- Quinnen Williams looks revitalized in Dallas: No player has delivered more total pressures over the last two weeks than Williams since joining his new team, and while he had a quiet IDP performance this week, he’s in line for better production ahead.
- Sorting out the Chicago Bears linebacker mess: With three starters out this week and injuries occurring during this week’s game, there was plenty to sort through for IDP managers to find the right replacements.
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Week 12 takeaways
Waiver wire
- LB Shaq Thompson, Buffalo Bills: Thompson stepped into Terrel Bernard’s role once he left, playing 100% of the defensive snaps the rest of the way. He should continue to be the team’s lone every-down linebacker with Bernard likely out for a while.
- LB Krys Barnes, Carolina Panthers: Barnes played 100% of defensive snaps once Cherelus left the game, and if all three of Trevin Wallace, Christian Rozeboom, and Claudin Cherelus are unable to go for Week 13, then Barnes will have IDP fill-in value. Bam Martin-Scott was the LB2 once Cherelus left the game and would be a deep-league option assuming all three other starters are out.
- LB D’Marco Jackson, Chicago Bears: Jackson was the lone full-time linebacker and the clear top option if either Edwards or Sewell is going to miss any more time. Ruben Hyppolite was the LB2 this past week, though he didn’t play a full-time role and then suffered an injury. Hyppolite will only be a deep-league option if both Edwards and Sewell miss another game. If Hyppolite also misses next week, then Amen Ogbongbemiga would be the deep-league option.
- LB Zaire Barnes, New York Giants: Barnes replaced the injured Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, playing 65% of the snaps the rest of the way in this game. Barnes will be a deep-league option, only if both Flannigan-Fowles and Darius Muasau are out in Week 13.
- S Sydney Brown, Philadelphia Eagles: Reed Blankenship left for a bit but was able to return and finish the game. Andrew Mukuba also appeared to get hurt late in the fourth quarter, so Brown will potentially be a waiver-wire replacement option if either Blankenship or Mukuba is unavailable on a short week.
Be sure to check out last week’s waiver wire targets and team usage here.
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Arizona Cardinals
Team ranks
| Defensive snaps (Weekly rank) | Zone coverage rate(NFL rank) | Man coverage rate(NFL rank) |
| 62 (19th) | 75.2% (12th) | 16.7% (25th) |
EDGE
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Run down snap share | Pass down snap share | Win rate | Pressure rate | Pass-rush grade |
| Josh Sweat | 67.7% | 53.8% | 72.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 59.2 |
| Zaven Collins | 62.9% | 57.7% | 44.4% | 18.8% | 12.5% | 75.3 |
| Jordan Burch | 40.3% | 50.0% | 30.6% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 72.0 |
| BJ Ojulari | 35.5% | 42.3% | 19.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54.2 |
Defensive interior
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Run down snap share | Pass down snap share | Win rate | Pressure rate | Pass-rush grade |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 58.1% | 61.5% | 55.6% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 56.5 |
| Calais Campbell | 54.8% | 53.8% | 55.6% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 64.6 |
| Darius Robinson | 51.6% | 65.4% | 41.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 51.1 |
| Dante Stills | 37.1% | 38.5% | 36.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 58.3 |
| PJ Mustipher | 27.4% | 30.8% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53.9 |
| Walter Nolen | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 67.6 |
- Rookie watch: Walter Nolen suffered an injury early in this game and did not return, although he did deliver a defensive touchdown prior to exiting. It’s unclear how long Nolen will be out, if he misses any time at all, but his production on just over 100 defensive snaps so far this season is encouraging for his long-term potential.
Linebacker
| Player | Total defensive snap share | 1st/2nd down snap share | 3rd/4th down snap share | Tackle efficiency | Total Tackles (PFF) |
| Cody Simon | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9.7% | 6 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | 74.2% | 68.0% | 100.0% | 10.9% | 5 |
Safety
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Blitz rate | Defensive line % | Box % | Deep safety % | Slot % |
| Budda Baker | 100.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 53.2% | 33.9% | 12.9% |
| Jalen Thompson | 100.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 38.7% | 43.5% | 12.9% |
| Kitan Crawford | 12.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Darren Hall | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
- Point of interest: The Cardinals' safeties delivered in a big way thanks to their ideal matchup, both landing a sack while tying for the team lead in total tackles (nine). Jalen Thompson added a forced fumble to his total, while Budda Baker came up with his first interception of the year to boost his performance.
Cornerback
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Blitz rate | Box snap % | Slot snap% | Wide Corner % | Targets faced |
| Garrett Williams | 100.0% | 3.2% | 29.0% | 41.9% | 27.4% | 4 |
| Denzel Burke | 100.0% | 0.0% | 24.2% | 0.0% | 74.2% | 4 |
| Kei'Trel Clark | 38.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.8% | 2 |
| Max Melton | 24.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Team ranks
| Defensive snaps (Weekly rank) | Zone coverage rate(NFL rank) | Man coverage rate(NFL rank) |
| 80 (4th) | 77.0% (8th) | 19.2% (19th) |
EDGE
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Run down snap share | Pass down snap share | Win rate | Pressure rate | Pass-rush grade |
| Leonard Floyd | 52.5% | 42.3% | 55.6% | 6.9% | 13.8% | 58.2 |
| Jalon Walker | 51.3% | 53.8% | 50.0% | 11.5% | 3.9% | 66.1 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 48.8% | 34.6% | 51.9% | 14.8% | 18.5% | 64.2 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 40.0% | 30.8% | 44.4% | 33.3% | 25.0% | 73.8 |
- Rookie watch: James Pearce Jr. now has a three-game sack streak going right now as he delivered 1.5 this week, while fellow rookie teammate, Jalon Walker, added one more to his season total this year. Both players are beginning to emerge as IDP managers (and the Falcons) would expect from first-round edge defenders in the second half of the season.
Defensive interior
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Run down snap share | Pass down snap share | Win rate | Pressure rate | Pass-rush grade |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 53.8% | 38.5% | 61.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 55.9 |
| Brandon Dorlus | 52.5% | 50.0% | 53.7% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 80.6 |
| David Onyemata | 51.3% | 73.1% | 40.7% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 50.7 |
| Kentavius Street | 33.8% | 50.0% | 25.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52.6 |
| LaCale London | 21.3% | 38.5% | 13.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54.6 |
- Point of interest: Second-year defensive tackle Brandon Dorlus now has 4.5 sacks over his last four games, delivering 1.5 this week. Dorlus is getting fine usage, totaling slightly below average pass-rush metrics on the year, so DT-required IDP managers shouldn’t expect this production to be sustainable for the rest of the season, but he could be a fine matchup-based option as needed.
Linebacker
| Player | Total defensive snap share | 1st/2nd down snap share | 3rd/4th down snap share | Tackle efficiency | Total Tackles (PFF) |
| Kaden Elliss | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11.3% | 9 |
| Divine Deablo | 98.8% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 11.4% | 9 |
| Ronnie Harrison | 22.5% | 15.3% | 42.9% | 5.6% | 1 |
| JD Bertrand | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0 |
- Point of interest: Divine Deablo returned to the lineup after his four-game stint on injured reserve. Deablo immediately went back to his full-time role next to Kaden Elliss and will be a startable IDP option once again going forward.
- Droppable: With Deablo’s return to the lineup, Ronnie Harrison’s snaps dipped right back down to an unusable snap share for IDP. He can be safely dropped in all formats.
Safety
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Blitz rate | Defensive line % | Box % | Deep safety % | Slot % |
| Jessie Bates III | 100.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 45.0% | 41.3% | 13.8% |
| Xavier Watts | 97.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 56.4% | 32.1% | 9.0% |
| Jordan Fuller | 2.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Cornerback
| Player | Total defensive snap share | Blitz rate | Box snap % | Slot snap% | Wide Corner % | Targets faced |
| A.J. Terrell | 95.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 2.6% | 86.8% | 3 |
| Mike Hughes | 93.8% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 1.3% | 88.0% | 9 |
| Dee Alford | 77.5% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 87.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| Cobee Bryant | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 |
| Natrone Brooks | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
- Point of interest: Billy Bowman Jr. landed on injured reserve this week, opening up the nickel corner role to go back to Dee Alford. Alford will be a matchup-dependent cornerback streaming option in the weeks ahead.
Baltimore Ravens
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