In-Depth COMPLETE Raiders Stats Guide

_{(UPDATED through end of 2022 Regular Season!)}

Raiderology’s COMPLETE Raiders Stats Guide is BACK!
in this we will look at the most useful stats around and see how we rank compared to the rest of the league.

The significance of each stat will be explained, and our Offense & Defense will be comparable side-by-side
We will also include useful team stats like Penalties Per Game, PFF Team Grades & Past Schedule DVOA.

And now.. let’s begin!

Table of Contents
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• 3rd Down Conversion %

• Points Per Game

• Red Zone TD %

• Points Per Play

• DVOA

• Average Difference in Final Score

• Touchdowns Per Game

• Points Per FG Attempt

• Yards Per Rushing Attempt

• Yards Per Passing Attempt

• Turnover Difference Per Game

• Penalties Per Game

• Penalty Yards Per Game

• 1st Quarter Points

• 2nd Half Points

• Past Schedule DVOA

• Turnovers Per Drive

• PFF Offense Grade

• PFF Passing Grade

• PFF Receiving Grade

• PFF Pass Blocking Grade

• PFF Running Grade

• PFF Run Blocking Grade

• PFF Defense Grade

• PFF Coverage Grade

• PFF Pass Rushing Grade

• PFF Run Defense Grade

• PFF Tackling Grade

• Sack Percentage

• Passing DVOA

• Rushing DVOA

• (NEW, Custom Stat):
Yards After Catch (YAC)

• (NEW, Custom Stat):
Dropped Passes

• (NEW, Custom Stat):
Dropped Interceptions

• (NEW, Custom Stat):
Offensive & Defensive Line
Effectiveness

STATS SUMMARY:
Highlights & Lowlights (of ALL Stats)

Table of Contents
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• 3rd Down Conversion %
• Points Per Game
• Red Zone TD %
• Time of Possession
• Points Per Play
• 1st Downs Per Game
• 1st Downs Per Play
• DVOA
• Drive Success Rate
• Average Difference in Final Score
• Touchdowns Per Game
• Points Per FG Attempt
• Yards Per Rushing Attempt
• Yards Per Passing Attempt
• Turnover Difference Per Game
• Penalties Per Game
• Penalty Yards Per Game
• 1st Quarter Points
• 2nd Half Points
• Past Schedule DVOA
• Turnovers Per Drive
• PFF Offense Grade
• PFF Passing Grade
• PFF Receiving Grade
• PFF Pass Blocking Grade
• PFF Running Grade
• PFF Run Blocking Grade
• PFF Defense Grade
• PFF Coverage Grade
• PFF Pass Rushing Grade
• PFF Run Defense Grade
• PFF Tackling Grade
• Sack Percentage
• Passing DVOA
• Rushing DVOA
• (NEW, Custom Stat): Yards After Catch (YAC)
• (NEW, Custom Stat): Dropped Passes
• (NEW, Custom Stat): Dropped Interceptions
• (NEW, Custom Stat): Offensive & Defensive Line Effectiveness

How good is our Offense at converting on 3rd Down?

How good is our defense at stopping them on 3rd Down and getting off the field?

How many points does our Offense score per game?

How many points does our Defense allow per game?

How good are we at scoring Touchdowns when in the Red Zone?

How good are we at preventing Touchdowns when opponents get in the Red Zone?

TEAM STAT: How long does our Offense have the ball?
^{(rankings would be exact same for Defense)}

How many points do we score per play?

How many points do we give up per play?

How good are we at picking up 1st Downs, and keeping the chains moving?

How are we at stopping our opponents, and getting off the field?

How quickly do we pick up 1st Downs?

How quickly do we give up 1st Downs?

According to Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how has our Offense been overall?

According to Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how has our Defense been overall?

Per Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how well have we passed the ball?
We added this to get a more detailed view at what’s helping (or holding back) our Offense.

Per Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how well do we defend the pass?
We added this to see better what specifically on defense is helping (or hurting) us most.

Per Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how well have we run the ball?
We added this to get a more detailed view at what’s helping (or holding back) our Offense.

Per Football Outsiders’ popular DVOA metric, how well do we defend the run?
We added this to see better what specifically on defense is helping (or hurting) us most.

How often do we get at least a 1st Down or Touchdown on a Drive?
^{(another popular Football Outsiders metric)}

How often does our defense give up at least a 1st Down or Touchdown on a Drive?
^{(another popular Football Outsiders metric)}

TEAM STAT: How close are our games on average?
Teams closer to #1 are winning by more. Teams closer to #32 are losing by more when they do.

How good are we at scoring Touchdowns?
Al Davis said “We weren’t looking for 1st Downs … We wanted Touchdowns”

Are we bending, or breaking? How are we at preventing Touchdowns?

TEAM STAT: How reliable are we at getting points when going for a FG?

How effective are we when running the ball?

How effective are we at stopping the run?

How effective are we when passing the ball?
^{(NOTE: this won’t be as useful as the Defensive equivalent since it will be more a product of the offensive philosophy)}

How effective are we at stopping the pass?

TEAM STAT: How good are we at taking the ball away on Defense, and not giving it away on Offense?

TEAM STAT: How many penalties are we committing per game?

TEAM STAT: What’s the damage on those penalties? Do they tend to be bigger yardage ones?

How good is our Scripted Offense?

How good are we at stopping Scripted Offenses?

How good is our Offense at adjusting?

How good is our Defense at adjusting?

How good have our past opponents been?
This is a DVOA measure of how difficult our opponents had been up to each point of the season.
(NOTE: Past Schedule DVOA is never done until Week 4 since before then there’s insufficient data to make “Strength” assessments)

How good are we at protecting the ball when on Offense?

How good has our Defense been at generating Turnovers?

TEAM STAT: How well are our Offensive Players grading out, on average?

TEAM STAT: How well has our Quarterback graded out?

TEAM STAT: How well have our pass catchers (WRs, TEs, RBs) graded, on average?

TEAM STAT: How good have we been in Pass protection, on average?

TEAM STAT: How well have we graded in the Running game, on average?

TEAM STAT: How have our hog mollies graded out in opening runs, on average?

TEAM STAT: How well are our Defensive Players grading out, on average?

TEAM STAT: How well has our Defense done defending the Pass?

TEAM STAT: How good have we graded out in Pass Rushing, on average?

TEAM STAT: How well have we defended the Run, on average?

TEAM STAT: Are we letting guys rip off extra yards because of poor fundamentals? How well are we tackling?

What percent of our passing plays end with us getting sacked?

What percent of opposing team’s passing plays end with us sacking them?
Al Davis once said the other team’s Quarterback must go down.. and he must go down hard.

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How effective are we at getting yards after the catch?

This can reflect how well the play caller’s play designs yield space, or could reflect how well the QB’s decision making and accuracy allows for Yards After the Catch.

Lastly, it can also reflect on the team’s receivers (WRs/TEs/RBs) knack for creating bigger plays from each opportunity.

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How good are we at clamping down and preventing bigger plays.

This also gives insight to our Tackling, as well as some other fundamentals (like angles taken to the ball carrier, field awareness and play reaction time)

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
What % of our throws were dropped by our WRs, TEs, and RBs

By using % of Throws Dropped (instead of just total drops) it automatically accounts and corrects for teams that simply throw the ball more.
Thus, this is an actual reflection of how often we’re dropping passes compared to other teams.

As of the end of Week 18, in 2022 we’ve dropped the ball about 1.8x as often as the #1 ranked team (3.77% vs 2.04%)

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How many Interceptions did each team ALMOST throw, but the other team’s defense dropped it?

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How many Interceptions did every team’s defense drop?
These are opportunities that got away!

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How good is our Offensive Line at resisting pressure without the other team blitzing?
The better we are, the more often other teams are forced to take defenders out of coverage & “waste” them blitzing you. This creates holes in the defense, which we can attack.

How do you calculate this (for Offense)?
You take how often you’re pressured and divide it by how often you’re blitzed:
(% Dropbacks Pressured) ÷ (% Dropbacks Blitzed).
– Thus, if you get a value of 1, you’re really only getting pressured when blitzed (1:1 ratio).
– If you get a value > 1, then you’re giving up pressures even when they’re NOT blitzing.
– If you get a value < 1, then you’re preventing pressures when they don’t blitz.

(NEW, CUSTOM STAT):
How good is our Defensive Line at generating pressure WITHOUT us having to Blitz?
The better we are, the more people we can drop into Coverage to shut opponents down.

How do you calculate this (for Defense)?
You take how often you’re able to generate pressure and divide it by how often you blitz:
(% Dropbacks Pressured) ÷ (% Dropbacks Blitzed).
– Thus, if you get a value of 1, you’re ~only generating pressure when you blitz (1:1 ratio).
– If you get a value > 1, then you’re generating pressures even when you’re NOT blitzing.
– If you get a value < 1, that means you’re struggling to generate pressure without blitzing.

Our combo of Maxx Crosby + Yannick Ngakoue & DTs last year destroyed the league.
It wasn’t even close. But now how are we this year?

Stats Summary:
The Highlights & Lowlights (ALL)

OFFENSE HIGHLIGHTS

We currently rank Top 5 in:

– PFF Team Rushing Grade (4th in NFL)

– Rush Yards Per Attempt (4th in NFL)

We currently rank Top 10 in:
– Points Per Game (10th in NFL)
– Rush Offense DVOA (8th in NFL)
– Drive Success Rate (10th in NFL)
– PFF Team Receiving Grade (9th in NFL)
– Sack Percentage (9th in NFL)
– PFF Team Pass Blocking Grade (9th in NFL)
– Dropped Passes (7th in NFL)