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PodcastThe Reigning Champion is...Underrated?
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in weeks 11 plus, starting with that first Rams game, his passer rating dropped against man coverage down to 89.3... His explosive pass rate was just 8.8%... His yards per attempt went down to 6.8. His EPA per play was actually negative 0.04.
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Darnold's man-coverage rating plummeted 30 points in weeks 11+ (89.3) as defenses stopped targeting JSN.

Darnold's performance against man coverage deteriorated sharply in weeks 11+, dropping to an 89.3 passer rating (30-point decline), 8.8% explosive pass rate (two-thirds reduction), 6.8 yards per attempt, and -0.04 EPA per play. This collapse occurred after the Rams set a defensive blueprint that forced Seattle to beat them with receivers other than JSN, a strategy other defenses copied for the remainder of the season.

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