Welcome to the Week 8 edition of Snaps, Pace & Stats, where we examine trends in snap totals and no-huddle usage. It is meant to be a 30,000-foot view of upcoming games, with the goal of identifying which matchups will — and which will not — be played on fertile fantasy soil.
Up in pace
Rank | Week 7 Snaps | 2016 Snaps/Game | Opponent Wk 7 Snaps | 2016 Opp Snaps/Gm |
1 | Arizona (90) | Arizona (71.7) | Seattle (90) | N.Y. Giants (71.4) |
2 | Green Bay (81) | Tampa Bay (71.0) | Chicago (81) | San Francisco (69.9) |
3 | Los Angeles (76) | New Orleans (69.5) | N.Y. Giants (76) | Atlanta (68.4) |
4 | San Diego (75) | Baltimore (68.9) | Atlanta (75) | Jacksonville (68.0) |
5 | Minnesota (74) | Carolina (68.5) | Philadelphia (74) | Miami (67.8) |
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons give up the third-most plays per game (68.4) and allow the eighth-most points per snap. The Packers run the eighth-most plays (66.5) and the Falcons rank 15th (63.6). Over the last four weeks, Green Bay’s plays-per-game rate is second-highest (75.0) and Atlanta ranks 14th (63.5). The Packers surrender the 17th-most points per snap, while the Falcons lead the league in points-per-play. Atlanta operates at the 13th-fastest pace on a seconds-per-snap basis despite trailing on the third-lowest percentage of plays.
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