Fantasy Football League Leaders After 1st Quarter of NFL Season
Team Rankings After First Quarter
Top 5 Quarterbacks
Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers
Tom Brady QB New England Patriots
Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints
Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Lions
Eli Manning QB New York Giants
Top 5 Pass Blocking Units
Oakland Raiders Pass Blocking Unit 2 sacks allowed
Buffalo Bills Pass Blocking Unit 3 sacks allowed
New England Patriots Pass Blocking Unit 4 sacks allowed
Tennessee Titans Pass Blocking Unit 4 sacks allowed
Detroit Lions Pass Blocking Unit 5 sacks allowed
Top 5 Pass Rushing Units
Philadelphia Eagles Pass Rushing Unit 15 sacks
Washington Redskins Pass Rushing Unit 15 sacks
Dallas Cowboys Pass Rushing Unit 13 sacks
New Orleans Saints Pass Rushing Unit 13 sacks
Houston Texans Pass Rushing Unit 12 sacks
Top 5 Pass Defense Units
Pittsburgh Steelers 157.5 Passing Yards Allowed
New York Jets 180.2 Passing Yards Allowed
Cincinnati Bengals 188.8 Passing Yards Allowed
Cleveland Browns 195.5 Passing Yards Allowed
San Diego Chargers 196.2 Passing Yards Allowed
Top 5 Receiving Targets
Calvin Johnson WR Detroit Lions Leads NFL in receiving touchdowns considered top 2 fantasy receiver and the top receiver in the NFL with Andre Johnson out for 2 weeks.
Wes Welker WR New England Patriots Welker leads league in receptions
Jason Witten TE Dallas Cowboys Witten leads tight ends in receptions. Witten is 2nd in NFL in receptions after Welker.
Rob Gronkowski TE New England Patriots Gronkowski is tied with Wes Welker for 5 receiving touchdowns.
Torrey Smith WR Baltimore Ravens Torrey Smith has averaged 25.5 yards per carry on 6 receptions. The Ravens have yet to use Torrey Smith against the Steelers which is another dangerous factor to consider.
Top 5 Run Blocking Units
Oakland Raiders 178.8 Rushing Yards Per Game Darren McFadden leads the NFL in rushing yards he averages 117 of those 178.8 rushing yards. You can debate whether McFadden or the Raiders offensive line is the reason for McFadden’s success.
Philadelphia Eagles 163.5 Rushing Yards Per Game LeSean McCoy is 5th in rushing yards. McCoy has averaged 90.75 rushing yards per game. The Eagles pass blocking is horrible yet their run blocking is so good it practically attributes for the Eagles success.
Minnesota Vikings 157 Rushing Yards Per Game Peterson who ranks 3rd in rushing yards has averaged 94 of those 157 rushing yards. Peterson is a beast for an NFL back so you can debate whether the Vikings run blocking or Peterson’s rushing is the reason for Minnesota’s success on the ground.
Houston Texans The Texans run blocking unit has averaged 148.5 rushing yards per game.
Buffalo Bills 137 rushing yards per game Fred Jackson accounts for 92.25 of those 137 rushing yards. The Bills offensive line is ranked in the top 5 in pass blocking and run blocking. That is clearly why they are balanced right now. A team held Jackson to under 100 rushing yards for the first time all year and the Bills lost.
Top 5 Run Defense Units
Dallas Cowboys 61.8 rushing yards allowed
Green Bay Packers 71 rushing yards allowed
Baltimore Ravens 72.5 rushing yards allowed
San Francisco 49ers 74 rushing yards allowed
Minnesota Vikings 76.2 rushing yards allowed
Top 5 Running Backs
Darren McFadden RB Oakland Raiders 468 rushing yards
Maurice Jones Drew RB Jacksonville Jaguars 391 rushing yards
Adrian Peterson RB Minnesota Vikings 376 rushing yards
Fred Jackson RB Buffalo Bills 369 rushing yards
LeSean McCoy RB Philadelphia Eagles 363 Rushing Yards
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