POSITION REVIEW: Greg Olsen had played in 10 seasons worth of consecutive games when, in Week 2, he suffered a broken foot that cost him the next eight games. Ed Dickson filled in admirably during the extended absence, and Olsen did return to make an impact at times, but it was a lost season relatively speaking for Olsen personally having just become the first tight end in NFL history to post three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving campaigns.
STATS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Dickson, always at the ready but rarely involved heavily in the passing game, had 370 receiving yards in his first three seasons behind Olsen.