Colston Loveland — Week 5: Fourth-Down Catch, Then a Pick
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Loveland caught 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards against the Packers, and a third-quarter throw his way was intercepted one snap after his fourth-down conversion, in a 31-7 loss in Green Bay.
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Colston Loveland's day against the Packers turned on three straight throws to him late in the third quarter: 5 targets, 2 catches, 19 yards, -4.1 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
Down 23-7 with 1:20 left, third and 4 at the Chicago 39, a deep throw over the middle to him fell incomplete. On fourth and 4 Tyson Bagent found him short for 7 yards and a first down, +3.0 EPA. On the next snap Bagent threw short over the middle for him again, and Xavier McKinney intercepted at the Green Bay 42: -4.8 EPA and -3.4 points of win probability.
His other catch, 12 yards from Case Keenum on third and 15 in the fourth quarter, fell short of the sticks. Weeks 1 through 4 brought 11 catches on 18 targets, 91 yards and -4.9 EPA.
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