It may come as a bit of a surprise, but Marquise Goodwin does not lead the team in big pass plays this season. It’s due mainly to the fact that he missed four games with a broken hand. As we covered on Buffalobills.com today however, he is a developing weapon for the offense. Here’s a breakdown of the top big play receiving targets of the Bills this season, and it clearly favors those who have been able to stay in the lineup.
Big pass plays are considered any pass play that covers 20 yards or more. Here’s how the big play receiving targets rank through 11 games this season.
Rank Player #of big pass plays
1 Scott Chandler 6 (long – 33)
T-2 T.J. Graham 5 (long – 47)
T-2 Stevie Johnson 5 (long – 45)
T-4 Marquise Goodwin 4 (long – 59)
T-4 Robert Woods 4 (long – 42)
6 Fred Jackson 2 (long – 22)
There are three other players with one big pass play this season. Lee Smith (28 yards), C.J. Spiller (27 yards) and Frank Summers (34 yards).
The player with the greatest number of the team’s longest plays is not surprisingly Goodwin. Three of his four big plays have covered 40 yards or more and all went for touchdowns. Graham is second with two 40-plus yard plays.
