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The last few years we’ve been sending out a weekly stat package e-mail to help get you ready for the weekend’s games.
* The Lions have the No. 4-ranked Offense and the No. 8-ranked Defense. No other team ranks in the Top 10 in both, which helps explain why the Lions are ranked No. 1 Overall.
* The biggest disparity between team rank and their record is with the Cowboys, who are a .500 team but rank 30th Overall. Their offense ranks 24th and their defense ranks 31st.
* Joe Burrow has taken the lead among quarterbacks after a big Week 6.
Bo Nix jumped to 5th among quarterbacks after recording 19 Total Points in a comeback effort last week.
* With Nico Collins out, Chris Godwin jumped into the lead among wide receivers. Godwin leads all players in receptions and is tied for the lead in touchdown receptions, though his average target depth is 5.3 yards, far lower than Collins (11.5), Ja’Marr Chase (9.1) and most of the other players ranked among the Total Points leaders.
* There is a tight race for the top spot among safeties with four players within three Total Points of each other. Amani Hooker leads with 27 Total Points. He’s never finished a season with that many for his career. Opponents are 4-for-12 when passing to an intended receiver that he’s covering. He also has 25 tackles, including 4 for loss (he’s never finished a season with more than 6).
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Total Points Power Rankings
The Top 10 teams in the NFL when taking into account Total Points Per Play for offense, defense, and special teams.
1. Lions
2. Ravens
3. 49ers
4. Falcons
5. Bills
6. Broncos
7. Vikings
8. Chiefs
9. Seahawks
10. Texans
Top 5 Offenses
1. Ravens, 2. Falcons, 3. Commanders, 4. Lions, 5. Bengals
Top 5 Defenses
1. Chargers, 2. Broncos, 3. Vikings, 4. Dolphins, 5. Bears
Total Points Leaders: Quarterbacks
1. Joe Burrow
2. Lamar Jackson
3. Jayden Daniels
4. Geno Smith
5. Bo Nix
Total Points Leaders: Running Backs
1. Zach Charbonnet
2. Kenneth Walker III
3. Antonio Gibson
4. Najee Harris
5. Derrick Henry
Total Points Leaders: Wide Receivers
1. Chris Godwin
2. Nico Collins
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Drake London
5. Jauan Jennings
Total Points Leaders: Defensive Ends
1. Aidan Hutchinson
2. T.J. Watt
3. Will McDonald IV
4. Myles Garrett
5. Nick Bosa
Total Points Leaders: Linebackers
1. Fred Warner
2. Brian Burns
3. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
4. Kyle Van Noy
5. Andrew Van Ginkel
Total Points Leaders: Cornerbacks
1. Pat Surtain II
2. Jaylon Jones
3. Riley Moss
4. D.J. Reed
5. Kamari Lassiter
Total Points Leaders: Safeties
1. Amani Hooker
2. Kerby Joseph
3. Nick Cross
4. Jaquan Brisker
5. Julian Love
Note: These rankings are based on unrounded totals which virtually eliminates ties between players or teams
Charting Leaderboards
Leaderboards in various statistical categories based on video review by our staff, including long passes, yards after contact, and pressures.
* Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has 5 receptions on passes thrown at least 20 yards downfield, 1 shy of the NFL lead. Chase is an almost-perfect 5-of-6 at catching targets thrown at least that far. Joe Burrow has 9 such completions overall, 2 shy of the NFL lead. He’s completed 9-of-15 deep passes this season. Last season he completed 9 of 27.
* Dorance Armstrong of the Commanders has 19 pressures this season. That’s about 8 more pressures than expected based on his alignment and the situation. His 19.4% pressure percentage is nearly 9 percentage points above expectations. The gap between his pressure percentage and expected pressure percentage is the second-largest in the NFL.
Most Completions, Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield
1. Sam Darnold 11
2. Dak Prescott 10
3. Bo Nix, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow 9
Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield
1. Alec Pierce, George Pickens 6
3. DK Metcalf, Darnell Mooney, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson 5
Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)
1. Jordan Mason 369
2. Derrick Henry 342
3. Najee Harris 284
4. Josh Jacobs 283
5. Rhamondre Stevenson 259
Most QB Pressures
1. Aidan Hutchinson 39
2. Trey Hendrickson 28
3. Carl Granderson 27
4. Will McDonald IV 26
5. Zach Allen, Travon Walker, Jonathan Greenard 25
Most Pressures Above Expectation
1. Aidan Hutchinson 16.9
2. Chris Jones 10.2
3. Trey Hendrickson 9.7
4. Zach Allen 9.3
5. Dorance Armstrong 8.1
Matchups and Mismatches
When we look at matchups by unit and comparing the teams playing a particular game, there are intriguing matchups and mismatches each week.
Here are 4 we noticed:
(All references to rankings are in the context of Total Points Per Play)
* On Monday Night Football, the Ravens bring the No. 1 Passing offense into a matchup with the Buccaneers Pass Defense, which ranks 26th. In fact, the Ravens have a top-6 unit in Passing, Rushing, Receiving, and Blocking, and each of the Buccaneers defensive units (Run Defense, Pass Rush, Pass Coverage) ranks 20th or worse.
* Eagles-Giants is intriguing on a couple of fronts. The Eagles have the No. 2 Rushing offense. The Giants have the No. 3 Run Defense. The Giants also have the No. 2 Pass Rush and are going against an Eagles team that ranks 24th in Blocking.
* The Rams have the No. 6 Pass Rush heading into a matchup with the Raiders, whose Blocking ranks 29th.
* The 49ers’ Receiving unit ranks No. 1 overall and is going up against a Chiefs Pass Coverage group that ranks No. 24. However, the Chiefs have the No. 1 rated Pass Rush to send at a 49ers Blocking unit that ranks 15th.
Find your own matchups and mismatches here. You can also find much of this information at the SIS Datahub.
