• Week 9 lines up perfectly for a massive A.J. Brown performance: After his lowest fantasy output of the year, Brown should bounce back in a big way in Week 9 against a poor man-heavy defense.

• Doubling down on Ladd McConkey: After getting highlighted last week as a strong play against man, McConkey delivered as the overall PPR WR2 and is in a great spot to keep that success going against the Cleveland Browns‘ poor man coverage unit.

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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 9 opponent: Chicago Bears

Man coverage rate: 17.1% (28)
Zone coverage rate: 75.6% (6)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Chris Moore	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Zay Jones	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Zach Pascal	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Greg Dortch	44	3	28	18.2%	11.8	0.27
Michael Wilson	55	4	23	16.4%	12.3	0.22
Xavier Weaver	6	0	0	16.7%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	54	11	137	33.3%	36.7	0.68

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Chris Moore	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Zay Jones	15	1	3	13.3%	1.3	0.09
Zach Pascal	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Greg Dortch	121	18	160	16.5%	34.0	0.28
Michael Wilson	171	23	260	17.5%	61.0	0.36
Xavier Weaver	21	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	166	15	274	18.7%	60.4	0.36

The Bears are deploying zone coverage at a top-10 rate this season and have done well from those looks, ranking in the top 10 in defensive success rate (50.2%) and yards allowed per coverage target (7.4). They also place in the top five in first down-plus-touchdown rate allowed (31.3%).

Marvin Harrison Jr. hasn’t been as effective against zone coverage compared to man, which could be a reason to temper expectations for the rookie in a difficult matchup this week.

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