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Shutdown Cornerbacks
The ability to limit the big plays to an opposing team's top two receivers has been a good indicator of Super Bowl quality teams over the recent years.
While the "shutdown CB" label may be overly simplistic, the following stats do detail the respective strength and weakness of teams in this area.
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Clamping down on the top Wide Receivers
The following statistics show how teams have defensed the starting/top two wide receivers of the opposing team throughout the season. All plays where a pass was directed to one of the two "prime target" WR's is counted, with such things as a defensive pass interference call counting as a "completed" pass for the appropriate yardage to fully reflect what took place.
2008 Final Regular Season stats
| Defense |
Comp. |
Att. |
C% |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
INT |
QB Rating |
| Baltimore |
117 |
236 |
49.6 |
1513 |
6.4 |
9 |
14 |
58.1 |
| Tennessee |
141 |
261 |
54.0 |
1650 |
6.3 |
5 |
13 |
59.1 |
| Washington |
120 |
244 |
49.2 |
1434 |
5.9 |
7 |
9 |
61.7 |
| Pittsburgh |
131 |
244 |
53.7 |
1404 |
5.8 |
5 |
8 |
64.0 |
| Green Bay |
109 |
218 |
50.0 |
1691 |
7.8 |
13 |
14 |
69.2 |
| New York Giants |
143 |
247 |
57.9 |
1770 |
7.2 |
10 |
13 |
71.8 |
| Philadelphia |
117 |
226 |
51.8 |
1431 |
6.3 |
11 |
7 |
74.9 |
| New York Jets |
142 |
235 |
60.4 |
1630 |
6.9 |
8 |
9 |
76.7 |
| Chicago |
177 |
298 |
59.4 |
2161 |
7.3 |
12 |
13 |
77.0 |
| Tampa Bay |
123 |
210 |
58.6 |
1608 |
7.7 |
12 |
12 |
78.0 |
| Minnesota |
125 |
237 |
52.7 |
1701 |
7.2 |
9 |
6 |
78.1 |
| Indianapolis |
132 |
192 |
68.8 |
1401 |
7.3 |
3 |
7 |
79.8 |
| Oakland |
110 |
201 |
54.7 |
1663 |
8.3 |
10 |
9 |
80.1 |
| San Francisco |
151 |
256 |
59.0 |
1852 |
7.2 |
11 |
9 |
81.1 |
| Atlanta |
140 |
255 |
54.9 |
1895 |
7.4 |
9 |
5 |
82.4 |
| New Orleans |
166 |
287 |
57.8 |
2251 |
7.8 |
12 |
10 |
82.4 |
| Carolina |
138 |
244 |
56.6 |
1814 |
7.4 |
12 |
8 |
82.9 |
| Houston |
134 |
227 |
59.0 |
1743 |
7.7 |
10 |
7 |
85.1 |
| San Diego |
192 |
282 |
68.1 |
1931 |
6.8 |
10 |
9 |
85.9 |
| St.Louis |
142 |
232 |
61.2 |
1928 |
8.3 |
8 |
7 |
86.6 |
| Buffalo |
143 |
232 |
61.6 |
1748 |
7.5 |
9 |
6 |
87.0 |
| Dallas |
156 |
248 |
62.9 |
1834 |
7.4 |
9 |
6 |
87.3 |
| Miami |
152 |
263 |
57.8 |
1969 |
7.5 |
14 |
7 |
88.1 |
| Cleveland |
147 |
226 |
65.0 |
2052 |
9.1 |
11 |
11 |
90.1 |
| Kansas City |
153 |
235 |
65.1 |
1864 |
7.9 |
12 |
8 |
92.2 |
| Jacksonville |
137 |
222 |
61.7 |
1812 |
8.2 |
15 |
9 |
93.1 |
| Cincinnati |
151 |
234 |
64.5 |
1848 |
7.9 |
11 |
6 |
93.8 |
| Denver |
135 |
209 |
64.6 |
1710 |
8.2 |
10 |
6 |
94.0 |
| Arizona |
137 |
235 |
58.3 |
1793 |
7.6 |
20 |
9 |
94.9 |
| New England |
126 |
218 |
57.8 |
1752 |
8.0 |
14 |
4 |
97.5 |
| Seattle |
161 |
260 |
61.9 |
2305 |
8.9 |
12 |
5 |
98.0 |
| Detroit |
140 |
200 |
70.0 |
2004 |
10.0 |
12 |
2 |
118.0 |
Also see:
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2007 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2006 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2005 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2004 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2003 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2002 Season
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