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5 Most Interesting Facts (11/28/20): QB-Less Broncos, New #1 OT, & More!
The best facts to know from November 28th including havoc in the Denver Broncos' QB room, 2020 YAC monsters, and more!
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With the NFL’s Sunday games on the horizon, some teams like the Denver Broncos will be dealing with unfortunate circumstances because of Covid-19, but they will be able to protect their fill-in signal-caller thanks to locking up Garett Bolles for the foreseeable future. Alvin Kamara and Travis Kelce are making magic happen with the ball in their hands. First Bill O’Brien, and now Matt Patricia… Bill Belichick’s coaching tree has not worked out well for other teams recently. To cap things off, some receivers are having a hell of a year in the slot and down the field during the 2020 season.
Here are the 5 most interesting NFL facts to know from November 28th:
John Elway, Peyton Manning, …Kendall Hinton? 2020 has been a crazy year, and it only got crazier with the Broncos QB situation.
Every Broncos QB on the roster is ineligible to play this Sunday vs. the Saints after being deemed high-risk, close contact, per @AdamSchefter pic.twitter.com/UTVNQaTJDa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 28, 2020
RB Royce Freeman and WR Kendall Hinton will likely take snaps for the Broncos at QB on Sunday.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 29, 2020
The last time a non-QB started for an NFL team (regular season or playoffs) was in 1965, when RB Tom Matte made a pair of starts for the Colts.
H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/YC8H8xaoCf
Broncos big man finally gets some love after getting paid for protecting his QBs at an elite level this season and finally living up to his first round potential.
PFF's highest-graded OT in 2020 just got PAID https://t.co/OaV0rlnFtR
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 29, 2020
#Broncos have reached a contract extension with LT Garett Bolles, per @RapSheet
— PFF (@PFF) November 28, 2020
Bolles: most pass blocking snaps without allowing a sack this season among T's (409) pic.twitter.com/Hk7Z4jo5K0
QBs just need to get the ball to these guys and they’ll do the rest since these RBs and TEs are tough to contain after the catch.
Leaders in YAC among RBs:
— PFF (@PFF) November 29, 2020
1. Alvin Kamara - 618
2. Mike Davis - 369
3. James White - 316
4. J.D. McKissic - 298 pic.twitter.com/lI3AIBxSMp
TE Leaders in Receiving YAC:
— PFF (@PFF) November 29, 2020
1. Travis Kelce - 381
2. Darren Waller - 304
3. T.J. Hockenson - 276
4. Noah Fant - 248 pic.twitter.com/Xz62l9OXX0
Colts have placed rookie RB Jonathan Taylor on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
— PFF (@PFF) November 28, 2020
Taylor leads all rookie RBs in receiving yards after the catch (291) pic.twitter.com/ZbWmVnEjMZ
Yet another head coach that came from Bill Belichick’s coaching tree was let go this season, as Bill O’Brien and Matt Patricia didn’t quite live up to the hype.
The combined regular-season record for Bill Belichick former assistants as NFL head coaches is 208-296-1, a .413 win percentage. https://t.co/QAGqwZBo7D
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 28, 2020
Defenses are struggling to stop these receivers in the slot and down the field.
Most catches from the slot:
— PFF (@PFF) November 29, 2020
1. Tyler Boyd - 60
2. Cole Beasley - 53
3. JuJu Smith-Schuster - 47
4. CeeDee Lamb - 46 pic.twitter.com/9JV11BoDFa
Most 15+ yard catches by rookies:
— PFF (@PFF) November 28, 2020
1. Justin Jefferson - 22
2. Jerry Jeudy - 20
3. Tee Higgins - 16
4. CeeDee Lamb - 15 pic.twitter.com/d1iqrS6RCR
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