The Falcons' Statistical Pace Through Eight Games of the 2014 Season

You may recall that we did this exercise at the quarter season mark, when the Falcons looked to be on their way to some pretty terrific numbers on offense and some pretty atrocious ones on defense. That has started to even out, in both cases.

The offense is coming down to earth a bit thanks to attrition on the offensive line, chiefly. The defense has been making real if small strides, and the incredibly low sack total and incredibly high passing yardage figures to move toward

Given those trend lines, these projections may not come close to being accurate, but it's fun to look ahead. Let us know where you'd tweak these, if you had your druthers.

Offense

384 points, 6,010 total yards, 1,530 rushing yards, 4,480 passing yards

QB Matt Ryan: 396/610, 5,052 yards, 30 touchdowns, 16 interceptions, 64.9% completion percentage

RB Steven Jackson: 190 rushing attempts, 690 yards, 3.6 YPA, 6 touchdowns, 20 catches, 120 yards
RB Jacquizz Rodgers: 46 rushing attempts, 186 yards, 4.0 YPA, 2 touchdowns, 24 catches, 154 yards
RB Antone Smith: 38 attempts, 282 yards, 7.4 YPA, 4 touchdowns, 24 catches, 438 yards, 6 receiving TDs
RB Devonta Freeman: 52 attempts, 206 yards, 4.0 YPA, 40 catches, 306 yards, 2 receiving TDs

FB Patrick DiMarco: 10 catches, 72 yards, 2 touchdowns

WR Julio Jones: 106 catches, 1,464 yards, 13.8 YPR, 6 touchdowns
WR Roddy White: 66 catches, 838 yards, 12.7 YPR, 6 touchdowns
WR Harry Douglas: 30 catches, 326 yards, 10.9 YPR, 2 touchdowns
WR Devin Hester: 36 catches, 526 yards, 14.6 YPR, 2 touchdowns
WR Eric Weems: 12 catches, 150 yards, 14.2 YPR

TE Levine Toilolo: 30 catches, 298 yards, 9.9 YPR, 2 touchdowns

Defense/Special Teams

442 points allowed, 6,541 total yards allowed, 2,048 rushing yards allowed, 4,493 passing yards allowed, 14 sacks, 10 interceptions, -1 turnover ratio

DE/LB Kroy Biermann: 82 tackles
DE/LB Osi Umenyiora: 14 tackles, 2 sacks
DE/LB Jonathan Massaquoi: 38 tackles, 4 sacks
DE/LB Stansly Maponga: 4 tackles, 2 sacks
DE/DT Jonathan Babineaux: 20 tackles
DE/DT Corey Peters: 30 tackles, 2 sacks
DE/DT Malliciah Goodman: 16 tackles, 2 forced fumbles
DE/DT Tyson Jackson: 30 tackles
DE/DT Ra'Shede Hageman: 12 tackles
NT Paul Soliai: 38 tackles
ILB Paul Worrilow: 156 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 forced fumbles
ILB Joplo Bartu: 94 tackles
ILB Prince Shembo: 66 tackles
CB Desmond Trufant: 60 tackles, 14 pass deflections
CB Robert Alford: 42 tackles, 20 pass deflections, 6 interceptions
CB Robert McClain: 52 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 pass deflections
CB Josh Wilson: 30 tackles, 4 pass deflections
FS Dwight Lowery: 80 tackles, 6 pass deflections
S Kemal Ishmael: 96 tackles, 2 pass deflections, 2 interceptions
S Dezmen Southward: 20 tackles, 2 pass deflections

K Matt Bryant: 16/20 FGs, 80%
P Matt Bosher: 70 punts, 43.5 yards per punt, 32 touchbacks, 22 punts inside 20, 4 tackles

Devin Hester: 38 kick returns, 866 yards, 22.8 YPR, 24 punt returns, 202 yards, `1.6 YPR, 2 touchdowns

Your thoughts on these projections?