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To say Alabama’s defense is dominant would be a gross understatement.
Currently, the Crimson Tide rank No. 5 overall nationally in total defense — allowing 274.0 yards per game. This statistic is very impressive. What’s perhaps even more significant is the number of touchdowns the defense and special teams units have accrued:
Efficiency: Alabama's defense has scored 9 TDs on 13 turnovers (69.2%). The offense has scored 34 TDs on 101 possessions (33.6%).
— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) October 23, 2016
A combined 12 scores have been tallied this season by Alabama’s defense and special teams play. With a defensive touchdown this past weekend in the win over Texas A&M, it marks the 10-straight game in which Alabama has scored a non-offensive touchdown.
These numbers are truly mind-boggling. Not only does Alabama pick up turnovers at an incredibly high rate, but more often than not, they score on these takeaways.
Simply put, this is a big reason for why Nick Saban’s team has sustained such a high-level of play throughout his tenure in Tuscaloosa.
