We are entering Week 7 of the NFL season. There are only two teams with a bye this week (Buffalo and Baltimore), but the following week is the biggest bye week of the season with six teams on bye (Arizona, Detroit, Jacksonville, LA Rams, Las Vegas, and Seattle). It's best to prepare now for what is coming. Injuries are everywhere, and teams are more than ever using a multiple-back approach at running back. Who is healthy? Who can play? Who can you add? Many factors lead to confusion about who to start, so let's go with what we know, and we know a lot. This week's column is all about helpful stats to help you make the best lineup decisions.
The name of the game is scoring fantasy points. What are some factors that lead to scoring more fantasy points that can be beneficial to your decision-making?
- Players on high-scoring teams
- Players against teams that allow high-scoring
- Players on teams that run a lot of plays
- Players against teams that allow a lot of plays
Teams scoring the most points per game
- 32.3 Indianapolis
- 31.8 Detroit
- 29.7 Dallas
- 27.8 Buffalo
- 27.7 Seattle
- 27.5 Tampa Bay
- 26.3 Washington
- 26.2 Green Bay
- 25.8 Kansas City
- 25.2 Chicago
Teams allowing the most points per game
- 32.3 Baltimore
- 30.7 Dallas
- 30.5 Cincinnati
- 29.0 Miami
- 28.3 NY Jets
- 28.2 Chicago
- 26.8 Tennessee
- 26.7 New Orleans
- 25.2 Tampa Bay
- 24.8 Las Vegas
Teams running the most plays per game
- 69.2 San Francisco
- 67.8 Cleveland
- 66.0 Atlanta
- 65.7 NY Giants
- 64.5 Carolina
- 64.2 Dallas
- 64.0 New Orleans
- 64.0 Jacksonville
- 63.7 LA Chargers
- 63.3 Denver
Teams allowing the most plays per game
- 68.8 Pittsburgh
- 67.2 Baltimore
- 66.7 Cincinnati
- 66.7 Dallas
- 66.3 LA Rams
- 65.8 Arizona
- 65.2 Seattle
- 64.8 NY Giants
- 64.0 Philadelphia
- 63.2 Green Bay
Target players on these teams
- Dallas (3rd in points scored, 6th in plays run per game)
- Buffalo (4th in points scored, 11th in plays run per game)
- Kansas City (9th in points scored, 12th in plays run per game)
- Green Bay (8th in points scored, 13th in plays run per game)
Target players against these teams
- Baltimore (1st in points allowed per game, 2nd in plays per game allowed)
- Dallas (2nd in points allowed per game, 4th in plays per game allowed)
- Cincinnati (3rd in points allowed per game, 3rd in plays per game allowed)
HELPFUL QUARTERBACK STATS
300-YARD PASSING GAMES
3 times
- None
2 times
- Justin Herbert, LA Chargers
- Mac Jones, San Francisco
- Dak Prescott, Dallas
- Matthew Stafford, LA Rams
1 time
- Josh Allen, Buffalo
- Jacoby Brissett, Arizona
- Sam Darnold, Seattle
- Jared Goff, Detroit
- Daniel Jones, Indianapolis
- Jordan Love, Green Bay
- Patrick Mahomes II, Kansas City
- Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay
- Bo Nix, Denver
- Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta
- Brock Purdy, San Francisco
- Geno Smith, Las Vegas
- Tua Tagovailoa, Miami
- Carson Wentz, Minnesota
- Russell Wilson, NY Giants
- Bryce Young, Carolina
300-YARD PASSING GAMES ALLOWED
3 times
- None
2 times
- Dallas
- Denver
- Indianapolis
- Jacksonville
- New England
- Tampa Bay
1 time
- Arizona
- Baltimore
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Green Bay
- Kansas City
- LA Rams
- NY Giants
- Pittsburgh
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- Washington
0 times
- Atlanta
- Buffalo
- Carolina
- Cleveland
- Detroit
- Houston
- Las Vegas
- LA Chargers
- Miami
- Minnesota
- New Orleans
- NY Jets
- Philadelphia
- Tennessee
FANTASY WEEKLY TOP 12 FINISHES - QUARTERBACK
Six Times
- None
Five times
- None
Four times
- Josh Allen, Buffalo
- Patrick Mahomes II, Kansas City
- Drake Maye, New England
- Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay
Three times
- Justin Fields, NY Jets
- Justin Herbert, LA Chargers
- Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia
- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore
- Daniel Jones, Indianapolis
- Mac Jones, San Francisco
- Dak Prescott, Dallas
Two times
- Sam Darnold, Seattle
- Jared Goff, Detroit
- Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville
- Jordan Love, Green Bay
- Kyler Murray, Arizona
- Brock Purdy, San Francisco
- Geno Smith, Las Vegas
- Matthew Stafford, LA Rams
- C.J. Stroud, Houston
- Carson Wentz, Minnesota
One time
- Jake Browning, Cincinnati
- Marcus Mariota, Washington
- Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh
- Tua Tagovailoa, Miami
- Tyrod Taylor, NY Jets
- Russell Wilson, NY Giants
- Bryce Young, Carolina
