Last week, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 233 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions over 30 passes in a 21-6 win over the New York Giants. When you dig a little closer into the game flow, though, his stats weren’t as impressive as they seemed.

For whatever reason, the Giants thought it was a good idea to play a lot of man coverage against Daniels, a bold call against a mobile quarterback who can break the pocket with defenders’ backs turned to the passer. On the day, New York played 35 percent of their plays in some form of man, disproportionately playing those types of snaps earlier on in the game.

For perspective, Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, who will be facing off against Daniels on Thursday, played the second-lowest rate of man co

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