Fantasy Football: Sacks and points
How players perform around their sacked quarterback
By: Corby Yarbrough | 8/29/11, 7:00 AM EDT
How do the three key fantasy positions — running backs, receivers and tight ends — perform around quarterbacks that are always finding themselves on the ground? Well, just because the QB is picking himself up off the dirt, doesn’t always mean his teammates are struggling to score points of their own. Here’s how the three positions averaged per game around their sacked quarterbacks in 2010.
| Team | Sacked | RBs | WRs | TEs |
| Indianapolis | 16 | 17.8 | 38.2 | 12.9 |
| New York Giants | 16 | 23.5 | 33.5 | 8.8 |
| Atlanta | 23 | 23.2 | 27.3 | 10.5 |
| New England | 25 | 24 | 26.7 | 17.1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 20.4 | 33.7 | 13.2 |
| Detroit | 27 | 20 | 24.9 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 27 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 9.9 |
| New York Jets | 28 | 20.9 | 25.9 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 28 | 16.4 | 33.3 | 6.8 |
| Tampa Bay | 30 | 18.6 | 23.7 | 11 |
| Dallas | 31 | 19.1 | 26.8 | 15.1 |
| Houston | 32 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 11.5 |
| Kansas City | 32 | 26.8 | 23 | 7.9 |
| St. Louis | 34 | 17.1 | 25.6 | 9.2 |
| Buffalo | 34 | 15.8 | 31.3 | 2.1 |
| Seattle | 35 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 5.7 |
| Cleveland | 36 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 11.7 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 7.3 |
| San Diego | 38 | 28.1 | 26.2 | 14.1 |
| Jacksonville | 38 | 22.2 | 20.5 | 12.4 |
| Green Bay | 38 | 16.7 | 34.9 | 7.6 |
| Miami | 38 | 18.5 | 27 | 6.4 |
| Baltimore | 40 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 8.6 |
| Denver | 40 | 18.8 | 34.9 | 2.2 |
| Pittsburgh | 43 | 20.1 | 29.7 | 6.7 |
| Oakland | 44 | 29.5 | 17.8 | 8.9 |
| San Francisco | 44 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 13.4 |
| Washington | 46 | 20.6 | 22.6 | 13 |
| Philadelphia | 49 | 21 | 31.8 | 7.3 |
| Carolina | 50 | 18.5 | 17 | 4.7 |
| Arizona | 50 | 14.4 | 26.9 | 2.1 |
| Chicago | 56 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 7 |
Here’s how the sacked quarterbacks performed in 2010
| Player | Sacked | 2010 PPG |
| Jay Cutler | 52 | 16.9 |
| Joe Flacco | 40 | 17.6 |
| Philip Rivers | 38 | 21.2 |
| Donovan McNabb | 37 | 15.6 |
| Michael Vick | 34 | 29.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 34 | 19.2 |
| Sam Bradford | 34 | 14.2 |
| David Garrard | 33 | 19.1 |
| Jason Campbell | 33 | 14.1 |
| Jimmy Clausen | 33 | 4.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 32 | 20.5 |
| Matt Schaub | 32 | 18.2 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 31 | 24 |
| Chad Henne | 30 | 12.3 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 29 | 12.3 |
| Josh Freeman | 28 | 19.2 |
| Mark Sanchez | 27 | 14.6 |
| Carson Palmer | 26 | 17.1 |
| Matt Cassel | 26 | 18.9 |
| Tom Brady | 25 | 23.2 |
| Drew Brees | 25 | 20.9 |
| Alex Smith | 25 | 14.6 |
| Derek Anderson | 25 | 8.4 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 24 | 18.9 |
| Matt Ryan | 23 | 19 |
| Colt McCoy | 23 | 12.6 |
| Jon Kitna | 21 | 16.9 |
| Troy Smith | 18 | 14.5 |
| Shaun Hill | 17 | 17.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 16 | 22 |
| Eli Manning | 16 | 18.3 |
| Kevin Kolb | 15 | 9.6 |
| Max Hall | 14 | 0.7 |
| Kerry Collins | 13 | 13.5 |
| Vince Young | 13 | 12.1 |
| Matt Moore | 13 | 7.1 |
| Trent Edwards | 11 | 7.2 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 10 | 10.1 |
| Rex Grossman | 9 | 10.3 |
| John Skelton | 9 | 7.5 |
| Joe Webb | 8 | 7.4 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 8 | 6.5 |
| Tony Romo | 7 | 20 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 6 | 7.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 20.2 |
Based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points.
1 point for 40 return yards
More Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets and Rankings:
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 280
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 240 w/ IDPs
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense/Special Teams
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