Welcome to Week 5, #FANation

This is the first week of byes, and it’s a doozy. Make sure to pull the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins from your lineups.

Week 4 was also an injury bloodbath. If you’re like me, you’ve been all over the waiver wire and free agency over the last few days, trying to fill-in however I can.

But hey, facts are facts, and we need to look for information that can help us get an edge, no matter our circumstance. Here are some goodies that could surprise you.

NEW ENGLAND @ TAMPA BAY

The New England Patriots offense put up 1,695 yards over the first four weeks of the season, the absolute most in the league. Unfortunately for them, they have allowed 1,827 yards to their opponents, also the absolute most in the league.

Tyreek Hill is the only team No. 1 wide receiver to score a touchdown against the Patriots. In Week 2, Michael Thomas put up 89 yards, but it was Brandon Coleman who caught a touchdown. In Week 3, DeAndre Hopkins put up 76 yards, but Bruce Ellington scored a touchdown. In Week 4, Kelvin Benjamin put up 104 yards, but it was Devin Funchess who scored two touchdowns. This week Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson who will get the cushy Patriots matchup.

BUFFALO @ CINCINNATI

Jordan Matthews is out for at least a month after undergoing surgery on his thumb, but the lead receiver on this team has been tight end Charles Clay. He leads the team in targets (25), receiving yards (227), and tied with Andre Holmes with two touchdowns. LeSean McCoy has yet to score a touchdown, on the ground or in the air.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, A.J. Green leads the league with 41.9 percent of his team’s air yards. However, the Buffalo Bills have only allowed one receiving touchdown all season.

NEW YORK JETS @ CLEVELAND BROWNS

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Elijah McGuire clocked in at 21.17 miles per hour at top speed in Week 4, the highest speed recorded for any running back this season.

Four running backs have 200-plus receiving yards on the season: Todd Gurley, Chris Thompson, Christian McCaffrey, and Duke Johnson.

CAROLINA PANTHERS @ DETROIT LIONS

Each week Devin Funchess has played in a larger percentage of his team’s offensive snaps: Week 1 - 67%, Week 2 - 84%, Week 3 - 85%, Week 4 - 92%.

Neither Brian Hoyer or Tyrod Taylor put up over 200 passing yards or score a touchdown on the Carolina Panthers defense. But Drew Brees threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns. And Tom Brady threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns. Matthew Stafford should fall somewhere in between.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

According to Pro Football Focus, 43.9 percent of Carlos Hyde’s yardage came from runs of 15 yards or more. He’s done this despite struggling with a hip injury, which has him currently on the questionable list, again.

This is the ultimate revenge game for Frank Gore. He played 10 seasons in San Francisco and is their franchise leader in rushing yards (11,073) and rushing touchdowns (64). He only needs four yards to pass Eric Dickerson for the seventh most rushing yards in NFL history.
 

TENNESSEE TITANS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS

Marcus Mariota is highly questionable for Week 5 due to a hamstring injury. However, according to Pro Football Focus, Mariota has a league low 66.3 adjusted completion percentage. In good news, he leads the league with three rushing touchdowns. But hamstrings affect running, not throwing, so even if Mariota does play, you should take his skillset as compared to his injury into consideration.

Jay Cutler hasn’t started in 16 games since 2009. He hasn’t thrown for over 4,000 yards since 2008. I’ve brought that up before, but I want to pair that information with the fact that he’s on pace for 3,274.7 passing yards if he plays in 16 games.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

One of these teams will leave Week 5 with a win, or they both will leave with a tie.

With 40 targets on the season, Keenan Allen is tied with Dez Bryant for the fourth most targets in the league. His 334 receiving yards is also the fourth most in the league.

Paul Perkins is questionable with bruised ribs. Perkins has yet to rush for more than 22 yards or go over 12 receiving yards in a game this season. However, according to Pro Football Focus, Perkins is the third most efficient pass blocker out of all the running backs in the league who have been on the field for at least 50% of their team’s offensive snaps.

ARIZONA CARDINALS @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Both Larry Fitzgerald and Jaron Brown were on the field for 95 percent of the Cardinal’s offensive snaps. John Brown was on the field 62 percent of the time and J.J. Nelson was on the field for 29 percent of the time.

Again, Zach Ertz is the tight end leader in targets (36), catches (26), and yards (326). However, Ertz has only scored one touchdown and Arizona has yet to allow a touchdown to a tight end this year.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, only three running backs have seen 8-plus defenders in the box on 50 percent or more of their snaps. Two of them are on the Jaguars: Chris Ivory (56.67) and Leonard Fournette (50.62).

The only wide receiver to score a receiving touchdown on the Jaguars this season was DeAndre Hopkins in Week 1.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ LOS ANGLES RAMS

Paul Richardson has a touchdown and/or at least 59 yards in every game this season even though he’s playing if 5 percent less snaps than Tyler Lockett, averaged over the course of the season. Lockett has yet to score a touchdown, but he has gone over 59 yards twice in four games.

Todd Gurley is on pace for 1,448 rushing yards, 936 receiving yards, and 28 total touchdowns. That’s unlikely to happen, but the pace is worth noting.

BALTIMORE RAVENS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS

Benjamin Watson leads the Ravens with 146 receiving yards. The last time Watson faced the Oakland Raiders, it was in December of 2012 and he posted 80 receiving yards.

The Baltimore Ravens have given up four touchdowns to opposing tight ends this season. Cook has only scored one touchdown this season, but he ties Michael Crabtree with 170 receiving yards, the most on the team.

GREEN BAY PACKERS @ DALLAS COWBOYS

Davante Adams, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are all averaging over 50 yards per game. Geronimo Allison is averaging 48.6 yards per game.

If Ezekiel Elliott rushes for over 100 yards this weekend against the Packers, that would be his third time going over that mark against Green Bay over the course of his 20-game career.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ HOUSTON TEXANS

Travis Kelce has gone over 100 receiving yards two times so far in 2017, and eight times since the beginning of the 2016 season.

Only DeShaun Watson and Fran Tarkenton put up 250-plus passing yards, 4-plus passing touchdowns, and rushed for a touchdown in single game as a rookie quarterback. Only Watson and Russell Wilson have over 800 passing yards and 100 rushing yards over the course of the first four games of the 2017 season.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ CHICAGO BEARS

Stefon Diggs has the most receiving yards in the league (391). Adam Thielen has the third most receiving yards in the league (358).

Tarik Cohen went over 100 total yards in the two home games this season. Jordan Howard is only playing in 55 percent of the team’s offensive snaps, but his four rushing touchdowns ties for the second most in the league just behind Devonta Freeman (5).