NFL Next Gen Stats provided a unique perspective on some of the most amazing plays of the 2018 season.
From the quickest time to record a sack (achieved by New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Williams) to the fastest speed clocked by a ball carrier (San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida took the honors), the numbers went way beyond the box scores.
Here are the 2018 regular-season leaders for several Next Gen categories:
Fastest speed clocked during a TD: running back
No. 1. 21.91 mph: Saquon Barkley, New York Giants, 78-yard run, Week 14
Hi @Saquon...Bye @Saquon!!! 78 Yards!!!
— New York Giants (@Giants) December 9, 2018
WATCH IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!#ProBowlVote#ProBowlVote#ProBowlVote#ProBowlVote#ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/V4pD0NpXrE
No. 2. 21.87 mph: Kalen Ballage, Miami Dolphins, 75-yard run, Week 15
No. 3. 21.74 mph: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans, 54-yard run, Week 14
Fastest speed clocked during a TD catch: wide receiver
No. 1. 21.95 mph: Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs, 58-yard reception, Week 1
He's GONE. AGAIN!
— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2018
You're really not going to stop the @cheetah.
📺: CBS #ChiefsKingdom #Kickoff2018 pic.twitter.com/lz5ty7RMEV
No. 2. 21.74 mph: Albert Wilson, Kansas City Chiefs, 74-yard reception, Week 3
No. 3. 21.50 mph: Robby Anderson, New York Jets, 76-yard reception, Week 5
Fastest speed clocked during a TD run: quarterback
No. 1. 21.03 mph: Jeff Driskell, Cincinnati Bengals, 27-yard run, Week 10
No. 2. 20.60 mph: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, 10-yard run, Week 3
JOSH ALLEN WILL DO IT HIMSELF! 👀
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
📺: CBS #GoBills pic.twitter.com/hvyOlv1YsJ
No. 3. 19.43 mph: Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans, 2-yard run, Week 4
Fastest speed clocked during a TD catch: tight end
No. 1. 21.44 mph: Vernon Davis, Washington Redskins, 53-yard reception, Week 12
Favorite Thanksgiving activity: touchdowns in enemy territory. #WASvsDAL | #HTTR pic.twitter.com/tEYCQHe3Ty
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 22, 2018
No. 2. 20.72 mph: Jonnu Smith, Tennessee Titans, 61-yard reception, Week 12
No. 3. 20.39 mph: George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers, 85-yard reception, Week 14
Fastest speed clocked during a TD: defensive lineman
No. 1. 18.16 mph: Linval Joseph, Minnesota Vikings, 65-yard fumble recovery, Week 5
Who's going to stop him, huh? pic.twitter.com/cWIfmb9mDq
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 7, 2018
Fastest speed clocked during a TD: linebacker
No. 1. 20.09 mph: Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks, 98-yard pick-six
Bobby Wagner needed a nap after his 98-yard pick-six 💤
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) December 3, 2018
📺: FOX #SFvsSEApic.twitter.com/X1eAetc6gr
Fastest speed clocked during a TD: offensive lineman
No. 1. 12.97 mph: Taylor Decker, Detroit Lions, 11-yard reception, Week 13
TOUCHDOWN @__taylordecker!
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 2, 2018
*No, you did not read that wrong. #OnePride pic.twitter.com/rKaA2RPKs9
Fastest speed clocked overall by a ball carrier
1. 22.09 mph: Matt Breida, San Francisco 49ers, 33-yard run, Week 12
Matt Breida gains 30+ on first down. Kyle Juszczyk with the big block to spring Breida. #SFvsTB pic.twitter.com/z3p7Bsoz5C
— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) November 25, 2018
No. 2. 22.07 mph: Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings, 70-yard rush, Week 9
No. 3. 22.05 mph: Devin McCourty, New England Patriots, 84-yard pick-six, Week 8
Most air distance (point of release to point of catch) on a completed pass
No. 1. 63.9 yards: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, to Zay Jones, Week 2
No. 2. 63.8 yards: Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns, to Breshad Perriman, Week 14
WHAT. 😱
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) December 9, 2018
Mayfield finds Perriman for 66 yards!#CARvsCLE pic.twitter.com/wQquZGgedo
No. 3. 62.9 yards:Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings, to Stefon Diggs, Week 2
Longest attempt was an incompletion that covered 68.0 yards by Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, to Tyreek Hill
Longest run for shortest gain
1. 103.85 yards: Curtis Samuel, Carolina Panthers, 33-yard rushing TD, Week 9
Curtis Samuel gone on the double reverse 🏃♂️
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 4, 2018
📺: FOX #CARvsTBpic.twitter.com/RKcJHMci2Z
Most yards scrambled before a TD pass
1. 46.8 yards: Sam Darnold, New York Jets, to Robby Anderson, Week 14
Sam Darnold scrambled 46.8 yards before finding Robby Anderson in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown. It was the most scramble yards by a quarterback on any pass attempt since #NextGenStats began tracking scramble distance in 2016.#NYJvsBUF #Jets pic.twitter.com/8ivoXuPxK4
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 9, 2018
No. 2. 35.7 yards: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, to Chris Conley, Week 3
No. 3. 34.2 yards: Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans, to Jordan Thomas, Week 8
Tightest window for a TD pass
1. 0.15 yards: Case Keenum, Denver Broncos, to Jeff Heuerman, Week 9
THE LEAD‼️#BeatTheTexans pic.twitter.com/RvCqY8IBnz
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 4, 2018
No. 2. 0.32 yards: Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns, to David Njoku, Week 6
No. 3. 0.33 yards: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts, to Eric Ebron, Week 12
Quickest to record a sack
1. 1.54 seconds: Marcus Williams, New Orleans Saints, of Matt Ryan, Week 12
FUMBLE in the red zone!
— NFL (@NFL) November 23, 2018
What a play by @MarcusWilliams! #GoSaints
📺: #ATLvsNO on NBC pic.twitter.com/deJAK80oGC
No. 2. 1.95 seconds: Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs, of Tom Brady, Week 6
No. 3. 1.97 seconds: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns, of Ben Roethlisberger, Week 1