Keenan Allen Week 5 Outlook - Panthers at Bears

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 3rd 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Last week, Allen returned to the lineup with a 69% route share, a 13% target share, 1.06 YPRR, and a 14.3% first-read share. Last week, Williams was locked onto D.J. Moore (42.9% first-read share) and no one else. Hopefully, Allen can bounce back this week, but it's tough to trust him and to be honest, it's not really an Allen thing. It's the fact that Williams isn't playing well enough to support one receiver weekly, much less 2-3 wide receivers. Carolina is third in single-high rate (68.8%). Against single-high, Allen has a 23.3% target share and a 28.6% first-read share. The Panthers have been tougher against slot receivers, ranking 15th in PPR points per target and allowing the 12th-lowest passer rating when targeted. Allen will run about 56% of his routes against Troy Hill (88.9% catch rate and 96.3 passer rating).