Fantasy Football: Week 16 red-zone report

Omarion Hampton should be welcomed back to the endzone this week: Hampton has dominated red-zone carries since his return, and while he hasn’t scored yet, he gets a great matchup to deliver in Week 16.

Courtland Sutton has been capitalizing on his red-zone opportunities lately: Sutton has started to deliver in recent weeks, and draws a matchup against a more susceptible pass defense this week to keep his momentum going.

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The high-scoring areas of the field are the most valuable areas of opportunity for our fantasy football assets. This report will keep track of each team’s top performers in that area of the field, as well as the players getting the most opportunities in the redzone. Adding even more fantasy value to this report, we’ll also include each team’s opponent and their effectiveness when defending in the red zone to identify our best matchups.

Note: Plays called back due to penalties or plays with pre-snap penalties will not be included within the player data.

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Arizona Cardinals

• Week 16 opponent: Atlanta Falcons
• Total red-zone plays faced: 143 (11th)
• Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 35.5% (15th)
• Red zone successful run plays allowed: 25.4% (5th)

Arizona WR/TEs: 

PositionWR/TERZ Route RateRZ Target rateRZ CarriesRZ TDsRZ FF PTsTETrey McBride95.1%26.5%01092.3TEElijah Higgins33.0%8.8%00-0.3TETip Reiman4.9%0.0%000.0TEJosiah Deguara3.9%0.0%000.0TETravis Vokolek2.9%0.0%000.0TEPharaoh Brown1.9%50.0%001.0WRMichael Wilson85.4%14.8%0438.0WRMarvin Harrison Jr.54.4%17.9%0434.9WRGreg Dortch41.7%16.3%3331.7WRZay Jones29.1%6.7%000.0WRXavier Weaver13.6%14.3%001.9WRAndre Baccellia10.7%18.2%001.5WRTrent Sherfield8.7%22.2%001.3WRSimi Fehoko6.8%0.0%000WRJalen Brooks4.9%0.0%000

Arizona RBs: 

RBRZ CarriesRZ Carry RateRZ TDsRZ RoutesRZ TGTsRZ FF PTsBam Knight1634.8%526639.4Michael Carter817.4%135612.9James Conner510.9%26114.9Emari Demercado510.9%114411.4Trey Benson36.5%0722.4Jermar Jefferson00.0%0000.0Corey Kiner00.0%0000.0

• The Falcons’ red-zone defense has been more susceptible to passing this season, while the Cardinals come into this week with the second-most red-zone passing touchdowns (24).
• Trey McBride has been the ultimate weapon in the red zone this season, leading all tight ends with 10 red-zone touchdowns. His ideal usage will likely make him a great bet to build on his TE1 season.

Atlanta Falcons