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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.

* We have a new Total Points leader as the Chiefs have jumped the Broncos and Colts to take the top spot. The Chiefs are now 2nd in both Offense and Defense after outclassing the Raiders 31-0. The Chiefs had 30 first downs, which was the same amount of plays that the Raiders ran in total!

* The back and forth between Spencer Rattler and Daniel Jones continues, as Jones once again takes the top spot in Total Points among quarterbacks. Jones impressed in the 38-24 win against the Chargers, posting 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. Rattler struggled, throwing 3 interceptions against the Bears.

* Will Anderson Jr. has taken the top spot on the defensive ends leaderboard, surpassing Maxx Crosby. Anderson Jr. forced a fumble that he returned for a touchdown in which he was credited with 11.2 Total Points.

* Puka Nacua still leads all receivers in Total Points after essentially missing the last two games with an ankle injury. He still is sitting in 3rd with 616 receiving yards.

* 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. Sam Darnold 16
2. Matthew Stafford 15
T-3. Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott 14
5. Baker Mayfield 13

Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba 9
2. Emeka Egbuka 7
T-3. Tyquan Thornton, George Pickens, Marvin Harrison Jr. 6

Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)

1. Jonathan Taylor 455
2. Javonte Williams 418
3. Bijan Robinson 371
4. Ashton Jeanty 358
5. J.K. Dobbins, Quinshon Judkins 348

Most QB Pressures

T-1. Micah Parsons, Aidan Hutchinson 42
3. Jared Verse 41
4. George Karlaftis 34
5. Nik Bonitto 31

Most Pressures Above Expectation

1. Jeffrey Simmons 13.9
2. Nik Bonitto 10.2
3. George Karlaftis 9.8
4. Joey Bosa 8.4
5. Chris Jones 8.3

Lowest Completion Percentage (Cornerbacks)

1. Rock Ya-Sin 27.3%
2. Josh Newton 30.8%
3. Jamel Dean 31.8%
4. Darious Williams 35%
5. Eric Stokes 35.3%

Fewest Yards per Cover Snap (Cornerbacks)

1. Josh Newton 0.2
2. Montaric Brown 0.2
3. Jack Jones 0.3
4. Jamel Dean 0.3
5. Derion Kendrick 0.3

* Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba have become quite the dynamic duo for the Seahawks. Darnold leads the league in average throw depth at 9.7 and is still boasting the 8th highest on-target percentage at 77.3%. Smith-Njigba leads the league in receiving with 819 yards and is 8th in average depth of completion at 12.3 on 70 targets.

* Jeffrey Simmons is having a career year for the Titans. Simmons has produced the most pressures above expectation and his 8.7% Pressure Percentage plus-minus is the highest for a defensive tackle since the stat was created.

* Jonathan Taylor added another 3 touchdowns in the Colts win over the Chargers. His 23.7% broken and missed tackle percentage is the 5th highest in the league.

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)

* Sunday night has all the fun narratives for the Packers and Steelers game, but keep your eye on the trenches battle between Micah Parsons and the Steelers offensive line. The Packers pass rush ranks 7th while the Steelers pass blocking ranks 5th.

* The Texans 1st-ranked pass rush unit and 9th-ranked pass coverage units go toe-to-toe with the 49ers 2nd-ranked passing offense. The former has come with stellar quarterback play, as the 49ers pass block unit ranks 26th.

* Don’t expect the Patriots to get their run game going this week, as the top-ranked Browns run defense comes to town. This is shaping up to be the Drake Maye show once again.

* Jonathan Taylor and the top-ranked Colts rushing attack welcomes the worst run defense in the league in the Tennessee Titans.

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