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The Eagles did not blitz once across 42 dropbacks in Super Bowl LIX, just the 4th defense to not blitz in a game in the NGS era.
Relying on their front four, the Eagles generated 16 pressures and sacked Mahomes six times, his most in a game in his career.
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The @BuffaloBills win probability was as low as 1.1% with 8:37 remaining in the fourth quarter trailing 40-25.
This was the most improbable comeback by the Bills with Josh Allen at QB, and the 13th-most improbable comeback by any team over the last decade.
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Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis, who blocked a potential game-winning field goal and returned it for a touchdown as time expired, reached a top speed of 18.59 mph on the return, the fastest speed by a player over 330 pounds since at least 2017.
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Jalen Hurts completed all five deep passes for a career-high 215 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Vikings. The Vikings defense had allowed only three deep completions all season entering Week 7.
Hurts finished the day with a perfect 158.3 passer rating.
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Anthony Richardson's 60-yard TD pass to Alec Pierce traveled 65.3 yards in the air, the 3rd-longest completion in the Next Gen Stats era.
#HOUvsIND | @ScottHanson
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Russell Wilson & Tyler Lockett's 13-yard TD in the back of the end zone is the MOST IMPROBABLE completion of the last two seasons (6.3%).
@TDLockett12 was 0.2 yards from the sideline and 1.1 yards from the back of the end zone when the pass arrived.
#TNFonPrime | @Seahawks
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Quinyon Mitchell did not allow a reception on any of his 6 targets, tied for the most targets without allowing a reception in a game over the last two seasons.
Mitchell has allowed a 41.9% completion percentage this season, the lowest by any player since 2018 (min. 50 targets).
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Quinyon Mitchell shadowed Davante Adams on 27 of 34 routes in Week 3 (79.4%). It was the first game of his career where he shadowed a receiver on over 60% of their routes.
Mitchell matched up against Adams 22 times after the snap, allowing just 2 receptions for 12 yards on 5 targets. Adams' only other reception came on a 44-yard touchdown against Reed Blankenship.
#LARvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly
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Tyreek Hill reached 22.81 MPH running downfield on Damien Williams' 84-yard TD run, tied for the fastest speed by any player on any play this season.
Hill's two fastest speeds this season have come on Damien Williams rushing TDs (22.64 MPH in Week 9).
#LACvsKC | #ChiefsKingdom
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All four of Lamar Jackson's touchdown passes targeted a receiver over 10 yards downfield against the Browns.
Since the start of 2024, Lamar Jackson has thrown 32 TD passes over 10 air yards, 10 more than the next closest QB (Joe Burrow, 22).
#CLEvsBAL | #RavensFlock
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Pat Surtain II did not allow a catch as the nearest defender on his 34 coverage snaps for the eighth time in his career. He was targeted only once, breaking up his lone target.
Surtain lined up against Calvin Ridley on 27 of his 32 routes (84%).
#TENvsDEN | #BroncosCountry
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Travis Kelce reached a top speed of 19.02 mph on Monday night, his fastest play of the season.
@tkelce | #ChiefsKingdom
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Josh Allen was 0.9 yards away from the sideline when he threw a 52-yard completion to Khalil Shakir.
Since entering the NFL in 2018, Allen has completed 6 of 7 passes for 118 yards & 3 TDs within a yard of the sideline. The rest of the NFL is 1 for 16.
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Steelers LB Payton Wilson reached a top speed of 22.48 mph on his chase-down tackle of Jordan Addison, the fastest speed by a linebacker in the NGS era (since 2016).
Wilson's tackle ran 61 seconds of clock that helped the Steelers seal a win in Dublin.
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Russell Wilson's 7-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton had a completion probability of 3.2%, the most improbable completion of the Next Gen Stats era.
🔹 Scramble Distance: 16.3 yds
🔹 Air Distance: 37.8 yds
🔹 Sideline Distance: -0.7 yds
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Dexter Lawrence has been double-teamed on 63.3% of his pass rushes this season, the highest rate faced by any player since at least 2018 (min. 100 pass rushes).
Lawrence currently leads the NFL in sacks (9).
@Giants | #Giants100
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Tyreek Hill reached a max speed of 22.64 MPH and beat Damien Williams to the goal line on Williams' 91-yard TD run.
Hill sustained a speed of at least 21.46 MPH for 4 seconds, the fastest sustained speed for 4s by any player on a play since 2018.
#MINvsKC | #ChiefsKingdom
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Jordan Love completed 13 of 17 passes against man coverage for 232 yards and 3 TD, the most yards vs man in a game this season.
Jordan Love completed 20 straight completions during the game, with a 0.1% chance of completing all 20 passes based on the difficulty of each pass.
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Sauce Gardner has faced opponent #1 receivers on 45.5% of his coverage matchups, the NFL's highest rate (min. 125 matchups).
When targeted, he has forced tight windows (<1 yard of separation) at a 52.0% rate, also leading the league (min. 20 targets).
@Colts | #ForTheShoe
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Dak Prescott's 34-yard pass to Jalen Tolbert had a completion probability of 7.2%, the second-most improbable completion in the NGS era.
Tolbert was 0.2 yards from the sideline when the pass arrived.
#GBvsDAL | #DallasCowboys
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Josh Allen & Tua Tagovailoa combined to average 1.5 air yards per completion, the lowest mark in a game in the NGS era (since 2016).
Allen attempted only one pass over 10 air yards, while Tua completed as many passes behind the LOS as past it (11 each).
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Former pro and college teammates Jerry Jeudy and Patrick Surtain II lined up against each other on 34 of 57 routes.
Surtain allowed 2 receptions for 20 yards (3 targets) vs Jeudy while the rest of the team allowed 7 receptions for 215 yards (10 targets).
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On 4th & 2 with 2:27 left in regulation, Josh Allen dropped back before breaking off a 26-yard TD run.
Allen had just a 1.2% chance of scoring a touchdown once he tucked the ball to run. It was Allen's first scramble TD run against the Chiefs in his career.
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The Falcons had just a 0.7% chance of winning with 1:56 left in the 4th quarter, according to the NGS win probability model.
The comeback is the 7th-most improbable win in the NGS era (since 2016).
#ATLvsPHI | @AtlantaFalcons
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Jayden Daniels held onto the ball for 12.79 seconds on his game-winning 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown, the first TD pass with a time to throw over 10 seconds in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).
#CHIvsWAS | #RaiseHail
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Patrick Mahomes' 54-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Worthy traveled 62.2 yards in the air, Mahomes' longest completion by air distance of his career.
Worthy reached a top speed of 21.46 mph, the 3rd-fastest play by a ball carrier this season.
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Brock Purdy's game-winning TD to Jake Tonges had a completion probability of 14.7%, the most improbable completion of the week entering SNF.
Purdy was traveling 15.98 mph when he let it go, while Tonges had 0.4 yards of separation when the ball arrived.
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Jayden Daniels’ 27-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin had a completion probability of 10.3%, the most improbable TD of the season, and the most improbable completion by the Commanders in the NGS era (since 2016).
#WASvsCIN | @Commanders
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Jalen Carter recorded 6 pressures and a sack on 32 pass rushes in his NFL debut, tied for the most pressures by any rookie defensive tackle in a game over the last five seasons.
#PHIvsNE | #FlyEaglesFly
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Zack Baun reached a top speed of 20.68 mph to make a TD-saving tackle on Miles Sanders (19.29 mph), Baun's fastest speed on a play from scrimmage of his career.
The Eagles forced and recovered a fumble five plays later.
#DALvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly
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Quinyon Mitchell aligned across from Terry McLaurin on 20 of 25 routes (80%), including 19 of 20 aligned wide (95%).
Mitchell was not targeted on any of his coverage snaps against McLaurin and was targeted just once all night (0 receptions allowed).
#WASvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly
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Travis Kelce reached a top speed of 19.68 mph on his 22-yard reception to set up the Chiefs' game-tying field goal, Kelce's fastest speed as a ball carrier over the last seven seasons.
#SuperBowlLVIII | #ChiefsKingdom
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Bijan Robinson reached a top speed of 21.85 mph on his 69-yard reception, the fastest speed of his career.
Jeremy Reaves reached 22.62 mph to make the tackle and save a TD, the sixth-fastest speed on a tackle since 2017.
#WASvsATL | #DirtyBirds
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Bo Nix's 51-yard TD pass to Marvin Mims traveled 67.0 yards in the air, the longest completion by air distance of the season and the second-longest in the NGS era (since 2016), behind only P.J. Walker to D.J. Moore in Week 8, 2022 (67.6 yards).
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Jevon Holland returns a Jets Hail Mary attempt for a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Holland traveled 124.4 yards on the play, the most distance traveled by a ball carrier on a scrimmage play this season.
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Quinyon Mitchell lined up against Terry McLaurin on 36 of his 48 routes (75%), aligning in press coverage on half of those matchups.
Mitchell allowed just one reception for 7 yards on 4 targets against McLaurin, including a fourth quarter interception.
#WASvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly
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RD 1 | PICK 11 - Justin Fields QB, Ohio State
The predictive NGS Draft Model likes Fields’ upside. The Ohio State QB enters the draft with the highest Pro Bowl probability of any prospect in the 2021 draft class (37%).
#NFLDraft
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Jordan Love's 37-yard pass to Malik Heath had a completion probability of 7.9%, the third-most improbable completion in the NFL since 2018.
🔸 Air Distance: 51.2 yards
🔸 Target Separation: 1.5 yards
🔸 Sideline Distance: -0.3 yards
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Jayden Daniels excelled in the most difficult passing situations against the Lions.
🔸 vs. Blitz: 12/16, 191 yards, TD (+7.0% CPOE)
🔸 O2.5 sec: 10/16, 172 yards, TD (+6.3%)
🔸 Under Pressure: 7/9, 109 yards (+17.6%)
Daniels was sacked zero times.
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Jalen Carter played 68 of 70 defensive snaps and was double-teamed on 26 of his 49 pass rushes against the Rams.
Carter forced a key third down sack on the Rams’ final drive, then forced a pressure on fourth down to clinch the game.
#LARvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly
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The Lions did not turn the ball over, allowed zero sacks, made the optimal decision on every fourth down, and missed only four tackles on defense.
The Ravens finished with one turnover (another on downs), allowed seven sacks and missed 20 tackles.
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The Giants blitzed Brock Prudy on 33 of his 39 dropbacks (84.6%), the highest blitz rate in a game in the NGS era.
Likewise, Purdy averaged the fastest time to throw of his career (2.34 seconds).
💡 Purdy vs Blitz: 20/31, 247 yards, 2 TD
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C.J. Stroud broke the single-game rookie passing yardage record (470), while recording the highest NGS passing score (96) by any QB in a game this season.
Stroud (20+ Air Yards)
🔹Today: 6/8, 199 yards, 3 TD
🔹2023: +21.5% CPOE (1st in NFL)
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Bills right tackle Spencer Brown did not allow a single pressure on 35 pass blocking snaps, his 3rd-straight game without allowing a pressure this season.
Brown is the only OL league-wide with at least 25 pass blocking snaps and zero pressures allowed.
#JAXvsBUF | @BuffaloBills
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Jared Goff was under pressure on a season-high 51.7% of his dropbacks against the Vikings, finishing 10-of-11 for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns under pressure.
Goff is averaging a league-high 11.6 YPA under pressure this season; no other QB is over 9.0.
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Derrick Henry reached 21.74 MPH on his 54-yard touchdown run, the fastest speed by a ball carrier on a touchdown run this season.
#TitanUp
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FINAL: Broncos 33, Giants 32 📉
The Broncos' win probability was as low as 0.7% with 6:38 left in the fourth quarter facing a 4th & 3, trailing 26-8.
It's the most improbable comeback of the season & 8th-most improbable of the NGS era (since 2016).
#NYGvsDEN | #BroncosCountry
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James Cook reached a top speed of 21.85 mph on his 65-yard TD run, the 7th-fastest play by a ball carrier this season and the fastest by Cook in his career.
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Courtland Sutton caught 6 of 8 targets for 81 yards against Quinyon Mitchell, with 3 receptions for 64 yards in the fourth quarter alone.
Mitchell had previously never allowed more than 2 receptions OR 49 yards to a receiver in an entire game.
#DENvsPHI | #BroncosCountry
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Jalen Hurts' 79-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith traveled 54.6 yards in the air, his 2nd deep TD pass of the game and 4th this season.
Only Baker Mayfield (7) has thrown more deep TD passes than Hurts (tied w/Stafford & Maye, 4).
#PHIvsMIN | #FlyEaglesFly
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Patrick Surtain II allowed one reception for 8 yards across 13 coverage matchups with Ja’Marr Chase, including 0 receptions on 10 matchups in man coverage.
Surtain has now matched up against Chase on 54 career routes and allowed 4 receptions for 35 yards.
#DENvsCIN | #BroncosCountry
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The "Honey Badger" Tyrann Mathieu has allowed the fewest yards per target in coverage as the nearest defender among defensive backs this season—5.3 yards/target.
#SBLIV | #ChiefsKingdom
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Drake Maye's first career touchdown pass to Kayshon Boutte (40-yard TD) traveled 51.7 yards in the air, the longest completion by a Patriots quarterback over the last three seasons.
🔹 Target Separation: 0.8 yds
🔹 Completion Probability: 26.7%
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Keon Coleman (@FSUFootball) reached the fastest speed of group 8 during the gauntlet drill (20.36 mph), despite recording the slowest forty time (4.61s).
#NFLCombine x @nflnetwork
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Brock Purdy threw all 4 of his TD passes from outside the tackle box, the most in a game in the NGS era.
Purdy completed 7 of 10 passes over 10 air yards for 166 yards & 3 TD. He leads the NFL in completion percentage (72.1%) on such passes this season.
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In Kellen Moore’s debut as Eagles offensive coordinator, the offense utilized motion on 48 of 73 plays (65.8%), their highest mark in a single game since 2020.
Last season, the Eagles used motion at the lowest rate league-wide (35.1%).
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Raiders punter Johnny Townsend reached a top speed of 20.48 MPH on his 42-yard run off a fake punt.
That's faster than any speed for Alvin Kamara or Kareem Hunt as a ball carrier this season.
#LACvsOAK #RaiderNation
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Patrick Surtain II has matched up against an offense's #1 receiver 220 times since the start of 2024, 47 more than the next closest CB, Quinyon Mitchell.
Will Surtain shadow A.J. Brown and Mitchell follow Courtland Sutton this Sunday?
#DENvsPHI | #BroncosCountry | #FlyEaglesFly
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Bryce Huff generated a career-high 9 pressures on 28 pass rushes in the Jets' 20-14 victory over the Eagles.
Huff has generated a 25.7% pressure rate over the last two seasons, the only player over 22% (min. 250 pass rushes).
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The Bills decision to go for it on 4th & inches from the Titans 3 (trailing 34-31) was unequivocally the optimal call according to the NGS Decision Guide.
🔹 Conversion Probability: 75%
🔹 Win Probability: 63% if GO, 42% if FG
🔹 Recommendation: GO FOR IT (by 21.3%)
#BUFvsTEN
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Jahmyr Gibbs reached a top speed of 22.03 mph on his 70-yard TD run, the 2nd-fastest speed by a ball carrier this season (behind only Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 5, 22.15).
🔹 Defenders in Box: 6
🔹 Expected Rushing Yards: 5
🔹 Rushing Yards Over Expected: +65
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Deonte Banks has allowed a league-low -5.5 receptions over expected this season, the 3rd-fewest of any rookie through Week 7 since 2018.
Banks has allowed just 4.2 yards per target this season, trailing only Denzel Ward (3.8) among cornerbacks (min. 20 targets).
#NYGiants
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The Patriots WR corps has some of the fastest burst off the LOS in the NFL.
Kendrick Bourne (9.49 mph) averages the fastest top speed within 1 second of his routes (min. 200 routes). Jakobi Meyers (9.29 mph, 3rd) and Nelson Agholor (8.55 mph, 28th) also rank top 30.
#ForeverNE
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Nick Bosa generated 14 pressures against the Seahawks, tied for the most pressures by a pass rusher in a game over the last four seasons (when Bosa also had 14 pressures in Week 4, 2022 against the Rams).
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