• Coming off a big week, Jayden Reed may feast again: Reed took advantage of zone coverage in Week 1 and now faces another zone-heavy defense that struggled this past week.
• Mike Zimmer’s zone defense shines in Week 1: The Dallas Cowboys‘ strength as a zone-heavy defense presents a difficult matchup for the New Orleans Saints‘ wide receivers in Week 2.
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This fantasy football wide receiver report will build on PFF's wide receiver grades against man and zone coverages.
By providing additional fantasy-related details, including opponent coverage tendencies, we’ll look to find one more edge to help us dominate our fantasy leagues this season.
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Arizona Cardinals
Week 2 opponent: Los Angeles Rams
- Man coverage rate: 18.0% (23)
- Zone coverage rate: 78.7% (9)
Versus man
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Greg Dortch | 5 | 1 | 8 | 60.0% | 1.8 | 0.36 |
| Michael Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Versus zone
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Zach Pascal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Dortch | 21 | 5 | 39 | 23.8% | 8.9 | 0.42 |
| Michael Wilson | 27 | 1 | 5 | 7.4% | 7.5 | 0.28 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 28 | 1 | 4 | 10.7% | 1.4 | 0.05 |
The Rams ran zone defense at a top-10 rate in Week 1, earning the third-best team coverage grade (85.4) while ranking fifth in open target rate allowed (54.5%).
Most of Greg Dortch‘s Week 1 fantasy production came against zone coverages, and his Week 2 matchup could again be suited to his skill set.
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