This article is part of our Hidden Stat Line series.
Here's a quick list of some of our Week 8 highlights, because writing a list takes less time than writing a real introduction:
- DK Metcalf with more snaps (and two TDs!)
- Devin Singletary up to 68% of snaps
- Courtland Sutton dominates, but not on the stat sheet
- Christian Kirk looking healthy
- Baker Mayfield lighting up the Patriots defense
- Minshew, the Creator
- Todd Gurley disappearing after his TD
- Danny Amendola gobbling up targets and yards... again
- Auden Tate: WR1 volume, WR3 production
- I lied about No. 5
- It's tacky to make everything in multiples of five or 10.
- All the lists below are in multiples of five or 10.
- Now we have a Baker's dozen.
Week 8 QB Leaders
(stats from NFL Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Focus and ESPN)
Dropbacks | Deepest aDOT | Shallowest aDOT | QBR | |
1 | Andy Dalton (58) | Mason Rudolph (12.8) | Kirk Cousins (3.8) | Matthew Stafford (93.2) |
2 | Matt Schaub (54) | Matthew Stafford (11.7) | Carson Wentz (4.8) | Jared Goff (90.4) |
3 | Jameis Winston (52) | Jameis Winston (10.9) | Drew Brees (4.8) | Carson Wentz (89.4) |
4 | Deshaun Watson (46) | Russell Wilson (10.7) | Jimmy Garoppolo (5.2) | Gardner Minshew (85.6) |
5 | Daniel Jones (45) | Jared Goff (10.4) | Joe Flacco (5.5) | Russell Wilson (82.1) |
6 | Kyle Allen (44) | Ryan Tannehill (10.3) | Matt Moore (6.1) | Matt Schaub (77.3) |
7 | Josh Allen (43) | Kyle Allen (9.5) | Gardner Minshew (6.9) | Deshaun Watson (75.3) |
8 | Drew Brees (43) | Andy Dalton (9.2) | Deshaun Watson (7.0) | Aaron Rodgers (73.4) |
9 | Ryan Fitzpatrick (42) | Philip Rivers |