A few fun (basic) statistics through 5 weeks

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Through five games (not including tonight's game between Pittsburgh and San Diego):

Andy Dalton:
#1 in the NFL in passing yards
#1 in yards per attempt (min. 100 attempts)
#3 in TD passes
#3 in QB rating
#2 in Total QBR (pointless awful stat, but there it is if you care)

Giovani Bernard:
#6 in rushing yards
#4 in yards per attempt

Jeremy Hill:
#2 in rushing TDs

A.J. Green:
#3 in receiving yards
#8 in yards after catch

Tyler Eifert:
#2 in receiving TDs (overall)
#4 in receiving yards (among TEs)

Kevin Huber:
#4 in net punting average
#6 in punts inside the 20

Carlos Dunlap:
#1 in sacks

Geno Atkins:
#2 in sacks (among DTs)

Vincent Rey:
#3 in combined tackles (as counted by ESPN)

I'm sure there are a bunch of others, but these are just what I saw at a glance. A few of them surprised me. Dalton might rank higher in total TDs if his rushing TDs are accounted for, I'm not sure. I know that none of these numbers really means much of anything, but whatever it's just eye candy.

Note: Phillip Rivers is close enough to Dalton in TD passes and passing yards that he could eclipse him in both tonight.