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Mind-boggling stats for 2018 Week 16: Saturday games
It's December, which means it is time for the NFL's Saturday games! Philip Rivers is expected to have Melvin Gordon back as the Chargers take on the Ravens while Marcus Mariota and the Titans face off against the Redskins. See what the numbers have to say with these mind-boggling stats for the Week 16 Saturday games.
The Ravens have the number one scoring defense in the NFL this season.
The Chargers are expected to get their top scrimmage yard leader back in their Week 16 matchup against Baltimore. Melvin Gordon has 1,255 scrimmage yards this season and is expected to return following an injury.
Derrick Henry has scored 77.04 fantasy points over the last two weeks. That is not only the most in the NFL during this stretch, but it's also the third-most fantasy points scored in Weeks 14 and 15 since 1970. Henry needs to score 30.06 fantasy points in Week 16 against the Redskins to overtake Todd Gurley (107.10 fantasy pts in 2017) as the top fantasy football playoff (Weeks 14-16) scorer in NFL history.
Philip Rivers has 13 games with 2+ touchdown passes, the most in the NFL. Peyton Manning (2013) and Dan Marino (1984) have the most such games in a single season in the Super Bowl era (15), and both Manning and Marino won NFL MVP in those seasons.
The Titans have a top 10 scoring and total defense this season.
Marcus Mariota has the highest passer rating in the NFL when pressured this season (95.5) and is the only quarterback to have a higher rating when pressured than when not under pressure (91.2). He will face a Washington defense with the highest pressure rate in the NFL this season (32.5 pct), according to Next Gen Stats. Washington has allowed just 1 TD with 7 INT when the opposing passer has been under pressure.
With 566 rush yards, Lamar Jackson has the third-most rushing yards by a rookie QB in NFL history. His teammate Robert Griffin III holds the record (815 yards in 2012).
Washington's defense has the highest pressure rate in the NFL this season (32.5 pct), according to Next Gen Stats. Washington has allowed just 1 TD with 7 INT when the opposing passer has been under pressure.
