KB_fan

Thanks. Apologies that I didn't start it following week 1. But I hope to keep it current going forward. It will be pretty random, just a literal dump of interesting stuff I find on Twitter, maybe occasionally with some more analysis thrown in if something grabs my attention and I have time to dig deeper. But I love being able to see a season evolve through stats and graphs, looking for patterns or surprises, improvements, or areas of decline. So many folks doing great analysis and data visualization, but so much of it just flies by on Twitter. At least by posting stuff here in one thread it gives one place to find stuff.

More details on the Panthers leading the league in DVOA: Here is what DVOA means: Defense-adjusted Value Over Average Measures a team's efficiency by comparing success on every single play to a league average based on situation and opponent. It's a stat compiled by Football Outsiders, You can learn more here:

Can't get enough of all the stats about our defense, even if I've already seen them about ten times!

Not sure which catch it was, but apparently DJ now has the most catches of any Panther in his 1st 4 seasons. That surprised me.

Rookie Corners are off to hot starts... And more Jaycee Stats:

But on the flip side.... Run stop win rate and pass rush win rate, both very nice.

Bad news on Pass block win rate and Run block win rate..... but we knew that just from the eye test. The fact that we are 2-0 even with the shaky O line is good news given Jets & Saints D line are both pretty strong.

Another batch of stats to come.

Very well said. I think you're probably right.

That coverage was a revelation. Honestly astounding. I hadn't been paying enough attention to it during the broadcast. Watching Baldy's clip I was just amazed!

I feel like we've been there.....! And how sweet it is compared to last year when there was a game (or two?) when we forced 0 punts....

Ok and to close out my plethora of bookmarked stats from week 2, here's the links to Will Bryan's week 2 Stats & Superlatives: Here were just a few of the headlines.... so many great stats, snippets & factoids! TEAM STATS The Panthers held New Orleans to 128 yards, the fewest allowed in the 54-game all-time series with the Saints, and the fewest for New Orleans under head coach Sean Payton, who took over in 2006. Carolina recorded four sacks and had two interceptions. The Panthers' 10 sacks in the season's first two weeks are second-most through two games in franchise history (12, 1998). The Panthers held the Saints to just 48 yards on the ground with 2.8 yards per carry. 93 rush yards allowed through the first two games of a season are the fewest in franchise history. Carolina's defense held the Saints to a combined 2-of-13 on third and fourth downs. On the season, Carolina's defensive third-down percentage of 25.0 is half of last year's total and ranks second-best in the NFL after Sunday's early afternoon games.

Interesting given the Panthers coaching staff's promise to try and increase the role of TEs in our offense. It was good to see The Darnold => Arnold connection begin to get established. Want to see MORE!!!

Here's the team tiers chart through week 2:

I know Sam's stats season-to-date have already been posted elsewhere, but here they are again:

I found this side-by-side comparison of Saints' offensive performance in weeks 1 & 2 interesting. Shows just how dramatically we turned the tables on them and completely disrupted their offense. And this was pretty wild:

Context for why so many have started using the "P word" so early in the season.... History of what has happened when Panthers start 2-0 is pretty sweet:

And Panthers currently leading the league in DVOA:

John Ellis was a stat posting machine today... tons of interesting information. Here are a few of his tweets that caught my eye:

Also in another thread, but worth posting here too: