Windy City Gridiron
Modern football is all about big plays and as a companion piece to the STEP Differential, I’m tracking the Bears big plays all year in this Infogram:
Last year’s tracker is on the second page. Remember that you can click into the tabs on the lower left to see the tally by player and you can hover over any of the shapes on the right hand side of the visual to see a description of each play. Like last year, I’ll color code the plays on the right with the team color of the opponent. New this year I’ve added a timestamp this year to each play.
Halfway through the year and I decided to take a quick peek at what this team did last year and the difference is monstrous. First of all, the Bears currently have 36 explosive plays on offense through 8 games. They had 47 all of last year. They’ve also cut down on the number of sacks allowed – from a league leading 68 a year ago to only 14 so far this year. That’s a real credit to the offensive line and Caleb Williams. The Bears defense is taking the ball away at a higher rate but still doing a good job of protecting it as an offense. Overall, the STEP Differential this year is so much better than a year ago.
I’m also going to try and post a few of the big plays each week as a matter of record keeping. Enjoy!
A little razzle dazzle.
Impressive by OZ.
Not an explosive but a great throw and catch for Loveland’s first TD.
First career TD by Brittain Brown is an explosive run – extra special for that young man.
Such a great rush by Austin Booker.
Monangai!!!
Not an explosive, but a big play (don’t ever do that again, DJ).
I really wish this would’ve stood as a Pick-6.
BAM!
Another look
