This is relevant to the Atlanta Falcons as the team gets ready to face the 7-2 Colts in Berlin, Germany.
Gardner is regarded as one of the best young corners in the game. According to Next Gen Stats, in Week 5 of the season, Gardner had remained within one yard of his coverage matchup for 90 total seconds (one minute and 30 seconds), the most amount of time by any defender in the NFL at that time.
By Week 8, Gardner had covered a receiver on at least half of their routes in five of the Jets’ seven games to that point. Entering Week 10, he had not allowed more than two receptions to a single receiver in a game. He has forced a tight window on 52% of his targets, the highest rate of any player targeted at least 20 times in coverage, according to Next Gen Stats.