- Daniel Jones set to take on a very good defense: Jones has seen coverage mistakes at the fifth-highest rate in the NFL and has been excellent at exploiting them, ranking in the league’s top cluster when defenses break down. But when the expected rate of those mistakes shifts from closer to 37% to around 54%, it materially changes the outlook for a Colts offense that has relied heavily on forcing coverage errors and capitalizing on them.
- Washington's defense should be no match for Bo Nix: The Commanders rank last in the NFL in disruption rate for the season at 38%, and as injuries have mounted, that number has fallen to 28% over the last five weeks — again the worst mark in the league.
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Daniel Jones is in for a long, challenging day
One of PFF’s key areas of study has been understanding coverage as a weak-link system and how a single coverage mistake can significantly influence offensive success. That work led us to define “perfect coverage,” referring to plays in which no defender commits a coverage error.
And the distributional effects are significant — non-perfect-coverage plays produce a much fatter tail for offensive success, while perfect-coverage plays cluster tightly to the left of zero EPA, meaning they far more often result in positive outcomes for the defense.
This is an area where the Texans have excelled, leading the NFL with a 53% perfect-coverage rate and maintaining that level over the last six weeks at 54%.
That sets up a difficult matchup for a banged-up Daniel Jones, who has seen relatively few perfectly covered plays this season.
Jones has seen coverage mistakes at the fifth-highest rate in the NFL and has been excellent at exploiting them, ranking in the league’s top cluster when defenses break down. But when the expected rate of those mistakes shifts from closer to 37% to around 54%, it materially changes the outlook for a Colts offense that has relied heavily on forcing coverage errors and capitalizing on them. Coupled with an injury that limits Jones’ ability to create, this becomes a very poor matchup for Indianapolis.
I’ll be on Daniel Jones unders, some Texans angles and SGPs that tell the story of a Colts offense struggling to throw the ball effectively.
Bo Nix is in a prime spot to pick apart a struggling defense
Related to perfect coverage is the concept of disruption rate, which refers to any play in which the defense either generates pressure that forces a quarterback off his read or produces perfect coverage.
In effect, it captures the snaps that push an offense out of structure and require the quarterback to create on his own for the play to succeed.
This has been a major problem area for Washington’s defense. The Commanders rank last in the NFL in disruption rate this season at 38%, and as injuries have mounted, that number has fallen to 28% over the last five weeks — again, the worst mark in the league.
The average NFL defense generates disruption on 45% of snaps.
Bo Nix is highly sensitive to disruption. He’s been one of the league’s worst quarterbacks when pressured or forced off his first read, but he’s been above average when kept clean and allowed to operate within structure.
Paired with a Washington defense that allows the highest explosive-play rate in the NFL — an area where Nix still has room for improvement — this matchup sets up well for improved efficiency on clean-pocket snaps, given the softer defensive environment and Washington’s lack of disruption.
I’ll be on the Broncos‘ pass game and their team total, along with SGPs built around Denver winning through the air.
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