Sportmoney x PFF Week 17 Rundown

Here’s the Week 17 Sportmoney x PFF rundown, where we highlight stats, trends and PFF ratings for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends.

• Most explosive pass plays (15+ yards)

  • Baker Mayfield (97)

  • Lamar Jackson (96)

  • Jared Goff (93)

  • Geno Smith (93)

  • C.J. Stroud (88)

  • Sam Darnold (88)

• Most yards off of explosive passes

  1. Jared Goff (2,362)

  2. Lamar Jackson (2,354)

  3. Sam Darnold (2,220)

  4. Joe Burrow (2,175)

  5. Josh Allen (2,158)

• Most TDs off of explosive passes

  1. Joe Burrow (16)

  2. Baker Mayfield (15)

  3. Lamar Jackson (14)

  4. Jared Goff (12)

  5. Justin Herbert (11)

• Teams allowing most explosive pass plays

  1. Ravens (105)

  2. Vikings (100)

  3. Jaguars (93)

  4. Lions (92)

  5. Bears (90)

  6. Saints (87)

  7. Bengals and Panthers (85)

  • The Jaguars, Bears, Saints, Bengals and Panthers stick out since they aren’t often playing with a lead like the others (Ravens, Vikings and Lions), who are more likely to allow explosive passes when teams play catch up.

• Week 17 matchups with top-5 explosive play passers vs. top-7 defenses allowing the most explosive plays:

  • C.J. Stroud vs. Ravens

  • Geno Smith vs. Bears

  • Baker Mayfield vs. Panthers

• Top backs at forcing missed tackles (min 35 attempts)

  1. Kenneth Walker III (0.4 per attempt)

  2. Kendre Miller (0.36 per attempt)

  3. Antonio Gibson (0.35 per attempt)

  4. Tank Bigsby and Ray Davis (0.3 per attempt)

  • Can Kendre Miller have a strong finish if Kamara remains injured?

• Offensive lives providing the most yards before contact per attempt for RBs

  • Eagles (2.4)

  • Ravens (2.1)

  • 49ers and Colts (1.8)

  • Lions and Bills (1.6)

• Defenses allowing most yards before contact per attempt

  • Carolina (2.0)

  • Washington (1.8) and Dallas (1.8)

  • New Orleans (1.7)

  • New England (1.6) and Buffalo (1.6)

• Josh Jacobs is having a stellar season for the Packers, but could he cede late season carries to other Packers’ running backs?

  • Josh Jacobs

    • 88.2 rush grade (6th in NFL)

    • 1,216 rush yards (4th in NFL)

    • 13 rush TDs (T-2nd in NFL)

    • 66 rushes for 1st downs (4th in NFL)

    • 64 missed tackles forced (T-2nd in NFL)

    • 30 explosive runs (5th in NFL)

  • Emanuel Wilson (83 attempts)

    • 87.9 rush grade (7th in NFL)

    • 0.28 missed tackles forced per attempt (T-13th in NFL)

    • 3.1 yards after contact per attempt (T-40th in NFL)

  • Chris Brooks

    • 32.1% of carries for 1st downs or TDs

    • 3.5 yards after contact (16th in NFL)

• Ja’Marr Chase is having a record season

  • 1,510 yards: 7th-most for a WR through 16 weeks since 2018

  • 730 yards after the catch: 2nd-most for a WR through 16 weeks since 2018 (Cooper Kupp 2021)

  • 16 TDs: 2nd-most for a WR through 16 weeks since 2018 (Davante Adams 2020)

  • 23 missed tackles forced on receptions: 2nd-most for a WR through 16 weeks since 2018 (Deebo Samuel 2022)

• Jayden Reed is leading the way for receivers on the ground

  • 160 rushing yards (1st among WRs)

  • 78.6 rushing grade (3rd-best among WRs with 5+ attempts)

  • 17 rushing attempts (3rd among WRs to Deebo Samuels’ 39 and Xavier Worthy’s 18)

  • 7 rushes for 1st downs (1st among WRs)

  • 5 missed Ttackles forced on runs (T-2nd among WRs behind Samuels)

  • 7 explosive runs (1st among WRs)

• Trey McBride continues to be held scoreless

  • Since 2010, no TE with 1,000+ receiving yards had zero TDs

  • McBride is on pace with 958 yards so far this season

  • Kyle Pitts was finished with 1,053 yards and 1 TD in 2021

  • In fact, since 2010, no TE with 700+ receiving yards in a season had zero TDs

• Is Travis Kelce in for big volume on Christmas?

  • Despite a “down” season, Kelce is still a top TE option:

    • 121 targets (2nd to Brock Bowers)

    • 89 receptions (3rd to Bowers and McBride)

    • 739 Yards (5th in NFL among TEs)

    • Where he has struggled is after the catch:

      • 75 yards after contact (24th among TEs)

      • 289 yards after the catch (9th among TEs)

      • Both are career lows

  • Matchup Note: While the Steelers do not allow many yards after the catch or miss many tackles, they do rank 8th in receptions allowed to TEs this season (83).