• 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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Atlanta Falcons
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