John Bates Week 2 Preview vs. the Cowboys

Washington Commanders receiver John Bates will be up against a middle-of-the-pack pass defense in Week 2 (Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET), up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are ranked 22nd in terms of passing yards conceded, at 229 per game.

Bates' stat line last season featured 11 grabs for 103 yards and one TD, averaging 10.3 yards per game on 16 targets.

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Bates vs. the Cowboys

• Bates vs the Cowboys (since 2021): 3 GP / 23 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
• Through the air, Dallas gave up more than 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Cowboys allowed a touchdown reception to 28 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Dallas allowed six players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Bates will face the NFL's worst pass defense a season ago (251.5 yards allowed per game).
• The Cowboys allowed 35 passing touchdowns (2.1 per game) last season to rank 31st in league play.

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Bates Receiving Insights

• In two of his three games last season (66.7%), Bates went over on receiving yards prop bets.
• He was targeted on 16 passes last year, averaging 6.4 yards per target.
• Bates had a receiving touchdown in one of nine games last season, but had no games with multiple receiving TDs.

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Bates' Last Season Performance