Herman - Kicker Mania

2004 Kicking points
(top five are highlighted)

2004 Kicking ppg

2004 K defense

Week 8 matchup

TEAM

Current KICKER

stndrd
total

rnk

attmpt
total

rnk

bonus
total

rnk

avg

rnk

home

rnk

away

rnk

ppg allow

rnk

home factor

away factor

oppnt

Kdef
factor

score
avg

Math
Proj
I

Math
Proj
II

cheat
sheet
rank

Arizona

Neil Rackers

38

20

41

22

48

12

6.3

16

9.0

5

3.7

30

7.3

25

0.83

1.50

@Buf

1.17

3.7

4.3

6.8

22

notes

misses: 58T. After making three 50+ yard field goals in last week's game, Rackers' shoes are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Neil now shares the record for most FG's of 50 or more in a single game with Morten Andersen.

Atlanta

Jay Feely

39

17

39

26

40

22

5.6

24

5.8

22

5.3

19

5.7

7

0.90

1.31

@Den

0.97

5.3

5.1

5.6

19

notes

In week 4 Feely made a 47 yard field goal. That was his only attempt over 40 yards this year (fewest in the NFL).

Baltimore

Matt Stover

39

17

42

20

42

18

6.5

14

8.7

7

4.3

28

6.2

15

1.42

0.90

@Phi

0.71

4.3

3.1

6.3

27

notes

misses: 50WR.
LT Jonathan Ogden will miss this week's game. Last time the Ravens played on the road without him they scored only 3 points (week 1 at Cleveland).

Buffalo

Rian Lindell

29

28

35

28

30

28

4.8

28

5.7

23

4.0

29

7.7

28

1.17

0.92

Ari

1.50

5.7

8.5

6.3

7

notes

misses: 42WL, 43SH
This week may be Lindell's best shot at a big game. Arizona allows kickers to score twice their average when the Cardinals are on the road.

Carolina

John Kasay

21

32

27

32

23

32

3.5

32

4.0

29

3.0

32

7.5

26

0.86

0.94

@Sea

0.82

3.0

2.5

5.5

28

notes

misses: 52WL, 46WR
The only kicking scoring category in which the Panthers are not dead last is points-per-game at home. They're on the road this week.

Chicago

Paul Edinger

23

31

32

29

24

31

3.8

31

3.0

31

4.7

25

8.0

30

1.31

1.05

SF

0.74

3.0

2.2

5.9

25

notes

misses: 27B, 45WL, 39WR
SF gives up lots of kicking points, however the Bears offense doesn't appear to be in a position to take advantage.

Cincinnati

Shayne Graham

46

8

52

10

50

11

7.7

5

10.0

1

5.3

19

6.2

15

1.15

1.00

@Ten

1.09

5.3

5.8

6.9

14

notes

misses: 38WR, 44WL
Graham may be #1 at home, but he's average on the road.

Cleveland

Phil Dawson

57

2

57

4

61

3

8.1

3

7.5

11

9.0

2

7.0

23

0.90

1.13

BYE

notes

Dallas

Billy Cundiff

33

27

39

26

36

26

5.5

25

5.7

23

5.3

19

8.7

32

1.33

0.68

Det

0.70

5.7

3.9

7.1

23

notes

misses: 49RU, 52SH. In Parcell's third years with the Patriots and with the Jets, his kickers ended up in the top ten. Cundiff will need to significantly increase his scoring from here on out to maintain that trend.

Denver

Jason Elam

56

3

62

2

63

2

8.0

4

9.7

2

6.8

10

5.7

7

0.97

0.69

Atl

1.31

9.7

12.7

6.9

1

notes

misses: 51SH, 49WL
Elam owner's should be happier this week than last… the Broncos are at home, and not playing on Monday night.

Detroit

Jason Hanson

26

30

32

29

27

30

4.3

30

3.0

31

5.7

17

6.2

15

1.03

0.70

@Dal

1.33

5.7

7.6

5.3

8

notes

misses: 47WR, 48WR
Hanson gets to visit the Cowboys who have allowed the most kicking ppg in the league.

Green bay

Ryan Longwell

46

8

52

10

52

8

6.6

13

6.3

18

7.0

8

5.7

7

1.07

1.33

@Was

0.76

7.0

5.3

6.1

16

notes

misses: 45RU, 52CR
After a slow start, Longwell has picked up the pace and climbed into the top ten.

Houston

Kris Brown

46

8

49

13

52

8

7.7

5

8.0

9

7.3

5

4.8

3

1.07

0.80

Jac

1.05

8.0

8.4

6.3

6

notes

misses: 57SH
Brown is averaging 9.5 points against AFC opponents.

Indianapolis

Mike Vanderjagt

39

17

45

17

41

20

6.5

14

6.7

15

6.3

11

7.5

26

1.00

1.06

@KC

1.33

6.3

8.4

7.0

4

notes

misses: Bryant 44WL; Vanderjagt 48WR.
Shootout at the Arrowhead corral?

Jacksonville

Josh Scobee

36

23

42

20

40

22

5.1

27

4.0

29

6.0

14

6.0

10

0.89

1.05

@Hou

1.07

6.0

6.4

5.6

13

notes

misses: 35WR, 51WR
Scobee has yet to put together back-to-back solid games. Last week was his best of the year.

Kansas City

Lawrence Tynes

35

24

45

17

38

25

5.8

19

5.3

25

6.3

11

6.0

10

1.33

0.69

Ind

1.06

5.3

5.6

5.9

15

notes

misses: 58WR, 47WR, 42WR.
Two weeks ago Tynes missed an extra point. Last week he got plenty of practice on extra points… going 8 for 8.

Miami

Matt Bryant

38

20

41

22

42

18

5.4

26

5.0

27

6.0

14

6.1

14

0.87

1.00

@NYJ

0.55

6.0

3.3

5.8

26

notes

misses: 46WR.
Olindo Mare might return this week. Or it might be Matt Bryant again. Stay tuned.

Minnesota

Morten Andersen

44

12

50

12

46

14

7.3

9

7.3

12

7.3

5

6.3

18

0.94

0.96

NYG

0.71

7.3

5.2

6.8

17

notes

misses: 44SH, 46WR.
The Giants are the only team to hold their opponent's kicker below their average every week.

New England

Adam Vinatieri

52

4

55

6

57

5

8.7

2

8.5

8

9.0

2

5.7

6

0.81

0.77

@Pit

1.22

9.0

11.0

7.2

2

notes

misses: 47WR
Will Vinatieri be distracted by the Red Sox victory? Nope.

New Orleans

John Carney

52

4

55

6

59

4

7.4

8

6.3

18

9.0

2

8.1

31

1.31

1.11

BYE

notes

misses: 51WL

NY Giants

Steve Christie

45

11

60

3

51

10

7.5

7

8.0

9

7.0

8

3.7

1

0.44

0.71

@Min

0.94

7.0

6.6

5.6

12

notes

misses: 47SH, 51SH, 49WR, 30WL, 33WL.
Who's tied with Matt Bahr for 12th on the all-time scoring list? If you said Christie, you're a winner.

NY Jets

Doug Brien

37

22

40

24

40

22

6.2

17

7.0

14

5.3

19

5.0

5

0.55

0.82

Mia

1.00

7.0

5.6

10

notes

misses: 29WL
Brien will bounce back from last week's one point effort. A visit from the Dolphins will help.

Oakland

Sebastian Janikowsk

50

7

56

5

56

7

7.1

12

9.0

5

4.7

25

6.7

22

1.02

0.90

@SD

0.80

4.7

3.7

6.9

24

notes

misses: 46WL, 35WR
Janikowski hasn't done too well on the road.

Philadelphia

David Akers

63

1

72

1

75

1

10.5

1

9.3

4

11.7

1

4.3

2

0.71

0.93

Bal

0.90

9.3

8.4

7.4

5

notes

misses: 53WL, 39WR, 45WR
Akers is on pace to score 168 points. The single season scoring record is 164 (Gary Anderson, 1998)

Pittsburgh

Jeff Reed

34

25

43

19

41

20

5.7

22

6.7

15

4.7

25

7.7

28

1.22

1.38

NE

0.77

6.7

5.2

6.7

18

notes

misses: 48WL, 44WR, 45WL
There probably isn't a good time to play the Patriots, although this is a s close as it gets. The Steelers are at home and coming off a bye. The Patriots are coming off a big win.

San Diego

Nate Kaeding

51

6

54

8

57

5

7.3

10

7.3

12

7.3

7

6.6

20

0.80

1.07

Oak

0.90

7.3

6.6

6.9

11

notes

misses: 29WL
Janikowski and Kaeding are close in the rankings. Nate wins this week with home field advantage.

Seattle

Josh Brown

43

13

46

15

48

12

7.2

11

9.5

3

6.0

14

6.5

19

0.82

1.06

Car

0.94

9.5

8.9

6.8

3

notes

misses: 43WL
Brown is angry after last week's desert loss. He'll take it out on the Panthers this week.

San Francisco

Todd Peterson

27

29

30

31

28

29

4.5

29

5.3

25

3.7

30

6.0

10

1.09

0.74

@Chi

1.31

3.7

4.8

5.3

21

notes

misses: 46CR
The 49ers are still the only team to score no kicking points in a game (not once, but twice).

St. Louis

Jeff Wilkins

40

15

49

13

45

15

5.7

20

6.0

20

5.5

18

7.0

23

1.09

1.17

BYE

notes

misses: 33WL, 56SH, 44WR

Tampa Bay

Martin Gramatica

41

14

53

9

44

16

5.9

18

6.7

15

5.3

24

6.6

20

0.67

1.07

BYE

notes

misses: 44WL, 41WL, 35WL, 48WL

Tennessee

Gary Anderson

40

15

46

15

43

17

5.7

20

5.0

27

6.3

13

6.0

10

1.09

Cin

1.00

5.0

5.9

20

notes

misses... Elling: 33WL; Anderson: 42B
Anderson vs. Andersen for all-time scoring leader: Gary led by 87 points when the season began. Morten has cut the lead to 78.

Washington

Ola Kimrin

34

25

40

24

35

27

5.7

22

6.0

20

5.3

19

4.8

3

0.76

1.00

GB

1.33

6.0

8.0

5.3

9

notes

misses: 50WR, 41RU
John Hall is listed as "doubtful" on Wednesday's injury report, meaning Ola Kimrin will most likely handle the kicking duties again this week.

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 of 50 yards and over to 5 points)

2.

"Attempted" = 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.

Weekly matchup numbers: the "Mathematical Projection I" is the "Kscoring" multiplied by the "Kdefensive Factor"

Mathematical Projection II is simply the average of the Kicking ppg scored and the Kicking points allowed by the opponent

5.

Misses key: SH = short, WR = wide right, WL = wide left, CR = cross bar, RU = right upright, LU = left upright, B = blocked, T = tipped

Kicker Mania - thru week 7 & looking ahead to week 8
		2004 Kicking points (top five are highlighted)						2004 Kicking ppg						2004 K defense				Week 8 matchup
TEAM	Current KICKER	stndrd total	rnk	attmpt total	rnk	bonus total	rnk	avg	rnk	home	rnk	away	rnk	ppg allow	rnk	home factor	away factor	oppnt	Kdef factor	score avg	Math Proj I	Math Proj II	cheat sheet rank
Arizona	Neil Rackers	38	20	41	22	48	12	6.3	16	9.0	5	3.7	30	7.3	25	0.83	1.50	@Buf	1.17	3.7	4.3	6.8	22
notes	misses: 58T. After making three 50+ yard field goals in last week's game, Rackers' shoes are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Neil now shares the record for most FG's of 50 or more in a single game with Morten Andersen.
Atlanta	Jay Feely	39	17	39	26	40	22	5.6	24	5.8	22	5.3	19	5.7	7	0.90	1.31	@Den	0.97	5.3	5.1	5.6	19
notes	In week 4 Feely made a 47 yard field goal. That was his only attempt over 40 yards this year (fewest in the NFL).
Baltimore	Matt Stover	39	17	42	20	42	18	6.5	14	8.7	7	4.3	28	6.2	15	1.42	0.90	@Phi	0.71	4.3	3.1	6.3	27
notes	misses: 50WR. LT Jonathan Ogden will miss this week's game. Last time the Ravens played on the road without him they scored only 3 points (week 1 at Cleveland).
Buffalo	Rian Lindell	29	28	35	28	30	28	4.8	28	5.7	23	4.0	29	7.7	28	1.17	0.92	Ari	1.50	5.7	8.5	6.3	7
notes	misses: 42WL, 43SH This week may be Lindell's best shot at a big game. Arizona allows kickers to score twice their average when the Cardinals are on the road.
Carolina	John Kasay	21	32	27	32	23	32	3.5	32	4.0	29	3.0	32	7.5	26	0.86	0.94	@Sea	0.82	3.0	2.5	5.5	28
notes	misses: 52WL, 46WR The only kicking scoring category in which the Panthers are not dead last is points-per-game at home. They're on the road this week.
Chicago	Paul Edinger	23	31	32	29	24	31	3.8	31	3.0	31	4.7	25	8.0	30	1.31	1.05	SF	0.74	3.0	2.2	5.9	25
notes	misses: 27B, 45WL, 39WR SF gives up lots of kicking points, however the Bears offense doesn't appear to be in a position to take advantage.
Cincinnati	Shayne Graham	46	8	52	10	50	11	7.7	5	10.0	1	5.3	19	6.2	15	1.15	1.00	@Ten	1.09	5.3	5.8	6.9	14
notes	misses: 38WR, 44WL Graham may be #1 at home, but he's average on the road.
Cleveland	Phil Dawson	57	2	57	4	61	3	8.1	3	7.5	11	9.0	2	7.0	23	0.90	1.13	BYE
notes
Dallas	Billy Cundiff	33	27	39	26	36	26	5.5	25	5.7	23	5.3	19	8.7	32	1.33	0.68	Det	0.70	5.7	3.9	7.1	23
notes	misses: 49RU, 52SH. In Parcell's third years with the Patriots and with the Jets, his kickers ended up in the top ten. Cundiff will need to significantly increase his scoring from here on out to maintain that trend.
Denver	Jason Elam	56	3	62	2	63	2	8.0	4	9.7	2	6.8	10	5.7	7	0.97	0.69	Atl	1.31	9.7	12.7	6.9	1
notes	misses: 51SH, 49WL Elam owner's should be happier this week than last… the Broncos are at home, and not playing on Monday night.
Detroit	Jason Hanson	26	30	32	29	27	30	4.3	30	3.0	31	5.7	17	6.2	15	1.03	0.70	@Dal	1.33	5.7	7.6	5.3	8
notes	misses: 47WR, 48WR Hanson gets to visit the Cowboys who have allowed the most kicking ppg in the league.
Green bay	Ryan Longwell	46	8	52	10	52	8	6.6	13	6.3	18	7.0	8	5.7	7	1.07	1.33	@Was	0.76	7.0	5.3	6.1	16
notes	misses: 45RU, 52CR After a slow start, Longwell has picked up the pace and climbed into the top ten.
Houston	Kris Brown	46	8	49	13	52	8	7.7	5	8.0	9	7.3	5	4.8	3	1.07	0.80	Jac	1.05	8.0	8.4	6.3	6
notes	misses: 57SH Brown is averaging 9.5 points against AFC opponents.
Indianapolis	Mike Vanderjagt	39	17	45	17	41	20	6.5	14	6.7	15	6.3	11	7.5	26	1.00	1.06	@KC	1.33	6.3	8.4	7.0	4
notes	misses: Bryant 44WL; Vanderjagt 48WR. Shootout at the Arrowhead corral?
Jacksonville	Josh Scobee	36	23	42	20	40	22	5.1	27	4.0	29	6.0	14	6.0	10	0.89	1.05	@Hou	1.07	6.0	6.4	5.6	13
notes	misses: 35WR, 51WR Scobee has yet to put together back-to-back solid games. Last week was his best of the year.
Kansas City	Lawrence Tynes	35	24	45	17	38	25	5.8	19	5.3	25	6.3	11	6.0	10	1.33	0.69	Ind	1.06	5.3	5.6	5.9	15
notes	misses: 58WR, 47WR, 42WR. Two weeks ago Tynes missed an extra point. Last week he got plenty of practice on extra points… going 8 for 8.
Miami	Matt Bryant	38	20	41	22	42	18	5.4	26	5.0	27	6.0	14	6.1	14	0.87	1.00	@NYJ	0.55	6.0	3.3	5.8	26
notes	misses: 46WR. Olindo Mare might return this week. Or it might be Matt Bryant again. Stay tuned.
Minnesota	Morten Andersen	44	12	50	12	46	14	7.3	9	7.3	12	7.3	5	6.3	18	0.94	0.96	NYG	0.71	7.3	5.2	6.8	17
notes	misses: 44SH, 46WR. The Giants are the only team to hold their opponent's kicker below their average every week.
New England	Adam Vinatieri	52	4	55	6	57	5	8.7	2	8.5	8	9.0	2	5.7	6	0.81	0.77	@Pit	1.22	9.0	11.0	7.2	2
notes	misses: 47WR Will Vinatieri be distracted by the Red Sox victory? Nope.
New Orleans	John Carney	52	4	55	6	59	4	7.4	8	6.3	18	9.0	2	8.1	31	1.31	1.11	BYE
notes	misses: 51WL
NY Giants	Steve Christie	45	11	60	3	51	10	7.5	7	8.0	9	7.0	8	3.7	1	0.44	0.71	@Min	0.94	7.0	6.6	5.6	12
notes	misses: 47SH, 51SH, 49WR, 30WL, 33WL. Who's tied with Matt Bahr for 12th on the all-time scoring list? If you said Christie, you're a winner.
NY Jets	Doug Brien	37	22	40	24	40	22	6.2	17	7.0	14	5.3	19	5.0	5	0.55	0.82	Mia	1.00	7.0	7.0	5.6	10
notes	misses: 29WL Brien will bounce back from last week's one point effort. A visit from the Dolphins will help.
Oakland	Sebastian Janikowski	50	7	56	5	56	7	7.1	12	9.0	5	4.7	25	6.7	22	1.02	0.90	@SD	0.80	4.7	3.7	6.9	24
notes	misses: 46WL, 35WR Janikowski hasn't done too well on the road.
Philadelphia	David Akers	63	1	72	1	75	1	10.5	1	9.3	4	11.7	1	4.3	2	0.71	0.93	Bal	0.90	9.3	8.4	7.4	5
notes	misses: 53WL, 39WR, 45WR Akers is on pace to score 168 points. The single season scoring record is 164 (Gary Anderson, 1998)
Pittsburgh	Jeff Reed	34	25	43	19	41	20	5.7	22	6.7	15	4.7	25	7.7	28	1.22	1.38	NE	0.77	6.7	5.2	6.7	18
notes	misses: 48WL, 44WR, 45WL There probably isn't a good time to play the Patriots, although this is a s close as it gets. The Steelers are at home and coming off a bye. The Patriots are coming off a big win.
San Diego	Nate Kaeding	51	6	54	8	57	5	7.3	10	7.3	12	7.3	7	6.6	20	0.80	1.07	Oak	0.90	7.3	6.6	6.9	11
notes	misses: 29WL Janikowski and Kaeding are close in the rankings. Nate wins this week with home field advantage.
Seattle	Josh Brown	43	13	46	15	48	12	7.2	11	9.5	3	6.0	14	6.5	19	0.82	1.06	Car	0.94	9.5	8.9	6.8	3
notes	misses: 43WL Brown is angry after last week's desert loss. He'll take it out on the Panthers this week.
San Francisco	Todd Peterson	27	29	30	31	28	29	4.5	29	5.3	25	3.7	30	6.0	10	1.09	0.74	@Chi	1.31	3.7	4.8	5.3	21
notes	misses: 46CR The 49ers are still the only team to score no kicking points in a game (not once, but twice).
St. Louis	Jeff Wilkins	40	15	49	13	45	15	5.7	20	6.0	20	5.5	18	7.0	23	1.09	1.17	BYE
notes	misses: 33WL, 56SH, 44WR
Tampa Bay	Martin Gramatica	41	14	53	9	44	16	5.9	18	6.7	15	5.3	24	6.6	20	0.67	1.07	BYE
notes	misses: 44WL, 41WL, 35WL, 48WL
Tennessee	Gary Anderson	40	15	46	15	43	17	5.7	20	5.0	27	6.3	13	6.0	10	1.09	1.09	Cin	1.00	5.0	5.0	5.9	20
notes	misses... Elling: 33WL; Anderson: 42B Anderson vs. Andersen for all-time scoring leader: Gary led by 87 points when the season began. Morten has cut the lead to 78.
Washington	Ola Kimrin	34	25	40	24	35	27	5.7	22	6.0	20	5.3	19	4.8	3	0.76	1.00	GB	1.33	6.0	8.0	5.3	9
notes	misses: 50WR, 41RU John Hall is listed as "doubtful" on Wednesday's injury report, meaning Ola Kimrin will most likely handle the kicking duties again this week.

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 of 50 yards and over to 5 points)
2.	"Attempted" = 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.	Weekly matchup numbers: the "Mathematical Projection I" is the "Kscoring" multiplied by the "Kdefensive Factor"
	Mathematical Projection II is simply the average of the Kicking ppg scored and the Kicking points allowed by the opponent
5.	Misses key: SH = short, WR = wide right, WL = wide left, CR = cross bar, RU = right upright, LU = left upright, B = blocked, T = tipped

Rk	Kicker
1	Jason Elam
2	Adam Vinatieri
3	Josh Brown
4	Mike Vanderjagt
5	David Akers
6	Kris Brown
7	Rian Lindell
8	Jason Hanson
9	Ola Kimrin
10	Doug Brien
11	Nate Kaeding
12	Steve Christie
13	Josh Scobee
14	Shayne Graham
15	Lawrence Tynes
16	Ryan Longwell
17	Morten Andersen
18	Jeff Reed
19	Jay Feely
20	Gary Anderson
21	Todd Peterson
22	Neil Rackers
23	Billy Cundiff
24	Sebastian Janikowski
25	Paul Edinger
26	Matt Bryant (or Olindo Mare)
27	Matt Stover
28	John Kasay