| Kickermania - thru week 16 & looking ahead to week 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| by Mike Herman, Exclusive to Footballguys.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 Kicking points (top five are highlighted) |
2005 Kicking ppg | 2005 Kdef |
Week 17 matchup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | Current KICKER | standard total rnk |
attemptd total rnk |
bonus total rnk |
avg | rnk | home | rnk | away | rnk | ppg allw | rnk | hom factr |
away factr |
oppnt | Kdef factr |
score avg |
math proj I |
math proj II |
this week rank |
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| Ari | Neil Rackers | 142 | 1 | 148 | 2 | 166 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 10.1 | 1 | 8.7 | 2 | 6.8 | 19 | 0.90 | 1.25 | @IND | 0.91 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 16 |
| notes | misses: Rackers 43WL, 54WL; Novak none The Cardinals have averaged 7.4 kicking ppg the last five weeks. |
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| Atl | Todd Peterson | 104 | 12 | 113 | 20 | 109 | 14 | 6.9 | 12 | 7.9 | 10 | 6.1 | 16 | 6.6 | 16 | 1.00 | 0.87 | CAR | 1.08 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6 |
| notes | misses: Peterson 49SH, 28B; Koenen 55WR The Falcons scored 10 kicking points when the Panthers came to town last year. |
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| Bal | Matt Stover | 103 | 13 | 118 | 12 | 113 | 12 | 6.9 | 13 | 8.1 | 6 | 5.4 | 20 | 7.1 | 23 | 0.83 | 1.05 | @CLE | 1.27 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7 |
| notes | misses: Stover 38WL, 47WL, 45WR, 43RU; Elling
54SH Stover has scored 12 points each in back-to-back games. |
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| Buf | Rian Lindell | 99 | 14 | 117 | 15 | 110 | 13 | 6.6 | 14 | 7.5 | 14 | 5.6 | 19 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.62 | 0.95 | @NYJ | 0.98 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 26 |
| notes | misses: 45WR, 46WL, 28LU, 31WR, 32WL, 48WL. Lindell scored in double digits in three games during the first half of the year. He averaged 2.0 ppg in the games immediately following those. He scored in double digits (13) last week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Car | John Kasay | 107 | 10 | 132 | 5 | 118 | 9 | 7.1 | 10 | 7.9 | 9 | 6.3 | 14 | 5.9 | 5 | 0.97 | 1.08 | @ATL | 1.00 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 17 |
| notes | misses: 53WL, 62WL, 52B, 56SH, 46WL, 45WR,
42WL, 50RU, one extra point blocked Kasay's FG average on the road this year is 60.0%. |
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| Chi | Robbie Gould | 88 | 27 | 116 | 18 | 92 | 28 | 5.9 | 27 | 6.5 | 25 | 5.1 | 21 | 4.8 | 2 | 0.58 | 0.80 | @MIN | 0.91 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 30 |
| notes | misses: Brien 48WL, 36WR, 39WL; Gould 48WL, 47WR, 47WR, 39WR, 43SH, 44WR, one extra point WL. Gould was a long shot to make the NFL among the many undrafted rookie kickers in preseason. He is now the starting kicker for a team with a first round playoff bye. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cin | Shayne Graham | 128 | 3 | 140 | 3 | 134 | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 9.5 | 2 | 7.4 | 7 | 6.6 | 16 | 0.95 | 1.11 | @KC | 0.66 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 20 |
| notes | misses: 42WR, 52WL, 30WL, 48WR Graham has averaged 10.3 ppg the last six weeks. |
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| Cle | Phil Dawson | 92 | 21 | 100 | 28 | 97 | 24 | 6.1 | 21 | 5.6 | 29 | 6.6 | 12 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.27 | 0.96 | BAL | 1.05 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 21 |
| notes | misses: 39WR, 34WL, one extra point blocked,
one extra point LU Dawson has averaged 6.0 ppg in his last three games against the Ravens. |
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| Dal | Shaun Suisham | 91 | 22 | 113 | 20 | 96 | 25 | 6.1 | 22 | 8.6 | 4 | 3.9 | 31 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.79 | 0.96 | STL | 1.16 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 4 |
| notes | misses: Cortez 41WL, 49B, 48WL, 29WL, one extra point; Suisham none; Cundiff 34WL, 38WR, 32B. The Cowboys released Billy Cundiff, and have re-signed Shaun Suisham. "I just had to do something. You can't live with what's going on right now. You just can't live with it." - Bill Parcells | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Den | Jason Elam | 112 | 5 | 134 | 4 | 123 | 5 | 7.5 | 4 | 7.4 | 16 | 7.6 | 6 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.66 | 0.67 | @SD | 1.03 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 12 |
| notes | misses: 53WL, 53WR, 46LU, 41WL, 46B, 49WR,
52WR, one extra point RU After last week, Elam has 203 career points against the Raiders... his most against any given team. He has 202 against the Chargers heading into this week. |
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| Det | Jason Hanson | 81 | 30 | 97 | 31 | 89 | 31 | 5.4 | 30 | 6.3 | 28 | 4.4 | 29 | 6.9 | 20 | 0.86 | 1.05 | @PIT | 0.83 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 31 |
| notes | misses: Hanson 47B, 47WR, 46WL, 51WR, 50WL;
Hamilton one extra point blocked. The Steelers last three opponents have scored 3, 3, and 0 kicking points. |
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| GB | Ryan Longwell | 79 | 31 | 101 | 27 | 90 | 30 | 5.3 | 31 | 6.3 | 27 | 4.4 | 30 | 7.7 | 27 | 1.17 | 1.15 | SEA | 1.19 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 14 |
| notes | misses: 42WL, 53WR, 42WL, 31WR, 38B, 38WR,
39WR, one extra point Longwell is only 5 of 9 on FGs between 30 and 39 yards this year. All the misses were at home. |
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| Hou | Kris Brown | 97 | 16 | 118 | 12 | 103 | 19 | 6.5 | 16 | 7.8 | 11 | 5.0 | 22 | 8.2 | 28 | 1.23 | 0.86 | @SF | 0.68 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 32 |
| notes | misses:
56WR, 38WR, 46WL, 37B, 31WL, 38WR, 48WR Brown has averaged 3.75 FG attempts per game the last four weeks. |
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| Ind | Mike Vanderjagt | 116 | 4 | 125 | 9 | 122 | 6 | 7.3 | 9 | 7.3 | 17 | 8.1 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 0.91 | 0.53 | ARI | 1.25 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 10 |
| notes | misses: Vanderjagt 48WL, 31B; Rayner 59SH Vanderjagt has averaged 6.0 ppg since the Colts clinched the #1 playoff seed. |
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| Jac | Josh Scobee | 97 | 16 | 118 | 12 | 105 | 17 | 6.5 | 16 | 7.0 | 22 | 6.0 | 17 | 5.9 | 5 | 1.06 | 0.62 | TEN | 1.10 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 9 |
| notes | misses: 43WL, 42WL, 49WR, 44WR, 38WR, 52SH,
40WR Scobee has a career average of 4.0 ppg against the Titans. |
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| KC | Lawrence Tynes | 112 | 5 | 131 | 6 | 120 | 7 | 7.5 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 7.0 | 9 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.66 | 0.88 | CIN | 1.11 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 2 |
| notes | misses: 32WL, 46B, 44WR, 43WL, 41WR, 52SH, one extra point SH (bad snap). Last week, the Chiefs went for it on 4th and 14 rather than attempt a 46 yard FG, based on Tynes recommendation. He told Vermeil he didn't think he'd make the FG given the wet and windy conditions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mia | Olindo Mare | 94 | 19 | 109 | 24 | 100 | 20 | 6.3 | 19 | 6.6 | 24 | 5.9 | 18 | 6.2 | 12 | 0.90 | 0.84 | @NE | 1.00 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 22 |
| notes | misses: 21WL, 36WL, 31WR, 38WR, 53WL The Patriots have given up 3, 1, 0, and 3 kicking points in their last four games. |
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| Min | Paul Edinger | 96 | 18 | 123 | 10 | 108 | 15 | 6.4 | 18 | 8.6 | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 7.6 | 26 | 0.91 | 1.19 | CHI | 0.80 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8 |
| notes | misses: 33RU, 52WR, 32SH, 33WR, 52SH, 40WR,
32B, 49SH, 32B Edinger has made 71.9% of his FG attempts so far this year. It will be his third straight year below 75%. |
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| NE | Adam Vinatieri | 93 | 20 | 109 | 24 | 96 | 25 | 6.2 | 20 | 5.3 | 31 | 7.0 | 9 | 6.1 | 11 | 1.00 | 0.81 | MIA | 0.84 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 27 |
| notes | misses: 53WL, 37WR, 53WR, 44WL, 45WL, blocked
extra point Vinatieri needs 7 more points to reach 100 for the year. If not, it will be the first year below that mark in his NFL career. |
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| NO | John Carney | 90 | 24 | 111 | 23 | 98 | 22 | 6.0 | 24 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.0 | 22 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.56 | 1.20 | @TB | 1.36 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 23 |
| notes | misses: 29LU, 32WL, 43WL, 43WR, 47B, 45B,
30WL Carney has averaged only 3.7 ppg in his last three games against Tampa. |
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| NYG | Jay Feely | 136 | 2 | 157 | 1 | 149 | 2 | 9.1 | 2 | 9.2 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 0.80 | 1.00 | @OAK | 1.36 | 8.8 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 1 |
| notes | misses:
51LU, 28WR, 40WL, 54SH, 45SH, 33RU, 29B, 27WL Apparent no-brainer...the Giants have scored the second most kicking points in the NFL, while the Raiders have given up the most kicking points. |
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| NYJ | Mike Nugent | 78 | 32 | 93 | 32 | 84 | 32 | 5.2 | 32 | 7.6 | 13 | 3.1 | 32 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.98 | 1.17 | BUF | 0.95 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5 |
| notes | misses: 28B, 40WR, 48WL, 51WL, 53SH The Jets scored 5 kicking points in each game at Buffalo the last two years. They scored 10 at home against the Bills last year. |
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| Oak | Sebastian Janikowski | 87 | 28 | 117 | 15 | 94 | 27 | 5.8 | 28 | 5.3 | 31 | 6.3 | 15 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.36 | 1.13 | NYG | 1.00 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 29 |
| notes | misses: 43WL, 50WL, 49LU, 37WL, 45WL, 45LU,
61WR, 29WR, 51WR, 46B Janikowski has scored 4 or fewer points in five straight games. |
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| Phi | David Akers | 90 | 24 | 112 | 22 | 98 | 22 | 6.0 | 24 | 7.3 | 17 | 4.9 | 24 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.77 | 0.92 | WAS | 0.74 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 28 |
| notes | misses: Akers 49SH, 49WR, 43LU, 60SH, 38WR,
49CR; Simoneau one extra point; France 40B. The Redskins have given up 13.0 kicking ppg to the Giants, and 4.7 ppg to everyone else. |
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| Pit | Jeff Reed | 112 | 5 | 127 | 7 | 118 | 9 | 7.5 | 4 | 7.3 | 17 | 7.6 | 5 | 6.2 | 12 | 0.83 | 0.69 | DET | 1.05 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 3 |
| notes | misses: 52WL, 46WR, 51SH, 44B, 41WL The Lions have given up 10, 11, and 12 kicking points in their last three games. |
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| SD | Nate Kaeding | 111 | 8 | 120 | 11 | 119 | 8 | 7.4 | 7 | 7.7 | 12 | 7.1 | 8 | 6.1 | 10 | 1.03 | 0.84 | DEN | 0.67 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 18 |
| notes | misses: 40B, 42WL, 46WL Kaeding has averaged 6.7 ppg in his three career games against the Broncos. |
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| Sea | Josh Brown | 105 | 11 | 127 | 7 | 118 | 9 | 7.0 | 11 | 7.1 | 21 | 6.9 | 11 | 7.5 | 24 | 0.83 | 1.19 | @GB | 1.17 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 13 |
| notes | misses:
47WL, 47LU, 51WL, 40WL, 50SH, 36B, 57WR, one extra point blocked Brown has missed a FG in 5 of his last 6 games. |
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| SF | Joe Nedney | 91 | 22 | 100 | 28 | 104 | 18 | 6.1 | 22 | 7.4 | 15 | 4.9 | 24 | 8.3 | 30 | 0.68 | 1.37 | HOU | 0.86 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 15 |
| notes | misses: Nedney 39WL, 52SH; Cortez 34LU Comeback Player of the Year? |
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| StL | Jeff Wilkins | 109 | 9 | 115 | 19 | 125 | 4 | 7.3 | 8 | 6.4 | 26 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.2 | 28 | 1.27 | 1.16 | @DAL | 0.79 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 19 |
| notes | misses: 48WL, 48SH Unless he stumbles this week, Wilkins will continue his pattern of finishing in the top ten in kicker scoring every other year. |
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| TB | Matt Bryant | 89 | 26 | 104 | 26 | 100 | 20 | 5.9 | 26 | 5.4 | 30 | 6.4 | 13 | 6.5 | 15 | 1.36 | 0.70 | NO | 1.20 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 11 |
| notes | misses: Bryant 46WR, 52SH, 29WR; France
43B The Saints have given up an average of 9.4 kicking ppg on the road. |
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| Ten | Rob Bironas | 98 | 15 | 117 | 15 | 107 | 16 | 6.5 | 15 | 8.1 | 6 | 4.7 | 26 | 6.7 | 18 | 0.83 | 1.10 | @JAC | 1.06 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 25 |
| notes | misses: 47WR, 38WL, 58SH (freekick), 50WR,
51WL, 46WR, missed one extra point The Titans have scored 4 kicking points in 3 of their last 4 games against the Jaguars. |
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| Was | John Hall | 86 | 29 | 98 | 30 | 92 | 28 | 5.7 | 29 | 6.8 | 23 | 4.6 | 27 | 5.8 | 4 | 0.77 | 0.74 | @PHI | 0.77 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 24 |
| notes | misses: Hall 52WR, 45WL; Novak 39B, 38B Hall's scoring the last five weeks: 5, 6, 5, 5, & 5 points. |
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| NOTES: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | All stats are based on Standard Scoring of 3 points for field goals and 1 point for extra points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (except for the Bonus Total column which increases 40-49 yard FG's to 4 points, and FG's of 50 yards and over to 5 points) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | "Attempted" = maximum number of kicking points the team could have had if they made every kick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | The Kdefensive "factors" are the median by which teams allow kicking points, as compared to their opponents average scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (i.e. smaller numbers under 1.0 equal better kicking defense, larger numbers over 1.0 = not so good) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Weekly matchup numbers: the "Mathematical Projection I" is the "Kscoring" multiplied by the "Kdefensive Factor" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathematical Projection II is simply the average of the Kicking ppg scored and the Kicking points allowed by the opponent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Misses key: SH = short, WR = wide right, WL = wide left, CR = cross bar, RU = right upright, LU = left upright, B = blocked, T = tipped | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Herman's Kicker Rankings for This Week *** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jay Feely | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lawrence Tynes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jeff Reed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Shaun Suisham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mike Nugent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Todd Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Matt Stover | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Paul Edinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Josh Scobee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike Vanderjagt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Matt Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jason Elam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Josh Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Longwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Joe Nedney | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Neil Rackers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | John Kasay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Nate Kaeding | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jeff Wilkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shayne Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Phil Dawson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Olindo Mare | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | John Carney | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | John Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rob Bironas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Rian Lindell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Adam Vinatieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | David Akers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Sebastian Janikowski | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Robbie Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Jason Hanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Kris Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *** Note: These rankings differ from the official Footballguys.com rankings | |||||||||||||||||||||||