Happy Saturday football, folks.
After not tasting victory for nearly three and a half weeks now, I’m hungry for one again. Cody Parkey only kicked off six times last week, and frankly, I want more today. For reference, Parkey kicked off eight times in the first Redskins game back in Week 3. The rookie also hit a key 51-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that proved to be the difference as the birds held off the Skins 37-34.
Most of you know the scenarios by now for the Eagles, and we’ll be sure to update them as Week 16 begins to unfold. Let’s hit the contest.
Tweet at me (@drewBbalis) before kickoff today guessing the number of touchbacks Parkey has AND the Redskins average starting field position on his kickoffs (far right column of the chart — sans brackets)
I got (4, 19).
While not a ton of points have been given out since Thanksgiving, the leaderboard remains tightly contested and could change quickly with a couple correct predictions, so make sure to get your guesses in.
All of your pertinent information is below along with our chart that will of course be updated throughout the afternoon.
Stay live, survive, root for Andrew Luck tomorrow.
Updated Contest Leaderboard:
Drew Balis — Four points
Gavin Steinhubl — Four points
Nick Rapak — 3.5 points
Cory Sprankle — Two points
Dan Spevak — Two points
Evan Kalikow — One point
Updated Stats:
- 87 kickoffs in 14 games
- 72 of those kickoffs in the end zone
- 42 of those kickoffs for touchbacks
- Average opponent starting field position of 20.81
Game # | Opponent | Kickoff Number | End zone | Touchback | Starting Field Position | Average Starting Field Position |
1 | Jaguars | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | 20 |
1 | Jaguars | 2 | Yes | No | 13 | 16.5 |
1 | Jaguars | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | 17.67 |
1 | Jaguars | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | 18.25 |
1 | Jaguars | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | 18.6 |
1 | Jaguars | 6 | Yes | Yes | 20 | 18.83 |
1 | Jaguars | 7 | Yes | No | 13 | 18 |
2 | Colts | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [18.25], 20 |
2 | Colts | 2 | No | No | 27 | [19.2] 23.5 |
2 | Colts | 3 | Yes | No | 27 | [20] 24.67 |
2 | Colts | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20] 23.5 |
2 | Colts | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20] 22.8 |
2 | Colts | 6 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20] 22.33 |
3 | Redskins | 1 | Yes | No | 18 | [19.86] 18 |
3 | Redskins | 2 | Yes | No | 13 | [19.4] 15.5 |
3 | Redskins | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [19.43] 17 |
3 | Redskins | 4 | No | No | 41 | [20.71] 23 |
3 | Redskins | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.67] 22.4 |
3 | Redskins | 6 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.63] 22 |
3 | Redskins | 7 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.6] 21.71 |
3 | Redskins | 8 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.57] 21.5 |
4 | 49ers | 1 | Yes | No | 20 | [20.55] 20 |
4 | 49ers | 2 | No | No | 22 | [20.61] 21 |
4 | 49ers | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.58] 20.67 |
4 | 49ers | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.56] 20.5 |
5 | Rams | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.54] 20 |
5 | Rams | 2 | Yes | No | 26 | [20.74] 23 |
5 | Rams | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.71] 22 |
5 | Rams | 4 | Yes | No | 24 | [20.83] 22.5 |
5 | Rams | 5 | Yes | No | 18 | [20.73] 21.6 |
5 | Rams | 6 | Yes | No | 21 | [20.74] 21.5 |
5 | Rams | 7 | Yes | No | 21 | [20.75} 21.43 |
6 | Giants | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.73] 20 |
6 | Giants | 2 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.71] 20 |
6 | Giants | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.69] 20 |
6 | Giants | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.67] 20 |
6 | Giants | 5 | Yes | No | 24 | [20.76] 20.8 |
6 | Giants | 6 | Yes | No | 24 | [20.84] 21.33 |
7 | Cardinals | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.82] 20 |
7 | Cardinals | 2 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.80] 20 |
7 | Cardinals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.78] 20 |
7 | Cardinals | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.76] 20 |
7 | Cardinals | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.74] 20 |
8 | Texans | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.72] 20 |
8 | Texans | 2 | Yes | No | 8 | [20.44] 14 |
8 | Texans | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.43] 16 |
8 | Texans | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.42] 17 |
8 | Texans | 5 | Yes | No | 6 | [20.16] 14.8 |
9 | Panthers | 1 | No | No | 19 | [20.13] 19 |
9 | Panthers | 2 | Yes | No | 31 | [20.36] 25 |
9 | Panthers | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.35] 23.33 |
9 | Panthers | 4 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.34] 22.5 |
9 | Panthers | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.33] 22 |
9 | Panthers | 6 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.33] 21.67 |
9 | Panthers | 7 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.32] 21.43 |
9 | Panthers | 8 | Yes | No | 37 | [20.61] 23.38 |
10 | Packers | 1 | No | No | 16 | [20.53] 16 |
10 | Packers | 2 | No | No | 20 | [20.52] 18 |
10 | Packers | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.51] 18.67 |
10 | Packers | 4 | No | No | 22 | [20.54] 19.5 |
11 | Titans | 1 | Yes | No | 17 | [20.48] 17 |
11 | Titans | 2 | Yes | No | 42 | [20.83] 29.5 |
11 | Titans | 3 | Yes | No | 25 | [20.90] 28 |
11 | Titans | 4 | Yes | No | 19 | [20.89] 25.75 |
11 | Titans | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.85] 24.6 |
11 | Titans | 6 | Yes | No | 16 | [20.78] 23.17 |
11 | Titans | 7 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.77] 22.71 |
11 | Titans | 8 | Yes | No | 22 | [20.79] 22.63 |
11 | Titans | 9 | No | No | 21 | [20.79] 22.44 |
11 | Titans | 10 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.77] 22.20 |
12 | Cowboys | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.77] 20 |
12 | Cowboys | 2 | No | No | 33 | [20.94] 26.5 |
12 | Cowboys | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.92] 24.33 |
12 | Cowboys | 4 | Yes | No | 23 | [20.95] 24 |
12 | Cowboys | 5 | Yes | No | 24 | [20.99] 24 |
12 | Cowboys | 6 | No | No | 23 | [21.02] 23.83 |
12 | Cowboys | 7 | No | No | 35 | [21.2] 25.43 |
12 | Cowboys | 8 | Yes | No | 13 | [21.09] 23.88 |
13 | Seahawks | 1 | No | No | 23 | [21.11] 23 |
13 | Seahawks | 2 | No | No | 18 | [21.08] 20.5 |
13 | Seahawks | 3 | Yes | No | 9 | [20.93] 16.67 |
14 | Cowboys | 1 | Yes | No | 27 | [21] 27 |
14 | Cowboys | 2 | No | No | 11 | [20.88] 19 |
14 | Cowboys | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.87] 19.33 |
14 | Cowboys | 4 | Yes | No | 15 | [20.80] 18.25 |
14 | Cowboys | 5 | Yes | No | 22 | [20.82] 19 |
14 | Cowboys | 6 | No | No | 20 | [20.81] 19.17 |
15 | Redskins | 1 | Yes | Yes | 20 | [20.80] 20 |
15 | Redskins | 2 | No | No | 27 | [20.87] 23.5 |
15 | Redskins | 3 | No | No | 16 | [20.82] 21 |
15 | Redskins | 4 | Yes | No | 17 | [20.77] 20 |
16 | Redskins | 5 | Yes | No | 35 | [20.93] 23 |