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), facing the New Orleans Saints. The Saints are giving up the fifth-most passing yards in the NFL, 242.2 per game.

Watson has totaled 620 receiving yards on 29 catches with two touchdowns this year, averaging 51.7 yards per game.

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Watson vs. the Saints

  • Watson vs the Saints (since 2021): No games
  • New Orleans has allowed five opposing receivers to rack up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2024 season.
  • The Saints have conceded a TD pass to 11 opposing players this year.
  • New Orleans has allowed three players to register at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
  • The pass defense of the Saints is giving up 242.2 yards per contest this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
  • The Saints' defense is ranked first in the league with 14 passing TDs allowed so far this season.

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Watson Receiving Insights

  • Watson, in eight of 12 games, has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
  • Watson has received 12.9% of his team's 394 passing attempts this season (51 targets).
  • He is averaging 12.2 yards per target (first in league play), averaging 620 yards on 51 passes thrown his way.
  • Watson has had a touchdown catch in two of 12 games this year. He hauled in only one TD reception in each of those games.
  • He has 4.8% of his team's 42 offensive touchdowns this season (two).
  • With eight red zone targets, Watson has been on the receiving end of 12.1% of his team's 66 red zone pass attempts.

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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