One week after letting at least potential completions go through his hands, Green Bay Packers rookie receiver Romeo Doubs bounced back in a big way by completing a few of the biggest plays for the Packers offense during Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Doubs played 54 snaps and caught four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown.
“Romeo made some unbelievable plays in this game,” coach Matt LaFleur said post-game.
On the score, Doubs made a spinning catch against tight coverage and hung onto the ball through contact with the defender and ground to finish off the 19-yard touchdown.
Per Next Gen Stats, the completion probability of the throw was under 30 percent, highlighting the difficulty of the play.
Aaron Rodgers & Romeo Doubs (19-yd TD)
🔹 Air Distance: 42.4 yards
🔹 Target Separation: 0.8 yards
🔹 Completion Probability: 27.6%Doubs has been targeted 6 times on 10 routes in motion this season.#GBvsBUF #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/DRIbyLRjM0
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 31, 2022
Later, Doubs grabbed a 26-yarder from Aaron Rodgers by beating the defender at the catch point in another contested catch situation. The gain was Doubs’ longest of the season through eight games.
Rodgers had a passer rating of 157.8 when targeting Doubs on Sunday night. The rookie receiver ran 30 routes and produced 62 yards, per PFF, good for a yards-per-route-run average of over 2.0 – a strong mark regardless of experience or opponent.
Overall, Doubs now has a catch of at least 20 yards in five of his eight NFL games. And his three touchdowns – against the Buccaneers, Patriots and Bills – came in games against top defenses.
ROMEO DOUBS WHAT A CATCH. #GoPackGo
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