We’ve somehow already hit the halfway mark of the season and are now only five weeks away from the fantasy playoffs. Hopefully you’ve survived the war of attrition to this point and are in a position for a stretch run. I don’t know about you, but I desperately need Joe Mixon and Miles Sanders to get healthy out of their bye weeks and lead me to glory in more than a few spots…
You know the drill by now. Here’s the Week 9 Stat-Pack:
Arizona Cardinals (Bye)
Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan’s efficiency stats when Julio Jones is on the field this year: 72% completion rate, 8.3 yards per attempt, and 0.35 expected points added per attempt.
Ryan’s stats when Julio is out: 60% completion rate, 7.0 YPA, and 0.1 EPA/attempt.
39% of Todd Gurley’s fantasy points have come from touchdowns this year, the second-highest rate in the league.
Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson is completing just 40% of his throws of 15 or more yards downfield this season, which is sixth-lowest rate in the league per SIS.
Jackson is completing just 63% of his throws when he’s not pressured, the lowest rate in the league.
In their first game of the year without Mark Ingram (ankle), J.K. Dobbins led the Ravens backfield in snap rate by a wide margin over Gus Edwards (66% to 32%).
J.K. Dobbins leads all running backs in yards per carry (6.7), yards after contact (4.2), and missed tackles forced per touch (0.33).
Buffalo Bills
Zack Moss out-snapped Devin Singletary 31 to 28 this past week.
Moss’ snap rates since returning from injury in Week 6: 25% > 47% > 53%.
Stefon Diggs is the only receiver that has scored 10 or more fantasy points in every game so far. He gets Seattle next.
Josh Allen’s last four weekly finishes since his hot start: QB14 > QB17 > QB19 > QB20.
Carolina Panthers
- Robby Anderson has out-targeted D.J. Moore 49 to 37 over their last six games.
Chicago Bears
David Montgomery’s weekly finishes since Tarik Cohen was put on I.R. back in Week 4… RB37 > RB13 > RB15 > RB21 > RB21.
Montgomery is eighth among all running backs in opportunities per game (20.6) in this span.
Anthony Miller randomly set season-highs in snaps (76%) and targets (11) this past week. Miller was averaging 4.4 targets per game on 55% of the snaps in his previous seven outings.
Cincinnati Bengals
Tee Higgins has now scored or gone over 60 yards in six-straight games.
The all-time record for completion percentage for a rookie QB is Dak Prescott’s 2016 season (67.8%). Joe Burrow currently ranks third-best all-time (67%) behind… Justin Herbert (67.4%).
Tyler Boyd is averaging career-high marks (by far) in receptions per game (6.8) and catch rate (79%).
Cleveland Browns
In basically two full games without Odell Beckham (ACL), Jarvis Landry has seen 32% of Browns’ targets in Week 7-8.
Kareem Hunt has played on 90% of Browns’ snaps over the last two weeks, the highest rate among running backs.
Hunt hasn’t scored a rushing touchdown in four-straight games. Why? Because the Browns have averaged just 3.3 plays per game inside of the 10-yard line over the last month, which is the third-fewest in the league in this span behind only the Jets and Patriots (2.7).
Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott is averaging career-lows in yards per carry, yards per reception, carries per game, and rushing yards per game.
Elliott ranks 39th-of-67 RBs in missed tackles forced per touch, per PFF.
Over their last three games without Dak Prescott, the Cowboys are averaging 3.5 yards per play on offense — which is worse than the Jets (3.8) in this span.
Denver Broncos
Despite having 45 fewer carries, 18% of Phillip Lindsay’s carries have gained 10 or more yards this year. Just 11% of Melvin Gordon’s rushes have gained 10+ yards.
Lindsay is third among all running backs in missed tackles forced per touch, per PFF.
Gordon ranks 21st-of-67 RBs in missed tackles forced.
Jerry Jeudy (28) and Noah Fant (22) led the Broncos in targets in Drew Lock’s starts this season.
Detroit Lions
D’Andre Swift’s snap rate over the Lions last five games: 9% > 38% > 38% > 45% > 62%.
In Week 1-4, Swift saw just 14% of the team’s carries.
Over their last three games, Swift has seen 45% of Lions’ carries.
T.J. Hockenson has now scored a touchdown or gone over 50 yards in all seven games this season.
Green Bay Packers
Davante Adams has 125 receptions, 1,563 yards, and 14 TDs over his last 16 full games (including postseason).
Aaron Rodgers has thrown multiple passing TDs in 6-of-7 games this year after doing so in just 7-of-16 games last year.
Houston Texans (Bye)
Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor is 61st-of-67 RBs in missed tackles forced per touch and yards after contact.
Since Week 2, Taylor ranks 24th among running backs in opportunities per game (attempts + targets), he’s 22nd in snap rate, and 25th in fantasy points per game.
Nyheim Hines leads the Colts in receptions so far with 26.
The Colts have faced the easiest slate of opponents so far according to Pro Football Reference’s strength of schedule data.
Jacksonville Jaguars (Bye)
Kansas City Chiefs
Over the last two weeks, Clyde Edwards-Helaire has handled 53% of Chiefs snaps while Le’Veon Bell is at 33%.
CEH has run 37 routes while Bell has run 21 over the last two weeks.
CEH and Bell have split early-down touches 18 to 13 over the last two weeks.
Las Vegas Raiders
Since his Week 1 explosion against Carolina (35.9 fantasy points), Josh Jacobs ranks 26th in fantasy points per game (12.8) — which is one spot behind Jonathan Taylor (12.9).
Jacobs’ weekly finishes since Week 2: RB24 > RB26 > RB29 > RB5 > RB40 > RB20.
The Raiders lead all team’s in drives ending in a score (53%) and time of possession per drive (3:22).
Los Angeles Chargers
In five full games with Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen has gone for 7/96, 13/132/1, 8/62, 10/125, and 9/67/1.
Allen is averaging 12.8 targets per game with Herbert under center.
For reference, Davante Adams leads all WRs in targets per game (11.6) this year.
Chargers RB snaps this past week: Justin Jackson (47%), Troymaine Pope (29%), Joshua Kelley (24%).
Los Angeles Rams
Darrell Henderson has generated a first down on 35% of his carries this year, the highest rate in the league.
Henderson is second among all RBs in success rate (52%) behind only Dalvin Cook (53%) according to SIS.
With Henderson dinged up this past week, Cam Akers played on 21% of Rams’ snaps — his highest mark since Week 1.
Miami Dolphins
- Since the Dolphins decided to bench Jordan Howard, they’ve made Myles Gaskin over their last three games. He’s played on 66% of the Dolphins snaps, handled at least 16 carries in every contest, he’s averaged 5 targets per game, and handled 86% of the carries inside of the 10-yard line.
Minnesota Vikings
Dalvin Cook’s 48.6 fantasy points in Week 8 was the fourth-highest scoring game a running back has posted over the last five combined seasons.
Cook’s weekly finishes this year: RB11 > RB21 > RB5 > RB10 > RB1.
42% of Cook’s fantasy output has come from touchdowns this year, which is the highest rate among qualified RBs.
New England Patriots
Cam Newton’s passer rating since Week 3 is 57.2, second-worst in the league behind only Sam Danold (56.9) in this span.
Newton’s passer rating when under pressure over his last four starts is 21.3.
New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara’s weekly finishes this year: RB8 > RB2 > RB1 > RB10 > RB11 > RB3 > RB2.
In 14 games last year, Kamara had 533 receiving yards.
This year? Kamara already has 556 receiving yards in 7 games.
Jared Cook has now scored double-digit fantasy points in 13 of his last 16 regular season games dating back to last year.
New York Giants
Evan Engram has now cleared 60 yards just three times in 14 career games with Daniel Jones.
Engram hit at least 60 yards in 13-of-27 games with Eli Manning.
Since taking over as the starter last year, Jones ranks first in fumbles, fifth in INTs, and fifth in sacks among quarterbacks.
New York Jets
- The Jets rank last in points per game, drives ending in a score, yards per play, third-down conversions, and red-zone conversions.
Philadelphia Eagles
In his first game action since Week 3, Dallas Goedert ran a route on 29 of Carson Wentz’s 39 dropbacks (74%) but only got one target.
In his first game action since Week 2, Jalen Reagor ran a route on 67% of Wentz’s dropbacks.
Travis Fulgham is the WR6 in fantasy points per game since Week 4.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Diontae Johnson’s 1 catch, 6-yard performance in Week 8 wasn’t for a lack of involvement. He ran a route on 33 of Ben Roethlisberger’s 37 dropbacks (89%).
After seeing just one target in Week 7, Chase Claypool led the Steelers in targets this past week with 9.
JuJu Smith-Schuster has cleared 90 yards once in his last 19 games.
San Francisco 49ers
- Jerick McKinnon led the 49ers in snaps over JaMycal Hasty this week (50% to 41%).
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle is averaging 34.3 points per game, which would be seventh-most since the 1970s merger.
Russell Wilson has thrown a touchdown pass on 10.2% of his attempts this season, which would be a new NFL record.
Wilson’s 120.8 passer rating is currently third-best all-time behind Aaron Rodgers’ 2011 season (122.5) and Peyton Manning’s 2004 season (121.1).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Evans in four games without Chris Godwin: 7/104/1, 7/122/1, 5/41/1, and 5/55/1 (on 34 targets).
Evans in four games with Godwin: 1/2/1, 2/2/2, 1/10, 2/37 (on 12 targets).
This means that Evans is averaging 20.1 fantasy points per game without Godwin and 7.3 FPG with him in the lineup. What happens with AB now in the mix?
Leonard Fournette has out-snapped (91 to 48) and out-touched (35 to 25) Ronald Jones over the last two weeks.
Tennessee Titans
Is Corey Davis having the quietest fourth-year breakout ever? In five full games, Davis is averaging 5.8 receptions and 73.8 yards per contest.
Derrick Henry has now gone over 75 yards or scored a touchdown in 23 of his last 24 games (including postseason).
