- Kimani Vidal draws a great matchup to maintain his strong fantasy success: The Tennessee Titans have struggled greatly defending the run in the red zone, which is great news for Vidal this week.
- Brock Bowers’ return could be at just the right time: Going up against the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ poor pass defense in the red zone, Bowers should be able to help the Raiders find success this week.
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The high-scoring areas of the field are the most valuable areas of opportunity for our fantasy football assets. This report will keep track of each team’s top performers in that area of the field, as well as the players getting the most opportunities in the red zone. Adding even more fantasy value to this report, we’ll also include each team’s opponent and their effectiveness when defending in the red zone to identify our best matchups.
Note: Plays called back due to penalties or plays with pre-snap penalties will not be included within the player data.
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Arizona Cardinals
- Week 9 opponent: Dallas Cowboys
- Total red-zone plays faced: 92 (3rd)
- Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 40.0% (20th)
- Red zone successful run plays allowed: 30.9% (14th)
Arizona WR/TEs:
| Position | WR/TE | RZ Route Rate | RZ Target rate | RZ Carries | RZ TDs | RZ FF PTs |
| TE | Trey McBride | 100.0% | 30.2% | 0 | 4 | 38.1 |
| TE | Elijah Higgins | 23.3% | 10.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | Tip Reiman | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | Travis Vokolek | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | Josiah Deguara | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Michael Wilson | 83.7% | 8.3% | 0 | 1 | 9.6 |
| WR | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 69.8% | 13.3% | 0 | 2 | 17.9 |
| WR | Zay Jones | 60.5% | 3.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Greg Dortch | 39.5% | 29.4% | 1 | 1 | 14.2 |
| WR | Xavier Weaver | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Simi Fehoko | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona RBs:
| RB | RZ Carries | RZ Carry Rate | RZ TDs | RZ Routes | RZ TGTs | RZ FF PTs |
| Bam Knight | 7 | 28.0% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14.6 |
| James Conner | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14.9 |
| Michael Carter | 4 | 16.0% | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Trey Benson | 3 | 12.0% | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 8.0% | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7.8 |
| D'Ernest Johnson | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
- The Cowboys have spent a high rate of snaps in the red zone this season, and they have allowed 21 total touchdowns, third most in the league from that area of the field.
- Trey McBride is more than making up for lost touchdowns in 2024, as he has already converted four of his red-zone targets into touchdowns this season – making him the clear top option in a favorable matchup.
Atlanta Falcons
- Week 9 opponent: New England Patriots
- Total red-zone plays faced: 45 (31st)
- Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 50.0% (31st)
- Red zone successful run plays allowed: 38.1% (22nd)
Atlanta WR/TEs:
| Position | WR/TE | RZ Route Rate | RZ Target rate | RZ Carries | RZ TDs | RZ FF PTs |
| TE | Kyle Pitts | 100.0% | 12.0% | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
| TE | Charlie Woerner | 28.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | Teagan Quitoriano | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | Feleipe Franks | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Drake London | 88.0% | 18.2% | 0 | 2 | 15.4 |
| WR | Darnell Mooney | 52.0% | 23.1% | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| WR | Casey Washington | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Ray-Ray McCloud III | 36.0% | 11.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | David Sills V | 28.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Dylan Drummond | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | KhaDarel Hodge | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Deven Thompkins | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR | Jamal Agnew | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta RBs:
| RB | RZ Carries | RZ Carry Rate | RZ TDs | RZ Routes | RZ TGTs | RZ FF PTs |
| Tyler Allgeier | 15 | 53.6% | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21.8 |
| Bijan Robinson | 14 | 50.0% | 2 | 18 | 6 | 19 |
| Carlos Washington Jr. | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Carter | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- The Patriots' red zone defense ranks dead last at limiting offensive success (44.4%) in that area of the field, while the Falcons' red zone offense ranks just 31st in that regard (24.5%).
- Tyler Allgeier continues to get more rushing opportunities in the red zone than Bijan Robinson, getting two carries to Robinson’s one in Week 8, resulting in a touchdown for Allgeier.
Baltimore Ravens
- Week 9 opponent: Miami Dolphins
- Total red-zone plays faced: 90 (4th)
- Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 40.0% (20th)
- Red zone successful run plays allowed: 33.3% (17th)
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