Red Zone Report Week 12 -

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 12.

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

Josh Allen got both of the Bills week 12 RZ carries. Meanwhile, Cole Beasley led the team RZ targets with 3, while Devin Singletary had 1.

Miami Dolphins

Patrick Laird had the only Dolphins rushing attempt inside the RZ during week 13. He also saw 1 RZ target, as did both Allen Hurns and Mike Gesicki.

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New England Patriots

Sony Michel had the majority of the Patriots week 12 RZ opportunities to himself. All 5 of those opportunities were RZ carries. Rookie N’Keal Harry led the way in RZ targets with 2 while Julian Edelman and James White received 1 each.

New York Jets

Both Le’Veon Bell and Bilal Powell got 2 RZ rushing attempts, while Sam Darnold only had 1. Darnold’s run, however, came from inside the 5-yard line. Bell tied Demaryius Thomas for the Jets lead in week 12 RZ targets with 2 apiece. Also, Powell, with 1 RZ target, equalized Robby Anderson, Jamison Crowder and Ryan Griffin in that category.

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

Gus Edwards out carried Mark Ingram in the RZ 4-2. However, Ingram had 1 of his runs inside the 5-yard line. Ingram also saw 1 RZ target but was still behind Marquise Brown who led the NFL in week 12 RZ targets with 6. Willie Snead and Andre Roberts got 2 and 1 RZ targets respectively.

Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Mixon had the Bengals only RZ carry in week 12, while Tyler Boyd received the team’s only RZ target.

Cleveland Browns

Nick Chubb led the way with 6 RZ carries and 1 RZ target. 1 of those runs came from inside the 5-yard line. Kareem Hunt was the only other Browns player to see a RZ rushing attempt during week 12. Hunt also had 2 RZ targets but was behind Jarvis Landry who led the team with 3. Rashard Higgins and Ricky Seals-Jones each had 1 RZ target.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tevin Jones saw 1 RZ target, the only RZ opportunity for the Steelers in week 12.

AFC South

Houston Texans

Carlos Hyde had the Texans only RZ carry in week 12, while Darren Fells received the team’s only RZ target.

Indianapolis Colts

Nyheim Hines and Jonathan Williams each received 2 RZ rushing attempts. Jacoby Brissett did not pass one time inside the RZ. Instead, he had 1 RZ carry and it was inside the 5-yard line.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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Leonard Fournette had the majority of the Jaguars RZ opportunities in week 12 with 6 carries, including 3 from inside the 5-yard line, and 2 targets. Other RZ targets went to D.J. Chark and Keelan Cole with 1 each.

Tennessee Titans

Derrick Henry saw 3 RZ rushing attempts in week 12. Jonnu Smith figured in both the air and ground game with 1 RZ carry and 1 RZ target. Throwing him the football, Ryan Tannehill also saw 1 RZ carry. Meanwhile, Dennis Kelly and Adam Humphries each received 1 RZ target.

AFC West

Denver Broncos

The Broncos did not have any RZ opportunities during week 12.

Oakland Raiders

Like their AFC West rivals, the Raiders had 0 RZ opportunities in week 12.

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

Ezekiel Elliott saw both of the Cowboys RZ rushing attempts during week 12. As for RZ targets, Tony Pollard led the way with 2, while Blake Jarwin and Jason Witten had 1 apiece.

New York Giants

Saquon Barkley got 3 RZ carries in week 12, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. That was exactly half of the Giants RZ opportunities as Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton and Kaden Smith each received 1 RZ target.

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Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles did not run the football in the RZ. Instead, the RZ targets were split evenly between J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Zach Ertz, Miles Sanders and Greg Ward as they each saw 1.

Washington

Derrius Guice had Washington’s only RZ carry in week 12. Meanwhile, the team’s RZ targets were split evenly between Terry McLaurin, Paul Richardson and Steven Sims with 1 apiece.

NFC North

Chicago Bears

During week 12, David Montgomery received 2 RZ rushing attempts, while Mitchell Trubisky had 1. All 3 of those caries came from inside the 5-yard line. Anthony Miller led the Bears in week 12 RZ targets with 3 followed closely by Allen Robinson with 2. Meanwhile, Tarik Cohen and Jesper Horsted each got 1 RZ target.

Detroit Lions

The Lions week 12 RZ carries were split evenly between Jeff Driskel, Ty Johnson and Bo Scarbrough who each saw 1. Meanwhile, Logan Thomas led the way in RZ targets with 2 while Marvin Jones had 1.

Green Bay Packers

Aaron Jones received 2 RZ rushing attempts, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Jamaal Williams got the only other Packers RZ carry. Davante Adams saw both of the team’s week 12 RZ targets.

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

Qadree Ollison had all 4 of the Falcons RZ rushing attempts, and 3 of them came from inside the 5-yard line. Calvin Ridley led the team in week 12 RZ targets with 2, while Russell Gage and Julio Jones received 1 each.

Carolina Panthers

Christian McCaffrey led the NFL in total RZ opportunities during week 12 with 11. 8 were rushing attempts, with 3 coming inside the 5-yard line. Alex Armah saw the Panthers only other RZ carry in week 12, and it came inside the 5. McCaffrey and D.J. Moore tied for the Panthers lead in RZ targets with 3 apiece. The remaining RZ targets were evenly split between Greg Olsen, Ian Thomas and Jarius Wright who each saw 1.

New Orleans Saints

Alvin Kamara took the Saints only RZ rushing attempt in week 12. Meanwhile, Jared Cook had half of the team’s RZ opportunities to himself with 3 RZ targets. Other Saints players to receive targets in the RZ were Tre’Quan Smith and Michael Thomas who saw 1 apiece.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ronald Jones got 3 RZ carries, with 1 coming inside the 5-yard line. TJ Logan received the only other Buccaneers RZ run, and it also came inside the 5. Chris Godwin led the team in week 12 RZ targets with 2, while O.J. Howard, Ronald Jones, Scott Miller and Vita Vea had 1 each.

NFC West

Los Angeles Rams

Todd Gurley had the Rams only RZ carry during week 13. He also saw 1 RZ target, as did Tyler Higbee. However, the team lead in RZ targets went to Cooper Kupp with 3.

San Francisco 49ers

Tevin Coleman had the majority of the 49ers RZ opportunities in week 12. Coleman saw 2 RZ rushing attempts, with 1 coming inside the 5-yard line, and 2 RZ targets. Raheem Mostert received the team’s only other RZ carry during week 12. As for other RZ targets, George Kittle and Jeff Wilson each had 1.

Seattle Seahawks

Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny each got 1 RZ rushing attempt in week 12. Jacob Hollister saw the Seahawks only RZ target.

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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.