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Thanos Index: Week 6

Houston Texans spread the ball across 10 players. Explore Week 6's receiving roles by target volume and depth, with each team's chaos score in view.

October 20, 2026Final recap · Week 6

Target Volume · Target Depth · Team Chaos

Week 6 Recap

Houston Texans had the most distributed target tree in Week 6: 87.7 chaos points, 32 targets and 10 targeted players. Dalton Schultz led the team with 18.8% of its targets.

New York Giants sat at the concentrated end of the board with 76.0 chaos points. Malik Nabers accounted for 35.6% of its targets. A concentrated target tree describes who received the work; it does not measure passing efficiency.

Carolina Panthers had the deepest team target profile at 10.1 yards per target. CeeDee Lamb (DAL) led the plotted players with 19 targets and a 8.5-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 6. 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 6

224 players · 28 teams. aDOT includes incomplete passes and can be negative. 7 targets without recorded air yards are excluded from the depth averages. 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	79.5	19	8.5
TB	77.3	16	8.5
SEA	78.2	16	11.4
NYG	76.0	16	9.7
PIT	77.0	15	7.9
PHI	81.9	14	12.8
CAR	77.5	13	11.4
GB	78.1	13	15.6
PIT	77.0	12	1.8
NYG	76.0	12	11.6
ATL	81.3	11	14.3
DAL	79.5	11	10.5
IND	81.4	11	9.5
JAX	81.5	11	13.9
BAL	79.7	11	9.6
NE	77.6	10	9.9
SF	76.3	10	1.7
SEA	78.2	10	7.7
JAX	81.5	10	11.7
LV	82.3	9	12.8
LAC	85.0	9	7.7
LV	82.3	9	3.9
SEA	78.2	9	16.1
DAL	79.5	9	5.8
CAR	77.5	9	11.4
ARI	81.0	9	3.1
TB	77.3	8	6.8
GB	78.1	8	18.1
PHI	81.9	8	6.8
BUF	82.7	8	1.9
NE	77.6	8	8.9
SF	76.3	8	9.4
IND	81.4	8	9.4
ARI	81.0	8	3.9
CHI	83.6	8	5.8
NYG	76.0	8	7.5
GB	78.1	8	4.0
JAX	81.5	7	8.0
TEN	76.9	7	12.4
WAS	85.1	7	5.0
NO	85.3	7	7.6
CHI	83.6	7	4.7
DEN	81.9	7	7.0
ATL	81.3	7	5.6
ARI	81.0	7	12.3
NYJ	82.8	7	12.7
LA	83.8	7	8.6
WAS	85.1	7	5.6
LV	82.3	7	15.4
TEN	76.9	7	5.3
KC	85.1	7	4.3
LV	82.3	6	3.2
LAC	85.0	6	3.0
LA	83.8	6	3.8
HOU	87.7	6	4.0
PIT	77.0	6	4.2
NO	85.3	6	14.7
NYJ	82.8	6	9.3
CLE	83.2	6	9.2
BUF	82.7	6	14.7
BUF	82.7	6	4.5
LA	83.8	6	0.5
PHI	81.9	6	5.3
NYJ	82.8	6	10.2
GB	78.1	6	1.2
TB	77.3	6	13.0
WAS	85.1	6	12.5
IND	81.4	6	14.5
DAL	79.5	5	6.2
CHI	83.6	5	0.2
PHI	81.9	5	0.4
CLE	83.2	5	17.4
NE	77.6	5	2.6
BAL	79.7	5	11.2
ATL	81.3	5	17.4
BAL	79.7	5	8.2
IND	81.4	5	13.8
SF	76.3	5	19.8
HOU	87.7	5	14.6
LAC	85.0	5	4.4
WAS	85.1	5	1.4
SEA	78.2	5	5.6
KC	85.1	5	7.2
SEA	78.2	4	4.3
NO	85.3	4	3.3
WAS	85.1	4	16.5
JAX	81.5	4	-3.3
NO	85.3	4	6.3
LA	83.8	4	13.5
PHI	81.9	4	15.3
CLE	83.2	4	0.3
LV	82.3	4	13.3
KC	85.1	4	4.8
PIT	77.0	4	1.0
HOU	87.7	4	15.3
CLE	83.2	4	13.5
CAR	77.5	4	9.3
IND	81.4	4	-0.3
LAC	85.0	4	-0.3
HOU	87.7	4	12.3
DEN	81.9	4	9.8
ATL	81.3	4	11.0
LAC	85.0	4	-1.0
PIT	77.0	4	-2.8
DEN	81.9	4	-5.0
GB	78.1	4	2.0
CAR	77.5	4	9.3
JAX	81.5	4	5.5
LA	83.8	4	4.3
TB	77.3	3	-3.0
NYG	76.0	3	23.7
DEN	81.9	3	10.0
NE	77.6	3	6.7
ARI	81.0	3	0.7
KC	85.1	3	-2.3
CLE	83.2	3	3.3
DAL	79.5	3	1.7
DEN	81.9	3	-3.3
DAL	79.5	3	7.7
ARI	81.0	3	11.3
BUF	82.7	3	-2.7
BAL	79.7	3	-4.0
HOU	87.7	3	7.0
KC	85.1	3	-3.3
NYJ	82.8	3	11.3
LA	83.8	3	0.3
BAL	79.7	3	6.3
KC	85.1	3	5.7
PIT	77.0	3	5.0
LAC	85.0	3	23.3
CHI	83.6	3	11.3
TB	77.3	3	2.0
LAC	85.0	3	6.7
NYJ	82.8	3	5.3
DAL	79.5	3	1.3
NYG	76.0	3	1.7
HOU	87.7	3	2.3
HOU	87.7	3	4.7
ATL	81.3	3	4.5
CHI	83.6	3	1.0
KC	85.1	2	7.0
WAS	85.1	2	-5.0
ARI	81.0	2	3.0
ATL	81.3	2	-5.5
LA	83.8	2	-1.5
NYJ	82.8	2	1.5
SF	76.3	2	6.5
ATL	81.3	2	4.5
JAX	81.5	2	17.0
TB	77.3	2	-2.0
TEN	76.9	2	4.5
PHI	81.9	2	-1.0
CAR	77.5	2	-3.5
LV	82.3	2	6.5
CHI	83.6	2	-2.0
KC	85.1	2	10.0
TEN	76.9	2	1.5
PHI	81.9	2	10.5
NYG	76.0	2	13.0
CAR	77.5	2	21.5
IND	81.4	2	16.5
BAL	79.7	2	28.0
TEN	76.9	2	4.5
PHI	81.9	2	6.0
DEN	81.9	2	4.0
HOU	87.7	2	3.5
DAL	79.5	2	-5.0
BUF	82.7	2	23.5
NO	85.3	2	5.0
CHI	83.6	2	-1.5
NO	85.3	2	-4.0
SF	76.3	2	16.0
JAX	81.5	2	2.5
NO	85.3	2	1.5
CHI	83.6	2	3.0
BUF	82.7	2	1.0
ARI	81.0	2	-1.5
ATL	81.3	1	5.0
NO	85.3	1	4.0
TB	77.3	1	21.0
CLE	83.2	1	7.0
HOU	87.7	1	-4.0
JAX	81.5	1	2.0
NO	85.3	1	-5.0
CAR	77.5	1	-1.0
BUF	82.7	1	-5.0
BAL	79.7	1	-3.0
NYG	76.0	1	-6.0
WAS	85.1	1	4.0
LV	82.3	1	-1.0
NE	77.6	1	5.0
SEA	78.2	1	-4.0
SEA	78.2	1	-3.0
NYJ	82.8	1	-5.0
TB	77.3	1	-6.0
HOU	87.7	1	6.0
NYJ	82.8	1	-1.0
WAS	85.1	1	1.0
PHI	81.9	1	4.0
SF	76.3	1	16.0
SF	76.3	1	-1.0
LAC	85.0	1	-6.0
TB	77.3	1	-6.0
NE	77.6	1	12.0
LAC	85.0	1	10.0
WAS	85.1	1	27.0
GB	78.1	1	-6.0
CLE	83.2	1	-2.0
LV	82.3	1	1.0
CAR	77.5	1	1.0
IND	81.4	1	1.0
NO	85.3	1	1.0
IND	81.4	1	-1.0
BAL	79.7	1	10.0
BUF	82.7	1	2.0
NE	77.6	1	42.0
BUF	82.7	1	16.0
WAS	85.1	1	23.0
TEN	76.9	1	-7.0
NE	77.6	1	3.0
DEN	81.9	1	1.0
TEN	76.9	1	-4.0
CLE	83.2	1	-1.0
SEA	78.2	1	-6.0

The Team Target Trees

Week 6 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
HOU	87.7	8.1 yd	32	10	Dalton Schultz18.8%
NO	85.3	6.1 yd	30	10	Chris Olave23.3%
KC	85.1	4.1 yd	29	8	Xavier Worthy24.1%
WAS	85.1	7.6 yd	35	10	Stefon Diggs20.0%
LAC	85.0	5.5 yd	36	9	KeAndre Lambert-Smith25.0%
LA	83.8	4.8 yd	32	7	Puka Nacua21.9%
CHI	83.6	3.6 yd	32	8	Luther Burden III25.0%
CLE	83.2	8.4 yd	25	8	KC Concepcion24.0%
NYJ	82.8	8.7 yd	29	8	Omar Cooper Jr.24.1%
BUF	82.7	6.1 yd	30	9	Dalton Kincaid26.7%
LV	82.3	8.8 yd	39	8	Brock Bowers23.1%
DEN	81.9	4.0 yd	24	7	Jaylen Waddle29.2%
PHI	81.9	8.3 yd	44	9	DeVonta Smith31.8%
JAX	81.5	9.2 yd	41	8	Parker Washington26.8%
IND	81.4	9.7 yd	38	8	Keenan Allen28.9%
ATL	81.3	9.8 yd	35	8	Drake London31.4%
ARI	81.0	5.4 yd	34	7	Trey McBride26.5%
BAL	79.7	8.8 yd	31	8	Zay Flowers35.5%
DAL	79.5	6.9 yd	55	8	CeeDee Lamb34.5%
SEA	78.2	9.2 yd	47	8	Jaxon Smith-Njigba34.0%
GB	78.1	9.7 yd	40	6	Matthew Golden32.5%
NE	77.6	8.8 yd	30	8	A.J. Brown33.3%
CAR	77.5	10.1 yd	36	8	Jalen Coker36.1%
TB	77.3	6.6 yd	41	9	Emeka Egbuka39.0%
PIT	77.0	3.9 yd	44	6	DK Metcalf34.1%
TEN	76.9	6.1 yd	22	7	Carnell Tate31.8%
SF	76.3	8.7 yd	29	7	Christian McCaffrey34.5%
NYG	76.0	10.0 yd	45	7	Malik Nabers35.6%

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 October 20, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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