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Welcome to this week’s Statpack. It’s our weekly look at leaderboards for our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, and some the stats that our operations team charts throughout the season. Plus, we give you a look at how each matchup this week stacks up with head-to-head comparisons of the teams for their different units.

You can download the full set of stats above. You will get the most out of this e-mail if you download and study the PDFs linked above and read our commentary below.

Total Points Leaderboards

Highlights from the leaderboards in our flagship stat, Total Points, which attempts to measure everything that happens on the field (if you’re new to this, there’s a full primer here):

Think of this as a guide to who the most valuable players at each position are, as well as a power ranking as to which teams are faring best in different aspects of play.

Top 10 Teams Overall

Top 5 Offenses

Top 5 Defenses

Total Points Leaders: Quarterbacks

Total Points Leaders: Running Backs

Total Points Leaders: Wide Receivers

Total Points Leaders: Defensive Ends

Total Points Leaders: Linebackers

Total Points Leaders: Cornerbacks

Total Points Leaders: Safeties

Note: These rankings are based on unrounded totals which virtually eliminates ties between players or teams.

* The Browns top-ranked defense has been driven by Myles Garrett’s production off the edge. Garrett is T-1st with 11 sacks and is 4th in Pressure Percentage Plus-Minus at 6.2%.

* Jonathan Taylor gave the Germans a treat this past Sunday against the Falcons. Taylor accumulated a whopping 286 total yards and 3 touchdowns, propelling him over his counterpart in this game, Bijan Robinson, for the running backs Total Points leader.

* Matthew Stafford has entered the chat in the quarterbacks Total Points leaderboard after his terrific 280 yard, 4 touchdown performance against the 49ers. Puka Nacua who caught one of those touchdowns, remains first on our receivers list.

* If you want to see the Total Points leaders among offensive linemen, defensive tackles, linebackers, kickers, and punters, download the PDF within the e-mail.

Charting Leaderboards

Leaderboards in various statistical categories based on video review by our staff, including long passes, yards after contact, pressures, and pressures above expectations.

Most Completions, Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Matthew Stafford 20
2. Jalen Hurts, Drake Maye, Sam Darnold 18
5. Patrick Mahomes 17

Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba 10
2. Emeka Egbuka, Chris Olave, Rome Odunze 7
5. Tyquan Thornton, Davante Adams, Courtland Sutton, Marvin Harrison Jr., George Pickens, CeeDee Lamb, Nico Collins, Quentin Johnston, Alec Pierce 6

Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)

1. Jonathan Taylor 827
2. De’Von Achane 576
3. Rico Dowdle 530
4. Javonte Williams 517
5. James Cook 511

Most QB Pressures

1. Micah Parsons, Aidan Hutchinson 52
3. Will Anderson Jr. 50
4. Nik Bonitto 46
5. Jared Verse 45

Most Pressures Above Expectation

1. Nik Bonitto 16.8
2. Jeffrey Simmons 13.9
3. Joey Bosa 12.8
4. George Karlaftis 12.8
5. Zach Allen 12.1

Lowest Completion Percentage (Cornerbacks)

1. Josh Newton, Rock Ya-Sin 35.7%
3. Darious Williams 38.1%
4. Jamel Dean 38.7%
5. Chidobe Awuzie, Donte Jackson 39.1%

Fewest Yards per Cover Snap (Cornerbacks)

1. Jourdan Lewis 0.3
2. Tarheeb Still 0.3
3. Jamel Dean 0.4
4. Josh Newton 0.4
5. Jack Jones 0.4

* Another Broncos pass rusher has found himself on the most pressures above expectation list. Zach Allen has been a force all year and has accumulated a little over 12 pressures above expectation, which he has turned into 6 sacks.

* De’Von Achane has been hit at the line 49% of the time, which is the 2nd highest rate in the league, but has still accumulated the 2nd most rushing yards after contact.

* “There’s a Buckeye down there somewhere!” has been a frequent target this year, as there are four of them on the Most Targets 20+ Yards Downfield leaderboard. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Emeka Egbuka, Chris Olave, and Marvin Harrison Jr. are all downfield threats at any point for their respective teams.

Matchups and Mismatches

When we look at matchups by unit and compare the teams playing a particular game, there are intriguing matchups and mismatches each week. The Total Points PDF has this for each game in the NFL in a given week.

You can also find much of this information at the SIS DataHub Pro.

Here are some things we noticed:

(All references to rankings are in the context of Total Points Per Play)

* De’Von Achane and the 3rd-ranked rushing unit for the Dolphins will look to put on a ground attack in Madrid against the 30th-ranked Commanders run defense.

* The battle of the trenches will be must-see TV in Buffalo on Sunday, as the Bills 2nd-ranked pass blocking unit face the Buccaneers 6th-ranked pass rush.

* Can Chase Brown and the 2nd-ranked Bengals rushing attack take it to the Steelers 28th-ranked run defense once again? They ran for a combined 142 yards in their previous matchup in Cincinnati.

* The Chiefs and Broncos bring their Top 5 passing AND pass coverage units to square off against each other in a massive AFC showdown in Denver.

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