TFL per game:

Alabama- 8.6 per game - 1st in conference.

LSU- 4.0 per game - 13th in conference (tied with Tenn. for last)

Sacks per game:

Alabama- 3.8 per game - 1st in conference

LSU- 1.4 per game - 11th in conference

Now to flip it and look at TFL and Sacks ALLOWED by the OLines per game

TFL ALLOWED per game:

Alabama- 4.8 per game - 4th in conference

LSU- 6.6 per game - 11th in conference

Sacks ALLOWED per game:

Alabama- .4 per game - Easily 1st in the conference (we've given just 2 sacks in conference play all year)

LSU- 2.6 per game - 11th in conference (tied for 2nd worst)

Rushing offense

1. Georgia Tech 366.5

30. Alabama 216.8

43. LSU 190.6

Passing offense

1. Washington State 405.4

5. Alabama 347.4

102. LSU 193.0

Total offense

1. Houston 571.1

2. Alabama 564.3

87. LSU 383.6

Scoring offense

1. Alabama 54.1

2. Houston 49.8

60. LSU 30.4

Rushing defense

1. Michigan State 77.4

21. Alabama 113.4

32. LSU 130.5

Passing defense

1. Michigan 122.9

33. Alabama 194.5

38. LSU 200.3

Total defense

1. Michigan 220.0

16. Alabama 307.9

22. LSU 330.3

Scoring defense

1. Clemson 13.0

7. LSU 15.1

10. Alabama 16.3

Turnover margin

1. Georgia Southern +19

5. LSU +12

6. Alabama +11

Interceptions

1. LSU 14

8. Alabama 12

Penalties

1. Navy 30.5 yards per game

57. Alabama 53.8

71. LSU 58.6

3rd down offense

1. Alabama 56.2 percent

2. Boise State 55.3

87. LSU 37.2

3rd down defense

1. Miami 22.8 percent

10. Alabama 29.8

20. LSU

Red zone scoring

1. Navy 100 percent (25/25)

16. LSU 92.1 percent (35/38)

76. Alabama 82.9 percent (39/47*)

*nation's second most attempts

20-yard plays

1. Oklahoma State 62

2. Alabama 61

97. LSU 33

20-yard plays allowed

1. Georgia 16

23. LSU 28

59. Alabama 36

Sacks

1. Oklahoma State 31.0

7. Alabama 26.0

Sacks allowed

1. Army 2

3. Alabama 5

73. LSU 18.0

Time of possession

1. Army 40:02/game

27. LSU 31:58

49. Alabama 30:49

Moral of this story: even if you adjust for our somewhat weaker schedule, we blow them out of the water statistically, especially when it comes to their 3rd down game. We're about to beat that arse and Joe may be pulling himself off the ground Mettenberger-style.

This post was edited on 11/3/18 at 10:37 am