Christian Watson Week 9 Preview vs. the Lions

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Christian Watson will be up against the sixth-worst passing defense in the league when his Green Bay Packers play the Detroit Lions in Week 9, on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

Watson's stat line shows 13 catches for 196 yards and two scores this season. He posts 32.7 yards receiving per game.

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Watson vs. the Lions

  • Watson vs the Lions (since 2021): 2 GP / 59.5 REC YPG / REC TD
  • Detroit has allowed four opposing receivers to pile up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2024 season.
  • Six players have grabbed a TD pass against the Lions this year.
  • Detroit has not allowed more than one receiving TD to an opposing player on the season.
  • The pass defense of the Lions is conceding 247.6 yards per game this season, which ranks 27th in the NFL.
  • So far this year, the Lions have given up six passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 0.9 per game. That ranks third among NFL defenses.

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Watson Receiving Insights

  • In the receiving game, Watson has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet in 50.0% of his games (three of six).
  • Watson has been targeted on 20 of his team's 240 passing attempts this season (8.3% target share).
  • He averages 9.8 yards per target this season (196 yards on 20 targets).
  • In two of six games this year, Watson has a touchdown catch, but he has posted zero multiple-TD efforts.
  • He has two total touchdowns this season (8.7% of his team's 23 offensive TDs).
  • With four red zone targets, Watson has been on the receiving end of 11.1% of his team's 36 red zone pass attempts.

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Watson's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Jaguars 10/27/2024 Week 8 6 TAR / 4 REC / 39 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 10/20/2024 Week 7 2 TAR / 1 REC / 9 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / -4 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 10/13/2024 Week 6 4 TAR / 3 REC / 68 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 9/29/2024 Week 4 1 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 9/22/2024 Week 3 2 TAR / 2 REC / 67 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs