Previously:
Houston, Seattle, and Indianapolis were your three most run-heavy teams of the week, in large part because their team’s quarterbacks were so darn efficient. The Seahawks had the best passer rating of week 8, followed by the Texans, the Raiders, and the Colts. Seattle was noticeably rush-heavy: yes, the Game Script was heavily in Seattle’s favor, but the Seahawks became the first team in 2018 to rush on over 68% of plays.
On the other side of things, the Jaguars and Giants were the three most pass-happy teams of week 8. Jacksonville, a week after trading for Carlos Hyde, passed on 72% of all plays in a tight game… and that includes Blake Bortles being responsible for 8 of the team’s 17 runs! Including sacks, pass attempts, and rushes, Bortles was the Jaguars guy on 53 of 62 plays, or 85.4% of all Jacksonville plays.
The full week 8 Game Scripts data, below:
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | MIA | Boxscore | 42 | 23 | 19 | 6.9 | 20 | 35 | 36.4% | 40 | 25 | 61.5% | |
| PHI | @ | JAX | Boxscore | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2.1 | 33 | 28 | 54.1% | 45 | 17 | 72.6% |
| SEA | @ | DET | Boxscore | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8.7 | 19 | 41 | 31.7% | 43 | 13 | 76.8% |
| CHI | NYJ | Boxscore | 24 | 10 | 14 | 6.5 | 31 | 34 | 47.7% | 30 | 24 | 55.6% | |
| CAR | BAL | Boxscore | 36 | 21 | 15 | 9.7 | 30 | 33 | 47.6% | 46 | 18 | 71.9% | |
| PIT | CLE | Boxscore | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4.3 | 37 | 31 | 54.4% | 38 | 21 | 64.4% | |
| KAN | DEN | Boxscore | 30 | 23 | 7 | 4.3 | 36 | 18 | 66.7% | 39 | 30 | 56.5% | |
| WAS | @ | NYG | Boxscore | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5.8 | 32 | 33 | 49.2% | 54 | 14 | 79.4% |
| CIN | TAM | Boxscore | 37 | 34 | 3 | 9.8 | 36 | 27 | 57.1% | 56 | 27 | 67.5% | |
| IND | @ | OAK | Boxscore | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0.9 | 31 | 40 | 43.7% | 28 | 19 | 59.6% |
| LAR | GNB | Boxscore | 29 | 27 | 2 | -3.4 | 40 | 34 | 54.1% | 33 | 19 | 63.5% | |
| ARI | SFO | Boxscore | 18 | 15 | 3 | -1.6 | 43 | 21 | 67.2% | 32 | 31 | 50.8% | |
| NOR | @ | MIN | Boxscore | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5.8 | 24 | 29 | 45.3% | 45 | 22 | 67.2% |
| NWE | @ | BUF | Boxscore | 25 | 6 | 19 | 6.1 | 47 | 25 | 65.3% | 44 | 19 | 69.8% |
There was only one notable comeback (and only three 4th quarter comebacks overall) in week 8 from a Game Scripts perspective: the Rams won with a -3.4 Game Script. If you didn’t know any better, you’d thought the Rams had a +3.4 Game Script and the Packers trailed most of the way, as Green Bay passed on 63.5% of plays, while Los Angeles passed on 54.1% of plays.
What stands out to you?