Sportmoney x PFF Week 16 Rundown

Here’s the Week 16 Sportmoney x PFF rundown, where we highlight stats, trends and PFF ratings for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends.

• Best QBs vs. the blitz:

  • Sam Darnold: 89.2 passing grade 

  • Lamar Jackson: 87.6 passing grade 

  • Joe Burrow: 86.9 passing grade 

  • Justin Herbert: 85.6 passing grade 

  • Josh Allen: 80.6 passing grade 

• Teams with highest blitz rate on passing plays:

  • Minnesota Vikings: 52.3% 

  • Tampa Bay: 49.5% 

  • Denver Broncos: 41.5% 

  • Arizona Cardinals: 39.8% 

  • New England Patriots: 37.9%

• Aaron Rodgers is coming off his best two-week stretch of the season:

  • First back to back game with 80.0+ offensive grade this year 

    • 82.8 offensive grade vs Dolphins (3rd-best of season)

    • 83.4 offensive grade vs Jaguars (2nd-best of season) 

  • 300+ yards in back to back games 

    • No other games over 300 yards 

  • Zero turnover-worthy plays during two-game stretch 

  • Jacksonville was a great matchup for Rodgers: 

    • 31.8% Cover 1 percentage (3rd in NFL) 

    • 22% Cover 2 percentage (1st in NFL) 

  • The Rams present a different matchup: 

    • More variable coverage 

    • 32.9% Cover 3 percentage (13th in NFL) 

      • Rodgers: 62.5 Passing Grade vs Cover 3 

  • Rodgers overall: 

    • 88.4 Passing Grade vs Cover-1 (4th in NFL) 

    • 85.3 Passing Grade vs Cover-2 (4th in NFL) 

• Lamar Jackson has a 92.5 offensive grade for his career.

  • But he has a 64.4 offensive grade vs. Pittsburgh

  • Will TJ Watt play? 

    • 89.8 defensive grade vs. Baltimore in his career 

• Running backs with highest yards per reception (minimum 20 targets): 

  • Samaje Perine: 12.4 YPR

  • Jahmyr Gibbs: 11.4 YPR 

  • Josh Jacobs: 10.4 YPR 

  • Saquon Barkley: 10.1 YPR

  • Breece Hall: 9.6 YPR

  • Others above 9.0 YPR: D’Andre Swift, Austin Ekeler, Joe Mixon, and David Montgomery (injured)

• Defenses allowing the most YPR to RBs: 

  • Cowboys: 10.3 YPR 

  • Lions: 9.5 YPR 

  • Commanders: 8.6 YPR 

  • Dolphins: 8.5 YPR 

  • Seahawks: 8.5 YPR 

• RBs who get the ball inside the 10 (Goal to Go):

  • Josh Jacobs: 34 attempts

  • David Montgomery: 33 attempts

  • Kyren Williams: 29 attempts

  • Joe Mixon: 25 attempts

  • Derrick Henry: 25 attempts

• Jahmyr Gibbs should see an increased workload with David Montgomery out for the season.

  • Only 17 attempts inside the 10 (T-21st)

  • 8 TDs inside the 10 (T-6th) 

• Teams that average the most yards per reception on wide screens:

  • 49ers: 9.9 YPR 

  • Rams: 8.6 YPR

  • Lions: 8.5 YPR

  • Ravens: 8.3 YPR

  • Buccaneers: 7.8 YPR

• Teams that allow the most yards per reception on wide screens:

  • Seahawks: 9.4 YPR

  • Bears: 9.0 YPR 

  • Packers: 8.6 YPR 

  • Bengals: 8.3 YPR

  • Panthers: 7.9 YPR

• Lions vs. Bears matchup 

  • Lions players with 5+ Wide Screens: 

    • Jamesone Williams 

    • Sam Laporta 

    • Amon-Ra St. Brown 

    • Kalif Raymond (injured) 

• Tight Ends with most yards per reception on play action:

  • George Kittle: 18.3 YPR

  • Cole Kmet: 16.4 YPR 

  • Foster Moreau: 15.4 YPR 

  • Tucker Kraft: 15.4 YPR

  • Sam Laporta: 15.2 YPR

  • Chigoziem Okonkwo: 14.7 YPR

• Teams allowing the most yards per reception to TEs in play action:

  • Buccaneers: 16.0 YPR

  • Bears: 15.7 YPR

  • Texans: 14.2 YPR

  • Raiders: 13.4 YPR

  • Packers: 12.8 YPR

• Sam Laporta vs. Chicago Bears 

  • LaPorta scored 2 TDs vs Chicago in Week with only 3 receptions on 5 targets

  • Despite the fact Laporta has struggled vs. Chicago the past two seasons (60.0 receiving grade), he has a good matchup in the screen and play action game.