The defensive line is the heart of any successful defense, tasked with both disrupting the opposing quarterback with a pass rush and shutting down rushing attacks at the line of scrimmage. This season, we will monitor NFL defensive line play all season long, ranking the league's unit from No. 1 to No. 32.
Ahead of NFL Week 6, our media team has dived deep into the numbers to deliver key insights for every NFL matchup, highlighting the hidden storylines and standout performances that shape each game.
This season, we've rolled out several new advanced metrics, covering everything from team-level fourth-down aggressiveness to wide receivers' success against press coverage.
Explaining the factors that drive line movements in betting markets, helping you assess whether a change is an overreaction or underreaction to these market influences. Factors affecting line movement can include injuries, weather conditions and public pick releases, among others.
Advanced coverage grade uses machine learning to map the separation allowed on a play to the expected PFF coverage grade the player would have earned had they been targeted. This system also factors in the difficulty of the assignment and situation when making that assessment.
The Washington Commanders' Terry McLaurin is among the players to target in fantasy football Week 6, whereas the New York Jets' Allen Lazard is one to avoid.
This fantasy football WR report is an extension of PFF's wide receiver grades, which also detail how each receiver performs against man and zone coverages.
As far as Ja'Marr Chase is concerned, the 1-4 Bengals can't wait any longer to turn their season around and must get it going Sunday against the Giants.
Cardinals receiver Zay Jones said he's focusing on what's next rather than looking back at his five-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.
Steelers wide receiver George Pickens dismissed questions about the explicit message on his eye black and the postgame incident with Cowboys defensive back Jourdan Lewis.
Despite another rash of injuries and an unseen challenge replay that went against them, the Niners persevered to put away a 36-24 victory over the Seahawks they badly needed.
If the 49ers were the 49ers of last year in the red zone, and not the 49ers of this year in the red zone, the Seahawks might already have been run over.
After Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams scored a 70-yard touchdown in their win over the Seahawks, quarterback Jared Goff said Williams strikes fear in every defense they face.
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