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| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| Patriots @ Broncos | Sunday -- 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Rams @ Seahawks | Sunday -- 6:30 p.m. ET |
Puka Nacua
Nacua grabbed 5 of 10 targets for 56 yards in the Divisional Round, rushing twice for 6 yards.
Nacua has multiple rushing attempts in each of the past three games.
While the yardage was largely held in check on Sunday in Chicago, Nacua still received double-digit targets for the seventh consecutive game.
He has had at least 25% of the team’s targets in 10 straight games.
Nacua was efficient in both games against Seattle during the regular season.
He caught 7 of 8 targets for 75 yards in Week 11.
While that box score is not crazy, Nacua only ran 21 routes, accounting for 3.57 yards per route run, 29.6% of the team’s targets, and 39.6% of the air yards.
In Week 16, Nacua did stuff the stat sheet.
He secured 12 of 16 targets for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns, posting 5.0 yards per route run, accounting for 33.3% of the team’s targets and 36.9% of the air yards.
Nacua did his damage from everywhere on the field in both matchups.
With Davante Adams out in Week 16, Nacua played 71.8% of his snaps out wide after a 52.9% rate in the Week 11 matchup.
On 44 routes out wide against Seattle this season, Nacua averaged 4.98 yards per route run.
On 22 routes from the slot, he posted 3.68 yards per route run.
For some added context for how much of an outlier Nacua is against this defense, Nacua's yardage in each game are most and second-most receiving yards Seattle has allowed to a wide receiver over their past 10 games.
No other wide receiver has topped 57 yards in a game against them over that span.
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