DarrylS

Very cool observation.. the only other remaining away game, other than the above, is in Jacksonville..

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Gumby

So, you are saying that once we play a few more home games the D will be ranked maybe 20th at home....


I certainly hope the anomaly is in the sample size of 4.

convertedpatsfan

In addition to the small sample size, it's also worth noting the defense has gone against two teams which play significantly better at home vs. the road.

Chart: Home-road splits since 2002

Over the past 10 years, the Ravens have the biggest difference between win percentage at home vs. the road. The Seahawks are 3rd.

To expand on this further, Joe Flacco has a 106.6 rating at home and 62.4 on the road. That's a small sample size as well, but last year the split was 84 at home vs. 78.2 on the road, and in 2010 it was 104.4 at home and 84.7 on the road.

Russell Wilson's best game came against our D, but he also put up solid performances at home against the Cowboys and the Packers (112.7, 99.3) and has not thrown an interception at home compared to his road rating of 60.3 and 6 INTs thrown.

So I'm not so sure I'd conclude the defense plays worse on the road, as it may have more to do with certain offenses playing significantly better when they are at home.

PatsFanSince74

Sample size. Next...

(edit: I see others said the same thing, but it is small enough to make the analysis meaningless.)

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IllegalContact

data set is too small.....wait a few weeks

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