This week, Demaryius Thomas led the AFC West in the number of times a receiver was targeted by a quarterback, with 13. Of those nine targets, Demaryius pulled in 7, for a success rate of 53%.
Each week, Pro Football Spotlight will highlight the top 5+ targets for each team. We will check out just how many 5+ options each team had that week, and evaluate which team had the most dynamic offense based on each team’s 5+ target numbers.
Let’s take a look at those 5+ targets…
| AFC West Dynamic 5+ Target Ranking: Week #5 |
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| Raiers |
Trgts | Chiefs |
Trgts |
Chargers | Tgts |
Broncos | Tgts |
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1st |
4 |
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2nd |
3 |
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3rd |
2
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4th |
1 |
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This week, the Oakland Raiders ended up throwing the ball 41 times and had five 5+ targets: D. Heyward-Bey, M.Bush, Houshmandzadey, and D.Moore
AFC West 5+ Targets
| Week #3 |
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| Player |
Team | Targets | Receptions | Success % | Yards | TD | |
| D.Thomas | 13 | 7 | 53% | 116 | 0 | ||
| Heyward-Bey | 9 | 8 | 88% | 155 | 1 | ||
| M.Bush | 7 | 7 | 100% | 62 | 0 | ||
| Houshmandzadeh | 6 | 6 | 100% | 52 | 0 | ||
| M.Floyd | 6 | 5 | 83% | 96 | 1 | ||
| S.Breaston | 6 | 4 | 66% | 50 | 0 | ||
| V.Jackson | 6 | 3 | 50% | 84 | 0 | ||
| D.Bowe | 5 | 4 | 80% | 49 | 0 | ||
| L.McClain | 5 | 4 | 80% | 26 | 0 | ||
| D.Moore | 5 | 2 | 40% | 13 | 0 | ||
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December 19th, 2011
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