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 Red Zone Report Week 13.
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.
AFC East
Buffalo Bills
Frank Gore and Devin Singletary each saw 1 RZ carry in week 13. Singletary also had the Bills only RZ target.
Miami Dolphins
Patrick Laird received both of his RZ rushing attempts inside the 5-yard line. Albert Wilson had the Dolphins only other RZ carry. Wilson also had 2 RZ targets but was behind DeVante Parker who had the team lead with 3. Mike Gesicki also got 2 RZ targets. Meanwhile, Laird saw1 RZ target, as did each of Kalen Ballage, Allen Hurns, and Jason Sanders.
New England Patriots
Sony Michel and James White each received 1 RZ rushing attempt. The only difference was that White also had a team-leading 3 RZ targets in week 13. After White, Phillip Dorsett and Jakobi Meyers followed with 2 RZ targets apiece. Also, Julian Edelman and Matt LaCosse each saw 1 RZ target.
New York Jets
The Jets were the only NFL team that did not have a single RZ opportunity during week 13.
AFC North
Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson led the way with 2 RZ carries while Mark Ingram had 1. Each did run the ball once inside the 5-yard line during week 13. Ingram also saw 1 RZ target as did Nick Boyle. However, it was Mark Andrews who led the ravens in RZ targets with 2.
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Mixon had half of the Bengals week 13 RZ opportunities to himself. He had 1 RZ carry from inside the 5-yard line as well as 2 RZ targets. Tyler Boyd, Tyler Eifert, and C.J. Uzomah all got 1 RZ target each.
Cleveland Browns
Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt received 1 RZ rushing attempt apiece. Hunt also saw 1 RZ target in week 13, as did Odell Beckham. However, it was Demetrius Harris who led the Browns with 2 RZ targets.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Devlin Hodges led the Steelers in week 13 RZ opportunities with 2 RZ carries, including 1 from inside the 5-yard line. Benny Snell had the team’s only other RZ run. Meanwhile, Deon Cain and Nick Vannett got 1 RZ target apiece.
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AFC South
Houston Texans
Duke Johnson had half of Houston’s week 13 RZ opportunities to himself. That includes 1 RZ rushing attempt and 2 RZ targets. Other RZ targets went to Darren Fells, Carlos Hyde and Deshaun Watson who each saw 1.
Indianapolis Colts
Nyheim Hines received both of the Colts RZ carries in week 13, and they were both from inside the 5-yard line. Jack Doyle led the team in RZ targets with 4 while 1 went to Zach Pascal.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Leonard Fournette saw all 4 of the Jaguars week 13 RZ rushing attempts, as well as 1 RZ target. However, the team leader in RZ targets was Nick O’Leary with 3. Other RZ targets went to Dede Westbrook with 2 and Keelan Cole with 1.
Tennesse Titans
Derrick Henry had all 3 of the Titans RZ carries during week 13. They also only threw the football twice in the RZ. Once to Anthony Firkser, and once to Adam Humphries.
AFC West
Denver Broncos
Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay each got 2 RZ rushing attempts in week 13. The only difference was that Lindsay also received 1 RZ target. That tied for the Broncos lead alongside Noah Fant, Jeff Heuerman, and Courtland Sutton who each saw 1.
Kansas City Chiefs
Darrel Williams led the Chiefs in week 13 RZ carries with 3, while LeSean McCoy had 2 and Darwin Thompson received 1. McCoy was the only one to run inside the 5-yard line. On top of his 3 carries, Williams also saw 1 RZ target. However, it was Travis Kelce led the team with 2 RZ targets.
Los Angeles Chargers
Melvin Gordon got the Chargers only RZ rushing attempt in week 13. That was the same number of RZ opportunities as Virgil Green and Mike Williams who each received 1 RZ target.
Oakland Raiders
Josh Jacobs saw the Raiders only RZ carry during week 13. RZ targets were split evenly between Derek Carrier, Alec Ingold, DeAndre Washington, and Tyrell Williams who had 1 each.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott had half of the Cowboys week 13 RZ opportunities to himself. That included 1 RZ rushing attempt and 2 RZ targets. Other RZ targets were split evenly between Ventell Bryant, Amari Cooper, and Jason Witten who got 1 apiece.
New York Giants
Saquon Barkley received the Giants only RZ carry in week 13. He also saw 1 RZ target, but was behind Sterling Shepard in that category, as Shepard had 3 RZ targets.
Philadelphia Eagles
Miles Sanders got 3 RZ rushing attempts and 1 RZ target in week 13. Jay Ajayi received the Eagles only other RZ carry. Meanwhile, 3 players each saw 3 3 RZ targets; Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert, and Alshon Jeffery. Other RZ targets went to Nelson Agholor and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside who had 1 apiece.
Washington
Derrius Guice and Adrian Peterson both received 2 RZ rushing attempts in week 13. The only difference was that 1 of Guice’s rushes came inside the 5-yard line. Guice also saw 1 RZ target, which tied for the team lead alongside Kelvin Harmon, Hale Hentges and Terry McLaurin.
NFC North
Chicago Bears
David Montgomery had the Bears only RZ carry during week 13. He also got 1 RZ target which tied both Jesper Horsted and Anthony Miller. However, it was Allen Robinson who led the team with 2 RZ targets.
Detroit Lions
J.D. McKissic and Bo Scarbrough both received 2 RZ rushing attempts including 1 each from inside the 5-yard line. Ty Johnson had the same number of RZ opportunities with 1 run and 1 target from inside that area. Both Danny Amendola and Marvin Jones saw 2 RZ targets each in week 13, while Kenny Golladay and Logan Thomas had 1 apiece.
Green Bay Packers
Aaron Jones got 4 RZ carries, including 2 from inside the 5-yard line. He also received 2 RZ targets. Jamaal Williams saw the only other Packers RZ rushing attempt in week 13. Meanwhile, Davante Adams led the NFL in week 13 RZ targets with 6, while Marcedes Lewis had 3 to himself.
Minnesota Vikings
Alexander Mattison got 2 RZ carries, while Dalvin Cook received 1. Both players saw 1 run from inside the 5-yard line. Kyle Rudolph had the Vikings only RZ target during week 13.
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons
Devonta Freeman got the Falcons only RZ rushing attempt in week 13. As for RZ targets, Russell Gage led the way with 3, while Christian Blake and Jaeden Graham received 1 each.
Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey saw the majority of the Panthers RZ opportunities in week 13. All 5 were rushing attempts, including 2 runs from inside the 5-yard line. D.J. Moore had the only other RZ carry in week 13, and he also got 2 RZ targets. Curtis Samuel received the team’s only other RZ target.
New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara saw both of the Saints RZ rushing attempts in week 13. Meanwhile, the team’s RZ targets were split evenly between Jared Cook, Josh Hill, and Taysom Hill who had 1 each.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Peyton Barber and Jameis Winston both got 3 RZ carries during week 13. The only difference was that all of Winston’s runs came from inside the 5-yard line, while Barber only saw 1 carry in that area. Dare Ogunbowale received the Buccaneers only other RZ rushing attempt and it came from inside the 5. Ogunbowale also had 1 RZ target, as did Mike Evans in week 13.
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Kyler Murray had 1 RZ carry in week 13, the Cardinal’s only RZ opportunity.
Los Angeles Rams
Todd Gurley led the NFL with 6 RZ rushing attempts in week 13. That includes 2 runs from inside the 5-yard line. Malcolm Brown got the only other RZ carry from the Rams. Robert Woods led the team in week 13 RZ targets with 4, while Tyler Higbee had 3. The remaining RZ targets were split between Cooper Kupp and Johnny Mundt who received 1 each.
San Francisco 49ers
George Kittle saw the 49ers only RZ rushing attempt in week 13. The team’s 2 RZ targets went to Raheem Mostert and Emmanuel Sanders who split them 1 apiece.
Seattle Seahawks
Rashaad Penny tied for the league lead in week 13 RZ opportunities. On top of the 2 RZ targets that he received, Penny only ran 4 times inside the RZ, including 2 from inside the 5-yard line. Chris Carson also had 4 RZ carries, and also saw 2 of them inside the 5. Jacob Hollister and David Moore tied Penny with 2 RZ targets each, while Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf both got 1.
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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.
