"Gonzalez was tasked with stopping Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who has served as the linchpin that makes this Seahawks offense run, and he has helped limit the All-Pro to just one catch for four years while keeping him out of the end zone."
"Between a spectacular play on a deep pass that prevented Sam Darnold from linking up with Rashid Shaheed for a big gain and another solid job of keeping Seattle out of the end zone late in the first half, Gonzalez is making a firm case to be considered among the best of the best."
"Micah Parsons believes that Gonzalez should be in conversations for the title of CB1 across the league with Denver Broncos star Patrick Surtain II. After watching that first half, can you disagree?"
"Gonzalez may not have the best advanced analytic numbers out there, but flipping on even a cursory amount of Patriots tape shows how he can swallow up wide receivers and completely change the tenor of an offensive game plan. Darnold looks shaken now that Smith-Njigba is covered up."
Christian Gonzalez delivered a dominant first-half Super Bowl LX performance, limiting Jaxon Smith-Njigba to just one catch for four years while keeping him out of the end zone. He produced a spectacular play on a deep pass that prevented Sam Darnold from linking up with Rashid Shaheed and helped keep Seattle out of the end zone late in the first half. Micah Parsons placed Gonzalez in CB1 conversations alongside Patrick Surtain II. Gonzalez overcame early-career injuries on losing teams, recorded no regular-season interceptions and posts inferior pure coverage stats, but his total package alters offensive game plans.
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