Most leagues begin their playoffs in Week 15. However, some will begin as early as Week 14. We have reached the point in the season where you have at least one more week, and maybe two, to jockey for positioning in your league's playoff bracket. Fantasy Football post-Thanksgiving is when you want to have your roster primed for postseason play. Next week, I'll share my thoughts on how to win in the playoffs. What strategies can you use? What matchups should you target? What resources can help you put your team over the top, plus much more? This week, let's dig into some helpful, revealing, interesting stats and tidbits that you can file away as nuggets of information for future weeks or a strategy that may be to your advantage next season. Plus, for those who play player props, I have some interesting stats broken down by half.
DID YOU KNOW?
- The Broncos score a rushing touchdown once every 423.7 rushing yards, the worst in the league. The 49ers score a rushing touchdown once every 83.1 rushing yards, the best in the league.
- Interestingly enough, the Broncos score a passing touchdown once every 101.8 yards passing. Best in the league, while the Steelers score a passing touchdown every 281 yards passing.
- Arizona and Chicago are the only teams in the top 10 in rushing yards who don't have at least five wins.
- Tua Tagovailoa (40 yards) and Jared Goff (23 yards) are the only quarterbacks in the Top 15 for fantasy points who do not have at least 120 yards rushing.
- Patrick Mahomes II is the only quarterback in the Top 15 fantasy points without a rushing touchdown.
- Every quarterback averaging over 200 yards passing per game also averages at least one touchdown pass per game, except Kyler Murray and Derek Carr.
- How good is the Miami offense? In only three pass attempts, Mike White has a 68-yard touchdown pass.
- C.J. Stroud leads the league with 297 yards passing per game - 333 yards per game at home and 253 on the road.
- Four tight ends have an 80% or higher reception percentage (min 20 recs). Gerald Everett 80.6%, Tanner Hudson 81.5%, Cole Kmet 82.4%, and Dalton Kincaid 87.5%
- Joshua Dobbs, in 12 games, leads the league with 14 fumbles.
- Josh Allen has thrown at least one interception in 10 of his 12 games played this season.
- The Giants score 7.4 points per game at home and 17.4 points per game on the road. 10 point difference!
- The Bengals, Ravens, and 49ers are the only teams without a game-winning drive this season. The Broncos, Browns, Falcons, and Eagles have each had 4.
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