Week 1: Next Gen Stats From Zebra Technologies

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QB:

▪ The average time to throw for quarterbacks in Week 1 of 2020 was 2.65 seconds compared to 2.77 seconds for the 2019 season.
▪ None of Russell Wilson’s 35 passes were thrown into a tight window in the Seahawks’ 38-25 road win over the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to that, the most passes thrown in a game withour a tight window throw was 30 by Derek Carr in 2019 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Last year Russell Wilson threw on 1st or 2nd down on 72.7% of his pass attempts. In Week 1 vs. the Falcons, Wilson threw on 1st or 2nd down on 27 of his 35 throws (77.1%).
▪ Cam Newton was excellent running the ball for the New England Patriots rushing 15 times for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns. Newton used his speed and athleticism to get outside against the Dolphins – only 3 of Newton’s 15 runs were inside the tackle box. The Patriots relied heavily on run action throughout the entire game, using play action or running the ball on 52 of 63 offensive plays (83%) – the highest rate used by the Patriots in the last 5 seasons.
▪ Lamar Jackson was crushed the Browns on downfield throws, averaging 10.3 air yards on completions and 11.1 air yards on all attempts – 1st and 3rd, respectively, among all QBs in Week 1. His completion percentage of 80% was 15.8% higher than his expected completion percentage. On passes of 10 or more air yards, Hollywood Brown caught 4 of 5 targets for 97 yards and Mark Andrews caught 5 of 6 targets for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns.
▪ Four of Aaron Rodgers’ completions were in the top 20 of most improbable completions in Week 1 and three were in the top 10. His 24-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams near the right sideline had a completion probability of 16.2% - the 3rd most improbable completion in Week 1.
▪ Mitchell Trubisky connected with a 27-yard go ahead touchdown to Anthony Miller with two minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. It had a completion probability of 30.5% - the 18th most improbable completion in Week 1. Trubisky threw into a tight window on 36.1% of his throws – the 3rd highest mark among all QBs in Week 1. He also averaged 8.2 air yards on completions (4th highest among QBs) and 10.5 air yards on all attempts (5th highest among QBs).
▪ Gardner Minshew had the 2nd lowest percentage of tight window throws in Week 1 at just 5% of his attempts. He averaged only 4.5 air yards on his attempts – the 2nd lowest among QBs in Week 1.
▪ Josh Allen was 33 of 46 for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Bills’ 27-17 win over the New York Jets. Allen only threw into a tight window on 8.7% of his attempts – the 4th lowest among QBs in Week 1.
▪ Drew Lock was 8 for 8 with 73 yards and 1 touchdown throwing on the run the 1st half. His average speed at time of throw during the first 30 minutes of the contest was 7.35 mph which would be the highest of any QB in a game since 2016.
▪ Ryan Tannehill was 10 of 14 for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns on play action and his targets averaged 4.3 yards of separation on these plays.



RB:

▪ Raheem Mostert recorded the fastest speed over the past three seasons on Sunday. The 5 fastest ball carriers since 2018 (regular season and postseason) include:
▪ Raheem Mostert (SF) – 22.73 mph, Week 1, 2020
▪ Matt Breida (SF) – 22.3 mph, Week 5, 2019
▪ Cordarrelle Patterson (CHI) – 22.23 mph, Week 2, 2019
▪ Matt Breida (SF) – 22.09 mph, Week 12, 2018
▪ Dalvin Cook (MIN) – 22.07 mph, Week 9, 2018
▪ Adrian Peterson saw a lot of success in his Week 1 debut for the Lions rushing for 93 yards on 14 attempts despite seeing 8 or more defenders in the box on 35.71% of his runs – the 7th highest among RBs in Week 1. Peterson rushed for 35 yards over expectation, 2.47 rush yards over expectation/attempt – the 2nd most rush yards above expectation.
▪ Derrick Henry ran for 116 yards on 31 carries against the Broncos in Week 1. Despite getting over the 100-yard mark, Henry’s rushing yards expectation was the lowest among RBs in Week 1 at -36 yards.
▪ Benny Snell had the 3rd most rushing yards above expectation among RBs in Week 1 with 25.



WR:

▪ DeAndre Hopkins caught 14 balls for 151 yards, was targeted on 40% of his routes (4th highest for Hopkins in a game since 2016) and accounted for 51.1% of the Cardinals’ air yards – 5th highest among WRs in Week 1.
▪ Robby Anderson was the 5th fastest ball carrier in Week 1, reaching 20.78 mph on his 75-yard touchdown.
▪ JuJu Smith-Schuster snatched all 6 of his targets for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Steelers’ MNF victory. He lined up primarily in the slot in Week 1, with 91% of routes run from that position. He ran 61% of his routes from the slot in 2019.
▪ Chase Claypool’s first career catch was a toe tapper along the right sideline that had a catch probability of just 13.8% - the most improbable completion of Week 1.



D/ST & Miscellaneous:

▪ The odds of Stephen Gostkowski missing 3 FGs (47, 44, and 42 yards, respectively) and an extra point was just 0.06%. He was the 1st kicker to miss 4 kicks (PAT or FG) in his first game with a team since Dennis Partee did it for the Chargers on September 6, 1968.
▪ The Washington Football Team had 5 players with at least 4 pressures in their win over the Eagles as they dominated their offensive line all game, especially in the 2nd half and late in the game.
▪ Jonathan Allen – 5 pressures
▪ Matthew Ioannidis – 5 pressures
▪ Chase Young – 4 pressures
▪ Ryan Kerrigan – 4 pressures
▪ Jon Bostic – 4 pressures
▪ The Chicago Bears' win probability got as low as 2% when they were down 23-13 to the Detroit Lions with 6:20 left in the 4th quarter.

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QB:

▪ The average time to throw for quarterbacks in Week 1 of 2020 was 2.65 seconds compared to 2.77 seconds for the 2019 season.
▪ None of Russell Wilson’s 35 passes were thrown into a tight window in the Seahawks’ 38-25 road win over the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to that, the most passes thrown in a game withour a tight window throw was 30 by Derek Carr in 2019 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Last year Russell Wilson threw on 1st or 2nd down on 72.7% of his pass attempts. In Week 1 vs. the Falcons, Wilson threw on 1st or 2nd down on 27 of his 35 throws (77.1%).
▪ Cam Newton was excellent running the ball for the New England Patriots rushing 15 times for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns. Newton used his speed and athleticism to get outside against the Dolphins – only 3 of Newton’s 15 runs were inside the tackle box. The Patriots relied heavily on run action throughout the entire game, using play action or running the ball on 52 of 63 offensive plays (83%) – the highest rate used by the Patriots in the last 5 seasons.
▪ Lamar Jackson was crushed the Browns on downfield throws, averaging 10.3 air yards on completions and 11.1 air yards on all attempts – 1st and 3rd, respectively, among all QBs in Week 1. His completion percentage of 80% was 15.8% higher than his expected completion percentage. On passes of 10 or more air yards, Hollywood Brown caught 4 of 5 targets for 97 yards and Mark Andrews caught 5 of 6 targets for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns.
▪ Four of Aaron Rodgers’ completions were in the top 20 of most improbable completions in Week 1 and three were in the top 10. His 24-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams near the right sideline had a completion probability of 16.2% - the 3rd most improbable completion in Week 1.
▪ Mitchell Trubisky connected with a 27-yard go ahead touchdown to Anthony Miller with two minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. It had a completion probability of 30.5% - the 18th most improbable completion in Week 1. Trubisky threw into a tight window on 36.1% of his throws – the 3rd highest mark among all QBs in Week 1. He also averaged 8.2 air yards on completions (4th highest among QBs) and 10.5 air yards on all attempts (5th highest among QBs).
▪ Gardner Minshew had the 2nd lowest percentage of tight window throws in Week 1 at just 5% of his attempts. He averaged only 4.5 air yards on his attempts – the 2nd lowest among QBs in Week 1.
▪ Josh Allen was 33 of 46 for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Bills’ 27-17 win over the New York Jets. Allen only threw into a tight window on 8.7% of his attempts – the 4th lowest among QBs in Week 1.
▪ Drew Lock was 8 for 8 with 73 yards and 1 touchdown throwing on the run the 1st half. His average speed at time of throw during the first 30 minutes of the contest was 7.35 mph which would be the highest of any QB in a game since 2016.
▪ Ryan Tannehill was 10 of 14 for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns on play action and his targets averaged 4.3 yards of separation on these plays.



RB:

▪ Raheem Mostert recorded the fastest speed over the past three seasons on Sunday. The 5 fastest ball carriers since 2018 (regular season and postseason) include:
▪ Raheem Mostert (SF) – 22.73 mph, Week 1, 2020
▪ Matt Breida (SF) – 22.3 mph, Week 5, 2019
▪ Cordarrelle Patterson (CHI) – 22.23 mph, Week 2, 2019
▪ Matt Breida (SF) – 22.09 mph, Week 12, 2018
▪ Dalvin Cook (MIN) – 22.07 mph, Week 9, 2018
▪ Adrian Peterson saw a lot of success in his Week 1 debut for the Lions rushing for 93 yards on 14 attempts despite seeing 8 or more defenders in the box on 35.71% of his runs – the 7th highest among RBs in Week 1. Peterson rushed for 35 yards over expectation, 2.47 rush yards over expectation/attempt – the 2nd most rush yards above expectation.
▪ Derrick Henry ran for 116 yards on 31 carries against the Broncos in Week 1. Despite getting over the 100-yard mark, Henry’s rushing yards expectation was the lowest among RBs in Week 1 at -36 yards.
▪ Benny Snell had the 3rd most rushing yards above expectation among RBs in Week 1 with 25.



WR:

▪ DeAndre Hopkins caught 14 balls for 151 yards, was targeted on 40% of his routes (4th highest for Hopkins in a game since 2016) and accounted for 51.1% of the Cardinals’ air yards – 5th highest among WRs in Week 1.
▪ Robby Anderson was the 5th fastest ball carrier in Week 1, reaching 20.78 mph on his 75-yard touchdown.
▪ JuJu Smith-Schuster snatched all 6 of his targets for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Steelers’ MNF victory. He lined up primarily in the slot in Week 1, with 91% of routes run from that position. He ran 61% of his routes from the slot in 2019.
▪ Chase Claypool’s first career catch was a toe tapper along the right sideline that had a catch probability of just 13.8% - the most improbable completion of Week 1.



D/ST & Miscellaneous:

▪ The odds of Stephen Gostkowski missing 3 FGs (47, 44, and 42 yards, respectively) and an extra point was just 0.06%. He was the 1st kicker to miss 4 kicks (PAT or FG) in his first game with a team since Dennis Partee did it for the Chargers on September 6, 1968.
▪ The Washington Football Team had 5 players with at least 4 pressures in their win over the Eagles as they dominated their offensive line all game, especially in the 2nd half and late in the game.
▪ Jonathan Allen – 5 pressures
▪ Matthew Ioannidis – 5 pressures
▪ Chase Young – 4 pressures
▪ Ryan Kerrigan – 4 pressures
▪ Jon Bostic – 4 pressures
▪ The Chicago Bears' win probability got as low as 2% when they were down 23-13 to the Detroit Lions with 6:20 left in the 4th quarter.

Was there anything about Lamar's top speed? he looked a little slower to me. Maybe the Hammy from training camp was bothering him, or maybe im just crazy, lol

[John Reglarperson]

Was there anything about Lamar's top speed? he looked a little slower to me. Maybe the Hammy from training camp was bothering him, or maybe im just crazy, lol

he didn't have one of the top 20 fastest runs.

Hollywood did, 20.45 on 47 yard reception. That was the 11th fastest run this week.

[sflegend89]

Was there anything about Lamar's top speed? he looked a little slower to me. Maybe the Hammy from training camp was bothering him, or maybe im just crazy, lol

Really!? Lamar was flying on the speed option but he also was keeping an eye on Ingram so he wasn't just in a dead sprint. We barely even saw him take off so I'm not sure what we're basing this off of. The majority of the game he was only using his legs to escape pressure and extend plays.

The fact that we aren't seeing so many plays where Lamar is in a full sprint is actually a good thing, he's so much more composed and patient, he's not just tucking and going off to the races when his reads aren't there.