WEEK 14 Worst Stats

NFL WEEK 14 WORST STATS

LEAGUE LEADERS:

Interceptions Thrown:   17, DeShone Kizer, Browns.  Well, he's got 3 weeks to get there, the magic 20. I dunno. After last week's real humiliation, I wonder where Kizer's psyche is at now. Terrible first year to subject a rookie to. So, he'll either come out really slinging, or go all Alex Smith on them, and dink pass his way to a quiet corner.  
Mariota comes in with 14 for the Titans, and Big Ben over in Pittsburgh with his usual 13 at this time of year takes 3rd.  

Sacked:  48 for Jacoby Brisset, Colts. That's plenty, but only good enough for 68th on the Sacked Single Season leaderboard.  

SACKS TRIVIA:
By the way, maybe Derek Carr, with his tentative play and apparent fear of anybody touching him, is not just trying to protect his back. Maybe it's a family thing. His brother, David, holds the record for being sacked the most times in a season- 76 (4.5 a game) in 2002. He led the league in sacks in 2004 (49) and 2005 (68) as well. The 68 are good enough for 3rd, all time.    

David Carr's all time numbers, if you take away the 4 bench-warming seasons with the Giants and 49ers, is 262 sacks in 6 seasons, with one of those seasons just a half-season.  That comes out to....43.666 sacks per season, which would vie for near the top any year. Brett Favre, our all-time sack and interception leader (way to hold onto that ball and not give up, Brett!), had 525 sacks in 19 seasons, a meagre 27.6 sacks per season. Pfft. But look at those interceptions!
If David had managed to keep starting, and not turn into ground beef in the process, his 19 year totals would have been 828.4, absolutely dusting Favre's accomplishment. Maybe Derek's seen a little too much of his brother's video highlights reel.  

Fewest TD Passes, starting at least 12 games:  6, Trubinsky, Bears. Don't hang it all on Mitch. The Bears are a team effort, and don't you forget it.  Which is why, here and there, they get mixed up and play great.

Biggest Give/Take:  minus 21, Browns, way ahead of #2, Denver at minus 14.  The Raiders chime in 3rd at  minus 10, a real red flag on a team bristling with red flags.  Jacksonville, our Doormat Turnaround team of the year, leads the league at +14.

NFL WEEK 14 WORST STATS

Offense:
Points:  0                 Jets
First downs:  6        Jets
Total Yards:  100     Jets

Rushing Yds: 25      Pats 
Passing:    41          Jets

QB Rating:  39.6,      Mariota, Titans (full game).  25, McCown, Jets (half game)
3rd Down Conv:  0-11   Pats
4th Down Conv: 0-2  Bills, Bengals 
Red Zone Conv:  0-3 Cards.  0-0:  OAK, WASH 

Turnovers: 5          Bucs
INT:  3                   Falcons; Seahawks
Fumbles/lost:  3    Bucs
Sacked: 8-53         Cards (Gabbert)
Fumble six given:  Rams
Pick-six given:  Chargers

DEFENSE:
Points:  43  Rams        
Total Yards:  488  Washington
Pass yards: 381   Bucs 
Rush Yards: 232   Bengals
No Sacks: 0   Colts,  Bucs, Cows, Giants

Penalties for first downs:  9,  Saints (and they did it on 11 penalties)
3rd Down Conv. allowed:  12-18, Ravens

Red Zone conv allowed:  4-4  Steelers, Eagles

MISC:
Punts: 8  NYG  (Wing), 8 WASH

Total Punts: 13     WASH/LAC 
Penalties: 8-105, Lions;  11-87  49ers, Saints       
Blocked Punt TD given up:  Eagles

Total Penalties:  19, 49ers-Texans

Time of Poss:   21:51 Bengals

aaAAAAAnd That's the View From the Basement!