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The last few years we’ve been sending out a weekly stat package e-mail to help get you ready for the weekend’s games.

 Hopefully you’ll think this year’s version is been even better. One thing we noticed: Not many people are downloading the attachment. So we’re putting more information into the body of this e-mail. Read to the end. There’s lots of good stuff here.
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Total Points Leaderboards
Highlights from the leaderboards in our flagship stat, Total Points, which attempts to measure everything that happens on the field (full primer here):
* The Rams offense struggled to get into a groove against the Dolphins on Monday night, which only sank them further to a surprisingly-low 26th rank offensively. The missed time from Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua hurt, of course, but their receiving group has still been their best position group, at 16th.
* Ja’Marr Chase’s 264-yard outburst against the Ravens leapt him to the top of the wide receiver Total Points rankings. His play alone was worth roughly 12 points on the scoreboard, which was more than any quarterback was worth in Week 10.
* Speaking of Monday night, Dolphins DE Calais Campbell is having a throwback season, currently ranking tied for third at the position in Total Points (and second on a per-snap basis). He had ranked in the top 10 in each of 2016 to 2019, but no better than 26th over the past four years.
* The 5-interception showing from Jared Goff dropped him several ranks among quarterbacks, and he’s now sitting at 29th among quarterbacks in Total Points per play. He still ranks above his opponent in that game, C.J. Stroud, who sits at 32nd among qualified passers.

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Click here for the full Total Points StatPack

Total Points Power Rankings

The Top 10 teams in the NFL when taking into account Total Points Per Play for offense, defense, and special teams.

1. Lions
2. Bills
3. Ravens
4. Chargers
5. 49ers
6. Vikings
7. Commanders
8. Packers
9. Chiefs
10. Cardinals

Full list

Top 5 Offenses

1. Ravens
2. Commanders
3. Bills
4. Lions
5. Falcons

Full list

Top 5 Defenses
1. Chargers
2. Vikings
3. Titans
4. Broncos
5. Eagles
Full list
Total Points Leaders: Quarterbacks
1. Lamar Jackson
2. Joe Burrow
3. Patrick Mahomes
4. Bo Nix
5. Jayden Daniels
Top 10 list
Total Points Leaders: Running Backs
1. James Conner
2. Derrick Henry
3. Bijan Robinson
4. Najee Harris
5. Zach Charbonnet
Top 10 list
Total Points Leaders: Wide Receivers
1. Ja’Marr Chase
2. Chris Godwin
3. Khalil Shakir
4. A.J. Brown
5. Jauan Jennings
Top 10 list
Total Points Leaders: Defensive Ends
1. Jared Verse
2. T.J. Watt
3. Calais Campbell
4. Greg Rousseau
5. Trey Hendrickson
Top 10 list
Total Points Leaders: Linebackers
1. Fred Warner
2. Brian Burns
3. Zack Baun
4. Khalil Mack
5. Jamien Sherwood

Top 10 list

Total Points Leaders: Cornerbacks

1. Pat Surtain II
2. Kamari Lassiter
3. Jaylon Jones
4. Derek Stingley Jr.
5. Paulson Adebo

Top 10 list

Total Points Leaders: Safeties

1. Kerby Joseph
2. Amani Hooker
3. Nick Cross
4. Julian Love
5. Jessie Bates

Top 10 list

Charting Leaderboards

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

* The potential return of Nico Collins is crucial for the Texans, but it’s a two way street when it comes to C.J. Stroud’s deep ball performance. He has thrown the second-most passes of at least 20 air yards (40), but is tied for 11th in completions on those throws (12). Only Caleb Williams and Deshaun Watson have thrown a lower percentage of catchable deep passes.

* The Vikings’ receivers have done Sam Darnold many favors over the course of the year. Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison have each caught all of their catchable deep passes this year, making up 13 of Darnold’s league-leading 18 deep completions.

* Washington’s Dante Fowler Jr. has bounced around quite a bit over his career, but he’s making his mark in his first season as a Commander. He leads the NFL in sack rate and is backing that up with a 5th-ranked Pressure% +/-, which expresses how well he’s pressured the quarterback given his alignment and the game situation.

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Most Completions, Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Sam Darnold 18
2. Jordan Love 16
3. Justin Herbert, Bo Nix 15
5. Geno Smith, Kirk Cousins 14

Top 10 list

Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield

1. George Pickens 10
2. Darnell Mooney, Justin Jefferson, Jayden Reed 9
5. Alec Pierce, Courtland Sutton 8

Top 10 list

Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)

1. Derrick Henry 562
2. Saquon Barkley 526
3. Chuba Hubbard 500
4. Josh Jacobs 496
5. Bijan Robinson 487

Top 10 list

Most QB Pressures

1. Trey Hendrickson 49
2. Zach Allen 44
3. Will McDonald IV 42
4. Brian Burns, Maxx Crosby 41

Top 10 list

Most Pressures Above Expectation

1. Aidan Hutchinson 16.5
2. Trey Hendrickson 14.9
3. Zach Allen 12.8
4. Myles Garrett 12.0
5. Will McDonald IV 11.2

Top 10 list

Matchups and Mismatches

When we look at matchups by unit and comparing the teams playing a particular game, there are intriguing matchups and mismatches each week.

Here are some we noticed:

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

* The Ravens bring the best offense in the NFL into Pittsburgh, hoping to exploit a beatable Steelers secondary. Baltimore ranks 1st in Passing and Receiving, while the Steelers rank 26th in Pass Coverage (and no worst than 3rd in the other defensive categories).

* Bo Nix has been a Total Points darling this year, pushing the Broncos‘ Passing rank to 3rd. He’s made a reputation for escaping pressure, but he might not have to worry that much when facing the Falcons‘ 31st-ranked Pass Rush.

* The Chargers are a little banged up in the secondary, but on the season their Pass Coverage ranks 1st in Total Points per play. They’ll need to be at full strength to take on the Bengals, ranked 2nd in Passing and 6th in Receiving.

Find your own matchups and mismatches here. You can also find much of this information at the SIS Datahub.

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