We are nearing the one-third mark for the 2022 NFL season and our first slew of bye weeks are upon us.
So while a handful of teams get to take a breath and do some self-scouting (and you get to skim the waiver wire to find a defense or stopgap tight end for your fantasy team), let’s take a gander across the league together. And also make sure to be on the lookout soon as I hand out awards for the first third of the season — the first-ever “Thirdies Awards.”
On the schedule this week:
Fred Warner is driving opposing offenses nuts
The Titans “splash the water” in the red zone
What’s wrong with the Broncos?
Jordan Davis can’t be blocked
“Mad” Maxx Crosby gets loose
How ’bout those fake punts?
(All data via TruMedia unless noted otherwise.)
Fred Warner says, ‘No pass for you’
There are a bunch of banshees playing defense in Santa Clara this season.
The San Francisco 49ers defense — which does have some health concerns going forward — has been nothing short of incredible this season, ranking first in defensive DVOA and first in defensive total EPA. Nick Bosa has taken another leap forward up front this year (17 QB hits, six sacks and a mind-boggling 31 pressures), and other players have emerged on the back end either as stars (like
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