It’s the week of Thanksgiving! No, the New York Jets don’t have as a lot to be glad about as, say, the Detroit Lions. However in honor of turkey day, listed here are 32 issues fanbases and fantasy managers can be glad about, one for every staff.
Arizona Cardinals
Led by Kyler Murray and James Conner, the Cardinals have the NFL’s finest goal-to-go offense, scoring a landing on a whopping 94.1% of possessions.
Atlanta Falcons
Right here is the whole checklist of groups with two prime 20 vast receivers in complete PPR factors via 12 weeks: The Atlanta Falcons. Drake London (WR7) and Darnell Mooney (WR12) have been excellent because the begin of Week 2.
Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Henry has 13 dashing touchdowns this season, his seventh straight season with at the least 10.
Buffalo Payments
Khalil Shakir has 56 receptions on 66 targets from Josh Allen this season. That comes out to an almost 85% clip, the very best of any participant within the prime 50 in targets.
Carolina Panthers
Of the highest 20 operating backs in carries this season, Chuba Hubbard ranks fourth in yards per carry (4.95), behind a listing of the who’s-who on the place: Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Jahmyr Gibbs.
Chicago Bears
The Bears protection has now pressured two turnovers after their opponent had first and purpose from contained in the 5-yard line, the one staff to pressure multiple such turnover.
Cincinnati Bengals
There are solely 4 vast receivers averaging at the least 18.5 PPR factors per recreation this season: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Nico Collins and Bengals stars Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Cleveland Browns
Nick Chubb is again! He scored two touchdowns within the snow in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers final week, serving to the Browns win their third straight recreation in opposition to the Steelers at house.
Dallas Cowboys
There have been 4 subject objectives made this season of at the least 60 yards. Brandon Aubrey is answerable for two of them, together with the season’s longest subject purpose when he made a 65-yard subject purpose in Week 3.
Denver Broncos
Courtland Sutton is third within the NFL in burns and is exhibiting off some critical chemistry with rookie quarterback Bo Nix. Since Week 8, Sutton is second amongst all vast receivers in PPR factors.
Detroit Lions
There are one million issues going proper for the Lions this yr. Here’s a checklist of classes that they rank first in: third-and-long conversion proportion, first down yards per play, complete goal-to-go drives, scoring drives with three or fewer performs, touchdowns from exterior the pink zone, profitable performs, level differential and complete factors.
Inexperienced Bay Packers
The Packers protection has pressured three turnovers in six video games this season, one of many major the reason why they boast a prime 10 fantasy protection and have an 8-3 file on the season.
Houston Texans
To not be outdone, the Texans protection ranks first within the NFL in turnovers pressured this season and second in sacks, helped significantly by the eight sacks they recorded on Will Levis final weekend.
Indianapolis Colts
Alec Pierce leads the NFL in big-play proportion, which is sensible on condition that he additionally leads the NFL in yards per reception (23.3). In truth, he’s on tempo to be solely the second participant within the final 30 years to surpass 23 yards per reception.
Jacksonville Jaguars
The primary of some rookie receivers we’re going to focus on, Brian Thomas Jr.’s 13.91 burn yards per route run is third amongst all gamers with at the least 260 routes run, behind solely the aforementioned Pierce and Terry McLaurin.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
They’re the back-to-back Tremendous Bowl champs with the sport’s finest quarterback in his prime and a protection that seemingly by no means falters in massive moments. This fanbase doesn’t want to look significantly deep for issues to be glad about.
Las Vegas Raiders
We talked about him final week, nevertheless it’s value mentioning that Brock Bowers had double-digit targets once more in Week 12, the fifth time in seven video games he surpassed 10 targets.
Los Angeles Chargers
Right here is the checklist of gamers with at the least 21 receiving first downs since Week 8: Puka Nacua, Ja’Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Courtland Sutton and Ladd McConkey.
Los Angeles Rams
Kyren Williams has scored 26 touchdowns in his final 23 video games, the second highest complete within the NFL because the begin of the 2023 season. He’s additionally third amongst all operating backs in scrimmage yards per recreation throughout that point.
Miami Dolphins
This Dolphins offense is considerably extra explosive, productive and heck, enjoyable with Tua Tagovailoa at QB. He leads the NFL in well-thrown proportion at 89.5%.
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings are the highest protection in fantasy via 12 weeks. Andrew Van Ginkel is a big cause why, and whereas he’s unlikely going to win defensive participant of the yr, he’s second within the NFL in tackles for loss and in addition stays the one participant with a number of interception returns for touchdowns.
New England Patriots
There are 93 gamers with at the least 30 dashing makes an attempt this season. who leads all of them in yards per carry? That may be Drake Maye, averaging 8.67 yards per carry.
New Orleans Saints
Taysom Hill is superior!
By the way in which, he additionally had eight receptions and threw two passes on this recreation.
New York Giants
Malik Nabers seems to be like the house run first-round choice the Giants hoped he’d be. He leads the NFL in receptions per recreation, regardless of QB instability.
New York Jets
Aaron Rodgers is 40 years outdated so that they don’t should undergo via this for an excessive amount of longer.
OK, that doesn’t match with the optimism of this piece. Let’s strive once more: Garrett Wilson is on tempo for his third straight season with at the least 83 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards. The one different gamers presently on tempo to realize these numbers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 are CeeDee Lamb, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase.
Philadelphia Eagles
We might go together with a dominant offensive line right here, however after his efficiency final week, how can we not highlight Saquon Barkley? His 255 dashing yards in Week 12 had been the ninth most by any participant in a single recreation since 1960.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The sport’s most underrated kicker resides within the Metropolis of Bridges. Chris Boswell isn’t solely the sport’s most underrated kicker, he’s simply merely one of the best. He’s 31-33 on the season and has singlehandedly scored each level in two completely different Steelers wins this season (weeks 1 and 11).
San Francisco 49ers
Solely two tight ends have ever surpassed 13 receiving touchdowns in a single season. George Kittle has eight in 9 video games and since Week 2 has scored at the least 14.5 PPR factors in each recreation. He’s the undisputed TE1 within the NFL and in fantasy proper now.
Seattle Seahawks
No offense has scored extra factors from drives that started with lower than two minutes remaining in a half than the Seahawks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tristan Wirfs solely permits a strain on 2.5% of move protections, the bottom mark by any NFL sort out. He’s an important a part of this productive Buccaneers passing offense.
Tennessee Titans
We did one thing comparable with the Lions, nevertheless it’s solely truthful to repeat with the Titans protection, which has been distinctive this season. They rank first within the NFL in five-minute drives allowed, opponent third-and-short conversion proportion, passing yards per recreation, passing first downs allowed, and to prime it off, they’ve allowed the fewest performs of 10+ yards.
Washington Commanders
Jayden Daniels appears to have unlocked Terry McLaurin, who is almost on tempo to interrupt 1,200 receiving yards in a season for the primary time, whereas having already tied a career-high for receiving touchdowns in a single season.
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