I know, I know. NFL stats don't mean near as much as MLB stats....hell, you could even argue that non-advanced stats in the NBA and "that sport they play on ice" are much more valuable than NFL stats.
but.....I'm gonna go there anyways, after the jump, and point out a few things that surprised me.
QB's (Keep in mind that only 12 QB's will be slinging passes in week 18, in this QB driven league - always wanted to say that-)
Did you know that Matt Ryan has the 6th most passing TD's in the league?
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 40 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | 37 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | NE | 35 |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 33 |
| 5 | Tony Romo | DAL | 29 |
| 6 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 26 |
Did you know that Matt Ryan has the 10th best QB rating (and yes I know its a flawed statistic)?
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 120.1 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | 109.1 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | NE | 106.7 |
| 4 | Tony Romo | DAL | 102.6 |
| 5 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 96.8 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 93.8 |
| 7 | Eli Manning | NYG | 91.7 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 91.5 |
| 9 | Alex Smith | SF | 91.1 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 90.5 |
Did you know that Matt Ryan is tied for 9th most 40+ yard completions (interestingly enough, and for very different reasons, he's tied with "the great Cam", and .....Carson Palmer)?
| Rk | Player | Team | 20+ | 40+ |
| 1 | Eli Manning | NYG | 58 | 15 |
| 2 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 46 | 14 |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 60 | 12 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE | 62 | 11 |
| 4 | Tony Romo | DAL | 54 | 11 |
| 6 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 44 | 10 |
| 7 | Drew Brees | NO | 60 | 9 |
| 7 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 37 | 9 |
| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 55 | 8 |
| 9 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 48 | 8 |
| 9 | Cam Newton | CAR | 62 | 8 |
| 9 | Kevin Kolb | ARI | 23 | 8 |
| 9 | Carson Palmer | OAK | 34 | 8 |
Did you know Matt Ryan is 10th in the league in yards per game?
| 1 | Drew Brees | NO | 341.4 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | 328.1 |
| 3 | Eli Manning | NYG | 311.6 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 311.4 |
| 5 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 296.1 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | SD | 286.8 |
| 7 | Tony Romo | DAL | 278.2 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 275.4 |
| 9 | Cam Newton | CAR | 265.9 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 264.1 |
Being that this is an "off" year for our beloved QB, I was very surprised that a "down" year would show a top ten QB. Interesting. Not what you would believe if you just watched ESPN, or any top-ten QB ranking list.
WR's/TE's
Did you know that we have two receivers in the top 7 for receptions?
| 1 | Wes Welker | NE | WR | 104 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham | NO | TE | 87 |
| 3 | Roddy White | ATL | WR | 85 |
| 4 | Calvin Johnson | DET | WR | 81 |
| 5 | Darren Sproles | NO | RB | 79 |
| 6 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | TE | 75 |
| 7 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | TE | 74 |
Did you know that Julio Jones is tied for 6th in the league for 40+ yard receptions?
| Rk | Player | Team | Pos | 20+ | 40+ |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | WR | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | WR | 20 | 7 |
| 2 | A.J. Green | CIN | WR | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Victor Cruz | NYG | WR | 18 | 6 |
| 4 | Mike Wallace | PIT | WR | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | Julio Jones | ATL | WR | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Jordy Nelson | GB | WR | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | WR | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Laurent Robinson | DAL | WR | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Steve Smith | CAR | WR | 27 | 5 |
| 6 | Nate Washington | TEN | WR | 9 | 5 |
Maybe Roddy isn't just a drop machine, and Julio is a beast down the field. ESPN could have fooled me. ....and all of this on a "down" passing year for the Falcons. You add Michael Turner to these stats and maybe we got an offense or something. With a 9th ranked DEF (yup we're now sitting at 9th) we could actually win a playoff game on the road.
(All stats from NFL.com)
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