Mike Evans or Sterling Shepherd tonight?

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Mike Evans is expected to see shadow coverage from familiar foe James Bradberry tonight.

Bradberry aligned across from Evans on 70%+ of his routes in 5 of 7 matchups in 2016-19 when Bradberry was a member of the Panthers.

Bradberry has been the nearest defender on almost twice as many targets to Evans than any other defender since 2016.

Bradberry vs Evans
? 27 rec, 359 yds, TD, INT (55 targets)
? 49.1% comp pct, 6.5 yds/target
? 36% tight window rate


Bradberry has had a career year with the Giants, including games where he shadowed Allen Robinson, Amari Cooper, and DeSean Jackson.

Bradberry as Nearest Defender (2020)
? 6.0 yds/target*
? 24% tight window rate*
? 52.9 passer rating*

*Career-best

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