Lost in the total numbers are how well players did in various “per game” categories and such. These show how well top players matched up to others in his position.

No surprises with Patrick Mahomes throwing touchdowns but Russell Wilson always does a lot with whatever receivers he has. The improvements in the Colts offensive line have really paid off in keeping Andrew Luck standing up and throwing downfield. These teams gain an advantage with more time to throw.  Aaron Rodgers showed his efficiency with three times as many passes thrown before any interception than any other quarterback.

It is interesting that several quarterbacks prone to rushing the ball still had high completion rates. 2019 will be an interesting year for the Bills with Josh Allen likely to improve as a passer and yet already he ranks tops in rushing yards per game – more than even Lamar Jackson. Three quarterbacks rated tops with more than 300 yards per game but top-dog Ben Roethlisberger is likely to fall without Antonio Brown this year.

Surprising that so many rookies rushed for high yardage-per-carry like Jordan Wilkins, Kerryon Johnson, Phillip Lindsay, Kalen Ballage and  Gus Edwards. But none carried the ball as much as elite backs and Lindsay was the busiest with only 192 carries. Ezekiel Elliott and Todd Gurley were tops in yardage, at least up through the Divisional Rounds of the playoffs.

Most interesting was the yards-per-catch stat that should be considered for 2019 valuations. Breshad Perriman, Robert Foster and Dante Pettis all showed up later in the year. Marquise Goodwin gets Jimmy Garoppolo back. At the least, these are players worth watching.

While the higher the targets, the better the chance for catches. But more notable is how often they caught what they were thrown. Mostly this included the slot receivers with lower yards-per-catch but a valuable possession role.