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Team

Pts/Drive: Team points scored per drive

Yds/Drive: Yards gained per drive

Seconds/Play: Average seconds between offensive plays

Leading Pass %: Percentage of plays that are passes while the team is leading

Tied/Trailing Pass %: Percentage of plays that are passes while the team is tied or trailing

ANYPA: Adjusted Yards Per Attempt; a predictive passing metric meant to adjust for the true value of touchdowns and interceptions

Rush Success Rate: Percentage of runs allowed that have increased the offense’s win probability

Hurries/G: Number of times a defense has pressured the quarterback

Hurries/Att: Number of times a defense has pressured the quarterback per pass snap

Exp Sacks/G: Expected sacks based on hurries; expected sacks attempt to adjust for how “lucky” a defense has been in regards to past pressure and sacks

Sack Diff: The difference between actual sacks and expected sacks

Pass TD %: Percentage of passes that have been touchdowns

Rush TD %: Percentage of runs that have been touchdowns

INT %: Percentage of passes that have ended with an interception

Sack %: Percentage of passes resulting in a sack

TO %: Percentage of plays resulting in a turnover

 

Players

Yds/Snap: Yards gained per snap on the field

MS Targets: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall targets

MS Yards (for pass catchers): A player’s percentage of his team’s overall receiving yards

MS Rush Yd: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall rushing yards

MS TDs (for pass catchers)A player’s percentage of his team’s overall receiving touchdowns

MS TDs (for RBs)A player’s percentage of his team’s overall rushing touchdowns

MS of FP: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall fantasy points

Catch %: Percentage of targets caught

Snaps/GAverage snaps per game

RZ Opp/G: Red Zone Opportunities Per Game

Big Play %: Percentage of rushing plays over 15 yards or passing plays over 20 yards

Success: Percentage of plays that increased a team’s win probability

Targets/Snap: Number of times targeted per snap on the field

% WR: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to WRs

% TE: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to TEs

% RB: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to RBs

 

FantasyLabs

Team

Projected Plays: FantasyLabs’ projected plays for the game

Pro Trends: Number of FantasyLabs Pro Trends

QB FP/G: Quarterback fantasy points per game

RB FP/G: Running back fantasy points per game

WR FP/G: Wide receiver fantasy points per game

TE FP/G: Tight end fantasy points per game

Non-QB FP/Game: A team’s non-quarterback fantasy points per game

 

Players

FPPG: Fantasy points per game

FP/Snap: Fantasy points per snap

FP/Opp: Fantasy points per opportunity

MS of FP: Market share of fantasy points; a player’s share of his team’s overall fantasy scoring

Opp +/-: The Plus/Minus a position has allowed to a specific position; this stat helps quantify true defensive unit strength because it adjusts for opponent quality.

Bargain Rating: A percentile rating of how much of a bargain a player is on a particular DFS site relative to historical differences in site salaries

Consistency: The percentage of games in which a player has exceeded his expected points based on cost and historical scoring

Upside: The percentage of games in which a player has reached a standard deviation above his salary-based expectation

Dud: The percentage of games in which a player has reached a standard deviation below his salary-based expectation

Salary Change: A player’s change in salary on a particular DFS site

Volatility Rating: A 0 to 100 rating of a player’s volatility, relative to his median projection

 

Red Zone

Team

RZ Opp/G: Red Zone Opportunities Per Game

Inside 10/G: Red Zone Opportunities Inside the 10-Yard Line

Inside 5/G: Red Zone Opportunities Inside the 5-Yard Line

RZ Success Rate: Rushing success rate in the red zone

 

Players

MS of RZ opp: A player’s market share of his team’s red zone workload

TD/RZ Trip: A player’s touchdowns scored per team red zone trip

RZ TD %: Touchdowns scored per red zone opportunity

 

Ownership/Trends

Players

% Owned Last Week: Player’s ownership last week

Proj Ownership: Projected tournament ownership; this projection is for the Millionaire Maker on DraftKings and the Sunday Million on FanDuel.

Pro Trends: The count of matches for the player for the game based on our Pro Trends

 

NFL Matchups Tool Tutorial

Glossary

Advanced

Team

Pts/Drive: Team points scored per drive

Yds/Drive: Yards gained per drive

Seconds/Play: Average seconds between offensive plays

Leading Pass %: Percentage of plays that are passes while the team is leading

Tied/Trailing Pass %: Percentage of plays that are passes while the team is tied or trailing

ANYPA: Adjusted Yards Per Attempt; a predictive passing metric meant to adjust for the true value of touchdowns and interceptions

Rush Success Rate: Percentage of runs allowed that have increased the offense’s win probability

Hurries/G: Number of times a defense has pressured the quarterback

Hurries/Att: Number of times a defense has pressured the quarterback per pass snap

Exp Sacks/G: Expected sacks based on hurries; expected sacks attempt to adjust for how “lucky” a defense has been in regards to past pressure and sacks

Sack Diff: The difference between actual sacks and expected sacks

Pass TD %: Percentage of passes that have been touchdowns

Rush TD %: Percentage of runs that have been touchdowns

INT %: Percentage of passes that have ended with an interception

Sack %: Percentage of passes resulting in a sack

TO %: Percentage of plays resulting in a turnover

 

Players

Yds/Snap: Yards gained per snap on the field

MS Targets: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall targets

MS Yards (for pass catchers): A player’s percentage of his team’s overall receiving yards

MS Rush Yd: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall rushing yards

MS TDs (for pass catchers)A player’s percentage of his team’s overall receiving touchdowns

MS TDs (for RBs)A player’s percentage of his team’s overall rushing touchdowns

MS of FP: A player’s percentage of his team’s overall fantasy points

Catch %: Percentage of targets caught

Snaps/GAverage snaps per game

RZ Opp/G: Red Zone Opportunities Per Game

Big Play %: Percentage of rushing plays over 15 yards or passing plays over 20 yards

Success: Percentage of plays that increased a team’s win probability

Targets/Snap: Number of times targeted per snap on the field

% WR: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to WRs

% TE: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to TEs

% RB: Percentage of passes a QB has thrown to RBs

 

FantasyLabs

Team

Projected Plays: FantasyLabs’ projected plays for the game

Pro Trends: Number of FantasyLabs Pro Trends

QB FP/G: Quarterback fantasy points per game

RB FP/G: Running back fantasy points per game

WR FP/G: Wide receiver fantasy points per game

TE FP/G: Tight end fantasy points per game

Non-QB FP/Game: A team’s non-quarterback fantasy points per game

 

Players

FPPG: Fantasy points per game

FP/Snap: Fantasy points per snap

FP/Opp: Fantasy points per opportunity

MS of FP: Market share of fantasy points; a player’s share of his team’s overall fantasy scoring

Opp +/-: The Plus/Minus a position has allowed to a specific position; this stat helps quantify true defensive unit strength because it adjusts for opponent quality.

Bargain Rating: A percentile rating of how much of a bargain a player is on a particular DFS site relative to historical differences in site salaries

Consistency: The percentage of games in which a player has exceeded his expected points based on cost and historical scoring

Upside: The percentage of games in which a player has reached a standard deviation above his salary-based expectation

Dud: The percentage of games in which a player has reached a standard deviation below his salary-based expectation

Salary Change: A player’s change in salary on a particular DFS site

Volatility Rating: A 0 to 100 rating of a player’s volatility, relative to his median projection

 

Red Zone

Team

RZ Opp/G: Red Zone Opportunities Per Game

Inside 10/G: Red Zone Opportunities Inside the 10-Yard Line

Inside 5/G: Red Zone Opportunities Inside the 5-Yard Line

RZ Success Rate: Rushing success rate in the red zone

 

Players

MS of RZ opp: A player’s market share of his team’s red zone workload

TD/RZ Trip: A player’s touchdowns scored per team red zone trip

RZ TD %: Touchdowns scored per red zone opportunity

 

Ownership/Trends

Players

% Owned Last Week: Player’s ownership last week

Proj Ownership: Projected tournament ownership; this projection is for the Millionaire Maker on DraftKings and the Sunday Million on FanDuel.

Pro Trends: The count of matches for the player for the game based on our Pro Trends