Oakland Raiders Rank Has Improved in Drive Statistics and Rank By Category

A comparison of "drive statistics" and NFL ranks are posted here for discussion. The source of the data is Football Outsiders. The focus of the article is to compare the Oakland Raiders drive statistics with those of the Houston Texans.

Observe the columns where the rank for the Oakland Raiders is a lower number than the rank for the Houston Texans.

The lower ranks give the Oakland Raiders an advantage in some categories.

Review the portion of a chart:

	yds/dr	pts/dr	tds/dr	punts/dr	TOS/dr	Int/dr	Fum/dr	LOS/dr	DSR
Offense
Hou	2	4	5	3	21	24	12	26	2
Oak	14	24	31	4	13	19	4	11	17
Defense
Hou	32	32	30	23	30	32	20	11	32
Oak	6	22	25	5	28	28	27	16	14
NET
Hou	19	22	21	4	28	31	11	20	19
Oak	11	26	30	2	23	22	10	14	18

Observations

1. In five out of nine categories referring to the offense, the Oakland Raiders rank higher in the NFL at this time.

2. In seven out of nine categories referring to the defense, the Oakland Raiders rank higher.

3. In seven out of nine categories referring to the NET, the Oakland Raiders rank higher.

Conclusion

According to the calculations in the study done by a researcher with Football Outsiders, the source of the data, the Oakland Raiders compare well with the Houston Texans. The Oakland Raiders outrank the Houston Texans in several categories as of Oct. 2, 2010.

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Go Raiders!