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Sacked-plagued offenses

November 7, 2018
On the one hand, you’ve got a quarterback who’s shown he will take sacks, along with an offensive line with some problems...
Derek Carr Matthew Stafford Khalil Mack

Blake Bortles

November 6, 2018
The Colts seem to be a team on the rise. Frank Reich has the offense playing at a high level, and they've been very good at times against the run...
Blake Bortles

Bench Big Ben?

November 4, 2018
The Ravens have a good defense again this year. They’re allowing a league-low 17 points per game, and only the Jaguars have allowed fewer passing yards...
Ben Roethlisberger Antonio Brown

Who's in on Eli?

October 17, 2018
Atlanta’s defense is that bad. It’s been decimated by injuries, and they just can’t stop anyone right now...
Eli Manning

Dalton vs. Steelers

October 10, 2018
Cincinnati hosted Miami, and it’s offense was underwhelming. It managed to pull out the game with a couple of defensive touchdowns, but they sputtered trying to move the ball all day...
Andy Dalton

Isaiah Crowell's big day

October 8, 2018
Crowell, believe it or not, is the only current player in the league who’s had a 50-yard run four years in a row (2015 thru 2018), and he’s done it despite playing on lesser teams...
Isaiah Crowell Mark Ingram

Aaron Jones

October 4, 2018
Jones, recall, had a pair of 100-yard games in a limited role as a rookie, averaging almost 2 more yards per carry than their other two backs. And it was more of the same on Sunday against Buffalo...
Aaron Jones Ty Montgomery Jamaal Williams

Record scoring

October 3, 2018
We’re seeing some freaky passing numbers...
Ryan Fitzpatrick Mahomes

Flag football

September 30, 2018
If the current pace continues, we’ll finish with 3,760 penalties this season – over 300 more than last year. And we’re currently on pace for 32,603 yards in penalties...

Larry Fitzgerald versus Seattle

September 26, 2018
His numbers across 14 years of meetings are fairly average, for him. He's averaged 6 catches for 73 yards, with nearly a touchdown every other game...
Larry Fitzgerald

First-round quarterbacks

September 25, 2018
Fast-forward a few months, and all four quarterbacks drafted in the top 10 picks -- Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen -- are in the starting lineup...
Josh Rosen Josh Allen Sam Darnold Baker Mayfield

Runners catching passes

September 20, 2018
Russ in Minnesota pointed out yesterday that it seems like more running backs are catching more passes, so I ran the numbers. In the 32-team era (since 2002) 15 running backs have caught at least ...
Christian McCaffrey Chris Thompson Saquon Barkley

Passing stats increase

September 19, 2018
The passing numbers have been crazy, with the NFL looking more like the Big 12. And not just Patrick Mahomes and Ryan Fitzpatrick. NFL teams so far are averaging 266 passing yards per game...
Ryan Fitzpatrick Patrick Mahomes

Marcus Peters

September 18, 2018
As his footsteps made their way into the end zone, teammate Aqib Talib may well have been hearing footsteps of his own. Since 2014, Talib has a league-high 6 interception return touchdowns...
Marcus Peters Rams Defense Aqib Talib

Chris Godwin

September 12, 2018
It was lost with Jackson and Mike Evans blowing up against the Saints in Week 1, but Godwin also chipped in with 3 catches for 41 yards and a touchdown on 4 targets...
Chris Godwin

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