- NFL Records Peyton Manning Broke Include...
- Touchdowns in a Single Season with 55
- Passing Yards in a Single Season with 5,477
- Tied for Touchdowns in a Game with 7 against Baltimore on 9/5
- NFL Team Records Include...
- Scoring in a Single Season with 606
- First Team to Score over 600 points in a Season
- More Peyton Manning's Stats this Year
- 68.3 completion percentage
- 342.3 passing yards per game
- 8.3 TD percentage
- 10 INTs
- 111.1 Passer Rating
- Kicker Matt Prater season...
- 25/26 on Field Goals
- 6/7 on 50+ yard Field Goals
- 75/75 on PATs
- The Missed FG was from 52 yards out vs KC on 11/17
- Set record by hitting a 64 yard FG against Tennessee on 12/8
- Season Highlighted By Comebacks
- 9/8 vs. Buffalo: Down 21-20 with 4:31 left, Won 23-21 on GW Field Goal
- 10/13 vs. New Orleans: Down 27-23 with 2:24 left, Won 30-27 on GW TD Pass with 5 seconds left
- 10/20 vs. New York Jets: Down 27-24 with 2:10 left, Game-Tying FG with 16 seconds left
- 11/24 vs. Denver: Down 24-0, Won 34-31
- 12/8 vs. Cleveland: Down 26-14 with less then 65 seconds left, won 27-26
- LeGarrette Blount had a career day against Buffalo in the last week of the season (189 yards, 7.9 per carry, 2 Rushing TDs, 145 kickoff return yards, and 72.5 yards per kickoff return)
- The Patriots have arguably the most depth at running back with Blount, Steven Ridley, Shane Vereen, and Brandon Bolden
- Only one player has over 60 catches of the Pats: Julian Edelman
- Edelman had 21 catches in 2012, 4 in 2011, and 7 in 2010
- To compare, he had 18 total tackles in 2011 and ended up playing defensive back due to injuries
- It's been a rough year for Brady, having to play with inexperienced and off-injured wide receivers and tight ends, however, I still trust him with a game on the line
- Andy Dalton:
- 61.9% Completion Percentage
- 4296 Passing Yards
- 33 TDs
- 20 INT
- 88.8 QB Rating
- Dalton to AJ Green:
- 98 completions
- 180 targets
- 1426 yards
- 14.6 average yards
- 18 20+ Yard Plays
- RB Giovani Bernard can run and catch the ball
- 170 rushing attempts
- 695 rushing yards
- 4.1 yards per carry
- 5 rushing touchdowns
- 56 receptions (second on team)
- 514 receiving yards
- 422 yards after catch
- 3 receiving touchdowns
- Vontaze Burfict is the league leader in combined tackles with 171
- Missing defense stalwart Geno Atkins (torn ACL)
- Three large improvements in Andrew Luck's game this year
- Completion Percentage: 60.2% compared to 54.1% last year
- Interceptions: 9 this year compared to 18 last year
- Fumbles: 5 this year compared to 9 last year
- 23 of Luck's 63 rushing attempts have resulted in first downs
- Without Reggie Wayne, Luck has relied on TY Hilton
- Hilton is the only member of the team with 55+ receptions and 610+ receiving yards
- Hilton and Coby Fleener are the only with receivers with 40+ receptions
- Trent Richardson has been a let down
- 2.9 yards per attempt
- 32.7 yards per game
- 1 20+ yard carry
- Robert Mathis is having his best season of his career
- 19.5 sacks
- 8 forced fumbles
- Number one in the league for both
- Jarrell Freeman is one of the most underrated linebackers in the game
- 126 combined tackles
- 5.5 sacks
- 6 forced fumbles
- 6 passes deflected
- Jamaal Charles led the team in rushing and receiving and was second in scoring (DNP in Week 17)
- His 114 points scored this season is the most by a non-kicker
- He rushed for...
- 1,287 yards
- 5 yards per carry
- 12 touchdowns
- 72 first downs
- His receiving stats are
- 70 receptions
- 104 targets
- 693 receiving yards
- 630 yards after catch
- 7 touchdowns
- 32 first downs
- Outside Linebackers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali both had 11 sacks on the season
- Fellow linebacker Derrick Johnson had 107 tackles
- For the Chiefs to be successful, they need to
- Establish the run
- Put the offense in 3rd and Long
- Win on Special Teams
- Phillip Rivers is having a great year
- 378/544 or a 69.5 completion percentage
- 4478 passing yards
- 32 TDs
- 11 INTs
- 60 20+ yard passes
- 105.5 passer rating
- Rivers has two great targets to throw to: Keenan Allen and Antonio Gates
- Allen's stats this year:
- 71 receptions
- 105 targets
- 1046 receiving yards
- 8 TDs
- 16 20+ yard catches
- Gates' stats this year:
- 77 receptions
- 116 targets
- 872 receiving yards
- 4 TDs
- Saftey Eric Weddle is total defender
- 115 combined tackles
- 10 pass deflections
- 2 picks
- 1 forced fumble
- 2 fumble recoveries
Seattle Seahawks
- 15-1 at home over the last two seasons
- Have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs
- The Seahawk defense is the best in the league
- They are first in the NFL in...
- Yards Allowed in 4378
- Yards Allowed per Game with 273.6
- Passing Yards with 2752
- Passing Yards per Game with 172.0
- Points Allowed with 231
- Points Allowed per Game with 14.4
- Richard Sherman is the best corner in the league
- 8 picks (#1 in the NFL)
- 16 pass deflections
- 3 picks in the fourth quarter with the game within 7 points this year
- 20 picks last three years
- 57 pass deflections last three seasons
- Free Safety Earl Thomas may also be the best at his position
- 105 combined tackles
- 8 pass deflections
- 5 interceptions
- 2 forced fumbles
- Russell Wilson has been very efficient
- 63.1 completion percentage
- 26 TDs
- 9 INTs
- 101.2 passer rating
Carolina Panthers
Green Bay Packers- Cam Newton had Career Highs In...
- Competition Percentage with 61.7%
- Touchdowns with 24
- QB Rating with 88.8
- And Career Lows In...
- Fumbles with 3
- Luke Kuechly is fourth in the league with 156 combined tackles
- He also had 4 interceptions and 11 passes deflected
- His 320 tackles in his first two seasons is more then these players in their first two years...
- Patrick Willis (315)
- Ray Lewis (293)
- DeMeco Ryans (284)
- Jon Beason (278)
- Brian Urlacher (239)
- Derrick Brooks (210)
- NaVarro Bowman (189)
- Kuechly had 24 combined tackles vs. New Orleans on 12/22
- The 24 tackles was the most in a game this season
- Kuechly is the best linebacker in the league and the anchor of the defense
- DE Greg Hardy had 15.0 sacks on the season
- Nick Foles is 8-2 in games he is the starting QB
- Foles since the start of November
- 151/227 or a 66.5 completion percentage
- 2269 passing yards
- 21 TDs
- 2 INTs
- 101 first downs
- 43 passes of 20+ yards
- 7 Wins
- 1 Loss
- LeSean McCoy is the leading rusher in the league with 1607 rushing yards
- McCoy since the start of November
- 158 rushing attempts
- 874 yards
- 5.5 rushing yards per carry
- 6 TDs
- 43 first downs
- 7 Wins
- 1 Loss
- CB Brandon Boykin
- 6 picks
- 17 pass deflections
- 2 forced fumbles
- 205 kick-off return yards
- Boykin is the x-factor for the Eagles, he is not only becoming a great corner, but he can also be deadly in the return game
- With Aaron Rodgers playing the whole game, the Pack are 6-2
- Without the 2011 MVP, the Packers are 2-5-1
- In Rodgers' return from injury:
- 25/39
- 318 yards
- 2 TDs
- 2 INTs
- 85.2 QB Rating
- Not great, but not awful
- Eddie Lacy is the first 1,000 yard rusher for the Packers since Ryan Grant in 2009
- Lacy has...
- 1178 rushing yards
- 11 TDs
- 61 first downs
- All-Pro Clay Matthews is out for the playoffs
- However, they still have constamint pro, ILB AJ Hawk
- 118 combined tackles
- 1 forced fumble
- Green Bay's defense gives up the most points of any team in the league with an average of 26.8 points allowed per game
- The Best Linebacking Core In Football
- NaVarro Bowman
- 145 combined tackles
- 120 total tackles
- 5 sacks
- 4 forced fumbles
- 9 pass deflections
- 2 picks
- 2014 Pro Bowler
- Patrick Willis (In 14 games)
- 104 total tackles
- 3 sacks
- 7 tackles for loss
- 2 forced fumbles
- 2014 Pro Bowler
- Ahmad Brooks
- 8.5 sacks
- 6 tackles for loss
- 60 combined tackles
- 2014 Pro Bowler
- Aldon Smith (In 11 games)
- 8.5 sacks
- 34 tackles
- Cameron Jordan and Junior Galette are becoming one of the best 1-2 punches when rushing the quarterback
- Jordan this season:
- 12.5 sacks
- 47 combined tackles
- 2 forced fumbles
- 2014 Pro Bowler
- Galette this season:
- 12.0 sacks
- 40 combined tackles
- 6 tackles for loss
- The Saints can't run the ball (CHECK ALL)
- 1473 rushing yards (25th in the NFL)
- 391 rushing attempts (26th)
- 3.8 yards per attempt (26th)
- 92.1 rushing yards per game (25th)
- They can, however, pass the ball
- Drew Brees' stats:
- 5162 passing yards (2nd)
- 68.6 completion percentage (2nd)
- 39 TDs (2nd)
- 104.7 passer rating (6th)
- 70.5 QBR (4th)
