DID YOU KNOW?
Oh what a start! - Kareem Hunt is 2nd in running back PPR scoring despite not scoring a touchdown since Week 3. At the end of Week three, Hunt had 40.1 more points than the 5th ranked running back.
More on Hunt - three of his four 100-yard rushing games came on the road.
She'll be coming 'round the mountain - Ravens running back Alex Collins has the most rushing yards (521) without a rushing touchdown. Next on the list is DOnta Foreman (244 yards).
Interesting Stat - Cam Newton (341) has more rushing yards than Marshawn Lynch (323). Dalvin Cook (354) has more than both despite playing only 4 games.
How about that? The Top 3 players in receptions are a wide receiver, a running back and a tight end. (Jarvis Landry 56 recs, Christian McCaffrey 54 recs and Travis Kelce 51 recs).
Because I'm a stats geek and I find this stuff interesting for no reason at all - Six of the nine leaders in yards per catch have their last name ending in "N" (Marquise Goodwin, Ted Ginn Jr, J.J. Nelson, Travis Benjamin, Robby Anderson and DeSean Jackson. While we're at it, the answer above this one all ends in "eee" - I'm a mess.
The "Watson Effect" - Will Fuller has 7 touchdowns on 15 catches. Let's see how many touchdowns he'll have in his next 15 catches.
Rookie Trivia - Who's the only rookie to have 6 receptions, 10 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards and a touchdown in the same game this year? The answer - Alvin Kamara (and he did it twice).
Another question - and the answer is not Carson Wentz - Which quarterback, no older than a 5th year veteran, has the most 300 yard passing games this season? Here's a hint - he's not playing this week. Another hint - he likes crab legs. (Jameis Winston - 4 times).
What happened to the big Quarterback Games?
Games with 5 touchdown passes - There appears to be a cycle of hills and valleys
- 2017 - 2
- 2016 - 1
- 2015 - 11
- 2014 - 9
- 2013 - 7
- 2012 - 3
- 2011 - 8
- 2010 - 1
100-yard rushers by season
- 2017 - 35 thru Week 9
- 2016 - 62
- 2015 - 57
- 2014 - 68
- 2013 - 65
- 2012 - 83
- 2011 - 91
- 2010 - 98
Rushing yards per carry leaders (min 25 rushes)
- 6.0 Alvin Kamara, NO
- 5.6 Alex Collins, BAL
- 5.3 Aaron Jones, GB
- 5.2 Kareem Hunt, KC
- 5.2 Duke Johnson Jr, CLE
- 5.1 Orleans Darkwa, NYG
- 5.0 Tevin Coleman, ATL
- 4.9 Chris Thompson, WAS
- 4.8 Dalvin Cook, MIN
- 4.7 Dion Lewis, NE
- 4.7 Bilal Powell, NYJ
- 4.6 Leonard Fournette, JAC
- 4.6 LeGarrette Blount, PHI
RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY leaders at home (MIN 15 RUSHES)
- 6.8 Tarik Cohen, CHI
- 6.4 Tevin Coleman, ATL
- 6.3 Alex Collins, BAL
- 6.0 Alvin Kamara, NO
- 5.7 Marlon Mack, IND
- 5.5 Aaron Jones, GB
- 5.3 Orleans Darkwa, NYG
- 5.2 Bilal Powell, NYJ
- 5.1 Derrick Henry, TEN
- 4.8 Jamaal Charles, DEN
- 4.8 Jalen Richard, OAK
- 4.8 Wendell Smallwood, PHI
RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY LEADERS on the road (MIN 15 RUSHES)
- 7.9 Chris Thompson, WAS
- 6.1 Kareem Hunt, KC
- 6.0 Alvin Kamara, NO
- 5.7 LeGarrette Blount, PHI
- 5.4 Dion Lewis, NE
- 5.2 Aaron Jones, GB
- 5.0 Matt Forte, NYJ
- 4.9 Orleans Darkwa, NYG
- 4.9 Melvin Gordon, LAC
- 4.9 Jerick McKinnon, MIN
- 4.8 Alex Collins, BAL
- 4.7 Leonard Fournette
Team Fantasy Points By Position
Quarterback
- 222 PHI
- 215 KC
- 209 HOU
- 196 DAL
- 192 NE
- 186 CAR
- 179 SEA
- 174 WAS
- 171 TB
- 169 GB, DET, NYJ
- 165 NO
- 162 OAK
- 159 LAR
- 153 SF
- 152 ATL, BUF
- 148 ARI
- 147 LAC
- 144 IND
- 142 MIN
- 141 NYG
- 139 CLE
- 137 DEN
- 136 TEN
- 133 JAC, PIT
- 127 CIN
- 125 MIA
- 111 BAL
- 95 CHI
Running Back
- 224 JAC
- 201 NO
- 186 PHI, LAR, NE
- 181 KC
- 178 CHI
- 175 DAL
- 173 MIN
- 168 WAS
- 166 ATL
- 163 BAL
- 162 NYJ
- 160 LAC
- 154 SF
- 149 OAK
- 140 CAR
- 137 PIT
- 136 HOU
- 134 DEN
- 130 CLE, TEN
- 126 BUF, GB
- 125 IND
- 118 ARI
- 114 DET
- 111 CIN
- 106 NYG
- 96 TB
- 87 MIA
- 80 SEA
Wide Receiver
- 225 OAK, HOU
- 212 PIT
- 210 ARI
- 206 DET
- 205 PHI
- 200 NE
- 198 GB
- 197 LAR
- 189 NO
- 185 ATL
- 179 DAL, KC
- 175 TB
- 173 SEA
- 170 MIA
- 168 MIN
- 167 NYJ
- 156 CAR
- 154 LAC
- 148 DEN
- 147 SF
- 141 WAS
- 136 NYG
- 135 CIN
- 132 BAL
- 131 IND
- 125 TEN
- 121 BUF
- 118 JAC
- 94 CLE
- 75 CHI
Tight End
- 119 PHI
- 114 TB
- 108 KC
- 84 NE
- 83 NYG
- 80 WAS
- 76 SEA
- 75 TEN
- 71 BUF
- 65 DEN, CLE
- 64 LAC
- 63 IND
- 61 NYJ, DAL, OAK
- 60 CHI
- 58 BAL
- 57 DET
- 56 CIN, LAR
- 50 ATL
- 49 MIN
- 48 SF, NO
- 46 JAC, GB
- 45 HOU
- 42 MIA
- 39 ARI
- 38 PIT, CAR
Rushing touchdowns allowed
- 10 IND
- 9 SF, KC
- 8 TB, BUF, GB, DET, LAR
- 7 CHI, ARI, SEA
- 6 MIA, PIT, WAS, BAL, NYJ, OAK, JAC
- 5 CLE, LAC, NE, NO
- 4 NYG, ATL, DAL, PHI
- 3 CIN, DEN, CAR, MIN, TEN, HOU
Passing touchdowns allowed
- 19 NYJ
- 18 NYG
- 16 SF, KC, CLE, NE, DEN, HOU
- 15 TEN
- 14 TB, ARI, OAK, DAL, PHI
- 13 IND
- 12 MIA, WAS, CAR
- 11 GB, BAL, ATL
- 10 DET, LAR, LAC, NO, CIN
- 9 SEA, MIN
- 8 CHI
- 7 BUF
- 6 PIT
- 4 JAC
Points per game allowed
- 28.9 IND
- 26.6 SF
- 26.0 HOU
- 25.9 NYG
- 25.3 CLE
- 25.1 ARI
- 24.8 TB, DEN
- 24.3 WAS
- 24.1 TEN
- 23.9 GB
- 23.8 OAK
- 23.3 DET
- 23.1 KC
- 23.0 NYJ
- 22.4 NE, MIA
- 22.3 DAL
- 21.5 ATL
- 21.4 CHI
- 19.9 PHI
- 19.8 CIN
- 19.4 LAR, NO
- 19.0 BAL
- 18.6 SEA, BUF
- 17.7 CAR
- 16.9 MIN
- 16.4 PIT
- 14.6 JAC
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