2013 to 2014 stat comparison (through 8 games)

3rd down conversion percentage (decline of 12.9%)

2013 - 56.1%
2014 - 43.2%

3rd down conversion defense (1.5% improvement)

2013 - 38.5%
2014 - 37.0%

Completion percentage (decline of 5.2%)

2013 - 71.2%
2014 - 66.0%

Penalties (0.7/game improvement)

2013 - 6.6 per game
2014 - 5.8 per game

Penalty yards (1.9 ypg improvement)

2013 - 54.3 yards per game
2014 - 52.4 yards per game

First downs allowed (improvement of 16)

2013 - 190
2014 - 174

First downs (decline of 33)

2013 - 237
2014 - 204

Sacks allowed (0.5/game decline)

2013 - 1.50 per game
2014 - 2.00 per game

Passing offense (12.9 yards per game decline)

2013 - 377.0 yards per game
2014 - 364.1 yards per game

Pass defense (31.2 yards per game improvement)

2013 - 263.6 yards per game
2014 - 232.4 yards per game

Red zone defense (4.7% decline)

2013 - 86.2%
2014 - 90.9%

Red zone offense (6.4% improvement)

2013 - 81.8%
2014 - 88.2%

Rushing defense (19.8 ypg improvement)

2013 - 210.1 yards per game
2014 - 190.3 yards per game

Rushing offense (56.3 ypg decline)

2013 - 207.9 yards per game
2014 - 151.6 yards per game

Scoring defense (5.5 ppg improvement)

2013 - 32.6 points per game
2014 - 27.1 points per game

Scoring offense (9.6 ppg decline)

2013 - 48.0 points per game
2014 - 38.4 points per game

Sacks (1.1/game improvement)

2013 - 1.8 per game
2014 - 2.9 per game

Tackles for loss (0.1/game decline)

2013 - 5.6 per game
2014 - 5.5 per game

Total defense (51.2 ypg improvement)

2013 - 473.8 yards per game
2014 - 422.6 yards per game

Total offense (69.1 ypg decline)

2013 - 584.9 yards per game
2014 - 515.8 yards per game

Turnover margin (1.0/game decline)

2013 - 0.1/game
2014 - (-0.9)/game

Record (1 game decline)

2013 - 6-2 (3-2)
2014 - 5-3 (2-3)