Kyle Fuller had been having a stellar season. However, the Green Bay Packers got the best of him in Week 10
Kyle Fuller has had a great season to date. There is no way around it, his resurgence has put the team where they were. However, it is hard not recognize that he is one of the biggest reasons why this team is 3-6 rather than 4-5 at this point.
His game from hell started early and never ended. On the second play of the game, a poor tackling attempt on a short pass to Randall Cobb results in a 38 yard gain. From there, the Packers consistency picked on him.
Just look at the passing chart below. Kyle Fuller consistently lines up on the right side. It looks like Hundley hardly even tried to throw to the left.
The plan worked. In matchups where Hundley got a receiver isolated on Kyle Fuller, he completed five receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. Throwing against every defender resulted in 13 receptions for 101 yards. The difference in yards per attempt is 22.2 against Fuller to 7.7 against anybody else.
Fuller gave up the only touchdown for Hundley, a play with the team down just three points. He gave up a 42 yard completion on third and ten late into the fourth quarter, helping milk clock for the Packers.
On top of that, he even got worked in the run game. Below, we see rookie Jamal Williams absolutely blow up Fuller. He did this with about three minutes
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to go in the game. It was a second and four, and the Bears were two stops away from having enough time to establish one last drive. Fuller makes contact at the line of scrimmage. Williams is able to shrug off Fuller and pick up all four yards after contact that give the Packers a first down. This is devastating.
It is worth repeating again. Kyle Fuller has been excellent in the first half of the season. However, this performance has to be worth remembering. He was almost certainly the biggest liability on defense, and likely on the team given how important the plays were that he gave up. Fuller will look to bounce back as this contract season will make or break him monetarily.