American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. This whole positive special teams play thing is starting to grow on me. I like his fit in this zone system to play on the hash and around the box. The Lions played a lot of Cover 1 and man coverage against the Vikings. OFFENSE: The Saints ran for 228 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. Rasul Douglas. 623. Dallas Cowboys Bijan Robinson RB, Texas. Tre Flowers, however, was inactive as his Bengals took on Trey Flowers Lions. Elam has now had interceptions in back-to-back games, but he gave all the praise to Johnson. The cornerback will have to declare his intentions. Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett turned in a 112.3 passer rating when throwing at Jackson in coverage. This is due to newswire licensing terms. The article you have been looking for has expired and is not longer available on our system. After the first quarter, the Dolphins mustered just three points and went 1 of 3 in the red zone, including a failed fourth-and-3 attempt from the Steelers 14-yard line. Corners who can consistently handle man coverage will get paid a premium and rank higher on lists like this. On this play, it worked beautifully for Detroit because neither Thielen nor Osborn was able to create significant separation. Zone coverage is when defensive players cover a zone, or area of the field to protect against the pass. Watch game, team & player highlights, Fantasy football videos, NFL event coverage & more Man and Zone Rates Each Offense Faced. Cornerback is less about what you have done and more about what you're able to do. Lets see how often each offense has faced man and zone coverage by the opposing defense, and how its differed by week. A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Zone coverage and man coverage differ from one another. Rush responded by leading the Cowboys on a 15-play, 75-yard drive that consumed more than six minutes. But Nixons play at the nickel corner really surprised us on Sunday. Green Bay Packers Video: The official source of the latest Packers game highlights, locker room interviews, press conferences, TV shows and live video Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. After a solid Week 1 performance against the Washington Commanders, Lloyd has appeared to play at a new level the past two weeks. 88.9K views. The first is not exactly the same read, but it affected Cousins process. Seattle Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny goes into the end zone untouched on a 36-yard touchdown run against the Lions in Week 4. He also owns the third-lowest missed tackle rate in zone from the slot over the last two seasons just five misses on 76 attempts. This is not a typo. So, while he grows as an NFL player, the best way to utilize his skillset is to allow him to play more man coverage. Dont forget his stop of Dameon Pierce in the third quarter. When Jaire Alexander left after the first series with a groin injury, Rasul Douglas replaced him on 75. Five plays later, Joseph would kick a field goal to put the Vikings up 16-7. This is difficult to do and grows more difficult as the play wears on. The strong safety, linebackers, and nickel cornerback can play either man or zone, but more frequently are asked to play zone, as shown above. The remaining linebacker core and another cornerback essentially drop into a zone where they are. It resulted in a second red zone - Charean Williams . The two NFL players with such similar names have had their teams play each other one other time, in Week 6 last season. CBS Sports has the latest NFL Football news, live scores, player stats, standings, fantasy games, and projections. News from San Diego's North County, covering Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Vista, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Fallbrook. One of those is a versatile safetyyou wont find many more versatile than Antonio Johnson. If you play quarterback long enough in the NFL, youll eventually be sacked more times than anoyone else. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the Teams often base their defensive coverage play calling on the particular opponent they are facing. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney makes a catch short of the goal line being covered by Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste in the final minute of Thursdays game. The key is to play sound pass coverage. 26. The nine passes sent into Jones jurisdiction have resulted in six completions for 91 yards, no touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 60.2. From NFL Now: #Jets WR Elijah Moore won't play with his team this Sunday vs. the #Broncos. Here is an example of how the Pittsburgh Steelers linebackers can be exploited in zone coverage. His coverage grade of 90.4 also sits atop the position. The return team knocked the ball loose from Saints punt returner Deonte Harty, and Vikings cornerback Kris Boyd fell on it. Douglas is probably the Packers cornerback best-suited to play zone coverage its why he flourished last season. They should take him off the field when zone coverage makes more sense if necessary. 82. The pick wasnt his only big play. Bijan Robinson staying in Texas to play for the Cowboys is a really fun, thought-provoking idea. Since 2020, he owns a top-10 slot coverage grade and ranks third with 25 passing stops. 0:46. However, cover 3 does have 1 key weakness. Keep that in mind as we go through several examples. The destination for all NFL-related videos. The 5-foot-11, 192-pound corner is a smooth operator in zone coverage, playing with good balance and sure-fire tackling. Saints go 1 for 5 in red zone, Bengals go 3 for 3. Up 16-14 late in the third quarter, the Vikings faced fourth-and-two on One ex- 49er, cornerback KWaun Williams, tipped the pass and another, linebacker Jonas Griffith, grabbed the ball out of the air. On Kansas Citys first drive, rookie cornerback Kaiir Elam intercepted Mahomes in the end zone. This is a 28-yard pass the Jets completed against the Steelers last week. As the play develops, it will eventually become impossible as the two routes get too far apart. They create turnovers through hard tackles, interceptions, and deflecting forward passes.. 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