2005 Top Second Half Fantasy Team Defense / Special Teams

Coming on Strong to the Finish Line

Stats that reflect a player's season totals are often misleading. The NFL season lasts a long time, and players often have impressive stretches of play that get lost in the shuffle.

There are a lot of reasons why certain players have a great second half after a slow start. Injuries to them or their teammates are often the cause, but other factors like strength of schedule can play a role too.

However, there is also a class of players that are simply known as slow starters. Year after year they come out poorly out of the gate and post weak early season numbers before they find their flow and start to pump out the stats.

Identifying and acquiring these players is critical as they are good value selections in the next draft. A lot of impressions get created in the first half of the season, which translates to your competition under-valuing talented players.

Another point is that the second half studs are often not slow starters, but emerging stars who only began to get their opportunity later in the season.

We use the Freaks' standard scoring system and all of the scoring totals are rounded to the nearest whole number. 

So study hard, and come next fantasy draft you'll have the best stocked roster in your league. 

For more fantasy stats analysis, please see the NFLFreaks Stats Index.

Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Kickers | Team Defense / Special Teams

Int = 1 |  Sack = 1 | Fumble = 1  | Safety = 5 | TD = 6 | 0 pts = 10 | 1-3 pts = 7 | 4-7 pts = 5 | 8-10 pts = 3 | 0-150 yards = 10 | 151-200 yards = 6 | 201-250 yards = 3 | 251-300 yards = 1

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Season Total

1st Half Total

2nd Half Total
1 Panthers 6 8 1 3 5 18 0 7 18 27 4 13 15 6 13 10 20 174 66 108
2 Broncos 3 17 9 16 4 0 2 4 0 13 26 9 3 9 4 15 23 157 55 102
3 Bears 9 32 7 0 8 16 16 12 10 18 22 11 17 0 17 12 0 207 110 97
4 Seahawks 3 8 8 6 6 11 13 0 8 5 5 3 45 23 0 6 6 156 63 93
5 Steelers 12 19 6 0 6 15 4 5 16 4 12 3 1 9 27 26 9 174 83 91
6 Vikings 10 1 10 1 0 13 0 0 10 25 15 13 7 7 8 4 12 136 45 91
7 Patriots 3 13 8 0 3 1 0 4 1 2 2 3 17 23 28 14 2 124 33 91
8 Redskins 17 0 0 1 6 4 14 3 6 7 8 6 15 12 21 5 16 141 51 90
9 Ravens 0 5 0 19 6 21 8 7 4 1 11 3 16 3 24 7 18 153 70 83
10 Browns 4 3 1 0 13 2 7 8 2 9 21 7 9 4 15 3 14 122 40 82
11 Jaguars 7 7 14 6 6 17 0 5 10 27 7 11 5 3 11 5 6 147 72 75
12 Buccaneers 13 24 9 8 10 12 0 5 4 5 11 8 16 9 1 11 13 159 85 74
13 Giants 17 12 1 6 0 10 1 29 19 18 4 5 22 7 4 8 3 166 95 71
14 Chiefs 14 3 1 12 0 13 6 2 5 9 13 7 4 4 3 13 17 126 56 70
15 Jets 2 13 11 5 7 3 6 0 3 7 4 4 2 20 5 10 18 120 50 70
16 Dolphins 13 5 10 0 9 4 2 23 5 4 1 15 8 6 9 15 10 139 71 68
17 Cardinals 14 8 0 16 2 0 15 4 4 1 7 3 15 8 8 18 8 131 63 68
18 Colts 18 13 12 6 30 5 23 0 7 8 2 17 21 3 5 2 5 177 114 63
19 Packers 5 3 6 9 31 0 6 3 7 6 7 6 12 5 0 11 11 128 70 58
20 Texans 1 1 0 2 0 4 10 4 2 3 7 8 11 0 10 3 7 73 24 49
21 49ers 14 3 11 18 4 0 1 14 0 9 1 7 7 2 5 3 11 110 65 45
22 Raiders 6 5 6 5 0 2 9 14 4 2 10 6 5 5 11 3 2 95 51 44
23 Falcons 8 3 11 18 2 19 19 0 9 2 4 14 1 9 7 5 1 132 89 43
24 Eagles 7 23 1 13 7 0 18 1 6 8 5 9 7 4 1 3 5 118 76 42
25 Lions 19 2 0 7 5 21 17 3 7 6 5 2 2 8 4 11 3 122 81 41
26 Saints 5 4 7 16 0 5 5 4 5 0 4 1 12 1 3 5 4 81 51 30
27 Bills 25 1 2 1 7 11 3 8 0 17 1 5 10 3 2 16 9 121 58 17
28 Bengals 3 12 14 14 1 9 3 6 13 0 2 6 6 8 8 4 3 112 62 13
29 Cowboys 7 7 5 3 17 11 7 16 0 9 12 7 6 3 1 5 5 121 73 9
30 Chargers 5 5 3 9 4 5 8 5 6 0 16 5 17 5 7 2 7 109 44 6
31 Titans 0 32 14 0 11 1 12 9 2 0 12 9 4 23 4 5 4 142 79 2
32 Rams 9 7 11 1 10 3 15 13 0 2 2 5 6 5 13 5 15 122 69 2

 

 

  

 

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