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Thanos Index: Week 1

Cincinnati Bengals spread the ball across 9 players. Explore Week 1's receiving roles by target volume and depth, with each team's chaos score in view.

September 30, 2026Final recap · Week 1

Target Volume · Target Depth · Team Chaos

Week 1 Recap

Cincinnati Bengals had the most distributed target tree in Week 1: 85.6 chaos points, 34 targets and 9 targeted players. Mike Gesicki led the team with 20.6% of its targets.

Atlanta Falcons sat at the concentrated end of the board with 64.8 chaos points. Bijan Robinson accounted for 52.6% of its targets. A concentrated target tree describes who received the work; it does not measure passing efficiency.

Buffalo Bills had the deepest team target profile at 13.1 yards per target. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) led the plotted players with 14 targets and a 5.0-yard aDOT. Volume and depth describe different parts of a receiving role.

The Weekly Target Map

Every plotted player had at least one target with recorded depth in Week 1. Dots use the team's primary color with its secondary color around the edge.

Explore by Team

Hover, tap or focus a dot to explore a player's receiving role.

Average Depth of Target (Yards)

Targets · Week 1

252 players · 32 teams. aDOT includes incomplete passes and can be negative. 4 targets without recorded air yards are excluded from the depth averages. 1 player with unavailable depth is not plotted. Some dots overlap; filter by team or use the player data below to inspect every player. Swipe across the plot to see the full target scale.

All Player Data

Team	Team Chaos	Targets	aDOT (yd)
DET	75.7	14	5.0
NO	83.2	13	18.0
ARI	77.3	13	6.8
GB	80.9	12	11.4
SEA	73.6	11	6.9
ATL	64.8	10	-3.0
PIT	82.8	10	20.4
MIN	74.3	10	8.9
HOU	83.6	10	12.0
NO	83.2	9	7.0
CAR	83.0	9	13.8
DET	75.7	9	14.1
CHI	80.2	9	7.2
NYG	78.2	9	11.4
LA	80.9	9	12.8
WAS	83.6	9	9.2
NO	83.2	9	-0.2
DAL	83.1	8	11.3
SF	82.5	8	-0.4
GB	80.9	8	15.9
HOU	83.6	8	3.3
BUF	79.8	8	19.8
NYG	78.2	8	8.0
ARI	77.3	8	5.0
MIA	79.3	8	16.9
NO	83.2	8	6.0
DET	75.7	8	0.9
CAR	83.0	8	14.9
TB	81.2	7	-3.6
MIA	79.3	7	13.9
SF	82.5	7	2.4
NE	84.5	7	6.3
NYJ	83.9	7	11.0
GB	80.9	7	7.1
NO	83.2	7	11.0
LAC	79.3	7	13.9
LV	82.5	7	4.0
ARI	77.3	7	11.9
SF	82.5	7	7.9
CIN	85.6	7	9.0
IND	84.2	6	17.2
LV	82.5	6	3.0
TEN	83.7	6	11.2
CIN	85.6	6	-2.0
BUF	79.8	6	16.3
LA	80.9	6	12.2
PHI	79.8	6	13.2
TB	81.2	6	14.0
DAL	83.1	6	17.3
PIT	82.8	6	-1.0
IND	84.2	6	3.7
KC	82.6	6	-0.3
BUF	79.8	6	6.5
BAL	83.7	6	7.3
JAX	84.8	6	17.0
DEN	83.4	6	4.2
LAC	79.3	6	6.5
NE	84.5	6	-1.0
PIT	82.8	6	21.0
CIN	85.6	6	19.5
LAC	79.3	6	7.8
GB	80.9	6	13.7
TEN	83.7	6	3.8
HOU	83.6	6	9.5
KC	82.6	6	7.0
BAL	83.7	6	15.2
NO	83.2	5	10.0
TB	81.2	5	6.4
DEN	83.4	5	8.0
PHI	79.8	5	10.4
LAC	79.3	5	5.6
MIA	79.3	5	0.8
DEN	83.4	5	3.6
SF	82.5	5	7.6
TEN	83.7	5	3.4
DET	75.7	5	-0.8
LV	82.5	5	12.8
DAL	83.1	5	-2.2
CLE	83.5	5	12.6
CHI	80.2	5	7.2
NE	84.5	5	12.4
PIT	82.8	5	4.2
PIT	82.8	5	0.8
MIN	74.3	5	3.4
CAR	83.0	5	4.6
KC	82.6	5	5.8
IND	84.2	5	4.6
NE	84.5	4	4.8
WAS	83.6	4	13.8
TB	81.2	4	0.8
CLE	83.5	4	28.5
NYG	78.2	4	-4.0
PHI	79.8	4	19.8
ATL	64.8	4	5.5
CIN	85.6	4	8.5
LV	82.5	4	8.0
BUF	79.8	4	-1.0
ARI	77.3	4	1.3
CLE	83.5	4	10.0
WAS	83.6	4	2.0
IND	84.2	4	0.0
IND	84.2	4	9.0
MIN	74.3	4	3.3
PHI	79.8	4	0.0
NYG	78.2	4	17.8
DEN	83.4	4	-5.5
DAL	83.1	4	5.8
WAS	83.6	4	5.5
LV	82.5	4	12.5
TEN	83.7	4	-3.0
DEN	83.4	3	-0.3
NYJ	83.9	3	19.7
CIN	85.6	3	5.0
JAX	84.8	3	11.3
JAX	84.8	3	14.7
WAS	83.6	3	13.0
CAR	83.0	3	0.0
CHI	80.2	3	15.7
SEA	73.6	3	16.3
HOU	83.6	3	1.7
SF	82.5	3	15.0
CIN	85.6	3	0.0
TEN	83.7	3	13.7
CLE	83.5	3	3.3
NE	84.5	3	4.0
BAL	83.7	3	10.0
ATL	64.8	3	17.3
DEN	83.4	3	4.3
GB	80.9	3	8.0
NYJ	83.9	3	0.0
LA	80.9	3	2.3
ARI	77.3	3	23.7
NYJ	83.9	3	0.3
PIT	82.8	3	11.0
CLE	83.5	3	-2.0
SEA	73.6	3	6.3
CHI	80.2	3	30.0
NE	84.5	3	25.0
CIN	85.6	3	1.0
TB	81.2	3	11.3
SEA	73.6	2	-0.5
SEA	73.6	2	3.0
NYJ	83.9	2	1.5
DAL	83.1	2	3.0
MIA	79.3	2	21.0
BAL	83.7	2	34.0
NO	83.2	2	2.5
LA	80.9	2	4.5
CHI	80.2	2	15.0
NYG	78.2	2	12.5
PIT	82.8	2	3.0
CAR	83.0	2	4.0
WAS	83.6	2	32.0
KC	82.6	2	-4.0
HOU	83.6	2	3.5
MIA	79.3	2	0.5
SEA	73.6	2	-0.5
DAL	83.1	2	3.0
JAX	84.8	2	14.5
HOU	83.6	2	13.0
CAR	83.0	2	15.0
MIN	74.3	2	13.5
JAX	84.8	2	9.0
BUF	79.8	2	31.0
HOU	83.6	2	16.0
MIA	79.3	2	12.0
CHI	80.2	2	4.5
BAL	83.7	2	5.5
NE	84.5	2	-1.5
SF	82.5	2	1.5
LV	82.5	2	15.5
CAR	83.0	2	4.5
LAC	79.3	2	3.5
CLE	83.5	2	0.5
WAS	83.6	2	-5.0
KC	82.6	2	3.0
PHI	79.8	2	-0.5
TEN	83.7	2	12.0
ARI	77.3	2	-2.5
LA	80.9	2	4.5
CAR	83.0	2	10.0
MIN	74.3	1	4.0
JAX	84.8	1	-3.0
IND	84.2	1	3.0
NYJ	83.9	1	4.0
IND	84.2	1	0.0
JAX	84.8	1	-5.0
CLE	83.5	1	6.0
GB	80.9	1	10.0
NYJ	83.9	1	0.0
DET	75.7	1	2.0
HOU	83.6	1	-2.0
TEN	83.7	1	3.0
GB	80.9	1	-6.0
LV	82.5	1	3.0
KC	82.6	1	5.0
CHI	80.2	1	4.0
TEN	83.7	1	1.0
LA	80.9	1	-1.0
BUF	79.8	1	2.0
MIN	74.3	1	1.0
LAC	79.3	1	55.0
BAL	83.7	1	-1.0
CIN	85.6	1	2.0
BAL	83.7	1	4.0
NE	84.5	1	2.0
SEA	73.6	1	6.0
DET	75.7	1	3.0
NYJ	83.9	1	7.0
WAS	83.6	1	-7.0
CHI	80.2	1	1.0
SF	82.5	1	-1.0
KC	82.6	1	4.0
HOU	83.6	1	12.0
MIN	74.3	1	30.0
WAS	83.6	1	4.0
NYJ	83.9	1	1.0
CAR	83.0	1	3.0
DAL	83.1	1	11.0
LA	80.9	1	8.0
BAL	83.7	1	-1.0
SF	82.5	1	-5.0
DAL	83.1	1	1.0
TB	81.2	1	-5.0
LA	80.9	1	13.0
ATL	64.8	1	26.0
IND	84.2	1	4.0
DAL	83.1	1	12.0
HOU	83.6	1	14.0
GB	80.9	1	18.0
BAL	83.7	1	1.0
JAX	84.8	1	2.0
KC	82.6	1	5.0
ATL	64.8	1	5.0
NYJ	83.9	1	4.0
NYG	78.2	1	-4.0
JAX	84.8	1	2.0
BAL	83.7	1	23.0
LA	80.9	1	2.0
IND	84.2	1	-2.0
DET	75.7	1	2.0
GB	80.9	1	12.0
CIN	85.6	1	4.0
LA	80.9	1	24.0
TB	81.2	1	9.0
NYG	78.2	1	2.0
JAX	84.8	1	-3.0
DEN	83.4	1	31.0
KC	82.6	1	36.0
MIA	79.3	1	6.0
PHI	79.8	1	6.0
HOU	83.6	1	-2.0

The Team Target Trees

Week 1 only. Higher chaos means targets were more evenly spread. Team aDOT averages target depth across the team's recorded targets, weighted by the number of targets.

Team	Chaos	Team aDOT	Targets	Players	Target Leader
CIN	85.6	6.6 yd	34	9	Mike Gesicki20.6%
JAX	84.8	10.5 yd	21	10	Parker Washington28.6%
NE	84.5	6.6 yd	31	8	DeMario Douglas22.6%
IND	84.2	6.5 yd	29	9	Alec Pierce20.7%
NYJ	83.9	6.8 yd	23	10	Garrett Wilson30.4%
BAL	83.7	11.3 yd	24	10	Mark Andrews25.0%
TEN	83.7	5.9 yd	28	8	Wan'Dale Robinson21.4%
HOU	83.6	8.0 yd	37	11	Nico Collins27.0%
WAS	83.6	8.8 yd	30	9	Stefon Diggs30.0%
CLE	83.5	10.4 yd	22	7	KC Concepcion22.7%
DEN	83.4	3.9 yd	27	7	Pat Bryant22.2%
NO	83.2	8.9 yd	53	7	Chris Olave24.5%
DAL	83.1	8.1 yd	30	9	CeeDee Lamb26.7%
CAR	83.0	9.9 yd	34	9	Jalen Coker26.5%
PIT	82.8	10.5 yd	37	7	DK Metcalf27.0%
KC	82.6	4.7 yd	25	9	Kenneth Walker III24.0%
SF	82.5	4.4 yd	34	8	Christian McCaffrey23.5%
LV	82.5	7.8 yd	29	7	Michael Mayer24.1%
TB	81.2	4.9 yd	27	7	Bucky Irving25.9%
LA	80.9	9.6 yd	27	10	Puka Nacua33.3%
GB	80.9	11.3 yd	40	9	Matthew Golden30.0%
CHI	80.2	10.8 yd	26	8	Kalif Raymond34.6%
BUF	79.8	13.1 yd	28	7	DJ Moore28.6%
PHI	79.8	9.8 yd	22	6	DeVonta Smith27.3%
LAC	79.3	10.1 yd	27	6	Ladd McConkey25.9%
MIA	79.3	11.4 yd	27	7	Malik Washington29.6%
NYG	78.2	8.4 yd	29	7	Malik Nabers31.0%
ARI	77.3	7.6 yd	37	6	Trey McBride35.1%
DET	75.7	5.3 yd	39	7	Amon-Ra St. Brown35.9%
MIN	74.3	7.5 yd	24	7	Justin Jefferson41.7%
SEA	73.6	6.4 yd	24	7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba45.8%
ATL	64.8	3.9 yd	19	5	Bijan Robinson52.6%

Reading the Receiving Roles

Farther right means more targets. Higher up means deeper targets. A receiver can have heavy volume on short throws, or a deep role with only a few chances. One deep target can produce a large aDOT, so read depth alongside volume.

Chaos belongs to the whole team's target tree. Players on the same team share that score; it does not rate an individual player's performance or guarantee next week's workload.

How this ranking works

How to read Thanos Index

A higher score means the team spreads its targets across more players instead of relying on one or two receivers.
Target chaos = 100 × (1 − sum of squared player target shares). The score is not normalized by receiver count; teams need at least five counted targets.
aDOT is average depth of target in yards, including incomplete passes and targets behind the line of scrimmage. Targets with missing air yards are excluded from the depth average, not treated as zero.
Team aDOT is weighted by targets with recorded depth, rather than averaging player averages. The weekly article plots that week's player targets and aDOT; the season table combines targets through the selected week.

Data as of September 30, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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