading the NFL with 125 first downs.
- The Giants are 28th in points scored a game at 17.4
- The Giants have scored on one-third of their offensive possessions, which is 28th
- The Giants have the third-highest rate of offensive possessions ending in a turnover (15.7)
- Averaging 4.9 yards per play, the Giants rank 25th
- The Giants are 24th, averaging 5.5 yards per passing attempt