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You can watch Thursday Night Football: Commanders vs. Eagles at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video.
Whoooo, boy — if last week’s divisional matchup is any indication of what we’re going to get tonight, then we’re in for another banger of a TNF game. Two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the league square off tonight when Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders take on Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Let’s go to the tale of the tape.
Finally — FINALLY — Terry McLaurin has the QB play to make him (even more of) a superstar
Those of us who know an elite wide receiver when we see him know just how good it feels to see Terry McLaurin having the best season of his career in 2024. Even if you don’t have him on your fantasy lineup, it’s wonderful to see him finally exiting the QB wilderness, and the spoils have already made themselves apparent.
McLaurin is third in the NFL in receiving yardage, third in touchdown catches and fifth in total fantasy points. And sure, those are pretty surface-level stats. Want to go under the hood? Sure — I’ll let Andy Behrens take the wheel:
As good as the surface-level fantasy stats look for Terry, the underlying numbers are even better. He’s averaging 2.42 yards per route run, among the highest rates in the league, and he leads all receivers in contested catches. McLaurin has managed to haul in 17 of 23 contested balls (73.9%), which is just stupid. He’s been unreasonably good. His passer-rating when targeted is 130.3, and that honestly undersells his season. (Excerpt from today’s Get To The Points! newsletter
The Eagles’ secondary has gotten much better of late, but they’ll have their work cut out for them trying to slow down the Daniels-McLaurin connection. Scary Terry is a clear WR1 for this game, and for the rest of the season.
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Publish date : 2024-11-14 15:25:33
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