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Welcome to this week’s edition of the SIS StatPack, our weekly look at leaderboards for Total Points and some of our charting stats. 

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Important note: Wednesday’s games are not included in the calculations
Total Points Leaderboards
Highlights from the leaderboards in our flagship stat, Total Points, which attempts to measure everything that happens on the field (full primer here):
* The top three teams broken down by offensive and defensive unit in terms of Total Points Per Play:
Offense
Passing: 1. Ravens, 2. Bengals, 3. Bills
Rushing: 1. Ravens, 2. Commanders, 3. Bills
Receiving: 1. Ravens, 2. Lions, 3. 49ers
Blocking: 1. Bills, 2. Lions, 3. Eagles
Yes, the Ravens rank 1st in three of the four categories (and that doesn’t include anything from Wednesday’s win). They pretty clearly have the best offense in the NFL.
Defense
Run Defense: 1. Browns, 2. Dolphins, 3. Eagles
Pass Rush: 1. Steelers, 2. Packers, 3. Cowboys
Pass Coverage: 1. Broncos, 2. Chargers, 3. Lions
Nine different teams encompass those top three spots. The Eagles are the No. 1 defense overall. They rank 4th in pass rush and 7th in pass coverage.
* Two players atop the Total Points leaderboard have at least 10 Total Points more than the next-closest player at that position.
George Kittle is dominating at tight end for the 49ers this season. He leads with 48 Total Points. The next-closest player is Trey McBride of the Cardinals with 35.
Kittle is averaging an NFL-best 11.7 yards per target this season. He ranks 4th among tight ends in average distance of target (8.2 yards), minimum 30 targets.
Lions safety Kerby Joseph leads the position with 65 Total Points. That’s actually the most of any non-quarterback this season.  The next-closest safety is Amani Hooker of the Titans with 51. 
Joseph entered the week tied for the NFL lead with 7 interceptions this season.

Total Points Power Rankings

The Top 10 teams in the NFL when taking into account Total Points Per Play for offense, defense, and special teams.

1. Ravens
2. Packers
3. Bills
4. Lions
5. Broncos
6. Eagles
7. Vikings
8. Cardinals
9. Chiefs
10. Chargers 

Top 5 Offenses

1. Ravens
2. Bills
3. Lions
4. Packers
5. Bengals

Top 5 Defenses

1. Eagles
2. Broncos
3. Packers
4. Vikings
5. Seahawks

Total Points Leaders: Quarterbacks

1. Joe Burrow
2. Lamar Jackson
3. Josh Allen
4. Patrick Mahomes
5. Jayden Daniels 

Total Points Leaders: Running Backs

1. Jahmyr Gibbs
2. Derrick Henry
3. James Conner
4. Bucky Irving
5. Josh Jacobs

Total Points Leaders: Wide Receivers

1. Ja’Marr Chase
2. Jauan Jennings
3. Puka Nacua
4. Brian Thomas Jr.
5. A.J. Brown

Total Points Leaders: Defensive Ends

1. Jonathan Greenard
2. Jared Verse
3. T.J. Watt
4. Myles Garrett
5. Greg Rousseau 

Total Points Leaders: Linebackers

1. Zack Baun
2. Brian Burns
3. Bobby Wagner
4. Fred Warner
5. Andrew Van Ginkel

  Total Points Leaders: Cornerbacks

1. Marlon Humphrey
2. Keisean Nixon
3. Christian Gonzalez
4. Pat Surtain II
5. Kenny Moore II

  Total Points Leaders: Safeties

1. Kerby Joseph
2. Amani Hooker
3. Julian Love
4. Jessie Bates
5. Nick Cross

 

Note: These rankings are based on unrounded totals which virtually eliminates ties between players or teams

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Charting Leaderboards

Leaderboards in various statistical categories based on video review by our staff, including long passes, yards after contact, and pressures.

Leaderboards in various statistical categories based on video review by our staff, including long passes, yards after contact, and pressures.
* With 2 receptions on passes thrown at least 20 yards downfield last week, Justin Jefferson now has the lead with 14 such receptions this season. Jefferson could lead the league in that stat for the second time in his career. He tied Calvin Ridley for the league lead with 14 in his rookie season.
* We list the leaders in quarterback pressures below (and in the PDF attachment). But to break it down a little deeper: The current leader in quarterback hurries is Chris Jones and Maxx Crosby with 43. The leader in quarterback hits is Zach Allen with 46. Allen also leads in quarterback knockdowns with 29. No other player entered Week 17 with even 20 knockdowns.
 

Most Completions, Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Sam Darnold 29
2. Jordan Love, Geno Smith 24
4. Justin Herbert, Josh Allen 22 

Most Receptions, Targets 20+ Yards Downfield

1. Justin Jefferson 14
2. Darnell Mooney, George Pickens 13
4. DK Metcalf 12
5. Alec Pierce, Terry McLaurin, Calvin Ridley, Courtland Sutton, Jordan Addison 10

Most Yards After Contact (Rushing)

1. Derrick Henry 898
2. Saquon Barkley 897
3. Josh Jacobs 847
4. Kyren Williams 820
5. Bijan Robinson 794

Most QB Pressures

1. Trey Hendrickson 73
2. Maxx Crosby 68
3. Zach Allen, Jared Verse 61
5. Chris Jones, Micah Parsons, Myles Garrett 60

Most Pressures Above Expectation

1. Osa Odighizuwa 23.3
2. Chris Jones 18.8
3. Micah Parsons 18.2
4. Trey Hendrickson 16.9
5. Myles Garrett 15.8

Click here for our full Charting StatPack featuring deeper lists on these stats.

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Matchups and Mismatches

When we look at matchups by unit and compare the teams playing a particular game, there are intriguing matchups and mismatches each week.

Find your own matchups and mismatches here. You can also find much of this information at the SIS DataHub Pro.

Here are some we noticed:

(All references to rankings are in the context of Total Points Per Play)

* What a great matchup the Packers offense against the Vikings defense is going to be. The Packers rank 7th in the NFL in Passing, Receiving, and Blocking, and 4th in Rushing. The Vikings rank 5th in Run Defense, 6th in Pass Rush, and 9th in Pass Coverage.

* There’s also a good matchup of strength vs strength in Lions-49ers. The 49ers have the No. 3 receiving unit. The Lions have the No. 3 pass coverage group.