#Trendspotting: Week 9 - Footballguys

Ryan Hester's #Trendspotting: Week 9 - Footballguys Ryan Hester Published 11/01/2018

Reader's Guide

As you read, you may run into some colors in the text. Blue text is a good matchup for that team's offensive players. Red text is a bad matchup. Some other key items are below:

  • All red/blue highlighting in tables is relative to the entire NFL, even when showing only a limited number of teams.
  • All reference to fantasy points assumes DraftKings scoring rules unless otherwise specified.
  • All stats reference the full 2018 season unless otherwise specified.
  • All fantasy points rankings in the matchup graphics are on a per-game basis to account for bye weeks.

This week, we'll discuss the following topics:

Follow the Targets

In this section, we'll examine how the worst passing defenses in the NFL allow their production.

RBs WRs TEs
Team Tgt% YdsRk TDs Tgt% YdsRk TDs Tgt% YdsRk TDs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19.5% 26 3 58.6% 29 13 21.8% 32 4
Atlanta Falcons 31.6% 32 3 51.3% 25 11 17.1% 15 3
Kansas City Chiefs 21.3% 31 3 59.6% 23 7 19.2% 30 3
New Orleans Saints 19.5% 15 1 62.7% 32 12 17.8% 2 1
New England Patriots 21.7% 25 3 55.9% 16 9 22.4% 22 5
Cleveland Browns 17.5% 18 0 61.7% 26 9 20.9% 19 2
Philadelphia Eagles 22.5% 28 0 63.1% 28 9 14.4% 1 2
Pittsburgh Steelers 14.9% 2 2 60.9% 27 11 24.3% 29 4

Commentary

  • New England is the only team on this list not in the bottom-10 of per-game yardage allowed to wide receivers.
  • New England is allowing 63.1 yards per game to tight ends, 11th-most in the NFL.
  • New England is allowing 0.6 touchdowns per game to tight ends, tied for third-most in the NFL.

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