Christian Watson Week 16 Preview vs. the Saints

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Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson has a favorable matchup in Week 16 (Monday at 8:15 PM ET), playing the New Orleans Saints. The Saints are conceding the fifth-most passing yards in the league, 242.2 per game.

Watson's 51 targets have turned into to 29 grabs for 620 yards (and an average of 51.7 per game) and two scores.

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Watson vs. the Saints

  • Watson vs the Saints (since 2021): No games
  • New Orleans has allowed five opposing receivers to put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2024 season.
  • 11 players have grabbed a TD pass against the Saints this year.
  • New Orleans has allowed three players to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
  • The 242.2 passing yards per game given up by the Saints defense makes them the NFL's 28th-ranked pass defense.
  • The Saints have the No. 3 defense in the NFL in passing touchdowns allowed, conceding 14 this season (one per game).

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Watson Receiving Insights

  • In eight of 12 games this season, Watson has exceeded his prop for receiving yards.
  • Watson has received 12.9% of his team's 394 passing attempts this season (51 targets).
  • He has 620 receiving yards on 51 targets to rank second in league play with 12.2 yards per target.
  • In two of 12 games this year, Watson has a touchdown catch, but he has had zero multiple-TD efforts.
  • He has scored two of his team's 42 offensive touchdowns this season (4.8%).
  • Watson (eight red zone targets) has been targeted 12.1% of the time in the red zone (66 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Watson's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Seahawks 12/15/2024 Week 15 6 TAR / 3 REC / 56 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 12/5/2024 Week 14 7 TAR / 4 REC / 114 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Dolphins 11/28/2024 Week 13 4 TAR / 2 REC / 67 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 11/24/2024 Week 12 3 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 4 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 11/17/2024 Week 11 4 TAR / 4 REC / 150 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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