Pro Bowl voting: Bucs’ Carlton Davis passes Marshon Lattimore after giving up 3 TD’s
Marshon Lattimore was the only New Orleans Saints player to lead his position group in Pro Bowl votes a week ago, but he’s taken a backseat to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis in a Dec. 3 update from the NFL.
That isn’t very surprising, in a vacuum. Davis has had a great year for Tampa Bay and blanketed Michael Thomas in their Week 1 meeting, so he probably deserves a Pro Bowl nod. But it’s tough to accept these results after he was brined, smoked, and seared by Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill last Sunday.
Pro Football Focus charting found that Hill was targeted 9 times with Davis in coverage, catching all 9 passes for a staggering 211 receiving yards and 3 touchdown receptions. It was one of the worst games for a cornerback in recent memory and clashes horribly with this news of Davis leading all NFC corners in Pro Bowl votes.
For context, Lattimore has allowed just 2 touchdown catches in his last 5 games — a total of 15 receptions on 27 targets for 157 receiving yards. And that’s while dealing with a hamstring injury that’s limited him in practice and held him out of New Orleans’ Week 11 visit to Tampa Bay.
Maybe Davis rebounds when the Buccaneers come out of their Week 13 bye. But if you’re interested in flipping this result back the other way with Lattimore on top, cast your Pro Bowl vote at this link.
