Fun Facts: 2011 NFL Edition

The NFL season is now halfway done so I thought I'd post some fun facts and tidbits that you probably didn't know.

- Through 16 games in 2010 Mike Wallace was the number one receiver in terms of both DVOA (value per play when touching the ball) and DYAR (total value). This year Mike Wallace is also number one in both DVOA and DYAR.

- The Green Bay Packers have three players that are currently top five in DVOA: James Jones (2nd), Jordy Nelson (3rd), and Greg Jennings (5th)

- There are only three quarterbacks with double digit interceptions. First is Philip Rivers (11). Tied for second is Josh Freeman (10). The third? Drew Brees (10).

- Despite turning the ball over so much, Drew Brees is 3rd in DYAR, 4th in DVOA, 3rd in WPA, and 2nd in EPA (see: AdvancedNFLStats.com)

- Eli Manning is currently ranked second in terms of Yards Per Attempt

- Matt Ryan is currently ranked 26th

- Ryan Matthews currently ranks first in terms of WPA and WPA/game

- Arizona CB Patrick Peterson currently ranks 1st in terms of average yards per punt return. Devin Hester ranks 3rd.

- 30 kickers have not missed an extra point this season. Two have missed one extra point: Carolina's Olindo Mare and Cincinnati's Mike Nugent

- There are four kickers who have not missed a field goal: Matt Bryant, Josh Scobee, Nick Folk, and Mason Crobsy.

- Wes Welker currently leads all receivers with Yards After the Catch. Matt Forte is second.

- There is only one non-quarterback player responsible for more than one two point conversion: New Orleans' Lance Moore (2)

- Reggie Bush is not completely terrible. He has a 4.5 YPC, good enough for 19th among running backs.

- Chris Johnson has been completely terrible. His 2.8 YPC ranks 28th out of 28th among all eligible rushers.

- Carolina's Steve Smith is responsible for 19 first downs and leads all NFL receivers. Wes Welker is second with 13.

- If the playoffs started today: The Chicago Bears would be a playoff team. The New England Patriots would be a wild card team. The Baltimore Ravens would not be in the playoffs.

- There out of the top five in the NFL and three out of the top four in the AFC teams in terms of points allowed per game are in the AFC North: Baltimore Ravens (15.7), Pittsburgh Steelers (17.4), and Cincinnati Bengals (17.6)

- Due to my fandom of the Bengals this year I now know how to properly spell "Cincinnati" without using spell check.

- If the season ended today, the Indianapolis Colts would win Andrew Luck

- The Detroit Lions lead the NFC in terms of takeaway/giveaway differential with (+13). The Philadelphia Eagles are last with (-7). The Buffalo Bills lead the AFC with (+9). The Pittsburgh Steelers are last in the AFC with (-10). All four teams will probably make the playoffs.

- Matthew Stafford has not missed a game yet.

- Jahvid Best has.

- Speaking of the Detroit Lions, they currently are leading every team in the NFL in terms of point different (+92).

- According to Football Outsiders the Chicago Bears have the 27h best passing offensive line. According to Advanced NFL Stats the Chicago Bears have the 3rd best offensive line in terms of passing WPA and the 17th best in terms of passing EPA. They are not last in any category.

- Aaron Rodgers is first in terms of QBR with 86.5. Second place is Tom Brady with 76.6- almost ten points lower. Aaron Rodgers is first in terms of NFL Rating (aka quarterback rating) with 125.7. Second place is Tom Brady with 104.4- 21.3 points lower.

- Aaron Rodgers is really really good.

- Chad Ochocinco is not. He has 9 catches off of 16 targets and only 136 yards. Deion Branch has been infinitely better. I told you Deion Branch would be better than Ochocinco at the beginning of the season.

- Rob Gronkowski is 2nd among tight ends in terms of DYAR and 4th in terms of DVOA. Aaron Hernandez ranks 19th in DYAR and 23rd in DVOA. I told you Rob Gronkowski would be better than Aaron Hernandez at the beginning of the season.

- I may be wrong on Gronkowski vs. Hernandez by season's end.

- My fantasy team in the Game of Inches league is third in terms of fantasy points scored (946). My team is first in points scored against them (1029). No other team has more than 950 points scored against them. I'm 3-5. I know nobody cares about how other people's fantasy teams are doing but I'm pissed. This sucks.