Welcome to the Week 9 edition of Snaps, Pace, & Stats, where we examine trends in snap totals and no-huddle usage. It is meant to be a 30,000-foot view of upcoming games, with the goal of identifying which matchups will – and which will not – be played on fertile fantasy soil.
Up in pace
| Rank | Week 8 Snaps | 2017 Snaps/Game | Opponent Wk 8 Snaps | 2017 Opp Snaps/Gm |
| 1 | New England (82) | New England (68.9) | L.A. Chargers (82) | San Francisco (70.1) |
| 2 | Minnesota (78) | Denver (67.6) | Cleveland (78) | N.Y. Giants (68.7) |
| 3 | Indianapolis (71) | Philadelphia (66.5) | Cincinnati (71) | Arizona (67) |
| 4 | Denver (69) | Houston (66.4) | Kansas City (69) | Tampa Bay (66.3) |
| 5 | Houston (69) | Seattle (66) | Seattle (69) | N.Y. Jets (65.6) |
Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks
Last week aside, looking toward Seattle for a high-volume matchup feels odd. Times are changing, however, and Russell Wilson is on pace to increase his pass attempts for the fifth straight season (by more than 40). The Seahawks are skewing pass-heavier due in large part to the league’s second-worst-graded run-blocking and the absence of an effective early-downs running back. Their 58-percent situation-neutral pass rate ranks 12th-highest. Not coincidentally, Seattle operates at the eighth-quickest pace, ranks fifth in plays per game, and over the last month, their games average the second-most combined snaps.
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