Pats Pulpit on Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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All eight of Smith-Njigba's catches for 122 yards and a touchdown, meanwhile, came against zone. He faced man coverage on only nine of his routes for a rate of 32.1%... According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Gonzalez and Smith-Njigba faced each other on 10 total snaps with both of the passes thrown their way ending up incomplete.
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Smith-Njigba's 8 catches (122 yards, 1 TD) all came vs. zone; 0 catches on 10 snaps vs. Gonzalez.

Smith-Njigba recorded 8 catches for 122 yards and 1 touchdown against New England, but his production was heavily scheme-dependent: all eight catches came against zone coverage. He faced man coverage on only nine of his routes for a rate of 32.1%—a number that was 70% versus Christian Gonzalez and only 11% against every other Patriots defender. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, when matched up against Gonzalez on 10 total snaps, both passes thrown their way ended up incomplete, compared to JSN being targeted on nine of 18 routes against all other Patriots defenders.

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