The 8 Most Important Stats From Week 14 in the NFL
By Jason McIntyre
1.1: The QBR of Mark Sanchez in his start for the Redskins at home against the Giants. He was 6-of-14 for 38 yards with two interceptions, and was sacked five times. The Redskins lost, 40-16.
30: For the first time in 30 games under Sean McVay, the Rams didn’t score a touchdown in a 15-6 loss to the Rams. LA was held to 214 yards, just 3.5 yards per play, and Jared Goff threw a career-high four interceptions.
46.8: That’s the distance Sam Darnold ran on his 7-yard TD pass to Robby Anderson. On a wild day in the NFL, Darnold’s heroics in Buffalo were overlooked. The Bills defense has confounded Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins and Deshaun Watson … and Darnold guided the Jets 60+ yards twice in the 4th quarter on the road to beat the Bills.
69: The Dolphins beat the Patriots with a 69-yard play with no time left on the clock, and that’s the longest game-winning touchdown with :00 in NFL history.
170: Saquon Barkley had his best game as a pro, torching the Redskins for 170 yards on just 14 carries. His 12.1 yards per carry was a career-high; there’s an outside chance Barkley rushes for 1,500 yards as a rookie. He’s currently at 1,124 with three games left. It’s unlikely Barkley can catch Eric Dickerson’s rookie record of 1,808 yards.
199: In their most important game of the season, the Colts leaned on their best skill position player, T.Y. Hilton. In what ended up as the 2nd best game of his career, Hilton caught nine passes for 199 yards. It’s the biggest game he’s had in four years … since a 2014 game against, of course, the Texans, in which he caught nine passes for 223 yards.
210: Yards receiving by Greg Kittle of the 49ers on seven receptions. Amazingly, Kittle did all of his damage in the first half, and didn’t catch a pass in the 2nd half. The record for receiving yards by a tight end in a game is 214 (Shannon Sharpe).
217: Receiving yards by Amari Cooper of the Cowboys against the Eagles. He caught 10 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns. It’s the most receiving yards by any NFL receiver in a game this season.