Beyond the Stats - Vol. 33 - 2009 Fantasy Preparation
Posted 8/28 by Jeff Haseley, Exclusive for Footballguys.com
Beyond the Stats is formerly the weekly in-season column titled "Needles from the Haystack". Are you a fan of interesting stats or tidbits of information about what's happening in the NFL? I make it my goal to unearth the most useful and useless stats that you can or can't think of. If that kind of thing excites you, sit back, relax and read on, as I take you - Beyond the Stats.
Unique Stats from the 2008 Season
Most TD passes inside the five-yard line
- 13 Kurt Warner, ARI
- 12 Donovan McNabb, PHI
- 12 Aaron Rodgers, GB
- 10 Peyton Manning, IND
- 9 Eli Manning, NYG
Most rushing TDs inside the five-yard line
- 12 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 12 Michael Turner, ATL
- 12 LenDale White, TEN
- 8 Le'Ron McClain, BAL
- 8 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 8 Tim Hightower, ARI
Most Receiving TDs inside the five-yard line
- 7 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
- 6 Anquan Boldin, ARI
- Six tied with three (Chad Ochocinco, Laveranues Coles, Bryant. Johnson, Marvin Harrison, Isaac Bruce, Dwayne Bowe)
Most Receiving TDs inside the 10-yard line for RBs
- 4 Brian Westbrook, PHI
- 4 Matt Forte, CHI
- Five tied with two - (Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, Dominic Rhodes, John Kuhn, Thomas Jones)
Most rushing TDs on third down
- 4 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 4 LenDale White, TEN
- 3 Darren McFadden, OAK
- Several tied with two
Most rushing TDs on first down
- 12 Michael Turner, ATL
- 10 Thomas Jones, NYJ
- 8 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 7 Kevin Smith, DET
- Five tied with 6 (LenDale White, Brandon Jacobs, Brian Westbrook, Maurice Jones-Drew, LaDainian Tomlinson)
Most receptions WR/TE on own side of the 50-yard line
- 63 Brandon Marshall, DEN, Andre Johnson, HOU
- 59 Tony Gonzalez, KC
- 57 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN
- 56 Jason Witten, DAL
- 53 Eddie Royal, DEN
Most receptions on opponent side of the 50-yard line (WR/TE)
- 61 Wes Welker, NE
- 52 Andre Johnson, HOU
- 46 Anquan Boldin, ARI
- 43 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
- 41 Brandon Marshall, DEN, Lance Moore, NO
Most rushes on own side of the 50-yard line
- 215 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 198 Clinton Portis, WAS
- 188 Michael Turner, ATL
- 175 Jamal Lewis, CLE, Matt Forte, CHI
- 166 Ryan Grant, GB
Most rushes on opponent side of the 50-yard line
- 187 Michael Turner, ATL
- 152 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 149 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 147 Thomas Jones, NYJ
- 145 Ryan Grant, GB
Most rushes inside the red zone
- 72 Michael Turner, ATL
- 63 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 62 Thomas Jones, NYJ
- 56 LaDainian Tomlinson, SD
- 53 Adrian Peterson, MIN
Most RB receptions on third down
- 25 Chester Taylor, MIN
- 19 Leon Washington, NYJ
- 18 Jerious Norwood, ATL, Mewelde Moore, PIT
- 17 Matt Forte, CHI, Brian Westbrook, PHI, Marion Barber, DAL
- 15 Steven Jackson, STL, Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC, Derrick Ward, NYG
Most QB completions on third down
- 103 Aaron Rodgers, GB
- 96 Drew Brees, NO, Kurt Warner, ARI
- 94 Peyton Manning, IND
- 93 Donovan McNabb, PHI
- 92 Matt Ryan, ATL, Brett Favre, NYJ
Most passing first downs on first down
- 80 Jay Cutler, DEN
- 71 Drew Brees, NO
- 69 Kurt Warner, ARI
- 67 Philip Rivers, SD
- 66 Chad Pennington, MIA
Most receiving first downs on first down (WR/TE)
- 36 Andre Johnson, HOU
- 24 Muhsin Muhammad, CAR
- 22 Antonio Bryant, TB & Santana Moss, WAS
- 21 Vincent Jackson, SD & Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
- Seven tied with 20
Most receiving first downs on third down (WR/TE)
- 28 Roddy White, ATL
- 26 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN
- 24 Tony Gonzalez, ATL (while with KC)
- 23 Hines Ward, PIT & Derrick Mason, BAL
- 22 Jason Witten, DAL
Most rushing first downs on third down
- 18 Matt Forte, CHI
- 17 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- Four tied with 15 (DeAngelo Williams CAR, Steve Slaton HOU, Le'Ron McClain BAL, LenDale White TEN)
Most rushing first downs for QBs
- 31 David Garrard, JAC
- 24 Matt Cassel, NE
- 23 Tyler Thigpen, KC
- 22 Ryan Fitzpatrick, CIN
- 21 Aaron Rodgers, GB
Yards per rush leaders in quarters 1 & 2 (minimum 100 carries)
- 5.59 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 5.33 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 5.31 Chris Johnson, TEN
- 4.94 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 4.86 Thomas Jones, NYJ
Yards per rush leaders in quarters 3 & 4 (minimum 100 carries)
- 5.49 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 4.81 Clinton Portis, WAS
- 4.75 Jonathan Stewart, CAR
- 4.73 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 4.59 Marshawn Lynch, BUF
Yards per rush leaders on first down (minimum 100 carries)
- 5.51 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 4.91 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 4.87 Thomas Jones, NYJ
- 4.79 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 4.68 Chris Johnson, TEN
Yards per rush leaders on second down (minimum 80 carries)
- 5.68 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 5.01 Frank Gore, SF
- 4.96 Clinton Portis, WAS
- 4.87 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 4.80 Adrian Peterson, MIN
Yards per rush leaders on third down (minimum 25 carries)
- 8.07 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 7.67 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 5.97 Chris Johnson, TEN
- 5.84 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 5.56 Justin Fargas, OAK
Yards per rush leaders on the own side of the 50-yard line (minimum 100 carries)
- 6.63 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 5.94 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 5.87 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 5.68 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 5.55 Chris Johnson, TEN
Yards per rush leaders on the opponent side of the 50-yard line (minimum 100 carries)
- 5.07 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 4.33 Jonathan Stewart, CAR
- 4.30 Clinton Portis, WAS
- 4.01 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
- 3.92 Marshawn Lynch, BUF
WR/TE Fantasy Points leaders - first half (1st, 2nd Qtr)
- 120.10 Roddy White, ATL
- 115.30 Andre Johnson, HOU
- 98.00 Tony Gonzalez, KC
- 93.40 Greg Jennings, GB
- 93.10 Lance Moore, NO
WR/TE Fantasy Points leaders - second half (3rd, 4th Qtr)
- 128.10 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
- 112.20 Calvin Johnson, DET
- 98.20 Antonio Bryant, TB
- 96.20 Anquan Boldin, ARI
- 95.50 Steve Smith, CAR
RB Fantasy Points leaders - first half (1st, 2nd Qtr)
- 155.90 Michael Turner, ATL
- 149.00 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 128.40 Matt Forte, CHI
- 124.30 Thomas Jones, NYJ
- 122.80 Adrian Peterson, MIN
RB Fantasy Points leaders - second half (3rd, 4th Qtr)
- 134.90 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
- 125.50 Adrian Peterson, MIN
- 121.50 Clinton Portis, WAS
- 120.00 Steve Slaton, HOU
- 117.60 Thomas Jones, NYJ
Garbage time completions - fourth quarter
- 109 Jacksonville
- 106 Tampa Bay
- 105 NY Jets
- 104 Arizona
- 99 Houston, Denver
- All teams - this category
Garbage time Fantasy Points leaders - fourth quarter (passing)
- 128.85 San Diego
- 120.90 Denver
- 117.85 Dallas
- 108.45 San Francisco
- 107.85 New Orleans
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - WR/TE
- 612.40 Arizona
- 571.80 New Orleans
- 562.00 Denver
- 516.50 Houston
- 507.50 Green Bay
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - WR/TE (home games)
- 325.70 New Orleans
- 319.50 Arizona
- 289.30 Dallas
- 280.40 Houston
- 272.00 Denver
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - WR/TE (road games)
- 292.90 Arizona
- 290.00 Denver
- 248.20 Pittsburgh
- 246.10 New Orleans
- 245.70 Tampa Bay
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - RB
- 438.90 Carolina
- 419.50 New York Giants
- 416.70 New Orleans
- 416.40 Tennessee
- 410.20 Atlanta
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - RB (home games)
- 263.40 Atlanta
- 255.70 Carolina
- 241.20 New York Giants
- 228.60 Tennessee
- 224.90 San Diego
- All teams - this category
Combined Team Fantasy Point Leaders - RB (road games)
- 219.25 Miami
- 214.90 New Orleans
- 214.00 New England
- 190.60 Baltimore
- 189.60 Jacksonville
- All teams - this category
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