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Big Play Hunting: Week 3

Drake London's 68-yard gain sets the distance mark. Jahmyr Gibbs tops the Week 3 Big Play PPR production report.

September 29, 2026Final recap · Week 3

The Week 3 Field Report

The Plays That Changed the Score

Jahmyr Gibbs led this week with 21.9 Big Play PPR points from 3 qualifying plays.

Drake London recorded the longest credited gain among the board's RBs, WRs and TEs at 68 yards. The reports below track Week 3; the dependency ledger looks at the season through Week 3.

The Longest Gain · Week 3

One Play.
68 Yards.

Drake London

ATL · WR

The longest credited gain among RBs, WRs and TEs on this week's board did not score a touchdown. His full week produced 15.8 Big Play PPR points out of 28.4 total production.

The Distance Board

Each player's longest credited big play in Week 3. Gain length, measured on the same yard scale.

  1. Drake London

    ATL · WR

  2. Bijan Robinson

    ATL · RB

  3. Davante Adams

    LA · WR

  4. CeeDee Lamb

    DAL · WR

  5. Isaac TeSlaa

    DET · WR

The Position Reports

01

Quarterbacks · Week 3

Tyler Shough

NO · QB

Tyler Shough led QBs with 21.4 Big Play PPR points in Week 3 out of 29.8 total PPR production. His 6 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 36 yards.

Also in the Hunt

  • Sam Darnold SEA · QB21.2 Big Play PPR
  • Brock Purdy SF · QB20.0 Big Play PPR

02

Running Backs · Week 3

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET · RB

Jahmyr Gibbs led RBs with 21.9 Big Play PPR points in Week 3 out of 41.4 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 17 yards for a touchdown.

Also in the Hunt

  • Bijan Robinson ATL · RB21.1 Big Play PPR
  • Kenneth Walker III KC · RB18.2 Big Play PPR

03

Wide Receivers · Week 3

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA · WR

Jaxon Smith-Njigba led WRs with 21.8 Big Play PPR points in Week 3 out of 35.4 total PPR production. His 4 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 26 yards.

Also in the Hunt

  • Matthew Golden GB · WR17.0 Big Play PPR
  • Drake London ATL · WR15.8 Big Play PPR

04

Tight Ends · Week 3

Juwan Johnson

NO · TE

Juwan Johnson led TEs with 17.5 Big Play PPR points in Week 3 out of 25.3 total PPR production. His 3 qualifying plays included long gains or touchdowns; the longest went 22 yards.

Also in the Hunt

  • George Kittle SF · TE17.0 Big Play PPR
  • Noah Fant NO · TE15.9 Big Play PPR

QB yardage includes passing and rushing; RB, WR and TE yardage includes rushing and receiving. A credited play can belong to both a passer and receiver.

Season Dependency Ledger · Through Week 3

Who Is Living on Big Plays?

Big Play Percent measures the share of a player's PPR production supplied by qualifying big plays for the season.

  1. 1

    Romeo Doubs

    NE · WR

    17.3 / 20.5 PPR production

    84.4%

    4 big plays

  2. 2

    Dallas Goedert

    PHI · TE

    20.0 / 25.1 PPR production

    79.7%

    2 big plays

  3. 3

    Brock Purdy

    SF · QB

    58.2 / 75.7 PPR production

    76.9%

    19 big plays

  4. 4

    Nate Adkins

    DEN · TE

    15.5 / 20.6 PPR production

    75.2%

    2 big plays

  5. 5

    Josh Allen

    BUF · QB

    75.1 / 100.0 PPR production

    75.1%

    20 big plays

A high percentage describes dependence on big plays so far; it does not predict the next long gain.

A qualifying big play is a rush of at least 15 yards, a completed pass of at least 20 yards, or a touchdown. A play that meets more than one rule counts once per player. Points use play-by-play PPR production; turnover and return scoring are outside this report.

How this ranking works

How to read Big Play Hunting

  • A big play is a rushing play of 15 yards or more.
  • A big play is a pass play of 20 yards or more.
  • A big play is a TD.
  • A play meeting multiple rules counts once per player. A passer and receiver may each receive credit for the same play.
  • Big Play Percent uses season-to-date Big Play PPR production divided by total PPR production through the edition's week. Weekly highlights use that week's results only.
  • The season board requires five credited plays and positive total PPR production. Turnover and return scoring are outside these point totals.

Data as of September 29, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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