Connect with us
Home » news » nfl fun stats week 3

News

NFL Fun Stats – Week 3

A look at some fun stats from Week 3 in the NFL.

Bo Marchionte

Published

on

NFL fun stats is put together to provide a wide range of number-oriented morsels for those who crave the delicacy and geek-dom of NFL statistics, news and notes. If you’re not quoting one note each week, I’m not doing my job. Here are your water cooler nuggets.

7

– Is the week last season it took Emmanuel Sanders to catch 25 passes. After three weeks, the former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver is leading the Denver Broncos in catches in 2014.

7

– Is the amount of straight games Eli Manning threw at least one interception, until the Giants’ win over the Houston Texans 30-17. Against Houston, Manning effectively completed 21 of his 28 attempts for 234 yards passing and two touchdowns. During Manning’s dismal seven-game streak, he tossed 14 interceptions and the Giants were 3-4 overall. On Thursday night, he threw a pick, but also passed for four touchdowns (and rushed for one more).

0

– Is the amount of games the Pittsburgh Steelers have lost when running back Le’Veon Bell rushes for over 100 yards. Bell ran for a career high 147 yards against an impressive Carolina Panthers defense last Thursday. Also, the Steelers are 9-0 when Bell carries the football 18 or more times. The more Bell carries the football the better the results for the Steelers.

5

– Of the this year’s longest rushes from the line of scrimmage have come from several different positions. Two running backs Le’Veon Bell (81 yards) and Chris Ivory (71-yard touchdown), two receivers Cordarrelle Patterson (67-yard touchdown) and Percy Harvin (51-yard touchdown) and one fullback Jorvorskie Lane (54 yards).

5

– Is also the number of consecutive games Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has gone without catching a touchdown pass.

3

– The number of teams that remain unbeaten after three weeks (the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles).

10

– The number of tight ends who were drafted in 2014: Eric Ebron, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Jace Amaro, Troy Niklas, C.J. Fiedorowicz, Richard Rodgers, Crockett Gilmore, Arthur Lynch, Ted Bolser and Rob Blanchflower. They have combined to catch 10 passes.

0

– Are the amount of wins combined by the Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

14

– Teams scored 23 points or more in Week 3. Those 23 points are the combined total between both the New England Patriots (16) and Green Bay Packers (7). They’re considered two of the best offenses in the NFL, but they struggled last week.

13

– The amount of touchdowns scored by the Atlanta Falcons after three weeks of football, which leads the NFL.

3

– Straight 100-yard rushing games by Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray. The last Cowboy to have three straight 100-yard rushing games was Julius Jones (career high) in 2006. Emmitt Smith reached four straight games (career high) in 1995.

25

– Points scored by rookies for the Philadelphia Eagles last week. Kicker Cody Parkey kicked three field goals and added three extra points, while receiver Jordan Matthews caught two touchdown passes.

Bo Marchionte is an NFL writer for Football Insiders and has covered the NFL for over a decade. His background includes being staff for the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star game as a talent evaluator for player personnel along with an internship scouting with the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Canadian Football League. Bo’s draft background includes working for the NFL Draft Bible and currently owns and operates College2Pro.com. He has done radio spots on NBC, Fox Sports and ESPN and their affiliates in different markets around the country. Bo covers the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Panthers along with other colleges in the northeast.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

News

Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

Avatar

Published

on

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

Powered by WPeMatico

Continue Reading

News

Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

Avatar

Published

on

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

Powered by WPeMatico

Continue Reading

News

Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

Avatar

Published

on

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

Powered by WPeMatico

Continue Reading

The NFL On Twitter


Insiders On Facebook

Trending Now

Copyright © 2021 Insider Sports, Inc