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Thanos Index: Week 4

New England Patriots spread the ball across 9 players. Explore Week 4's receiving roles by target volume and depth, with each team's chaos score in view.

October 6, 2026Final recap · Week 4

Target Volume · Target Depth · Team Chaos

Week 4 Recap

New England Patriots had the most distributed target tree in Week 4: 85.8 chaos points, 37 targets and 9 targeted players. Romeo Doubs led the team with 24.3% of its targets.

Dallas Cowboys sat at the concentrated end of the board with 71.7 chaos points. CeeDee Lamb accounted for 48.8% of its targets. A concentrated target tree describes who received the work; it does not measure passing efficiency.

Houston Texans had the deepest team target profile at 12.8 yards per target. CeeDee Lamb (DAL) led the plotted players with 21 targets and a 7.6-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 4. 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 4

259 players · 32 teams. aDOT includes incomplete passes and can be negative. 8 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)
DAL	71.7	21	7.6
CIN	80.7	16	13.7
CAR	77.1	16	9.5
LA	81.9	13	3.5
ARI	72.3	13	9.5
DET	81.8	13	9.2
MIN	74.6	13	6.4
TEN	76.6	12	13.3
NO	82.9	12	14.7
NYG	76.2	12	9.3
LA	81.9	12	11.3
ARI	72.3	12	5.8
LV	83.9	11	13.5
CIN	80.7	11	0.7
DET	81.8	10	9.2
LV	83.9	10	5.8
DEN	84.5	10	-2.6
BAL	80.4	10	7.8
CHI	81.2	9	6.1
LA	81.9	9	15.3
NO	82.9	9	10.0
PIT	85.0	9	17.2
CIN	80.7	9	7.6
NE	85.8	9	13.3
WAS	84.0	9	10.2
MIN	74.6	8	0.8
WAS	84.0	8	12.1
LV	83.9	8	1.3
JAX	80.9	8	7.3
DET	81.8	8	13.4
DET	81.8	8	17.0
NO	82.9	8	7.4
CLE	81.5	8	7.8
BUF	83.5	8	3.6
SF	80.1	8	17.5
HOU	81.0	8	14.0
LAC	84.5	8	5.1
LV	83.9	8	16.1
KC	81.1	8	17.5
NO	82.9	7	1.7
TB	82.0	7	2.3
PHI	79.4	7	14.0
CLE	81.5	7	22.6
DET	81.8	7	3.1
PIT	85.0	7	0.7
BUF	83.5	7	12.9
NYG	76.2	7	16.1
GB	84.0	7	12.7
CIN	80.7	7	14.1
CLE	81.5	7	-2.1
CHI	81.2	7	11.6
GB	84.0	7	0.4
KC	81.1	7	16.4
IND	83.7	6	6.3
TB	82.0	6	3.8
DEN	84.5	6	16.3
CAR	77.1	6	8.5
SF	80.1	6	2.3
ATL	83.5	6	11.0
SF	80.1	6	7.0
SEA	81.0	6	11.0
DEN	84.5	6	5.0
MIN	74.6	6	8.5
LAC	84.5	6	-1.2
IND	83.7	6	7.8
CHI	81.2	6	9.8
PHI	79.4	6	5.2
BAL	80.4	6	6.7
NE	85.8	6	-0.8
PIT	85.0	6	20.2
LA	81.9	6	10.7
NO	82.9	5	21.6
SF	80.1	5	3.0
LV	83.9	5	13.8
PIT	85.0	5	8.0
PHI	79.4	5	9.2
DEN	84.5	5	5.0
CLE	81.5	5	6.2
NE	85.8	5	7.0
DAL	71.7	5	0.2
CAR	77.1	5	8.4
BUF	83.5	5	27.5
MIA	79.6	5	7.4
GB	84.0	5	-2.2
CIN	80.7	5	12.2
PIT	85.0	5	7.4
DAL	71.7	5	1.0
LAC	84.5	5	18.2
IND	83.7	5	4.2
TEN	76.6	5	7.6
HOU	81.0	5	14.2
WAS	84.0	4	5.3
WAS	84.0	4	25.8
NE	85.8	4	11.8
SEA	81.0	4	-3.5
TB	82.0	4	4.5
NYJ	79.1	4	7.8
WAS	84.0	4	1.8
DAL	71.7	4	4.5
JAX	80.9	4	8.8
IND	83.7	4	-3.0
IND	83.7	4	-0.5
HOU	81.0	4	11.8
NYJ	79.1	4	2.8
MIA	79.6	4	10.8
NE	85.8	4	25.8
ARI	72.3	4	10.8
PIT	85.0	4	10.0
CAR	77.1	4	0.8
TEN	76.6	4	-0.8
KC	81.1	4	3.5
PHI	79.4	4	7.8
SEA	81.0	3	6.0
JAX	80.9	3	8.5
CAR	77.1	3	12.3
MIA	79.6	3	23.3
GB	84.0	3	7.7
NE	85.8	3	10.7
DAL	71.7	3	24.3
NYJ	79.1	3	15.7
CIN	80.7	3	4.0
ATL	83.5	3	20.7
HOU	81.0	3	23.3
CLE	81.5	3	7.7
BAL	80.4	3	-1.7
NO	82.9	3	2.0
LAC	84.5	3	-3.0
LA	81.9	3	17.0
ATL	83.5	3	2.7
NYG	76.2	3	21.0
DEN	84.5	3	6.0
KC	81.1	3	4.3
JAX	80.9	3	12.7
DEN	84.5	3	10.3
SEA	81.0	3	21.7
TB	82.0	3	9.0
WAS	84.0	3	29.7
WAS	84.0	2	-2.0
PIT	85.0	2	2.5
JAX	80.9	2	-1.0
ATL	83.5	2	-2.5
LA	81.9	2	2.5
NYJ	79.1	2	0.0
DET	81.8	2	4.5
TEN	76.6	2	5.0
CAR	77.1	2	2.5
NO	82.9	2	1.5
CHI	81.2	2	4.5
SEA	81.0	2	8.5
CHI	81.2	2	-6.0
BUF	83.5	2	10.5
LV	83.9	2	6.0
NYG	76.2	2	12.5
LA	81.9	2	4.5
BUF	83.5	2	1.5
IND	83.7	2	16.5
BAL	80.4	2	-5.5
BAL	80.4	2	18.5
BUF	83.5	2	9.0
NE	85.8	2	7.0
ARI	72.3	2	1.0
BAL	80.4	2	10.5
PIT	85.0	2	4.5
TEN	76.6	2	0.0
LV	83.9	2	12.5
DEN	84.5	2	1.5
KC	81.1	2	13.0
BUF	83.5	2	-1.5
DAL	71.7	2	8.0
LA	81.9	2	3.0
JAX	80.9	2	3.5
CHI	81.2	2	0.0
TB	82.0	2	1.0
KC	81.1	2	-5.0
TB	82.0	2	-0.5
SF	80.1	2	8.5
NE	85.8	2	9.0
LAC	84.5	2	10.0
GB	84.0	2	11.0
BAL	80.4	2	9.5
LV	83.9	2	-0.5
MIN	74.6	2	1.0
JAX	80.9	2	4.5
MIA	79.6	2	-6.0
LAC	84.5	2	1.0
NYG	76.2	2	1.5
LAC	84.5	2	33.0
CLE	81.5	2	-5.0
BAL	80.4	2	13.0
IND	83.7	2	2.5
DET	81.8	2	0.0
GB	84.0	2	-3.5
TB	82.0	2	7.5
NE	85.8	2	-2.0
BUF	83.5	2	0.0
ARI	72.3	2	-3.0
DEN	84.5	2	4.0
MIA	79.6	2	9.5
ATL	83.5	2	1.5
DEN	84.5	1	0.0
CAR	77.1	1	5.0
ATL	83.5	1	-2.0
GB	84.0	1	26.0
SF	80.1	1	12.0
WAS	84.0	1	0.0
NYG	76.2	1	3.0
HOU	81.0	1	8.0
DAL	71.7	1	-2.0
ATL	83.5	1	-4.0
HOU	81.0	1	1.0
NYG	76.2	1	2.0
ATL	83.5	1	-1.0
TEN	76.6	1	0.0
GB	84.0	1	2.0
WAS	84.0	1	20.0
LV	83.9	1	1.0
KC	81.1	1	22.0
HOU	81.0	1	1.0
TEN	76.6	1	-3.0
MIN	74.6	1	3.0
LAC	84.5	1	6.0
TEN	76.6	1	20.0
KC	81.1	1	-6.0
HOU	81.0	1	-4.0
MIN	74.6	1	4.0
SEA	81.0	1	2.0
ARI	72.3	1	9.0
DAL	71.7	1	2.0
CLE	81.5	1	2.0
GB	84.0	1	55.0
CAR	77.1	1	12.0
SF	80.1	1	15.0
MIA	79.6	1	-2.0
MIN	74.6	1	4.0
NYJ	79.1	1	2.0
ARI	72.3	1	-7.0
GB	84.0	1	13.0
LAC	84.5	1	9.0
CHI	81.2	1	-6.0
LAC	84.5	1	9.0
CAR	77.1	1	8.0
ATL	83.5	1	3.0
BUF	83.5	1	-7.0
CHI	81.2	1	5.0
CHI	81.2	1	-4.0
CIN	80.7	1	0.0
PHI	79.4	1	1.0
NYJ	79.1	1	2.0
MIN	74.6	1	8.0
PHI	79.4	1	0.0
CIN	80.7	1	2.0
NYG	76.2	1	11.0
SEA	81.0	1	4.0
NO	82.9	1	17.0
LA	81.9	1	3.0
TEN	76.6	1	-3.0
DAL	71.7	1	-1.0
PHI	79.4	1	-3.0
HOU	81.0	1	15.0

The Team Target Trees

Week 4 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
NE	85.8	10.0 yd	37	9	Romeo Doubs24.3%
PIT	85.0	10.5 yd	40	8	DK Metcalf22.5%
LAC	84.5	7.4 yd	31	10	Oronde Gadsden II25.8%
DEN	84.5	4.9 yd	38	9	RJ Harvey26.3%
GB	84.0	7.2 yd	30	10	Tucker Kraft23.3%
WAS	84.0	11.8 yd	36	9	Stefon Diggs25.0%
LV	83.9	9.1 yd	49	9	Brock Bowers22.4%
IND	83.7	4.5 yd	29	7	Laquon Treadwell20.7%
ATL	83.5	6.5 yd	20	9	Drake London30.0%
BUF	83.5	8.7 yd	31	9	Khalil Shakir25.8%
NO	82.9	10.0 yd	47	8	Chris Olave25.5%
TB	82.0	3.8 yd	26	7	Chris Godwin Jr.26.9%
LA	81.9	9.2 yd	50	9	Kyren Williams26.0%
DET	81.8	9.7 yd	50	7	Sam LaPorta26.0%
CLE	81.5	7.6 yd	33	7	KC Concepcion24.2%
CHI	81.2	6.0 yd	31	9	Colston Loveland29.0%
KC	81.1	11.8 yd	28	8	Tyquan Thornton28.6%
SEA	81.0	7.9 yd	20	7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba30.0%
HOU	81.0	12.8 yd	25	9	Nico Collins32.0%
JAX	80.9	7.0 yd	24	7	Brenton Strange33.3%
CIN	80.7	8.8 yd	53	8	Tee Higgins30.2%
BAL	80.4	7.1 yd	29	8	Zay Flowers34.5%
SF	80.1	8.8 yd	29	7	Mike Evans27.6%
MIA	79.6	9.1 yd	17	6	Malik Washington29.4%
PHI	79.4	8.2 yd	25	7	Darius Cooper28.0%
NYJ	79.1	6.2 yd	15	6	Garrett Wilson26.7%
CAR	77.1	8.1 yd	39	9	Tetairoa McMillan41.0%
TEN	76.6	7.8 yd	29	9	Carnell Tate41.4%
NYG	76.2	11.4 yd	30	9	Isaiah Likely40.0%
MIN	74.6	4.9 yd	33	8	T.J. Hockenson39.4%
ARI	72.3	6.7 yd	35	7	Michael Wilson37.1%
DAL	71.7	6.3 yd	43	9	CeeDee Lamb48.8%

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 October 6, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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