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ArticleBears-Packers: Can Tyson Bagent keep the ball away from Xavier McKinney?
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Tyson needs to approach this game very carefully... It's those downfield shots that have me most nervous... the Packers have a very similar type of player to Fitzpatrick in Xavier McKinney — a ballhawking safety that likes to roam over the middle of the field.
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Bagent must manage deep passing carefully against McKinney's ballhawking threat.

Bears backup QB faces a critical matchup against Packers safety Xavier McKinney, a ballhawking defender with 20 career interceptions who roams over the middle. The source warns Bagent must approach this game very carefully with his downfield passing; against the Jets, he went 7/10 on deep passes (10+ yards) but threw behind Colston Loveland on a crosser, gifting Minkah Fitzpatrick an interception. McKinney presents a similar threat to Fitzpatrick and has already recorded a comparable interception this season, making Bagent's deep ball placement and decision-making critical to avoiding turnovers.

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