Gulf of Brazil
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TWENTYMAN: 5 areas to improve
FORCING NEGATIVE PLAYS
Negative plays can be killers for offenses. Allowing them gets offenses off schedule and puts them in situations where they’re forced to be more predictable to the defense. Turnovers, sacks, tackles for loss and third-down stops are key plays for any defense.
Detroit’s forced 18 negative plays through four games, which ties with the New York Jets for 22nd most in the NFL. For comparison's sake, Carolina leads the league with 28, and Chicago has 26.
Detroit’s nine sacks rank 18th in the NFL, but five of those came Week 1 in Arizona against rookie Kyler Murray, who’s been sacked a league-high 20 times in four games.
FORCING NEGATIVE PLAYS
Negative plays can be killers for offenses. Allowing them gets offenses off schedule and puts them in situations where they’re forced to be more predictable to the defense. Turnovers, sacks, tackles for loss and third-down stops are key plays for any defense.
Detroit’s forced 18 negative plays through four games, which ties with the New York Jets for 22nd most in the NFL. For comparison's sake, Carolina leads the league with 28, and Chicago has 26.
Detroit’s nine sacks rank 18th in the NFL, but five of those came Week 1 in Arizona against rookie Kyler Murray, who’s been sacked a league-high 20 times in four games.