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Fantasy Football 2021: Week 9 Red Zone Risers and Fallers

CeeDee Lamb - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Targets, NFL Injury News

In the red zone, it is all about opportunities.  Getting the targets and the touches are important, but so is how  are defenses at keeping the players/teams out of the red zone.

Let's see what the stats say on red zone risers and fallers Week 9.

 

TOP 7 DEFENSES IN RED ZONE

TEAM NAME % OF TIMES OPPOSITION ALLOWED TO SCORE IN RZ WEEK 9 OPPOSITION % TIMES OPPOSITION SCORES IN RED ZONE TEAM RED ZONE LEADERS
New Orleans Saints 43.75% Atlanta 14th ranked red zone offense 63.64% Cordarrel Patterson (18)
Buffalo Bills 45% Jacksonville Jaguars 12th ranked red zone offense 64.71% James Robinson (16)
Baltimore Ravens 45% Minnesota Vikings 11th ranked red zone offense 65% Alexander Mattison (16)
Los Angeles Rams 46.43% Tennessee Titans 15th ranked red zone offense 62.50% Derrick Henry (36)
Pittsburgh Steelers 47.62% Chicago Bears 26th ranked red zone offense 55% Khalil Herbert and David Montgomery (13)
Seattle Seahawks Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week
Denver Broncos 50% Dallas Cowboys 23rd ranked red zone offense 55.56% Ezekiel Elliot (30)

 

The team with the highest (or lowest) red zone efficiency isn't necessarily not scoring points.  Case in point, Dallas Cowboys are third in the league scoring an average of 32.1 points per game.  While the Tennessee Titans are sixth, averaging 28.4 points per game.

In addition to Elliott, who has 118 rushing attempts (6th) with his 30 red-zone targets, the Cowboys also have CeeDee Lamb's 57 targets/eight red-zone targets, and Amari Cooper's 56 targets/10 red-zone targets.

The Titans will be the interesting team to watch as their sixth-ranked points per game may take a hit with the loss of Henry's 219 rushing attempts and 36 red zone touches.  Next up is AJ Brown, with 54 targets and only five red-zone targets.

Atlanta is the true faller in the red zone category.  Target leader Kyle Pitts has zero red-zone targets compared to his 50 targets.  After Patterson, only two players have been targeted in the red zone, Olamide Zaccheaus, and Russell Gage, both with two targets.

 

BOTTOM 7 DEFENSES IN THE RED ZONE

TEAM NAME % TIMES OPPOSITION ALLOWED TO SCORE IN RED ZONE WEEK 9 OPPOSITION % TIMES OPPOSITION SCORES IN RED ZONE TEAM RED ZONE LEADER
Detroit Lions Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week
Las Vegas Raiders 83.33%

 

New York Giants 31st ranked 47.83% Devontae Booker (15)
Green Bay Packers 78.26% Kansas City Chiefs 19th ranked 57.58% Darrel Williams (18)
Philadelphia Eagles 74.07% Los Angeles Chargers 13th ranked 64.29% Austin Ekeler (28)
Carolina Panthers 73.68% New England Patriots 29th ranked 53.37% Damien Harris (27)
Kansas City Chiefs 72.41% Green Bay Packers 19th ranked 57.78% Aaron Jones (39)
Cleveland Browns 69.23% Cincinnati Bengals 5th ranked 70% Joe Mixon (16)

The faller is definitely the New York Giants.  Their 31st ranked red zone offense coincides with their ability to only average 19.5 points per game (24th ranked).  Their second highest red zone touches belong to a man who hasn't played in three weeks, Saquon Barkley (13).  Surprisingly, tied for fourth in red zone opportunities are tight end Kyle Rudolph and quart

In the red zone, it is all about opportunities.  Getting the targets and the touches are important, but so is how efficient are defenses at keeping the players/teams out of the red zone.

Let's see what the stats say on red zone risers and fallers Week 9.

 

TOP 7 DEFENSES IN RED ZONE

TEAM NAME % OF TIMES OPPOSITION ALLOWED TO SCORE IN RZ WEEK 9 OPPOSITION % TIMES OPPOSITION SCORES IN RED ZONE TEAM RED ZONE LEADERS
New Orleans Saints 43.75% Atlanta 14th ranked red zone offense 63.64% Cordarrel Patterson (18)
Buffalo Bills 45% Jacksonville Jaguars 12th ranked red zone offense 64.71% James Robinson (16)
Baltimore Ravens 45% Minnesota Vikings 11th ranked red zone offense 65% Alexander Mattison (16)
Los Angeles Rams 46.43% Tennessee Titans 15th ranked red zone offense 62.50% Derrick Henry (36)
Pittsburgh Steelers 47.62% Chicago Bears 26th ranked red zone offense 55% Khalil Herbert and David Montgomery (13)
Seattle Seahawks Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week
Denver Broncos 50% Dallas Cowboys 23rd ranked red zone offense 55.56% Ezekiel Elliot (30)

The team with the highest (or lowest) red zone efficiency isn't necessarily not scoring points.  Case in point, Dallas Cowboys are third in the league scoring an average of 32.1 points per game.  While the Tennessee Titans are sixth, averaging 28.4 points per game.

In addition to Elliott, who has 118 rushing attempts (6th) with his 30 red-zone targets, the Cowboys also have CeeDee Lamb's 57 targets/eight red-zone targets, and Amari Cooper's 56 targets/10 red-zone targets.

The Titans will be the interesting team to watch as their sixth-ranked points per game may take a hit with the loss of Henry's 219 rushing attempts and 36 red zone touches.  Next up is AJ Brown, with 54 targets and only five red-zone targets.

Atlanta is the true faller in the red zone category.  Target leader Kyle Pitts has zero red-zone targets compared to his 50 targets.  After Patterson, only two players have been targeted in the red zone, Olamide Zaccheaus, and Russell Gage, both with two targets.

 

BOTTOM 7 DEFENSES IN THE RED ZONE

TEAM NAME % TIMES OPPOSITION ALLOWED TO SCORE IN RED ZONE WEEK 9 OPPOSITION % TIMES OPPOSITION SCORES IN RED ZONE TEAM RED ZONE LEADER
Detroit Lions Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week Bye Week
Las Vegas Raiders 83.33%

 

New York Giants 31st ranked 47.83% Devontae Booker (15)
Green Bay Packers 78.26% Kansas City Chiefs 19th ranked 57.58% Darrel Williams (18)
Philadelphia Eagles 74.07% Los Angeles Chargers 13th ranked 64.29% Austin Ekeler (28)
Carolina Panthers 73.68% New England Patriots 29th ranked 53.37% Damien Harris (27)
Kansas City Chiefs 72.41% Green Bay Packers 19th ranked 57.78% Aaron Jones (39)
Cleveland Browns 69.23% Cincinnati Bengals 5th ranked 70% Joe Mixon (16)

The faller is definitely the New York Giants.  Their 31st ranked red zone offense coincides with their ability to only average 19.5 points per game (24th ranked).  Their second highest red zone touches belong to a man who hasn't played in three weeks, Saquon Barkley (13).  Surprisingly, tied for fourth in red zone opportunities are tight end Kyle Rudolph and quarterback Daniel Jones with eight each.

The Chargers are dropping precipitously but have a chance for redemption this week.  Ranked 15th in points per game (24.6), besides Ekeler, two players have seen double-digit red zone opportunities without much success.  Keenan Allen, who has been targeted 69 times, has 12 red-zone targets and only two touchdowns.  Quarterback Justin Herbert has 10 red zone rushing opportunities but only one touchdown.  The Eagles' defense allowing 74.07% of red zone attempts to result in touchdowns could be what the Chargers need.

It isn't always easy sorting out the stats for your fantasy rosters.  Rotoballer sorts out the minutiae for you.

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