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Against the blitz, LaPorta has recorded 14 targets, 11 receptions, 169 receiving yards (2nd among TEs), two touchdowns, and 92 yards after catch (4th among TEs). His 15.1 total receiving EPA ranks second among tight ends and fifth among all players.
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LaPorta's elite blitz EPA (15.1, 2nd among TEs) makes him a key weapon vs Minnesota.

Tight end eating blitzing defenses alive this season with elite efficiency. Against the blitz, LaPorta has recorded 14 targets, 11 receptions, 169 receiving yards (2nd among TEs), two touchdowns, and 92 yards after catch (4th among TEs). His 15.1 total receiving EPA ranks second among tight ends and fifth among all players. Against Vikings specifically last year, LaPorta recorded eight targets, six receptions, 97 receiving yards (16.2 yards per reception), one touchdown, and four first downs in his lone game. Positioned as a secondary weapon alongside St. Brown to give Goff a pair of boogeymen capable of exploiting Flores' blitz-heavy defense.

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