NFL – 2017 WEEK 12 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Philip Rivers, QB (Chargers) LAC 28 at DAL 6 The Cowboys defense on Thanksgiving Day gave up 515 yards of total offense to Los Angeles at home for 7.8 yards per play.   Five Chargers also had 50+ yards receiving.  And,…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 11 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Drew Brees, QB (Saints) WAS 31 at NO 34 If there was any doubt that this 38-year-old franchise passer can still get it done, then his performance during Week 11 should put a kibosh on any apprehension had.  The 17-year…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 10 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Jared Goff, QB (Rams) HOU 7 at LA 33 The transformation of this 23-year-old second year QB since last season has been remarkable.  Last year, the 2016 1R draft pick out of Cal struggled under the former 59-year-old Rams head…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 9 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Matthew Stafford, QB (Lions) DET 30 at GB 17 The highest paid QB in the league earned his keep during the Lion’s Week 9 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau.  The 29-year-old looked dominant and helped his ailing…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 8 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

­­Russell Wilson, QB (Seahawks) HOU 38 at SEA 41 After Wilson put on a show during Week 8’s shootout between the 6th year QB and the young Texans rookie QB (Deshaun Watson), he is on many early lists of candidates…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 7 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Derek Carr, QB (Raiders) KC 30 at OAK 31 When I saw the stats after last Thursday night’s game in Oakland, I knew Carr would finish Week 7 as the passing leader.  The 26-year-old went 29-52, threw for a whopping…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 6 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Trevor Siemian, QB (Broncos) NYG 23 at DEN 10 At first, it was surprising to see this second year QB out of Northwestern as the passing leader for Week 6 given the troubles the Denver offense has endured recently (1-2…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 3 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Apologies for the delay in posting this weekly column and Week 4’s column which is coming shortly.  I was in Europe on vacation for 10 days with a bad internet connection and no real ability to research and post articles.…

NFL – 2017 WEEK 2 – STATS THAT STICK OUT

Tom Brady, QB (Patriots) NE 26 at NO 20 Incredibly, Brady took home his 28th career AFC Offensive Player of the Week award following his first-rate performance during Week 2 after he threw for 447 yards and had 3 TDs,…