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Brother Where Art Thou? Peyton Manning has approximately 100 more of the following than his brother Eli in the same number of games (14)
- Yards per game: Peyton 343.6, Eli 243.6
- Passing first downs: Peyton 253, Eli 154
- Pass attempts: Peyton 580, Eli 485
Just the Bear Facts - Josh McCown has 13 touchdown passes in five starts (2.6/gm), while Jay Cutler has 16 touchdown passes in nine starts (1.8/gm). By the way, McCown has a 109.8 QB rating, Cutler's is 89.8. McCown also has a QBR of 85.72, the highest among all quarterbacks who started at least five games.
Gotta Be Garbage Yards? - Of the Top 7 quarterbacks in passing yards this year, only three have a record above .500 (Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady)
Is 400 the new 300? - Eli Manning had three 400-yard games in 2011, Tony Romo did it in 2012, both Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers have achieved it this year, which is the first year ever where two quarterbacks had three games of 400 yards passing in a season. If Tom Brady, Nick Foles or Ben Roethlisberger have another 400 yard game this season, they will join Manning and Rivers with three 400-yard games. This would give the league three players with three 400+ yard games, which prior to this year, wasn't even accomplished by two quarterbacks.
Stump your buddy - Who is the only rookie quarterback to throw for 300+ yards this season? Answer - Geno Smith threw for 331 yards vs. BUF in week 3.
Stump your buddy Part II - Which quarterback since 1995 had the most 300+ yard passing games in his rookie year? Answer - Andrew Luck 2012 with six 300+ yard games.
And yet he only had 8 carries last week - in a dome, no less - LeSean McCoy had nine games of 100+ total yards (rushing and receiving). Seven of those games were 150+ yards.
The Smith Barney Award - "He Earned It" - Raiders RB Rashad Jennings has six games of 100+ total yards this year. He also has started only six game this season.
And yes, Ryan Mathews is on this list - Every running back with 1,000+ yards rushing this year (there's nine of them) also have at least 5 rushing touchdowns.
The Checkdown is alive and well - Six running backs have 50+ receptions this year with another 10 only nine receptions or less away.
Number of Running Backs with 50+ receptions over the last 10 years
2013: 6 (and counting)
2012: 7
2011: 8
2010: 8
2009: 8
2008: 8
2007: 6
2006: 8
2005: 5
2004: 7
2003: 11
The 2013 Running Back 50-reception club
71 Pierre Thomas, NO
67 Matt Forte, CHI
66 Darren Sproles, NO
66 Danny Woodhead, SD
65 Jamaal Charles, KC
53 Knowshon Moreno, DEN
Almost there...
49 Giovani Bernard, CIN
49 Ray Rice, BAL
49 Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL
47 Reggie Bush, NO
46 Chris Ogbannaya, CLE
45 LeSean McCoy, PHI
45 DeMarco Murray, DAL
43 LeVeon Bell, PIT
43 Shane Vereen, NE
41 Fred Jackson, BUF
A new era in Pittsburgh? LeVeon Bell needs 9 more receptions to break the Steelers single-season record for receptions by a running back. The record is currently 51 held by John Williams in 1994.
Rookie of the Year? - Keenan Allen is six receptions away from 70, which would be the most receptions by a rookie wide receiver since Dwayne Bowe in 2007 and Marques Colston in 2006.
#81 - Calvin Johnson, who wears jersey #81, currently has 81 receptions and he gets a first down 81% of the time he makes a catch.
A sign of things to come? Justin Hunter has four plays of 40+ yards or more with just 18 receptions. Five others have four plays of 40+ yards and they have 81, 78, 50, 44 and 29 receptions.
A Wide Receiver or Tight End has caught 10+ passes in a game this year 40 times. The below players did it multiple times
Three times
Josh Gordon, CLE (14, 10, 10)
Andre Johnson, HOU (13, 12, 10)
Two times
Danny Amendola, NE (10, 10)
Julian Edelman, NE (13, 13)
Tony Gonzalez, ATL (12, 10)
Jimmy Graham, NO (10, 10)
Vincent Jackson, TB (10, 10)
Alshon Jeffery, CHI (12, 10)
Leaders in Standard Fantasy Points per game for WRs & TEs - Rookies through third year players only
17.3 Josh Gordon, CLE
14.1 Julio Jones, ATL
12.8 Alshon Jeffery, CHI
12.5 A.J. Green, CIN
11.9 Justin Blackmon, JAC
11.5 Randall Cobb, GB
11.1 Julius Thomas, DEN
10.4 Keenan Allen, SD
9.1 Torrey Smith, BAL
9.1 Jordan Cameron, CLE
8.4 Michael Floyd, ARI
8.4 T.Y. Hilton, IND
8.3 Marvin Jones, CIN
8.3 Denarius Moore, OAK
8.3 Da'Rick Rogers, IND
8.1 Kendall Wright, TEN
8.0 Charles Clay, MIA
Here's the whole list
Does this get you excited for 2014? Julio Jones had at least 6 receptions in all five games this year with three 100-yard games and a 99-yard game. And yet Atlanta was still 1-4 when he was lost for the year.
Good Luck Tannehill - The Bills lead the league in sacks with 49. Miami has allowed the most sacks with 51. Miami plays at Buffalo this week.
Things you may not know
- Alshon Jeffery also has 105 rushing yards this year
- Randall Cobb has 78 rushing yards in just five games
- 2013 marks the third year in a row in which two quarterbacks have rushed for 500+ yards and thrown for 3,000 yards. Cam Newton and Russell Wilson in 2013, Cam Newton and Robert Griffin in 2012 and Cam Newton and Michael Vick in 2011.
- If Jamaal Charles were not to play another game this year, he would still only have the 36th best PPR fantasy season for a running back since 1960. Looking at it from a FP/gm angle, he is 11th best among running backs all time.
- LaDainian Tomlinson's 2006 year was by far the best fantasy season ever for a running back. 1,815 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns, 56 receptions, 508 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. 486.3 FP.
- The Cowboys have allowed a league-high 64 20+ yard pass plays, but only 7 rushing plays of 20+ yards.
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