A big factor in determining fantasy football production is touchdowns. Ths purpose of this article is to identify which players have the most chances at getting the football close to the end zone, and thus the best chances at scoring a touchdown. Here is the Red Zone Report Week 11.
A Red Zone Opportunity is any rushing attempt or target that a player receives within 20 yards of an opponent’s end zone. Special attention will be paid to carries from inside the 5-yard line.
For the remainder of this article, the words Red Zone will be replaced with RZ.
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AFC East
Buffalo Bills
Devin Singletary saw 3 RZ rushing attempts while Frank Gore got 2. John Brown led the Bills in week 11 RZ opportunities with 4 targets. Dawson Knox had the team’s only other RZ target last week.
Miami Dolphins
Kalen Ballage received 1 RZ carries inside the 5-yard line as well as 1 RZ target. That tied him with Jakeem Grant, Allen Hurns and DeVante Parker for the Dolphins lead in week 11 RZ targets.
New England Patriots
James White received 1 RZ rushing attempt and 1 RZ target in week 11. Phillip Dorsett, Sony Michel and Mohamed Sanu each got 2 RZ targets, while Julian Edelman saw 1.
New York Jets
Le’Veon Bell had 2 RZ carries and both were from inside the 5-yard line. Bilal Powell also received 1 RZ rushing attempt as well as a RZ target in week 11. Robby Anderson ended up leading the Jets in RZ targets with 2. Meanwhile, Daniel Brown and Ryan Griffin each got 1 RZ target.
AFC North
Baltimore Ravens
Justice Hill had both of the Ravens RZ rushing attempts during week 11. He also got 1 RZ target but was still behind Mark Ingram who received 2. Other RZ targets went to Mark Andrews, Seth Roberts and Willie Snead who all received 1 each.
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Mixon received 2 RZ carries, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Giovani Bernard also ran the football once in the RZ. As for RZ targets, Auden Tate and C.J. Uzomah each saw 1.
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Cleveland Browns
Nick Chubb led the Browns in week 11 RZ carries with 3, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Baker Mayfield saw the only other RZ run for the team and it was also inside the 5. The RZ targets were evenly split between Odell Beckham, Stephen Carlson, KhaDarel Hodge and Jarvis Landry with 1 each.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers did not run the football in the RZ during week 11. Instead, Vance McDonald and Jaylen Samuels each saw 1 RZ target.
AFC South
Houston Texans
The Texans were the only team that played week 11 and did not have a RZ opportunity.
Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Williams had 4 RZ rushing attempts, including 1 inside the 5-yard line. In a trick play, offensive lineman Quenton Nelson took a 1 RZ carry. Nyheim Hines and Marlon Mack also ran the football in the RZ one time each. Hines also received 1 RZ target as did Eric Ebron, Marcus Johnson, Zach Pascal.
Jacksonville Jaguars
D.J. Chark saw 1 RZ target in week 11, the Jaguars only RZ opportunity in that game.
AFC West
Denver Broncos
Phillip Lindsay led the team in RZ carries during week 11 with 3. Royce Freeman was right behind with 2, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Andy Janovich also had a 1 carry inside the 5 in addition to his RZ target. Brandon Allen did distribute the ball but also kept it for a RZ carry himself. Courtland Sutton was the only other Broncos player to run the football inside the RZ and he also added 2 RZ targets. However, it was Tim Patrick who led the team in that category with 4. Other RZ targets went to Noah Fant with 3 and Troy Fumagalli with 1.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs only ran the football in the RZ during week 11. LeSean McCoy got 2 RZ carries, while Darrel Williams 1.
Los Angels Chargers
Melvin Gordon received 2 RZ rushing attempts while Austin Ekeler had 1. Ekeler also saw 1 RZ target but it was Keenan Allen who led the Chargers in that regard during week 11 with 3. Hunter Herny also had 1 RZ target.
Oakland Raiders
Josh Jacobs led the NFL in RZ opportunities during week 11 with 6 RZ carries, with 2 of those runs coming inside the 5-yard line, and 1 RZ target. Alec Ingold had the Raiders only other RZ run and it also came from inside the 5. Darren Waller led the team with 3 RZ targets while Hunter Renfrow got 2. Also, Zay Jones and Foster Moreau received 1 RZ target each.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott had half of the Cowboys week 11 RZ opportunities to himself. That includes 3 RZ carries, with 1 coming inside the 5-yard line. Elliott also received 2 RZ targets. That tied Randall Cobb for the team lead in week 11 RZ targets. Otherwise, Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup and Tony Pollard all saw 1 RZ target apiece.
Philadelphia Eagles
Miles Sanders had the majority of the Eagles week 11 RZ opportunities to himself. He ran twice from inside the RZ and also saw 1 target in that area. The only other Eagles player to see a RZ target was Nelson Agholor with 1.
Washington
In his return from injury, Derrius Guice saw most of Washington’s week 11 RZ carries with 4, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Adrian Peterson saw the team’s only other RZ run. As for RZ targets, they were evenly split between Michael Burton, Hale Hentges, Terry McLaurin, Trey Quinn, Wendell Smallwood and Jeremy Sprinkle with 1 each.
NFC North
Chicago Bears
David Montgomery had the Bears only RZ rushing attempt from week 11. As for RZ targets, Tarik Cohen and Taylor Gabriel each received 1.
Detroit Lions
Jeff Driskel ran twice in the RZ, include once from inside the 5-yard line. That turned out to be the majority of the Lions RZ opportunities in week 11. Marvin Jones had the team’s only RZ target.
Minnesota Vikings
Dalvin Cook had the majority of the Vikings week 11 RZ targets to himself in the form of 3 RZ carries, including 1 form inside the 5-yard line, and 1 RZ target. The only other RZ target went to Irv Smith.
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons
After a busy week in the RZ, Brian Hill had almost as many opportunities in that area during week 11. Hill had 4 RZ rushing attempts, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Rookie Qadree Ollison got 2 RZ carries, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Both Hill and Ollison were also targeted in the RZ. The only other Falcons player to run the football in that area was Keith Smith. Julio Jones led the team with 2 RZ targets, while Russell Gage, Justin Hardy and Calvin Ridley each had 1.
Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey got the only Panthers RZ carry in week 11, but he also received 1 RZ target. Also, D.J. Moore, Greg Olsen and Curtis Samuel each saw 1 RZ target.
New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara looked had the most RZ opportunities for the Saints in week 11 with 3 carries and 2 targets. Latavius Murray was also involved with 1 RZ rushing attempt and 1 RZ target. Michael Thomas led the way in RZ targets with 3 while Josh Hill had 2. Meanwhile, Jared Cook and Ted Ginn received 1 RZ target each.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dare Ogunbowale had both of the Buccaneers RZ rushing attempts in week 11 and they both came from inside the 5-yard line. As for RZ targets, Peyton Barber and Chris Godwin each saw 1.
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Kyler Murray carried the ball twice in the RZ during week 11, including 1 attempt from inside the 5-yard line. He was the only Cardinals player to run the ball inside the RZ because, in every other instance, Murray threw the football. Both Pharoh Cooper and Christian Kirk were targeted twice in the RZ, while Charles Clay, Larry Fitzgerald and Andy Isabella got 1 RZ target apiece.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams did not pass even once in the RZ during week 11. Instead, Todd Gurley received 3 RZ carries while Malcolm Brown had 1. Both players saw 1 rushing attempt from inside the 5-yard line.
San Francisco 49ers
Tevin Coleman received all 3 of the 49ers RZ carries in week 11, including 1 run from inside the 5-yard line. He also saw 2 RZ targets in that game but was behind both Ross Dwelly and Kyle Juszczyk, who had 3 each. Other RZ targets went to Kendrick Bourne, Deebo Samuel and Emmanuel Sanders who got 1 apiece.
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– Kyle Senra is the managing editor for the Full Press Fantasy Sports. He covers the NFL. Like and follow on Follow @nyama_ks Follow @FPC_FF and Facebook.
