run defense

6 posts

Seattle's 2025 Defense Was Built at the Line: The Biggest Run-D Gap in a Decade

Seattle went from a bottom-tier run defense in 2023 to the NFL's most dominant front in 2025.

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9 Min
By: Bill Seifert

Buffalo's Defense Isn't Broken — Its Interior and Short-Yardage Run Fits Are

Buffalo's run defense collapsed in 2025, and short-yardage runs were the biggest casualty.

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7 Min
By: Bill Seifert

Buffalo's Split-Personality Defense: Elite Against The Pass, Historically Bad At The Point Of Attack — And Opponents Have Already Adjusted

Buffalo's 2025 defense ranked 1st vs. behind-the-line passes but 4th-worst against the run.

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9 Min
By: Bill Seifert

Miami's Run Defense Didn't Just Regress — Its Interior Became the Worst Gap in Football

Miami's interior run defense went from elite to the NFL's worst, and offenses are hunting it on purpose.

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4 Min
By: Bill Seifert

Worst to First: How Seattle's Run Defense Pulled Off the Biggest Two-Year Turnaround Since 1999

Seattle's run defense went from dead-last in 2023 to No. 1 in 2025 — the biggest two-year turnaround since 1999. See the EPA data behind the historic leap.

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3 Min
By: Bill Seifert

The Bears' 4th-Worst Run Defense Isn't Terrible — It Just Bleeds on Early Downs

The Chicago Bears run defense ranks 4th-worst in yards per carry, but EPA data shows early-down explosive plays—not overall weakness—are the real issue.

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7 Min
By: Bill Seifert

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