Last week: 11 (+0)

Record: 5-4

If you showed me tape of this team before the bye, I wouldn’t recognize them. Josh Freeman is 90 of 154 for 1467 yards, 13 touchdowns, and an interception in his last 5 games, going 4-1, with the only loss being a winnable one that went down to the last play. Their makeshift offensive line is run blocking and pass protecting well. The Freeman to Vincent Jackson combo is deadly and opening thinks up for Mike Williams and Doug Martin, who is running much better since the bye thanks to improved blocking and the defense fearing the pass. Defensively, as bad as their secondary is, they have a great front 7 led by the finally healthy Gerald McCoy and rookie of the year candidate Lavonte David.

I had this as a sleeper team before the season, but I didn’t have them in the playoffs. By the way, look at my preseason overrated and underrated teams. Underrated: St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Overrated: San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions. I messed up on a few, but I’ll take 6 or 7 out of 10 every year.

Studs

QB Josh Freeman: 14 of 20 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, 1 throw away, 110.0 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 11 of 21 drop backs (1 sack, 7 of 10, 1 touchdown)

RT Demar Dotson: Did not allow a pressure on 21 pass block snaps, run blocked for 7 yards on 2 attempts

WR Vincent Jackson: Caught 5 passes for 59 yards on 7 attempts on 19 pass snaps, 2.4 YAC per catch

LOLB Lavonte David: 13 solo tackles, 1 assist, 8 stops, 1 missed tackle, 3 quarterback hurries on 9 blitzes, allowed 6 catches for 36 yards on 6 attempts

RE Daniel Te’o Nesheim: 1 sack and 7 quarterback hurries on 35 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops

DT Gerald McCoy: 2 quarterback hits and 4 quarterback hurries on 38 pass rush snaps, 1 assist, 1 missed tackle

LE Michael Bennett: 2 quarterback hits and 3 quarterback hurries on 32 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles, 2 stops

P Michael Koenen: 7 kickoffs, 5 touchbacks, 73.3 yards per kickoff, 20.3 opponents average starting distance, 3 punts for 134 yards, 1 inside 20, 1 return for 11 yards, 41.0 net yards per punt

Duds

LT Donald Penn: Allowed 3 quarterback hurries on 21 pass block snaps, run blocked for 5 yards on 4 attempts

C Ted Larsen: Allowed 2 quarterback hurries on 21 pass block snaps, run blocked for 3 yards on 2 attempts

RG Jamon Meredith: Allowed 4 quarterback hurries on 21 pass block snaps, run blocked for 3 yards on 1 attempt

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