The Saints have allowed 25 or more points in 8-straight home games, tied for the longest streak ever. They have also allowed 20-points in 18-straight at home, tied for the longest ever. That’s why there is still some hope this week for the beat up Russell Wilson.

0: The number of touchdowns this season by Le’Veon Bell. Were you aware of that fact? Going back to last season he’s scored three times as a runner, but never as a pass catcher, over his last 10 games.

3: The number of quarterbacks who have had receivers produce more than 1,000 yards after the catch. They are Matt Ryan (1,126), Eli Manning (1,071) and Matthew Stafford (1,056).

3: The number of running backs who have carried the ball more than seven times inside the five yard line. LeGarrette Blount has four touchdowns on eight carries. David Johnson has six scores on 11 carries. Melvin Gordon has seven scores on nine carries. Think of it. Only two running backs have as many carries inside the 5-yard line as Gordon has scored inside the five yard line.

7: The league leading reception total inside the 20-yard line for Jack Doyle, Jordy Nelson, Jacob Tamme, Demaryius Thomas, Tyrell Williams. Jordy Nelson leads all pass catchers with five receptions inside the top-10.

1.0: The yardage loss for Gio Bernard who carried the ball at 4.7 YPC last season. He’s way down at 3.7 this season.

14: The league leading touchdown total by Drew Brees inside the 20-yards line. Brees also leads the league with 11 passes for scores inside the 10-yard line. Tom Brady, Matt Ryan and Andy Dalton have thrown for a total of 12.

18: The number of stuffed runs for Melvin Gordon and DeMarco Murray, the most in football. On the flipside Devontae Booker has 51 carries this season and not a single stuff. The next best man with 50 carries is Le’Veon Bell with only two stuffs on 69 carries.

21: The running back leader in fumbles is Spencer Ware who has three.

21: The league leading total of runs of more than 10-yards by DeMarco Murray. He has a total of 160 carries so that is one 10-yard run every 7.62 runs. The #2 man is Jay Ajayi with 19 such runs. He has carried the ball just 84 times this season meaning he’s produced a 10-yard run every 4.42 runs.

38: The league leading total of passes thrown at a receiver that were not caught. That number is owned by Allen Robinson and Brendan Marshall. Let’s round out the top-5: Mike Evans 35, DeAndre Hopkins 33 and T.Y. Hilton 31.

76: The league leading target total for T.Y. Hilton, one more than Antonio Brown and Mike Evans.

290: The league leading yards after the catch mark for a wideout by Golden Tate. Two running backs have more yards in Tevin Coleman (301) and Le’Veon Bell (291).

Jeremy Hill is losing snaps, but still can score touchdowns. Things are trending in the right direction for Latavius Murray. The Cardinals have a good run defense, but J-Stew should get a nice work load. Check out the Big-3 Video.

Cole Beasley has run 2.68 yards per route run from the slot, the highest mark in the NFC.

Tom Brady has been the best quarterback when under pressure this season. Check out the rest of the top-5 according to Pro Football Focus: Cody Kessler, Sam Bradford, Derek Carr and Russell Wilson. Brady also has the best QB Rating inside the 20-yard line (128.5) with Andrew Luck second (120.0).

Randall Cobb has 39 receptions this season. He hasn’t dropped a pass yet. Not a great matchup this week though as he will face off with Brian Poole who has allowed the third fewest yards per coverage snap out of the slot.

Isaiah Crowell has 10 runs of 15 or more yards – those 10 carries have produced 253 yards or 51.1 percent of his season long work.

Ryan Fitzpatrick has tossed four picks in the red zone. Only two other quarterbacks have thrown two picks in that zone: Blake Bortles, Kirk Cousins.

Joe Flacco has thrown 190 passes in October, the most in football. He has tossed but two scores in four games.

Jimmy Graham has posted 355 yards the last four games, or 88.8 a game.

Case Keenum has thrown for seven picks in October, the most in football.

Stefon Diggs should have a good game against the Bears. Brandon LaFell is not to be trusted on a weekly basis. Robinson played last night, but what about the other two? See this Daily Dive Video.

Andrew Luck has a 138.9 QB Rating in 3-wideout sets this season. Tom Brady leads the way in four wideout sets at 129.5. By the way, in 2-wideout sets the leader happens to be Ryan Fitzpatrick (153.8).

Greg Olsen leads tight ends with 39 receptions. He’s posted at least 64 yards each game. Dennis Pitta leads the AFC with 38 receptions. He has 335 yards, compared to 610 for Olsen, and Pitta hasn’t scored this season. Gary Barnidge is the only other tight end in football with 30 receptions who has failed to score.

Dak Prescott has two scores in three games at home as a passer. He’s rushed for two scores at home.

Marcus Mariota has thrown at least two passing scores in 4-straight games. Only three other quarterbacks age 22 or younger have accomplished that feat: Frank Tarkenton, Drew Bledsoe and Dan Marino. Mariota turns 23 Sunday.

DeMarco Murray is just the 6th player in history to have run for 750 yards and eight scores in the first eight games of the season.

Ty Montgomery has caught 10 passes in back-to-back games. That’s only happened twice in team history Sterling Sharpe (1993) and Don Hutson (1942).

Should Ty Montgomery qualify as a running back, in addition to the wide receiver spot? I don’t think he should.

Jacquizz Rodgers faces a Raiders team that allowed 131 yards two weeks ago to Spencer Ware, and a week ago Jaguars runners averaged 6.5 YPC.

Matt Ryan has completed 21 passes of at least 25-yards, the highest mark in football. Blake Bortles (11) and Carson Palmer (10) have 21 combined such passes. Ryan is the only quarterback in football with 10 second half passing scores.

Russell Shepard saw the field for just 27 snaps last week. He was thrown at six times catching five of them for 77 yards and a score in a solid game for the Bucs.

Matthew Stafford has a QB Rating of 133.0 when he has tossed the ball to Marvin Jones, the best in football between a QB/WR. Teammate Anquan Boldin is third in football with a 129.9 QB Rating.

Russell Wilson has thrown for one pick in 207 throws. The only man who is better with 200 pass attempts is Brian Hoyer with none in 200. Tom Brady hasn’t been picked in 101 throws.

 

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