Through 13 Weeks a Stat Review

[DenverChief]

Through 13 weeks since Mahomes has been a starter. What is interesting to me is that I didn't remember we were 11-1 thru 13 weeks in 2020. Mahomes has had 11 INT thru 13 weeks the previous 2 years and his production numbers are slightly down not surprisingly because he has been sacked more this year than any other year by 8 sacks. The defense is actually still performing at a high level, even though we think they are "collapsing" and giving up big plays when in reality we are on pace for the same yards and points given up as last year, the biggest difference is we aren't generating turnovers. I'll be interested to see the difference in sacks allowed and sacks/TO's generated change with Humpries taking over at LT and Omenihu coming back into the fold on D.

W-L
2018: 10-2
2019: 8-4
2020: 11-1
2021: 8-4
2022: 9-3
2023: 8-4
2024: 11-1

Mahomes:
2018: 3,798 yds, 41 TD, 10 INT
2019: 3,482 yds, 20 TD, 2 INT
2020: 3,482 yds, 33 TD, 5 INT
2021: 3,773 yds,, 27 TD, 12 INT
2022: 4,160 yds, 33 TD, 11 INT
2023: 3,398 yds, 23 TD, 11 INT
2024: 2,979 yds, 19 TD, 11 INT


OL:
2018: 23 Sacks Allowed
2019: 13 Sacks Allowed
2020: 18 Sacks Allowed
2021: 24 Sacks Allowed
2022: 21 Sacks Allowed
2023: 18 Sacks Allowed
2024: 32 Sacks Allowed

Defense:
2018: 5,004 yards, 327 PA. 20 TO's
2019: 4,465 yards, 302 PA, 19 TO's
2020: 4,298 yards, 254 PA, 19 TO's
2021: 4,712 yards, 259, PA, 18 TO's
2022: 4,121 yards, 270 PA, 12 TO's
2023: 3,572 yards, 228 PA, 15 TO's
2024: 3,743 yards, 235 PA, 10 TO's

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

You can't blow opponents out if you don't force turnovers. This defense doesn't force many. Even last year they were shutting teams down but they weren't forcing many fumbles or INTs.

The blowouts you normally see in football occur when one particular team keeps turning it over with INTs, fumbles deep in their territory, pick sixes, etc. We don't force many turnovers hence our games are typically closer.

Is it because of Spags' reliance on man-to-man?

No. I think it’s because we can’t get to the QB with a 4 man rush to force fumbles or rushed throws from a QB into traffic. I think Omenihu will change that. Play Karlaftis and Omenihu on the outside with Jones and Wharton on the inside I think changes the pass rush dramatically.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

No. I think it’s because we can’t get to the QB with a 4 man rush to force fumbles or rushed throws from a QB into traffic. I think Omenihu will change that. Play Karlaftis and Omenihu on the outside with Jones and Wharton on the inside I think changes the pass rush dramatically.

We finished 2nd in sacks each of the last two seasons. We weren't forcing turnovers left and right even then.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

We finished 2nd in sacks each of the last two seasons. We weren't forcing turnovers left and right even then.

I mean one per game is better than nothing for long stretches. We had 15 turnovers in 12 games last year. So far this year we have 10 in 12. Additionally we are minus 4 in turnover differential that is also not helping the situation.

[KCJake]

It’s all something to be genuinely concerned about. It follows the narrative of what a handful of people on this board have been saying, including me. I’m curious what the “shut up we’re 11-1” fans have to say about these statistics.