Malik Nabers — Week 6: 12 Catches, 165 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 19
Nabers caught 12 of 15 targets for 165 yards against the Saints, including a 46-yarder in the fourth quarter, in a 34-27 loss at home.
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Malik Nabers carried the Giants' passing game against the Saints: 15 targets, 12 catches, 165 yards and +2.4 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. Of those yards, 52 came after the catch.
His longest catch came with the Giants chasing. Down 34-24 with 3:29 left, first and 15 at the Giants' 27, J.J. McCarthy threw deep over the middle and Nabers took it 46 yards to the Saints' 27, +3.0 EPA. Earlier in the quarter, down 34-10, he caught a 27-yarder over the middle to the Saints' 13, and Tyrone Tracy Jr. scored three snaps later. His biggest gain in win probability came in the second quarter, up 7-0: an 18-yard catch on second and 15, +1.9 EPA and +4.3 points.
The costliest snap was not a catch. Down 24-10 with 4:23 left in the third quarter, first and 10 at the Saints' 37, Jameis Winston's short pass to Nabers on the left was intercepted by Martin Emerson at the 26 and returned 12 yards: -5.4 EPA, -6.9 points of win probability.
It was his biggest yardage game of the season, after 121 in Week 5. Through Week 5 he had 46 targets, 29 catches, 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and +9.3 EPA.
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