Week 8 is complete and with that half of the regular season remains. We have just one division race within one game so we may only have wildcard drama come the playoff stretch.
Division LeadersSan Jose 6-2 (2.5 game lead)
Portland 6-2 (2 game lead)
Oklahoma 8-0 (2 game lead)
Cleveland 7-1 (1 game lead)
Jacksonville 8-0 (4 game lead)
New Orleans 8-0 (3 game lead)
Pittsburgh 4-4 (2 game lead)
Philadelphia 7-1 (2 game lead)
Current WildcardsSan Antonio (6-2), Michigan (6-2), Oakland (4-4)
Birmingham (5-3), New York (5-3), Orlando (4-4) owns tiebreaker over Tampa Bay (4-4)
Top 5 Offenses (Points Scored)Philadelphia 240
San Antonio 231
Jacksonville 205
Oklahoma 202
New Orleans 200
Top 5 Defenses (Points Allowed)New Orleans 51
Jacksonville 73
Oklahoma 76
New Jersey 95
New York 99
A couple of notes about this, the 3 undefeated teams appear on both lists which is not a surprise given their 8-0 records. Every team on both lists except one is currently a playoff team. New Jersey finds itself as the 4th stingiest defense but find themselves at 3-5 thanks to an offense that was putrid the first 5 games.
Stat LeadersGlenn Burns (Memphis) leads in passing yards with 2,567.
Raymond Settles (Oklahoma) leads in YPA with 8.15, TD passes (19) and QBR (102.7)
William Barron (Jacksonville) leads in completion percentage (69.9%)
Hector Bednar (Baltimore) has been sacked a league high 34 times.
Dwayne Byrd (Orlando) leads the league with 17 INTs
Joel Jasso (Philadelphia) completed the longest pass (96 yards)
Frederick Martin (Philadelphia) leads the league with 769 rushing yards.
Angel Perry (Cleveland) leads the league in yards per carry (5.7) among ball carriers averaging 10 carries a game
Barry Anderson (Charlotte) has the longest run (94 yards)
Glenn Graham (San Antonio) leads with 6 rushing TDs.
Domenic Winstead (Oklahoma) leads the league in receptions (60) and receiving yards (970)
Frank Gonzalez (Portland) leads the league with 14 dropped passes.
*side note...in 2006 Winstead led the league in drops while with Baltimore
Donald Ramirez (Oklahoma) leads the league with 19.7 yards per catch among those with at least 16 catches
Jason Wharton (Philadelphia) caught Joel Jasso's 96 yard pass for the longest of the year so far
Wharton leads the league in TD receptions with 8, one ahead of Winstead.
Ryan Habib (Southern California) and James Peterson (New Orleans) are tied for most kickoff return TDs with 4 each.
The next punt return TD this season will be the first.
Perfect KickersMichael Marmon, Honolulu (18/18 FG, 15/15 XP)
Daniel Pitts, Houston (18/18 FG, 9/9 XP)
Oscar Hall, Shreveport (14/14 FG, 5/5 XP)
Gary Ridgeway (Tampa Bay) (13/13 FG, 9/9 XP)
Raymond Spencer, Michigan (11/11 FG, 17/17 XP)
Todd Mack, Detroit (10/10 FG, 8/8 XP)
Jack Maestas, Pittsburgh (2/2 FG, 3/3 XP)
*side note...Roger Love, Orlando has missed just 1 XP on the season, making 13/14 while nailing all 15 FG tries. Love struggled with XP in 2006, missing 8 and he struggled with FGs in 2007, making only 70%, when he's 85% for his career. Idk for sure but if I had to bet, the Renegades probably had a sub par long snapper or kick holder in 2006/7.
Jonathan Wilson, Birmingham, leads the league with 11 sacks.
Quentin Blandon, New Orleans, leads the league with 18 hurries
Michael Stagg (San Jose) leads the league with 7 INTs
We have had 8 Pick Sixes with no player having more than 1
Glenn Graham, San Antonio is the first half yardage leader with 1,523, 363 ahead of second place David Pinkerton (Chicago).
Graham is also the TD leader with 9 total scores.
Who's Hot?8 wins in a row: Oklahoma, Jacksonville, New Orleans
3 wins in a row: Cleveland, Orlando, Philadelphia, New Jersey
Who's Not?7 losses in a row: Florida
6 losses in a row: Denver, Detroit, Charlotte
3 losses in a row: Southern California, Georgia, Washington