Yesterday I posted a stat tracking thread where I hope to keep track of how Panthers are doing throughout the season on 3rd down conversions.
https://www.carolinahuddle.com/topic/171955-stat-tracking-panthers-2021-3rd-4th-down-conversions/
Today I am digging more into Panthers defense - how did we do in stopping our opponents on 3rd & 4th down.
As we know all too well, not being able to get off the field on 3rd down was a HUGE weakness for the team last year. We were 31st in the league, allowing teams to convert on 49.25% of 3rd downs. OUCH.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/opponent-third-down-conversion-pct?date=2021-02-08
Well right now, Panthers are pretty much doing a "Worst to First" deal.... we're currently LEADING the league through 2 games in terms of opponents' 3rd down conversions, with an average of only 25% allowed.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/opponent-third-down-conversion-pct?date=2021-09-23
It's SO great to see. I'm starting to dig more deeply into the game logs from Jets & Saints games and will have some more analysis later tonight after dinner.