Photo: Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire

Welcome to this week’s edition of the SIS StatPack, our weekly look at leaderboards for Total Points and some of our charting stats. 

You can e-mail mark@sportsinfosolutions.com for a free one-week subscription to our DataHub Pro, which allows you access to a wealth of information about NFL team and player performance.
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):
* There is basically a three-way tie for the top spot within the team Total Points Power Rankings. The Lions, Ravens, and Bills are separated by a fraction of a point.
Perhaps the most interesting thing within those rankings is where the Cardinals stand (8th) relative to their division rivals, the Seahawks (10th) and Rams (21st). The Rams and Seahawks are currently tied for the division lead.
* For those of you staring at our quarterback Total Points leaderboard and saying “What the heck is Bo Nix doing there?” we’ve got answers. Our Alex Vigderman looked into Nix’s numbers:
In Nix’s case, there are a lot of plays where he does all right and something goes horribly wrong, or the play should have gone horribly wrong and he escapes with a kinda-bad outcome. He’s captaining a ship that absolutely should be sinking and somewhat surprisingly keeping it afloat, which Total Points gives him a ton of credit for
Read the full article here.
* Who’s the best cornerback in the NFL? This came up on this week’s Off the Charts Football Podcast after Derek Stingley Jr. had a particularly good game for the Texans in Week 15. Patrick Surtain II moved back into the top spot ahead of Christian Gonzalez, but it’s a tight leaderboard at the top.

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. Ravens
3. Bills
4. Packers
5. Eagles
6. Broncos
7. Vikings
8. Cardinals
9. Chiefs
10. Seahawks

Top 5 Offenses

1. Ravens
2. Bills
3. Lions
4. Packers
5. Bengals

Top 5 Defenses

1. Broncos
2. Eagles
3. Vikings
4. Packers
5. Chargers

Total Points Leaders: Quarterbacks

1. Joe Burrow
2. Lamar Jackson
3. Josh Allen
4. Patrick Mahomes
5. Bo Nix

Total Points Leaders: Running Backs

1. Jahmyr Gibbs
2. Derrick Henry
3. James Conner
4. Bucky Irving
5. Josh Jacobs

Total Points Leaders: Wide Receivers

1. Ja’Marr Chase
2. A.J. Brown
3. Jauan Jennings
4. Puka Nacua
5. Brian Thomas Jr.

Total Points Leaders: Defensive Ends

1. Myles Garrett
2. T.J. Watt
3. Jared Verse
4. Jonathan Greenard
5. Calais Campbell

Total Points Leaders: Linebackers

1. Brian Burns
2. Zack Baun
3. Nik Bonitto
4. Fred Warner
5. Zaire Franklin

 Total Points Leaders: Cornerbacks

1. Pat Surtain II
2. Christian Gonzalez
3. Derek Stingley Jr.
4. Keisean Nixon
5. Jaylon Jones

 Total Points Leaders: Safeties

1. Kerby Joseph
2. Julian Love
3. Amani Hooker
4. Nick Cross
5. DeShon Elliott

 

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

—
E-mail mark@sportsinfosolutions.com for a free one-week subscription to our DataHub Pro, which allows you access to a wealth of information about NFL team and player performance.
—

Charting Leaderboards

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

 

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

* The NFL’s most successful deep passer this season has been Sam Darnold. But the best deep passer has arguably been Justin Herbert. Herbert leads all quarterbacks with a 66% on-target percentage on passes at least 20 yards downfield. Darnold ranks just a little behind at 60%. That Darnold has 27 deep pass completions to Herbert’s 22 is a testament to the quality of Darnold’s receivers.
* Shout-out to Osa Odighizuwa, who leads the NFL in pressures above expectation (+20.2). Odighizuwa had 7 pressures last week in the Cowboys’ win over the Panthers. He ranks tied for 13th with 50 pressures this season.
 

Most Completions, Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Sam Darnold 27
2. Jordan Love 23
3. Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Geno Smith 22

Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield

1. George Pickens 13
2. Darnell Mooney, Justin Jefferson 12
4. DK Metcalf 11
5. Jordan Addison, Courtland Sutton, Alec Pierce 10

Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)

1. Saquon Barkley 852
2. Derrick Henry 824
3. Josh Jacobs 797
4. Kyren Williams 739
5. Bijan Robinson 727

Most QB Pressures

1. Maxx Crosby 68
2. Trey Hendrickson 66
3. Jared Verse, Will McDonald IV 59
5. Myles Garrett 57

Most Pressures Above Expectation

1. Osa Odighizuwa 20.2
2. Myles Garrett 16.6
3. Micah Parsons 16.3
4. Maxx Crosby 15.7
5. Chris Jones 15.4

Click here for our full Charting StatPack featuring deeper lists on these stats.

—

E-mail mark@sportsinfosolutions.com for a free one-week subscription to our DataHub Pro, which allows you access to a wealth of information about NFL team and player performance.

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.

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

Here are some we noticed:

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

* Two teams to watch that have top-end Pass Rush and Pass Coverage groups: the Texans (ranked 6th and 5th, respectively) against the Chiefs and (maybe) a hobbled Patrick Mahomes, and the Vikings (ranked 7th in both areas) against also-potentially hobbled Geno Smith and the Seahawks, whose Blocking ranks last in the NFL.

* There’s one team that ranks in the top 10 in six of the seven groupings we measure (Passing, Rushing, Receiving, Blocking, Run Defense, Pass Rush, Pass Coverage).

It’s not the Bills and not the Eagles. It’s actually the Packers, who face the Saints on Monday Night Football. The Saints rank in the bottom half of the NFL in four of those groupings, so Green Bay has a significant advantage.