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Featured Analysis High Impact Play Rate And Every Play Analysis Our High Impact Game of The Week will highlight a different team each week during the NFL season by taking a more in-depth look at the matchup using our High Impact Play Rate analysis combined with our every play analysis. What is High Impact Play Rate? High Impact Play Rate accounts for big in-game moments such as sacks, turnovers, TFL's, and explosive plays. Our High Impact Play Rate analysis works as a diagnostic tool created to help identify the critical areas of focus when performing an every play film review. What is an Every Play Analysis? We created a customizable (to fit your needs) every play evaluation process made for coaches that analyzes every situation, from down & distance, field position, offensive and defensive personnel groupings, play type, and play area. The custom analysis process can use 70 different metrics, more or less, based on your needs. Cowboys vs. Browns Game Report and Final Review. Our High Impact Play game of the week featured the Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns. Player Matchup of The Week Baker Mayfield: 19-30, 165 yds passing, 2TD's/1INT, 0 sacks, Rating: 100.00, 3 rush attempts for 6 yds, and 0 TD. Dak Prescott: 41-58, 502 yds passing, 4 TD/1INT, 3 Sacks, Rating: 112.9, 2 rush attempts for 12 yds, and 0 TD's. High Impact Play Rate Differential Decision Of The Game High Impact Player Of The Game Miscellaneous Stats For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

Weekly NFL Advanced Stats (Free Access For 2020) Check out our weekly NFL Advanced Stats, where you can get advanced team, player, and fantasy stats in one spot released every Wednesday. We use a google sheets format keeping overhead low. Click here to go to the NFL Advanced Stats page. Fantasy Defenses to Target We have a new number one defense trending toward 2000 PPR fantasy points allowed through three games, the Seattle Seahawks. This is not a big surprise; the Seahawks were trending towards 2k last week, ranking 2nd to the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta switches spots with Seattle, and we have a new face in the top three, the Dallas Cowboys, who are trending towards 1860 PPR points allowed through three games. Pay attention to each team's schedule. The Seahawks have faced three top ten scoring teams to open the year and will be matched up against a Miami Dolphins team that scored 31 on the Jaguars last Thursday, yet the offense didn't surpass 300 total yards. Seattle will undoubtedly have a far easier time vs. the Dolphins offense in week 4, maybe. The Dallas Cowboys being on this list is a big concern, considering I picked them to make it to the NFC title game. Their defense is surrendering the third-most points in the NFL. They are also trending the third-highest fantasy PPR points (1860). 45% of the Cowboys total fantasy points allowed are from opposing teams WR's. But consider their first three opponents of 2020, the Rams, Falcons, and the Seahawks. The Cowboys secondary opened the season against Kupp and Woods, week two, they faced Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, and this past week they faced D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett with Russell Wilson, who is having an NFL MVP start to his season. The Cowboys will meet the Cleveland Browns this week in what might feel like a break for their secondary compared to the last three games. Darrell Henderson, Alvin Kamara, and Autin Ekeler lead the NFL in first down rate (Rushing and Receiving Combined) The top three players who move the chains through three games are Darrell Henderson, Alvin Kamara, and Autin Ekeler. All three backs play a significant role in the passing game for their team. Henderson shared the backfield with Malcolm Brown against the Bills. Both had 34 snaps, but Henderson led the way with 24 carries and 114 yds on the ground. Henderson also had ten first down conversions on the ground. Jared Goff only targeted Henderson three times with one catch for six yards on Sunday. Hendersons value is on the rise. Top three defenses in total yards per play allowed through three weeks. The Colts, Bucs, and Steelers are the stingiest defenses n the NFL through three games allowing the lowest total yds per play. The Steelers and Bucs defenses get a lot of publicity, but the Colts defense is beginning to show that it is real, at least until competition ramps up. Yes, it becomes easy to pad your stats against Sam Darnold and the Jets, but you can say the same about the Bucs, who just faced the Panthers and Broncos on back to back weeks. The Steelers have had the Giants and Broncos in two of their three games. The Colts did face Jags and Gardner Minshew, who completed 19-20 passes for only 173 yards but did throw three TD's. Philip Rivers's poor two-interception debut did not help the Colt defense. The Colts will face the Chicago Bears this week. Top three red zone scorers (non QB) Through three weeks. Alvin Kamara (5), Aaron Jones (4), and Ezekiel Elliott (4). There is a tie for 2nd between Jones, Elliott, CMC, and Cam Newton who all have 4 TD's. Rex Burkhead is third with 3 TD's. Top three WR's total target success rate through three weeks. JuJu Smith-Schuster (89.5%), Keelan Cole (88.2%), and DeAndre Hopkins (86.5%). DeAndre Hopkins also leads the NFL in total first downs (21) among players who are trending 75 total opportunities (combined rush att and targets). For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

Featured Analysis High Impact Play Rate And Every Play Analysis Our High Impact Game of The Week will highlight a different team each week during the NFL season by taking a more in-depth look at the matchup using our High Impact Play Rate analysis combined with our every play analysis. What is High Impact Play Rate? High Impact Play Rate accounts for big in-game moments such as sacks, turnovers, TFL's, and explosive plays. Our High Impact Play Rate analysis works as a diagnostic tool created to help identify the critical areas of focus when performing an every play film review. What is an Every Play Analysis? We created a customizable (to fit your needs) every play evaluation process made for coaches that analyzes every situation, from down & distance, field position, offensive and defensive personnel groupings, play type, and play area. The custom analysis process can use 70 different metrics, more or less, based on your needs. Ravens vs. Chiefs Game Report and Final Review. Our High Impact Play game of the week featured the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. Damned if you do, damned if you don't The story of the night, the Ravens blitzed, and Mahomes made them pay. Mahomes completed 17-21 passes for 219 yards and three TD's when the Ravens brought five or more pass rushers. The most impressive throw against the blitz came on a 49 yard TD pass off his back foot with a man in his face to Mecole Hardman on a third down and 14. The Chief's offense looks unstoppable The Chiefs offense is a juggernaut with the right blend of players and coaches. The creativity was on full display early in the game when Patrick Mahomes threw an awkward-looking shovel pass to his FB Anthony Sherman, who would score from five yards out on 3rd down. The creativity would continue in critical moments throughout the night, allowing the Chiefs to convert on third downs multiple times. When the Ravens defense appeared poised to get off of the field, the Chiefs offense would convert. On third down, the Chiefs converted 10 for 13 vs. the Ravens 3 for 9. Third down in a big game like this once again proves to be the key to winning or losing. Chiefs dominate in the red zone In the red zone, the Chiefs were a perfect 3 of 3, vs. The Ravens 1 of 4. The Raven's inability to convert on third down and in the red zone would be their ultimate undoing. Mahomes can take over a game (is he the Michael Jordan of Football)? Mahomes finished the night with 385 yards and five total TD's (4 Passing, one rushing). Lamar Jackson Struggled Lamar Jackson struggled to throw the football. The game started well for Lamar when he ripped off an early zone-read run for 30 yards on the opening drive. The Ravens would get into the red zone, and the offense would sputter, leading to a field goal attempt. Jackson's struggles were aided throughout the night by his WR's and TE's, who dropped five passes. Two of the drops by my count would have been TD's, including the most obvious to Mark Andrews when the Ravens were fighting their way back into the game midway through the third QTR. Lamar Could not get into a rhythm Lamar Jackson could not get into a good rhythm throwing the football. He did manage to rush for 83 yards, but he did not surpass 100 yards passing. The Chiefs, as described by Jackson last night, did a lot of the same stuff on defense that the Titans were doing to him in last year's playoffs (something to dig into more later). The Ravens with Lamar Jackson as the starting QB are winless in games where they trailed by 10+ points at halftime One stat that was brought up, and I cannot remember who said it this morning, so forgive me, is that Lamar is 0-9 in games when the Ravens trail by ten or more points at halftime. This stat's significance is alarming, yet it makes sense considering the style of offense that the Ravens like to play. The Ravens offense is predicated on the run game and controlling the clock. I brought this up yesterday in the game preview when I discussed how important it would be for the Ravens to not fall behind by two or more scores as they did a year ago against the Chiefs. The Ravens committing uncharacteristic penalties One other major factor that did not helo the Ravens, penalties. The Ravens came into his game with zero penalties against them. They would finish the game committing 6 for 45 yards. The penalties were often at inopportune moments that would result in a 2nd or 3rd and long situation for the Ravens. You cannot aid that struggle by committing multiple undisciplined errors in a game where you are struggling to throw the football for 100 yards. The winner of this game is in the driver seat for a first-round bye The winner of this game is in the driver seat to obtain the first-round bye. The Chiefs look unbeatable after watching them destroy the Ravens. Spread, Game Total Chiefs covered, game total 54 (under) Player Matchup of The Week Patrick Mahomes: 31-42, 385 yds passing, 4TD's, 0 sacks, Rating: 133.5, 4 rush attempts for 26 yds, and 1 TD. Lamar Jackson: 15-28, 97 yds passing, 1 TD, 4 Sacks, Rating: 73.1, 9 rush attempts for 83 yds, and 0 TD's. High Impact Play Rate Differential Drive Of the Game Decision Of The Game High Impact Player Of The Game Miscellaneous Stats For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

The 2019 matchup A year ago, week three, at Arrowhead, the Chiefs beat the Ravens 33-28. The Ravens led 6-0 in the first QTR before the Chiefs would score 23 unanswered 2nd QTR pts. With the Chiefs leading 23-6 at halftime, the pressure would be on the Ravens to score on their first drive of the 3rd QTR. The Ravens would do just that going 75 yards on nine plays using more than 4 minutes of the clock. The Ravens, down 23-13 were back in it and would need their defense to get a stop vs. a red hot Chiefs offense that had scored 3 TD's and a FG on their previous four possessions. The Ravens would get the stop they needed on the next Chiefs possession, but the Ravens offense did nothing with their next opportunity punting the football back to the Chiefs. The Chiefs would go on an eight-play 80-yard drive in 4:14, scoring another TD while taking a commanding 30-13 lead. The Chiefs ability to gain and maintain a lead in 2019 vs the Ravens The 2019 Baltimore Ravens were a run-first team that ate up clock and leaned on their opponents with their dominant offensive line, and with the Chiefs up three scores, they would need to depend on Lamar in the passing game to cut the deficit. Lamar would make some big-time plays down the stretch in the passing game, including two critical 4th down throws that would keep drives alive. But it would prove to be too much for the Ravens offense. Once the Chiefs were up two scores, they maintained that advantage into the 4th QTR, and that is not a situation the Ravens and Lamar Jackson can flourish. The Chiefs would love to get a two-score lead on the Ravens to apply pressure and force them out of their comfort zone tonight. The importance of 3rd/4th down stops The 2020 Baltimore Ravens defense ranks 2nd in the NFL through two weeks in third-down defense. The Ravens were a top ten defense a season ago defending against third-down conversions. Against the Chiefs in 2019, the Ravens struggled to get the Chiefs into third-down situations, and when they were able to, they allowed them to convert 5 of their 9 third-down attempts. The Ravens offense went 5-13 on third downs vs the 2019 Chiefs defense. The Chiefs defense forced 8 third-down stops vs. the Ravens defense, who only forced four third-down stops. The Ravens offense did go 3 for 4 on 4th down attempts in what would prove to be the difference in keeping them in the game. The 3rd/4th down stop differential between the Ravens and the Chiefs would favor the Chiefs, who forced four more 3rd/4th down stops than the Ravens. A handful of plays decides the outcome of most NFL games . The difference in most NFL games will come down to a handful of plays. You can point to these plays as the reason for the outcomes that transpire in any game. In 2019, the difference between the Chiefs and the Ravens came down to a handful of High Impact plays. Getting stops on 3rd/4th down is the most impactful to winning or losing a football game. Both teams will do their best to stay ahead of the chains to prevent third down and long. Stay ahead of the chains (on-schedule) If the Ravens are going to win tonight, they will need to stay ahead of the chains (2nd and four yds or less, 3rd and three yds or less. Staying ahead of schedule on early downs will help them win the 3rd and 4th down stop rate vs. the Chiefs. The run game once again becomes vital to early-down success. Lamar Jackson will need to put pressure on the Chiefs defense with his legs early in the game, setting up RPO and play-action opportunities, and opening the run game for Mark Ingram and company. The Chiefs will do what they can early to get a lead on the Ravens and take them out of their comfort zone. If the Chiefs can get early 3rd down stops, force punts, or get a turnover that leads to a multiple possession lead, they can try to control the game as they were able to do in 2019. Both teams are top five at getting third-down stops through two weeks (Ravens 1st, Chiefs 5th). The importance of the run game for both teams The run game for both teams will need to be a factor. The Ravens secondary will face its toughest battle yet, while the Chiefs defense will be forced to defend all eleven because of Lamar's ability to run the football. The Chiefs can also put pressure on defenses with Mahome's ability to move the chains with his legs. The Ravens will need to scale their man defense on third down and keep a spy on Mahomes in key situations. The Chiefs will spy Lamar the entire night. I expect the Chiefs to be more than happy to force the RB on the inside zone-read plays where Lamar is looking to take the edge. The Ravens could exploit this scenario by running a midline zone-read attacking the one or the three techs. The Midline would allow Lamar to keep it through the middle of the defense while reading inside out. If the Chiefs force the give on a midline zone read, Lamar will give to the RB going outside. Lamar Wants to win from the pocket and will do what it takes to keep plays alive, but should take what is given to him vs. the Chiefs. Lamar wants to throw the football. I recently diagramed a few examples of Lamar Jackson wanting to throw the football by keeping a play alive so his receivers can get open. Even when there is open grass, Lamar keeps his head up, eyes up, looking to make a throw instead of taking off running. How Lamar handles these situations will be a factor. Steve Spagnuolo will use simulated pressure before dropping 7, or even eight into coverage. Lamar should take what they give him if they drop 7, or 8 into coverage. If Lamar can get into space, he should take the quick 5 yards on the ground in situations where the Chiefs are only rushing four. Doing this will force the Chiefs to dedicate another defender or two to contain Lamar and open man to man opportunities in the passing game. The Chiefs will do what they can to get Lamar to force a bad throw, and that can be the difference in a game as evenly matched as this one. One possession lost due to an unforced error could be the difference. The Ravens don't need to blitz Mahomes consistently . The Ravens need not blitz Mahomes as consistently as they have the other QB's they have faced the last few weeks. The Ravens have the third-highest blitz rate in the NFL through two weeks (47%). On the other hand, the Chiefs offense has faced a blitz on 19% of their pass plays through two weeks (5th lowest). Since 2018, Patrick Mahomes has been deadly against the blitz, throwing 25 TD's to only 1 INT according to PFF. If the Ravens are going to try to get after Mahomes with extra defenders, it will have to get home, or he will make them pay. Through two weeks, opposing defenses have utilized two-high shells to help contain the Chiefs explosive pass offense. It may better serve the Ravens to take a less blitz-happy approach against the Chiefs. The red zone might be the difference . The red zone might be an area that decides the outcome of the game. The Chiefs have had some red zone issues the first two weeks of the season, scoring a TD on 57% of their opportunities. If the Ravens attempt to play a bend but don't break style of defense against the Chiefs, they could take advantage of the Chiefs red zone woes as the field becomes more condensed. Expect a chess match that will be highly entertaining. These teams are evenly matched, and the outcome of this game should come down to one or two possessions. There will not be a home filed advantage making this game more of a toss-up. If the Ravens can limit the Chief's explosive plays, keep the 3rd and 4th down stops even on both sides while successfully running the football, they will put themselves in a position to win the game. The Chiefs can win if they can keep the Ravens off schedule on 1st and 2nd down, forcing third and medium to long consistently. The Chiefs defense will have to make themselves susceptible to the big play over the top on occasion if they decide to sell out to stop the Ravens run game. The Chiefs, like the Ravens, are in a rob Peter to pay Paul scenario defensively. If the game comes down to who can score TD's in the red zone, the Ravens might have the advantage.

Weekly NFL Advanced Stats (Free Access For 2020) Check out our weekly NFL Advanced Stats, where you can get advanced team, player, and fantasy stats in one spot released every Wednesday. We use a google sheets format keeping overhead low. Click here to go to the NFL Advanced Stats page. We are now two weeks into the NFL season and with that, we have two weeks worth of data to sift through. This week, we take a look at a few trends leading up to NFL week three. Fantasy Defenses to Target As I was compiling information yesterday, one of the most intriguing statistics involved NFL defenses or lack thereof. The Atlanta Falcons are trending towards giving up 2264 PPR points after two weeks, a trend that is a near 500 pts higher than the worst team in 2019 (Arizona), who gave up 1774 PPR points. Following Atlanta, the Seattle Seahawks (2108), Minnesota (1888), and Cleveland (1883). All of these teams are trending above the Cardinals 2019 season total through two weeks. Josh Jacobs and Derrick Henry Total Volume Trend Jacobs and Henry are trending at a 488 total volume rate through two weeks. While Jacobs is averaging a healthy 4.1 yds per opportunity, Henry is at 3.6 yds per opportunity. Both will see some regression in volume trend as the season moves forward, but the regression will most likely lead to higher yds per opportunity number as the season moves on. Just because their total volume trend decreases does not mean they are less valuable. Both are front runners to win the 2020 NFL rushing title. RedZone TD Leader (Non Passing) Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, and Alvin Kamara all have four total TD's. CMC is injured and will not return for at least three weeks after being placed on the IR on Wednesday; therefore, he will regress. Newton has four rush TD's through two weeks. Newton has been a battering ram once the Patriots are inside the five-yard line this season. Expect to see this trend continue for Newton as the season wears on, or until they can get one of his backfield mates to step up. As for Kamara, he has three rush TD's and one receiving, a trend I would expect to see from the Saints until the return of Michael Thomas. Total Target Leaders Your top five total target leaders are as follows, Deandre Hopkins (25), Darren Waller (24), Amari Cooper (23), Diontae Johnson (23), and Calvin Ridley (22), tied with Stefon Diggs, D.J. Moore, and A.J. Green for the 4th most targets. Russell Gage is alone with a tie (21) in 5th place through two weeks. Six Teams Are Running the Football At a 50% Or Higher Rate The teams are; LA Rams (58%), Baltimore Ravens (57%), LA Chargers (57%), New England Patriots (51%), Tennessee Titans (50%), and the Cleveland Browns (50%). The six teams are a combined 9-3 through two weeks. For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

Featured Analysis High Impact Play Rate And Every Play Analysis Our High Impact Game of The Week will highlight a different team each week during the NFL season by taking a more in-depth look at the matchup using our High Impact Play Rate analysis combined with our every play analysis. What is High Impact Play Rate? High Impact Play Rate accounts for big in-game moments such as sacks, turnovers, TFL's, and explosive plays. Our High Impact Play Rate analysis works as a diagnostic tool created to help identify the critical areas of focus when performing an every play film review. What is an Every Play Analysis? We created a customizable (to fit your needs) every play evaluation process made for coaches that analyzes every situation, from down & distance, field position, offensive and defensive personnel groupings, play type, and play area. The custom analysis process can use 70 different metrics, more or less, based on your needs. Seattle vs. New England Game Report and Final Review. Our High Impact Play game of the week featured the Seattle Seahawks vs. the New England Patriots. Our initial belief that the game results would come down to one play held firm as the Seattle Seahawks defense would be on the right side of our game projection. With three seconds to go in the game, the Patriots were at the Seattle one-yard line. The Patriots would line up in the shotgun formation, 12 personnel with a "move" or "H" (TE) in the backfield who motions out to the left inline position presnap. The Patriots run a play that they have run the past two weeks with great success. The Seahawks were ready to defend the QB power. They filled each of the ten gaps created by the Patriots OL and TE's upfront forcing Cam to move laterally instead of downhill. The key once the Seahawks managed to fill all available gaps between the TE's would be to gain leverage on the outside. If executed to perfection, Newton would have been able to squeeze through the crease created by inline TE left and the kick block of his FB vs. the safety. Rather than standing up and allowing the larger FB gain leverage, the Safety (Delano Hill) submarines the FB into the run lane, leaving Newton without an open crease and allowing his defensive teammates to scrape through the traffic to finish off any chance Newton had at daylight. The surprise of the game was the Patriot's secondary surrendering 5 TD passes. Three of the TD's were passes downfield of more than 20 yds, including a 54 yard TD to D.K. Metcalf vs. Stephon Gilmore. Seattle is now the NFC West front runner, followed by the Rams, who have also been very impressive. Russell Wilson is your early NFL MVP front runner. Spread, Game Total Player Matchup of The Week Post-Game Report High Impact Play Rate Differential Drive Of the Game Decision Of The Game High Impact Player Of The Game Miscellaneous Stats For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

In just a few days, the opening week of the 2020 NFL season will kick off on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, where the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Houston Texans. We will be highlighting the week one matchup between these two teams leading up to the game, during the game and after the game. Featured Analysis High Impact Play Rate And Every Play Analysis Our High Impact Game of The Week will highlight a different team each week during the NFL season by taking a more in-depth look at the matchup using our High Impact Play Rate analysis combined with our every play analysis. What is High Impact Play Rate? High Impact Play Rate accounts for big in-game moments such as sacks, turnovers, TFL's, and explosive plays. Our High Impact Play Rate analysis works as a diagnostic tool created to help identify the critical areas of focus when performing an every play film review. What is an Every Play Analysis? We created a customizable (to fit your needs) every play evaluation process made for coaches that analyzes every situation, from down & distance, field position, offensive and defensive personnel groupings, play type, and play area. The custom analysis process can use 70 different metrics, more or less, based on your needs. Pre-Game Analysis High Impact Play Rate Review 2018-20 Averages Spread, Game Total Player Matchup of The Week Post-Game Report Will be added once the game has been completed. High Impact Play Rate Differential Drive Of the Game Decision Of The Game High Impact Player Of The Game Miscellaneous Stats For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

Kansas City vs Houston The Question Prior to Week One Will the Chiefs suffer from a Super Bowl Hangover? Or will they come out and dominate the Texans? Vegas odds have the chiefs at -9.5 with a game total of 54. Expect some fireworks in this game. The Answer The Chiefs dominated vs. the Texans covering the spread and continuing where they left off from a season ago. Mahomes was an efficient 24/32 for only 211 yds and two TD's. The story of the game, rookie RB Clyde Edwards Helaire who rushed for 138 yds on 25 carries and a TD. The Chief's offense showed that it does not need to rely on explosive plays in the passing game and that it can also play a physical brand of football. It is safe to say that the Chiefs after one game are the leading contenders in the AFC. As for the Texans, they will have a lot to figure out going into week two where they will be facing the Baltimore Ravens. New England vs Miami The Question Prior to Week One Cam Newton's debut as a patriot. What will it look like? The Answer Cam Newton was Cam Newton again in his New England Patriots debut. Newton rushed for 75 yds and two TD's. Newton was physical and was having fun leading the new look Patriots offense. Newton adds the run game element that we discussed in the offseason and would prove to be the difference in their 21-11 win against the Dolphins. The Patriots appear to have a simple identity, they will play great defense, run the football, and control the clock. Newton didn't have to do much as a passer, but when he did throw it, he was efficient going 15-19 for 155 yds and 0 TD's. His longest completion went for 25 yds to TE Ryan Izzo. I expect to see the Patriots offense evolve as the season goes on. They have a solid baseline scheme to build off. The remaining questions, who will be their downfield passing threat? Can Cam Newton sustain the pounding he took for a full season in the run game? Time will tell, but so far so good in week one. Baltimore vs Cleveland The Question Prior to Week One Will Baltimore continue to use Lamar in the run game at the same rate as 2019? How will Cleveland's new offense look? The Answer The Ravens were very efficient on offense making very few mistakes. The Browns on the other hand were the opposite of the Ravens making a lot of drive stalling mistakes. Lamar carried the football 7 times for 45 yds and only ran it when needed. He threw the football an efficient 20-25 times, for 275 yds and 3 TD's. Hollywood Brown snagged 5 of Jacksons throws for 101 yds and was very crisp in his route running. TE Mark Andrews was phenomenal on the day grabbing five passes for 58 yds and 2 TD's. The Backfield combination of Mark Ingram, J.K. Dobbins, and Gus Edwards was split up as follows, Ingram started the game and had 21 snaps, Gus Edwards came into the game as the 2nd RB finishing with 15 snaps and Dobbins came into the game as 3rd RB tallying 23 snaps. The story here is that Dobbins played well enough in the first half to be the starter in the 2nd half. We are going to continue to follow this because it may only be a matter of a few weeks before J.K. Dobbins is the starter. I expect a backfield share similar from week to week and that the Ravens will continue to ride the hot hand. A lot to still be sorted out in the coming weeks. We are going to feature Cleveland in our next round of five questions so no need to dive into the dumpster fire today. New Orleans vs Tampa Bay The Question Prior to Week One How does the Tampa Bay offense look with Tom Brady? Who is the true number one WR, TE, and how good is the Tampa Bay defense when it has a QB that protects the football? The Answer (Still Need Answers) Where to begin. Tampa is clearly talented, but they couldn't get out of their own way in this game. You could see Brady's frustration throughout for various reasons whether it was a drive stalling penalty a WR drop or a bad route. Brady committed errors of his own in this game including a pick 6. Brady's other INT was a bad route by Evans. The Bucs offensive line looked overwhelmed at times and it will need to improve if Tampa has Super Bowl aspirations of any kind. The overall scope was sloppy as both teams committed a larger number of penalties (TB 9, NO 6), but it was the Bucs who appeared to consistently shoot themselves in the football in key situations. As for the Saints, they played well aside from the penalties, but not perfect. The Saints capitalized on the mental errors of the Bucs. You could tell the biggest difference between these two teams is continuity. The Saints have continuity vs the Bucs who are building their continuity. It will be interesting to see how both teams improve from week one to week two. Jacksonville vs Indianapolis The Question Prior to Week One How does the Indy offense look with Philip Rivers? Who is the number one RB for the Colts? The Answer (Still Need Answers) The Colts lost their starting RB Marlon Mack for the season to an Achilles injury and will now need to rely on Rookie RB Jonathon Taylor and the now veteran Nyheim Hines to carry the load. The COlts were expected to be one of the most improved teams coming into the season boasting one of the top Offensive lines in the NFL. The Colts did not meet expectations in week one falling to the Jaguars a team that many have pegged the worst team in the NFL. Rivers attempted 46 passes for 376 yds 1 TD and 2 INT's. The COlts finished this game with more questions than answers. We plan to re-evaluate their week one to week two improvement and then circle back next week to discuss. For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

Offensive and defensive players of the week, college football High Impact Play Team of the week. College Football Offensive Player of the Week QB Grant Wells's debut was impressive. Yes, it was against Eastern Kentucky, but in the year of COVID, we must accept every performance from week one for what they were, not very competitive. Wells answered many questions in his first game as Marshall's starter. He showed poise, pocket presence. He was on target early in the game completing 8-8 for 176 yds and 2 TD's in the 1st quarter alone. He made quick decisions when throwing never holding onto the football and was in full command of the offense. Marshall ramps up the competition vs APP State next week. The throwing windows may not be as wide vs the Mountaineers in week two. As for now, Wells looked impressive in his debut. College Football Defensive Player of the Week LB Isaiah Kaufusi had himself a night vs Navy compiling 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL's, and forcing a fumble. The BYU defense as a whole defended the Navy triple option with great discipline. The assignment football played by the BYU defense helped them to dominate the Navy offense keeping them off schedule. High Impact Team of The Week BYU did to Navy what Navy does to its opponents on a regular basis. #BYU controlled the clock 37:20 to 22:40. The Cougars won the 1st down battle 28-7. They dominated in the run game 301-119. BYU won the 3rd/4th down stops battle 11-6 and held Navy out of the red zone the entire game. The Cougars averaged 8.2 yds per play to 3.2 yds per play. They kept Navy behind the chains with consistency. The BYU defense held the vaunted Navy triple-option offense to a 3rd down avg yds to go of 10.8 yds per attempt. Navy converted 0-6 on third downs of 9+ yds last night. In 2019, Navy ranked 2nd in rush attempts on 3rd downplays of 3 yds or less (67), converting 60%. The Cougars defense forced Navy out of their comfort zone. Navy committed an uncharacteristic number of penalties (6) last night. In 2019, Navy ranked 4th in penalties per game (4.2). For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

During the spring, we evaluated the NFL team win total odds. As we moved into the camp season without preseason football, we have had to rely on camp news and notes from the media. Some data is better than no data, but without the preseason football data point, it requires us to rely on word of mouth and previous season trends to make predictions. Below are the 2020 NFL win total odds and Football Scout 365 projected win totals, team strength of schedule rankings, conference championship, and Super Bowl projections. For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

The 2020 Steelers WR group has the potential to be the best 59% Of Smith Schuster's Snaps In 2019 Came From The Slot Smith Schuster was a star on the rise in 2018 recording 111 catches on 166 targets for 1426 yds and 7 TD's in 16 games. In 2019 he recorded 42 catches on 70 targets for 552 yards and 3 TD's in 12 games. Schuster was dealing with lower-body injuries throughout 2019 and had to play with the 2nd and 3rd QB's after Big Ben was injured. With AB playing outside 72% of the time in 2018, Schuster played 56% of his snaps from the slot in 2018. In 2019 Schuster ran 59% of his snaps from the slot while manning the outside 41% of the time. We project his volume to be around 130 combined targets and rush att with 1005 yds receiving in 2020. 92% of Diontae Johnson's snaps were from the X, or Z in 2019 Diontae Johnson displayed a similar skillset to Antonio Brown as a rookie in 2019, compiling 59 catches on 92 targets for 680 yards and 5 TDs. He added four carries for 45 yards on the ground and 20 punt returns for 248 yards and 1 TD. Johnson showed a knack for converting third downs, where he snagged 25 grabs for 322 yards (12.9 yds per catch). Johnson can become the Steelers number one in his second season. Johnson has a high upside and can provide the same outside WR presence that Antonio Brown did in 2018, where Brown compiled 1200+ yds, and Smith-Schuster compiled 1400+ yds. At 6-4 230lbs, Claypool runs an explosive 4.42 forty Chase Claypool provides a physical presence at WR that the Steelers have not had in recent memory. Claypool's speed (4.42 Forty), and size are Megatronesque. Claypool was fantastic at Notre Dame in tight coverage, where he was able to use his frame to go up and get the football. He could also make in-air adjustments to position himself to make a play in tight coverage. Claypool is a good route runner and displayed an ability to play inside and out. Claypool could provide an additional outside threat opposite of Diontae Johnson in the Steelers offense providing explosive depth and allowing Juju Smith Schuster to play in the slot where he has played some of his best football. 75% of Washington's snaps came from the X or Z in 2019 James Washington is an explosive WR who led the steelers in yds per reception in 2019 (16.7). Washington compiled 44 catches on 80 targets for 735 yards and 3 TDs. Washington played in the slot on 25% of his snaps in 2019, showing some versatility. Washington collected 33 of his receptions for 518 yds in three WR sets. Washington will compete with Chase Claypool for the third WR spot. Washington will split snaps at one of the outside WR spots with both Claypool and Johnson in 2020. We project that the Steelers will mix a lot of 11 and 12 personnel groupings based on their current personnel. When in 11 personnel, we believe they will have Smith-Schuster in the slot at a higher rate with a combination of Claypool, Johnson, and Washington playing outside. For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube

This week we take a look at elite pass rusher technique. For daily analysis, please follow us on Instagram. We are also on Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Football Scout 365 on Instagram Football Scout 365 on Twitter Football Scout 365 on LinkedIn Football Scout 365 on YouTube