Zachariah Branch — Week 7: A 61-Yard Return
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 26
Branch returned a kickoff 61 yards to set up a field goal, caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards and ran once for 8 against the 49ers, in Atlanta's 29-20 win at home.
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Zachariah Branch did his biggest work on a kickoff against the 49ers. Down 7-0 in the first quarter, he returned Eddy Pineiro's kickoff 61 yards to the San Francisco 36, and Nick Folk kicked a 39-yard field goal after four plays. From scrimmage he had an 8-yard run on the first touchdown drive, +0.46 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position, and a 9-yard catch on 2 targets. Through Week 6 he had caught 9 of 10 targets for 55 yards in five games.
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