Rk | Year | Player | Team | DYAR | YAR | Runs | Yds | Yd/At | Pass | Rec | Yds | Fum | Wk | vs. | Rk |
1 | 1985 | Joe Cribbs | BUF | -90 | -56 | 23 | 41 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | HOIL | 27 |
2 | 1998 | Ricky Watters | SEA | -89 | -88 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 5 | KC | 12 |
3 | 1979 | Billy Taylor | NYG | -89 | -85 | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 7 | SF | 20 |
4 | 2001 | Ricky Williams | NO | -89 | -92 | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 17 | SF | 16 |
5 | 1998 | Curtis Martin | NYJ | -87 | -90 | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | KC | 12 |
6 | 1981 | Sidney Thornton | PIT | -85 | -91 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | KC | 5 |
7 | 1999 | Ricky Williams | NO | -84 | -76 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | CAR | 27 |
8 | 1993 | Neal Anderson | CHI | -82 | -80 | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | PHI | 15 |
9 | 2023 | Deon Jackson | IND | -80 | -75 | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | JAX | 12 |
10 | 2024 | Javonte Williams | DEN | -79 | -48 | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | CAR | 31 |
11 | 1979 | Curtis Brown | BUF | -78 | -95 | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 14 | DEN | 8 |
12 | 1999 | Mike Alstott | TB | -77 | -80 | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | KC | 9 |
Rk here represents the opponent’s rank in run defense for the given season. There are no touchdowns listed because none of these players scored touchdowns.
Most of these terrible running back games took place in the 20th century but you may notice that one of them was just last year: Deon Jackson in Week 1 of 2023 for the Colts. The Colts cut him right afterwards.
On to the rest of the Week 8 numbers…
Rk | Player | Team | CP/AT | Yds | TD | INT | Sacks | Total DYAR | Pass DYAR | Rush DYAR | Opp |
1. | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 25/34 | 279 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 0 | MIN |
2. | Kyler Murray | ARI | 26/36 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 159 | 2 | MIA |
3. | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 16/20 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 129 | 25 | CIN |
4. | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 23/36 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 133 | 10 | CLE |
5. | Kirk Cousins | ATL | 23/29 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 140 | -9 | TB |
6. | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 21/38 | 326 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 118 | 6 | CHI |
7. | Sam Darnold | MIN | 18/25 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 112 | 0 | LAR |
8. | Justin Herbert | LAC | 20/32 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 99 | 12 | NO |
9. | Gardner Minshew II | LV | 24/28 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 105 | 4 | KC |
10. | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 27/37 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 95 | 8 | LV |
11. | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 21/32 | 308 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 91 | 8 | GB |
12. | Jameis Winston | CLE | 27/41 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 91 | 6 | BAL |
Matthew Stafford had just 5.7 net yards per pass on first downs (21 DYAR) but 9.3 net yards per pass on second and third downs (170 DYAR)… Jalen Hurts had 10 carries for 37 yards with three rushing touchdowns… Kirk Cousins had 127 passing DYAR in the first half against Tampa Bay but only 12 passing DYAR after halftime… Jayden Daniels struggled a little bit on third downs, completing just three of 10 passes with a sack. At least one of those completions was 61 yards to Terry McLaurin!… Sam Darnold leads all quarterbacks with 315 passing DYAR in the first quarter of games this season… Justin Herbert had 50 yards on just three scrambles, with one of them going 38 yards… Patrick Mahomes was 8-for-13 on first downs with an interception and only two new first downs. He had -38 passing DYAR on first downs, then 53 passing DYAR on second downs and 80 passing DYAR on third downs. That last number led all quarterbacks this week… Trevor Lawrence had just five dropbacks on third down, and only completed one pass for 21 yards with three incompletions and a sack-fumble… Jameis Winston led all quarterbacks this week with 81 passing DYAR on passes up the middle.
Rk | Player | Team | CP/AT | Yds | TD | INT | Sacks | Total DYAR | Pass DYAR | Rush DYAR | Opp |
13. | Aaron Rodgers | NYJ | 17/28 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 0 | NE |
14. | Dak Prescott | DAL | 25/38 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 77 | 0 | SF |
15. | Brock Purdy | SF | 18/26 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 52 | 25 | DAL |
16. | Joe Burrow | CIN | 26/37 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 68 | 9 | PHI |
17. | Bo Nix | DEN | 28/37 | 284 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 67 | 5 | CAR |
18. | Baker Mayfield | TB | 37/49 | 330 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 61 | -2 | ATL |
19. | Josh Allen | BUF | 24/34 | 283 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 54 | 1 | SEA |
20. | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 25/37 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 64 | -29 | IND |
21. | Geno Smith | SEA | 21/29 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 33 | -4 | BUF |
22. | Spencer Rattler | NO | 12/24 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | LAC |
Brock Purdy carried the ball seven times for 57 yards, moving the chains five times including a 2-yard touchdown plunge… Opponent adjustments for Bo Nix playing the Panthers drop him from 148 DYAR to just 71 YAR. Nix led all quarterbacks with 96 passing DYAR to tight ends (mostly Adam Trautman) on National Tight Ends Day… Baker Mayfield leads all quarterbacks this year with 274 passing DYAR on passes to running backs. No other quarterback is above 200 DYAR on such passes.
Rk | Player | Team | CP/AT | Yds | TD | INT | Sacks | Total DYAR | Pass DYAR | Rush DYAR | Opp |
23. | Drake Maye | NE | 3/6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -17 | 27 | NYJ |
24. | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 28/38 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 34 | -25 | ARI |
25. | Mason Rudolph | TEN | 22/38 | 266 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -16 | 18 | DET |
26. | Jake Haener | NO | 9/17 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | LAC |
27. | Jared Goff | DET | 12/15 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -11 | -11 | 0 | TEN |
28. | Bryce Young | CAR | 24/37 | 224 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -16 | -9 | -8 | DEN |
29. | Jacoby Brissett | NE | 15/24 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 6 | -24 | NYJ |
30. | Jordan Love | GB | 14/22 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -28 | -28 | 0 | JAX |
31. | Caleb Williams | CHI | 10/24 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -56 | -25 | -31 | WAS |
32. | Anthony Richardson | IND | 10/31 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -96 | -91 | -5 | HOU |
Drake Maye had three scrambles for 46 yards, including a touchdown, but it was a helmet-to-helmet hit on the final scramble that put him out for most of the game… Tua Tagovailoa‘s negative rushing value comes from two aborted snaps, including one that scored a safety for Arizona… Mason Rudolph had -106 passing DYAR on passes to tight ends, including two picks. Happy National Tight Ends Day, Mason!… Jared Goff had -65 passing DYAR in the first quarter but 53 passing DYAR in the second and third quarter. With the game out of hand, he didn’t play in the fourth quarter… Opponent adjustments for playing the Broncos boost Bryce Young from -54 YAR to -16 DYAR… Opponent adjustments for playing the Jaguars drop Jordan Love from 17 YAR to -28 DYAR… Caleb Williams gets charged with a fumble on the aborted handoff to offensive lineman/fullback Doug Kramer. He also had five other carries with 3 yards or fewer including one that was a loss of 6.
Rk | Player | Team | Runs | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Total DYAR | Rush DYAR | Rec DYAR | Opp |
1. | James Cook | BUF | 17 | 111 | 2 | 3/3 | 22 | 0 | 63 | 49 | 14 | SEA |
2. | Jahmyr Gibbs | DET | 11 | 127 | 1 | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | TEN |
3. | De’Von Achane | MIA | 10 | 97 | 0 | 6/8 | 50 | 1 | 54 | 35 | 19 | ARI |
4. | Bijan Robinson | ATL | 13 | 63 | 0 | 6/6 | 37 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 22 | TB |
5. | Kyren Williams | LAR | 23 | 97 | 0 | 5/7 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 2 | MIN |
James Cook moved the chains eight times on 17 carries, including the two touchdowns… Jahmyr Gibbs had an 82% RB success rate to go with his 70-yard rushing touchdown… Bijan Robinson had one catch for a loss of 2 but his other receptions all gained between 6 and 10 yards… Kyren Williams gets a huge boost in opponent adjustments for playing the strong Vikings defense, from 0 YAR to 31 DYAR.
Rk | Player | Team | Runs | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Total DYAR | Rush DYAR | Rec DYAR | Opp |
1. | Javonte Williams | DEN | 17 | 44 | 0 | 4/5 | 8 | 0 | -79 | -60 | -19 | CAR |
Rk | Player | Team | Rec | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Total DYAR | Opp |
1. | Ladd McConkey | LAC | 6 | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 2 | 72 | NO |
2. | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 13 | 17 | 146 | 11.2 | 2 | 67 | SF |
3. | George Kittle | SF | 6 | 7 | 128 | 21.3 | 1 | 54 | DAL |
4. | Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI | 6 | 7 | 111 | 18.5 | 1 | 47 | MIA |
5. | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 8 | 9 | 115 | 14.4 | 0 | 46 | LAR |
Ladd McConkey‘s two touchdowns were a 9-yarder on third-and-7 and a 60-yarder on second-and-9 that included 34 yards after the catch. His only catch that didn’t move the chains was 7 yards on first-and-goal from the 8… CeeDee Lamb had two touchdowns and seven other first downs. He actually has a negative receiving DVOA on the season, which is what happens when the quarterback is always forcing you the ball even when you aren’t open… George Kittle had a great day but surprisingly only converted on one of his three third-down targets… Marvin Harrison Jr. had five of six catches on deep passes (16+ air yards)… Justin Jefferson‘s only target on third down was also his only incomplete pass.
Rk | Player | Team | Rec | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Total DYAR | Opp |
1. | Jake Ferguson | DAL | 6 | 8 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -39 | SF |
Jake Ferguson moved the sticks only once on his eight targets and also had a fumble (recovered by the Cowboys)… The lowest wide receiver of the week was Lil'Jordan Humphrey of the Broncos, who caught four passes out of six targets for 22 yards with a fumble against a terrible Panthers defense.