But, in fact, the performance in passing situations has been worse than the overall pass defense. On third and long (7 or more yards to go) they’re giving up 7.4 yards per attempt, including 13 plays of more than 15 yards. Protecting a small lead (1-7 points) they’re yielding 7.35 yards per attempt. And, to add insult to injury, no team in the country has come even close to giving up as many 4th quarter passing yards as MSU, with 750 or 8.3 per attempt.