News in the Data
Facts, Patterns and Statistical Trends

Released each Monday, this report is intended to help you find facts, insights and trends from the raw player data. This report is all about numbers and finding stats and insights that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Entering NFL Week #13...

Quarterbacks:

Brady, Tom - Over the last three weeks Brady is still averaging 3 touchdowns per game. Over the last two weeks, Brady is 65-for-93 for 753 yards with 6 TDs.

Brees, Drew - 5 games in a row with 260+ passing yards. In fact, Brees has had seven respectable Fantasy games in a row now.

Campbell, Jason - He's attempted more than 40 passes in each of his last 2 games. Campbell is the 10th ranked fantasy QB over that period.

Favre, Brett - Favre had a huge day last week against Detroit and picked up 381yds+ 3TDs. Favre is the #2 ranked QB over the last two weeks.

Feeley, A.j. - Feeley went wild on Bill Bellichick's elite team; 27-42 345 yds+ 3TDs. After Feeley's INT that was returned by the Pats for a TD, the Feeley-lead Eagles outscored Brady and company.

Kitna, Jon - Kitna has averaged 298 yards per game as of late, however TDs have been few and far between. As a result, in most scoring systems, over the last two weeks, Kitna falls outside the top-12 at his position.

Palmer, Carson - In the last 3 weeks Palmer has averaged a solid 294.3 pass yards/game. 

Romo, Tony - He's put up a monster 3.3 passing TDs/game for Dallas over the last few weeks. Romo is averaging 279 Passing Yds and 2.7 Passing TDs/Game (when removing his high & low games) this year. Dallas plays on Thursday this week against Green Bay.

Warner, Kurt - Over the last two weeks Warner has completed 50 of 76 pass attempts for 695 yards to go along with his 4 TDs. Warner is the 5th ranked fantasy QB over that period.

Running Backs:

Addai, Joseph - even with his neck injury, against Atlanta last week, his box score read 10-44 1TD 2rec 14yds. 

Barber, Marion - Last week Dallas played New York, Marion Barber ran 18-103 1TD 4rec 12yds. Barber is averaging 85 Yds and 0.67 TDs/Game (when removing his high & low games).

Benson, Cedric - with Benson likely gone for the season, it's ironic that over the past 2 weeks, he was averaging 7.2 yards/rush (his best all year). 

Betts, Ladell - Looking back at his last two games, we see he's gaining 5.50 yds/rush.

Bush, Reggie - only 9-32 0TD 3rec 30yds last week playing against Carolina.

Cason, Aveion - in case you missed it on T-Day, his production last week against Green Bay: 1-3 0TD 4rec 58yds.

Chatman, Jesse - As the go-to, he's posted 2 games in a row with twenty or more rushing attempts. But now, "Ricky" is in the picture.

Dorsey, Dede - He put up 5-42 0TD in his game last week.

Drew, Maurice - has produced a TD in each of his last 3 games for Jacksonville.

Droughns, Reuben - 15-46 1TD 1rec 6yds playing against Minnesota. Over the prior four week, the Vikings d-line was becoming human again allowing: Westbrook 92-yds 2-TD; LT 77-yds 1-TD; Grant 139-yds 1-TD and Fargas 89-yds 0-TDs. 

Evans, Heath - His performance last week against Philadelphia resulted in 1-1 1TD.

Fargas, Justin - The Kansas City defensive schemes looked helpless at times trying to tackle him last week. Fargas ended up the evening with 157 yds of offense & one touchdown.

Gore, Frank - In a clear mismatch against the Arizona defense last week, Frank Gore racked up 214 yds of offense and 2 TDs. Gore accounted for 57% of the 49ers net yards last week!

Graham, Earnest - Graham has a 3 game scoring streak on the line this week.

Hall, Andre - Making a habit of it, he's on a streak of 2 consecutive games with a TD. However, he got dinged in Chicago.

Jackson, Fred - Last week's performance amounted to 5-18 0TD 5rec 47yds.

Jackson, Steven - 319 yds of total offense for Steven Jackson in his last 3 games.

Johnson, Rudi - improving, Johnson is coming into Week 13 off a 25-88 1TD performance against Tennessee. Johnson had 9 redzone opportunities last week, Kenny Watson had six. 

Jones, Kevin - Last week against Green Bay: 20-93 1TD 2rec 27yds.

Jordan, Lamont - His numbers from last week include 3-4 1TD. Jordan "stole" the TD away from Justin Fargas in this one.

Keith, Kenton - In last week's game against Atlanta, Keith contributed 17-74 0TD for Indianapolis.

Lewis, Jamal - On a scoring roll, Lewis has picked up a TD in each of his last 2 contests.

Maroney, Laurence - has posted a TD in each of his last 2 games.

Mcgahee, Willis - Last week against San Diego, he cranked out 17-59 1TD 2rec 2yds. Over the last two weeks, McGahee has 187 total yards and has scored 2 TDs. That makes him the 8th best fantasy RB over the last two weeks.

Morris, Maurice - Over the last two games, Maurice has ran at a clip of 4.88 yds/carry. In that same period, Morris has scored a TD and also has 190 offensive yards which ranks him as the 15th best Fantasy RB over the last two weeks.

Parker, Willie - Getting handed the ball, Willie has a workmanlike streak of 20 or more carries in each of his last 6 games. Parker has a good chance of keeping that streak alive against Miami on Monday Night Football. 

Peterson bears, Adrian - 2 games in a row with a TD! Peterson now becomes the Bears go-to RB with Benson out. Also of note, Peterson lead the Bears in receptions last week with five. Unlike Benson, Peterson is a decent receiver coming out of the backfield.

Portis, Clinton - 303 yards of total offense over the last 3 weeks of action for Portis.

Sapp, Cecil - He posted 7-28 1TD 1rec 4yds last week against Chicago.

Shipp, Marcel - against San Francisco last week, 5-14 1TD. AZ feed him on the goal line for that TD.

Smith, Kolby - Last week's showing... 31-150 2TD 1rec 2yds. He looked excellent in the process!

Taylor, Chester - with Peterson out, Taylor was on a high volume workload. In each of his last 2 games, he was given the ball 20+ times. In the last two weeks, Taylor had 291 total yards and 4 TDs -- making him the #1 Fantasy RB over the last two weeks. Adrian Peterson is expected back this weekend.

Taylor, Fred - Last week Taylor put up 14-104 1TD 2rec 14yds. Over the last two weeks, Taylor ranks as the 14th best Fantasy RB. 

Thomas, Anthony - In Buffalo vs. Jacksonville last week, he posted 15-46 1TD 8rec 45yds. On the downside, he got dinged up in the process.

Tomlinson, Ladainian - on a streak of 2 consecutive 100+ yard games.

Watson, Kenny - Last week's performance amounted to 4-17 1TD 5rec 32yds.

Westbrook, Brian - His numbers from last week include 17-52 1TD 7rec 40yds. Over the last two weeks, B-West ranks as the 10th best Fantasy RB. 

Wide Receivers:

Bowe, Dwayne - Over his last 3 games, Dwayne Bowe has 20 receptions.

Branch, Deion - Last week against St. Louis, he posted one TD and 92 yards.

Burress, Plaxico - Had 93 yards & 1 TD last week playing against Minnesota.

Colston, Marques - He's made 24 grabs in his last 3 games.

Driver, Donald - 293 yards over the last three weeks.

Fitzgerald, Larry - 5 touchdowns over the last three games.

Gaffney, Jabar - Last week against Philadelphia: 1 TD & 87 YDs.

Gage, Justin - Last game, against Marvin Lewis' D, he racked up 4-98yds 0TD.

Gonzalez, Anthony - Against Atlanta last week, his statistics included 6-105yds 0TD.

Hackett, D.j. - He had 21 receptions over his last 3 games but his ankle is going to slow him down now.

Holt, Torry - Holt has 5+ grabs in each of his last 5 contests.

Houshmandzadeh, T.j. - 3 consecutive games with 6 or more receptions.

Jennings, Greg - He posted 2 TDs and 60 yards last week against Detroit. Over the last two weeks, Jennings has 3 TDs, 12 receptions and 108 yards making him the 6th most productive fantasy WR in that period.

Johnson, Calvin - His performance against Green Bay last week amounted to 7-83 yards & 1TD. Over the last two weeks, Johnson has caught 10 passes for 128 yards to go along with his 2 TDs. That makes him the 8th most productive fantasy WR over the last two weeks.

Johnson, Chad - Hope you had him in your starting lineup last week. He went wild against Jeff Fisher and the Tennessee defense and ended up with 3 TDs and 103 yards. Johnson has 3 TDs and 20 receptions for 189 yards over the last two weeks -- that ranks him #4 over weeks 11 and 12. 

Lewis, Greg - Lewis' numbers last week against New England included 4-88 & 2 touchdowns.

Marshall, Brandon - Marshall is on a streak of 2 games in a row with a TD.

Moss, Randy - He's hauled in 5 or more balls in each of his last 3 games.

Owens, Terrell - 6 games in a row Owens has found the endzone!

Rice, Sidney - Last week against New York, Rice generated 82 yards & one touchdown. If you really need to reach in a 14+ team league, Rice is worth a look as a #4 WR.

Wayne, Reggie - 19 catches from Wayne over his last 3 ball games.

Welker, Wesley - against Philadelphia he posted 13rec & 149yds. He's pulled in 3+ receptions every game this year.

White, Roddy - against the Indianapolis secondary last week and ended up with 1 TD & 104 YDs.

Williams, Reggie - Making a habit of it, he's on a streak of 2 consecutive games with a TD.

Tight End:

Baker, Chris - No shortage of work lately, Baker has caught 3 or more balls in each of his last 3 outings.

Cooley, Chris - Cooley has contributed a total of 218 receiving yards to Washington's offense over the last three weeks.

Daniels, Owen - It's clear coach Gary Kubiak has tried to take advantage of DANIELS' dependable hands. As a result, he enters week 13 with 4 or more grabs in each of the last 4 games.

Gates, Antonio - He is working on an impeccable 2 games in a row with a TD.

Gonzalez, Tony - He's hauled in 3 or more balls in each of his last 11 games.

Miller, Zach - He's got a streak of 3 consecutive games with 3+ receptions.

Scaife, Bo - He currently has a streak of 4 consecutive games with 3+ receptions.

Scheffler, Tony - Last week, against Chicago, he posted 82 yards & 1 TD.

Shockey, Jeremy - Total yardage in the last three weeks? Try 214.

Smith, John - He's pulled in 3 or more receptions in each of his last 3 football games.

Utecht, Ben - Utecht has hauled in 3+ balls in each of his last 3 games.

Winslow, Kellen - Helping keep the pace for the BROWNS, he has produced 64 or more yards of total offense in each of his last 2 outings.