The question of man vs. zone coverage is a philosophical one. However, it is not a question when it comes to the Detroit Lions. Play Zone. Play Zone. Play Zone. Despite coming from a man-heavy ...

Ohio State will still predominantly play man-to-man defense, but the Buckeyes sprinkled in some zone to help come back at ...

INDIANAPOLIS — According to Synergy Sports, the Indiana Pacers lined up to play zone defense in the half court just nine times during the entire 2023-24 season. They were almost entirely a man-to-man ...

Jim Boeheim might have coached more possessions of zone defense than any coach in college basketball history. The 2-3 zone helped win him a national championship in 2003 and reach four other Final ...

Not only is the Miami Heat using zone defense more than any other team in the NBA this season, it’s using more zone defense than any other team in recent history. As the Heat works through some early ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the WNBA Finals featuring the Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty The New York Liberty played 88 possessions of zone defense during the regular season. That accounted ...

Expected Points Added (EPA) is a great way to quantify how valuable each play is in terms of points based on down, distance, and field position. EPA assesses the “value” of a play in an intuitive way.

The Dallas Cowboys are flying high after defeating both 2024 Super Bowl teams across a span of just five days, but now they have to face the Lions in their own Detroit den. The last time the two teams ...

The Denver Broncos defense is one of the best in the NFL, and the unit is largely responsible for the Broncos being the top seed in the AFC at this point. Against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, ...