most team receiving targets to running backs 2021

The Atlanta Falcons were targeted the most times by a team in 2021, with 146 targets.

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	TEAM	TRG	SEASON	GP	REC	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Falcons	146	2021	64	110	896	8.1	14.0	6	1,361	349	3.9	21.3	10
2	Raiders	145	2021	65	118	869	7.4	13.4	2	1,388	347	4.0	21.4	13
3	Panthers	142	2021	66	107	864	8.1	13.1	3	1,271	337	3.8	19.3	6
4	Buccaneers	138	2021	60	110	698	6.3	11.6	6	1,496	337	4.4	24.9	14
5	Lions	136	2021	69	110	760	6.9	11.0	3	1,663	395	4.2	24.1	11
6	Chargers	131	2021	64	101	879	8.7	13.7	8	1,472	346	4.3	23.0	15
7	Jets	130	2021	59	84	775	9.2	13.1	2	1,365	326	4.2	23.1	7
8	Washington Football Team	127	2021	54	103	814	7.9	15.1	5	1,619	396	4.1	30.0	12
9	Cowboys	118	2021	57	92	653	7.1	11.5	3	1,894	405	4.7	33.2	14
10	Giants	116	2021	74	91	567	6.2	7.7	4	1,289	332	3.9	17.4	5
11	Vikings	115	2021	66	90	603	6.7	9.1	1	1,775	410	4.3	26.9	9
12	Colts	113	2021	53	82	678	8.3	12.8	3	2,219	429	5.2	41.9	21
13	Chiefs	112	2021	67	90	824	9.2	12.3	5	1,419	334	4.2	21.2	13
14	Patriots	111	2021	69	93	805	8.7	11.7	2	1,836	409	4.5	26.6	24
15	Steelers	109	2021	72	82	514	6.3	7.1	3	1,338	359	3.7	18.6	7
16	Saints	108	2021	63	79	642	8.1	10.2	6	1,339	375	3.6	21.3	5
17	Packers	106	2021	49	89	712	8.0	14.5	8	1,715	391	4.4	35.0	10
18	Eagles	106	2021	52	74	513	6.9	9.9	1	1,875	391	4.8	36.1	15
19	Browns	104	2021	76	84	682	8.1	9.0	4	2,221	420	5.3	29.2	17
20	Texans	104	2021	59	79	557	7.1	9.4	2	1,193	377	3.2	20.2	5
21	Cardinals	103	2021	52	89	762	8.6	14.7	3	1,495	361	4.1	28.8	18
22	Titans	103	2021	66	82	627	7.6	9.5	1	2,108	483	4.4	31.9	16
23	49ers	99	2021	75	82	647	7.9	8.6	2	1,545	356	4.3	20.6	10
24	Bengals	98	2021	51	85	665	7.8	13.0	6	1,579	379	4.2	31.0	14
25	Bills	96	2021	72	73	520	7.1	7.2	4	1,343	313	4.3	18.7	12

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

479

Penix

RUSH

494

Robinson

REC

370

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

15th

OPP PPG

23.0

16th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

191.8

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000