Not to beat a dead horse, but we can’t avoid talking about the secondary and pass defense today. I already shared my thoughts on it in last week’s GIF Horse but there’s some numbers to really put the current plight into perspective.
Yards per pass play:
Yes, that means that Kansas City is currently allowing less yards per pass than the “No Fly Zone.”
Going into the Ravens game, the Broncos were among the bottom third of the league at defending the pass per Football Outsiders DVOA stats. They were the worst in the league at defending the middle of the field as well as 3rd worst defending against deep passes and tight ends.