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Next Gen Stats for Divisional Playoffs
Tyler Lockett came in on top, winning the spot for three out of five of the max speeds as ball carrier records and Tom Brady beat out Alex Smith in snap-to-throw time by over a second. Find out more about these stats and others with this week's Next Gen Stats.
The max speed as ball carriers for the Divisional Round weekend are: Seahawks' Tyler Lockett: 20.99 MPH; Seahawks' Tyler Lockett: 20.84 MPH; Seahawks' Tyler Lockett: 20.60 MPH; Steelers' Sammie Coates: 20.60 MPH; Packers' Damarious Randall: 20.33 MPH.
The players with the max distance traveled as ball carriers for the Divisional Round weekend are: Steelers' Martavis Bryant: 381 yards; Cardinals' David Johnson: 366 yards; Panthers' Jonathan Stewart: 348 yards; Broncos' C.J. Anderson: 333 yards; Packers' Jeff Janis: 321 yards.
Tom Brady made it difficult for the Chiefs defense to get pressure with an average time from snap to throw of 4.25 seconds compared to 5.81 by Alex Smith. Brady's average lateral movement per pass attempt was just 1.24 yards compared to 3.51 by Smith.
Kansas City's vaunted run game was held in check, with Charcandrick West and Knile Davis combining to top 17.00 mph as ball carrier three times on 27 touches. Alex Smith did so five times, four on scrambles.
Until Jeff Janis' 41-yard game-tying Hail Mary touchdown at the end of regulation, Patrick Peterson had allowed just one reception for 11 yards on three targets, including a failed 4th-down pass to James Jones on the previous drive.
Larry Fitzgerald reached 17.94 mph and traveled 113.31 yards on his 75-yard catch-and-run on the first play in overtime. It was the slowest top speed on a play of 58 yards or longer by a wide receiver this season.
Jonathan Stewart reached 20.21 mph on his 59-yard run on the first play from scrimmage. His previous season-high speed was 19.51 mph on a 7-yard run in Week 8.
Carolina brought 5 pass rushers 13 times, sacking Russell Wilson 3 times while he threw for 132 yards and a touchdown. The Panthers brought four pass rushers on 31 of 53 drop backs, sacking and intercepting Wilson twice.
The Steelers ran 15 plays per game in the regular season with multiple tight ends on the field. Perhaps due to Antonio Brown's absence, they used 2-plus tight ends 25 times for 139 yards (5.6 per play) against Denver. Only four of them came in second half.
Denver did not use pistol at all with Peyton Manning under center and ran out of the shotgun just four times.
