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Numbers, Statistics and Lies: Northern Illinois Edition

Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports

The one we proclaim that a defensive identity has emerged. Bonus – the penalties section is mostly green, really!

What a difference a week makes. A win soothes many frayed nerves. Even though the offense still looked a bit out of sorts, it was light years ahead of the previous two weeks. The passing game for Nebraska has been of the big play sort. If you look at the color-coded pile, the Huskers are middling in terms of yards/game passing, but are #14 in all of major college football in terms of yards/completion. The rush offense is finally seeing a bit of life, but seems to be feast or famine to my eyes. I’ll do a little digging and see if SBNation can get me some analysis on yards/carry and how the Huskers compare for next week.

The defense has shown us largely the same thing each week thus far. I think it is safe to say, the 2019 Blackshirts are developing an identity. The rush defense has been stout (but we may not know how stout until the Buckeyes come to town) and the defense as a whole has been opportunistic. They are getting sacks, tackles for loss and forcing turnovers. They are giving up a lot of yards in the pass game, but if you look at pass efficiency defense, you can see that looks better. The pass efficiency formula counts more than yards, but also includes turnovers, passing touchdowns and completions. The interceptions have helped mitigate the yardage yielded.

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