Darrelle Revis signed a 5-year, $70 million deal in the offseason, and through half the season, he’s been one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL. However, it’s clear that he’s not the lockdown corner he was over the last few years.
Revis struggled to stay with Sammy Watkins of Buffalo last week – Watkins only had minuscule stats, but he repeatedly beat Revis – and earlier this season with Amari Cooper and Julian Edelman. If you’re just looking at stats, you might think Revis has shut these guys down.
But if you’re watching the games closely, you know Edelman dropped a TD at the goal line after beating Revis. And Watkins had Revis by a step or two early in the Buffalo game but the pass was woefully underthrown, or he walks into the end zone.
Revis is officially getting lit up by DeAndre Hopkins today. The Texans star had four catches for 98 yards (from TJ Yates) in the first half, including this touchdown. On the scoring pass, look at how badly Hopkins beat Revis:
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