Washington takes advantage of this one-on-one matchup with Terry McLaurin. It starts with Howell's processing, reading his proper keys on this run-pass option before firing the back shoulder throw to McLaurin. What made things easier for McLaurin at the catch point was the advantage that Howell had on cornerback Josh Jobe, who, because safety Reed Blakenship crashed down on the run-action, knew he had an excellent opportunity with Jobe's back toward him. Howell showed very good ball placement, and McLaurin finished the play, highpointing the football and using very good grip strength to maintain possession through Jobe's defense.
Eric Bieniemy uses a stacked alignment with Curtis Samuel and Jahan Dotson to create conflict with the Eagles' coverage rules. Bieniemy calls a high-low concept for Howell but motions Samuel from the opposite side of the formation, which helps indicate the coverage for Howell and Samuel. At the snap, Samuel does an excellent job of processing the coverage along with Howell and sitting in the open void of the defense instead of potentially carrying his route into linebacker Nicholas Morrow. The stacked alignment helped Howell process where to throw the football because of how the cornerbacks play it; Bradberry and Slay both follow the vertical route, leaving Samuel unaccounted for.
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