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    2004 Kicking points
(top five are highlighted)
2004 Kicking ppg 2003 Kicking ppg 2004 Kdefense 2003 Kdefense Week 4 matchup
TEAM Current KICKER stnd
total
rnk tried rnk bonus
total
rnk avg home rnk away rnk avg rnk home away ppg
allow
rnk home
factor
away
factor
home
factor
away
factor
oppon Kdef
2004
Kdef
2003
Arizona Neil Rackers 13 26 16 26 17 19 4.3 6.0 19 3.5 29 4.6 32 5.9 3.3 8.7 29 1.00 1.02 0.92 0.70 NO 0.71 1.12
notes misses: 58T.  Scoring opportunities for Rackers are even worse than it looks. His first FG was set up by a 71 yard kickoff return. The other three were all gifts from the opposing offenses, which coughed up the ball in their own territory, after which the Cardinals went nowhere and had to settle for 3 points.
Atlanta Jay Feely 19 14 19 19 19 15 6.3 8.0 9 3.0 31 5.6 26 5.8 5.4 5.0 6 0.93 1.00 1.26 0.88 @Car 0.92 1.12
notes Expect more middle of the road numbers this week.
Baltimore Matt Stover 20 11 20 15 21 13 6.7 12.0 1 4.0 23 8.6 3 10.6 6.5 6.0 16 0.25 0.97 1.03 1.31 KC 0.95 0.98
notes Stover… at home… on kicker friendly MomentumTurf… against a generous Chiefs defense
Buffalo Rian Lindell 8 31 11 30 8 31 4.0 4.0 24 4.0 23 4.7 31 5.0 4.4 7.0 20 1.75 0.74 0.93 0.83 NE 1.00 1.04
notes misses: 42WL
The Bills scored 4 kicking points in each game so far. Patriots have given up 6 in each game so far. Something's got to give, but it doesn't look like it will go very far.
Carolina John Kasay 6 32 6 32 6 32 3.0 2.0 29 4.0 23 7.8 5 7.0 8.6 5.5 13 0.92 1.25 1.12 0.84 Atl 1.00 0.88
notes Beware the curse of the Super Bowl loser
Chicago Paul Edinger 15 23 24 9 15 26 5.0 2.0 29 6.5 12 6.6 14 7.3 5.9 7.0 20 1.00 1.14 0.90 0.97 Phi 0.40 0.76
notes misses: 27B, 45WL, 39WR
Edinger is tied with Reed for the NFL lead in missed FG's.
Cincinnati Shayne Graham 25 5 28 6 27 4 8.3 9.5 4 6.0 15 6.6 12 7.0 6.3 6.3 19 1.13 1.00 1.39 0.98 @Pit 1.00 0.94
notes misses: 38WR
A top five kicker against a Pittsburgh team ranked in the bottom third in kicking points allowed
Cleveland Phil Dawson 24 6 24 9 27 4 8.0 8.0 9 8.0 6 5.8 23 5.6 5.9 5.7 14 0.75 1.03 1.12 1.34 Was 0.94 1.16
notes In the top ten thanks to two strong weeks to start the season. Can he keep it going, or does he return to mediocrity? If I had to pick one, I'd go with the latter.
Dallas Billy Cundiff 13 26 16 26 13 27 4.3 5.0 23 4.0 23 6.2 20 6.1 6.3 7.0 20 1.50 0.64 0.71 0.97 BYE    
notes misses: 49RU
Denver Jason Elam 27 3 30 3 31 2 9.0 10.5 2 6.0 15 7.8 5 7.9 7.8 4.7 4 0.94 1.00 1.15 0.82 @TB 1.14 1.00
notes misses: 51SH
Elam equals money in the bank! The bank in Denver is a little bigger than the one on the road, but it's still a bank.
Detroit Jason Hanson 13 26 16 26 13 27 4.3 2.5 28 8.0 6 5.8 23 8.3 3.3 6.0 16 0.79 1.00 0.84 0.93 BYE    
notes misses: 47WR
Green bay Ryan Longwell 17 16 23 11 18 16 5.7 4.0 24 6.5 12 7.5 7 7.3 7.8 4.7 4 0.46 1.00 0.87 1.30 NYG 0.88 0.82
notes misses: 45RU, 52CR…  A miss is a miss (and even more so in FF leagues that deduct points for misses). However if it's any consolation, both of Longwell's misses hit the goalpost (one hit an upright and the other hit the crossbar).
Houston Kris Brown 22 8 22 13 24 9 7.3 8.0 9 7.0 9 5.1 28 4.5 5.6 5.3 9 1.13 1.18 1.13 1.22 Oak 1.00 1.22
notes The Texans are no longer an expansion team. It is now safe to start Kris Brown.
Indianapolis Mike Vanderjagt 22 8 25 8 23 11 7.3 9.0 6 6.5 12 9.8 2 9.6 10.0 7.0 20 1.08 0.95 0.95 0.85 @Jac 1.00 1.04
notes misses: 48WR.  Vanderjagt scored 11 points each in both games against the Jaguars last year (early and middle part of the season). Jacksonville's defense has really come together since then. Expect average rather than great numbers from Vanderjagt this time around.
Jacksonville Josh Scobee 9 30 9 31 9 30 3.0 1.0 32 4.0 23 5.6 25 6.1 5.1 5.3 9 1.00 1.05 1.04 1.00 Ind 0.95 0.85
notes Very few opportunities so far (31st in the NFL, a.k.a next to last)
Kansas City Lawrence Tynes 14 24 20 15 16 23 4.7 4.0 24 6.0 15 6.6 12 8.0 5.3 8.0 27 1.21 0.95 1.26 0.98 @Bal 0.25 1.03
notes misses: 58WR, 47WR
KC also went to Baltimore in week 4 last year. Andersen scored 5 points. The Chiefs were an offensive juggernaut at the time. They are currently not a juggernaut.
Miami Olindo Mare 11 29 14 29 13 27 3.7 2.0 29 7.0 9 6.2 20 6.8 5.6 7.3 24 1.38 1.05 1.12 0.69 NYJ 1.00 0.98
notes misses: 46WR
Miami can't get much lower… although technically Mare could drop from 29th to 32nd.
Minnesota Morten Andersen 24 6 30 3 26 7 8.0 7.0 13 10.0 4 6.4 16 6.8 6.0 8.0 27 1.39 1.13 0.78 0.95 BYE    
notes misses: 44SH, 46WR.  Keep an eye on the holder (Gus Frerotte) situation: Andersen's miss last week has been blamed on Gus, plus another FG attempt was aborted when he dropped the ball and wound up throwing an incompletion.
New England Adam Vinatieri 20 11 20 15 21 13 10.0 9.0 6 11.0 3 7.0 11 7.4 6.6 6.0 16 0.92 1.00 0.75 1.04 @Buf 1.75 0.93
notes Vinatieri is on pace to score more points than Vanderjagt did last year. I suspect the Buffalo defense will slow down that pace.
New Orleans John Carney 29 1 32 1 33 1 9.7 6.5 18 16.0 1 6.4 16 7.3 5.5 5.7 14 1.43 0.71 0.95 1.12 @Ari 1.00 0.92
notes misses: 51WL
From worst to first: after week 1 he was dead last in K scoring with 1 point… now he's #1. A trip to the desert should keep him at the top of the standings.
NY Giants Steve Christie 22 8 28 6 25 8 7.3 8.5 8 5.0 18 5.2 27 4.3 6.1 4.3 3 0.75 0.88 1.31 0.82 @GB 0.46 0.87
notes misses: 47SH, 51SH
Second warning: Coughlin doesn't tolerate misses… in his final year in Jacksonville (2002), he went thru 4 kickers in one year
NY Jets Doug Brien 17 16 17 24 17 19 8.5 7.0 13 10.0 4 6.6 14 6.1 7.0 5.0 6 1.00 1.00 0.65 0.98 @Mia 1.38 1.12
notes The Dolphins offense should set him up for several scoring opportunities
Oakland Sebastian Janikowski 26 4 29 5 27 4 8.7 9.5 4 7.0 9 5.9 22 6.3 5.5 5.3 9 1.10 1.00 0.96 1.22 @Hou 1.13 1.13
notes misses: 46WL
Janikowski is getting plenty of chances. I suspect he's a much happier camper than Jerry Rice at the moment.
Philadelphia David Akers 28 2 31 2 31 2 9.3 8.0 9 12.0 2 7.1 9 6.5 7.8 5.3 9 1.00 0.40 0.89 0.76 @Chi 1.00 0.90
notes misses: 53WL
A must start every week.
Pittsburgh Jeff Reed 14 24 23 11 18 16 4.7 6.0 19 4.0 23 6.3 19 7.3 5.3 7.3 24 1.00 1.25 0.94 0.82 Cin 1.00 0.98
notes misses: 48WL, 44WR, 45WL
Reed is tied with Edinger for the NFL lead in missed FG's.  Even worse, all the misses were on the road… he still has 7 games at kicker-unfriendly Heinz Field.
San Diego Nate Kaeding 20 11 20 15 23 11 6.7 4.0 24 8.0 6 5.1 28 5.8 4.4 9.7 31 1.00 1.02 0.98 1.40 Ten 0.50 1.03
notes The Titans have been tough on kickers so far.
Seattle Josh Brown 17 16 17 24 18 16 5.7 10.0 3 3.5 29 7.1 9 7.4 6.9 2.3 1 0.00 0.58 1.16 1.03 BYE    
notes Brown can be thankful he doesn't have to play against his own defense.
San Francisco Todd Peterson 16 19 19 19 16 23 5.3 7.0 13 4.5 22 7.3 8 9.0 5.5 7.3 24 1.00 1.27 0.60 1.09 StL 1.25 0.77
notes misses: 46CR. 
From one extreme to the other: last week Peterson was on the road against the best kicking defense… this week he's at home against the worst kicking defense.
St. Louis Jeff Wilkins 19 14 19 19 24 9 6.3 7.0 13 5.0 18 10.2 1 10.9 9.5 10.0 32 1.07 1.25 0.83 0.77 @SF 1.00 0.60
notes Last year he was the best, now he's just another kicker
Tampa Bay Martin Gramatica 16 19 19 19 17 19 5.3 6.0 19 5.0 18 5.1 28 5.5 4.6 8.7 29 1.14 1.35 1.00 0.79 Den 1.00 0.82
notes misses: 44WL
Last year he was awful, now he's just another kicker
Tennessee Gary Anderson 16 19 19 19 17 19 5.3 5.5 22 5.0 18 8.5 4 8.9 8.1 3.0 2 0.66 0.50 1.17 1.03 @SD 1.00 0.98
notes misses... Elling: 33WL; Anderson: none
Anderson vs. Andersen: Gary had an 87 point lead for all-time scoring entering the season. Morten has cut the lead to 74.
Washington John Hall 16 19 22 13 16 23 5.3 7.0 13 2.0 32 6.3 18 6.3 6.4 5.0 6 0.78 0.94 1.03 1.16 @Cle 0.75 1.12
notes misses: 50WR, 41RU
Hall's hamstring survived another game. It's been stated often, but is worth repeating: the Browns are giving up an average of 7 ppg to NFC East kickers.
NOTES:
1. All stats are based on Standard Scoring of 3 points for field goals and 1 point for extra points
 (except for the Bonus Total column which increases 40-49 yard FG's to 4 points, and FG's 50 yards and over to 5 points)
2. "tried" = maximum number of kicking points the team could have had if they made every kick
3. The Kdefensive "factors" are the median by which teams allow kicking points, as compared to their opponents average scoring 
 (i.e. smaller numbers under 1.0 equal better kicking defense, larger numbers over 1.0 = not so good)
4. Misses key: SH = short, WR = wide right, WL = wide left, CR = cross bar, RU = right upright, LU = left upright, B = blocked, T = tipped
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