Halloween is here, which means it’s time for both sweet and spooky treats alike. The holiday falls at roughly the midway point of the 2022 NFL season, which makes it the perfect time to reassess some of football’s scariest — specifically, the most feared wide receiver duos in the game. Quite a few teams boast elite No. 1 targets, but which ones have the best collective talent out wide?
We’re glad you asked. Below, we’ve ranked the top 10 pairs, and not only that, but compared them to Halloween costumes in the spirit of the season:
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Just missed: Keenan Allen and Mike Williams (Chargers), Terry McLaurin and Curtis Samuel (Commanders), CeeDee Lamb and Noah Brown (Cowboys), Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce (Colts)
Halloween costume: Beetlejuice
Hopkins and Brown have yet to take a snap together — the former was suspended, and now the latter is injured — but separately, they’ve been No. 1 material for a scattershot offense. D-Hop is a world-class route-runner and possession target, while Brown has some of the game’s most consistent downfield speed. The question is, can they be trusted over the long haul? Like Beetlejuice, they’re equal parts magical, “Hollywood”-level entertaining and, for various reasons, prone to prolonged absences.
Halloween costume: Dinosaur
Metcalf is the T-Rex: a freakish physical specimen whose sheer size and strength draw attention. Lockett is the raptor: a pesky little thing who navigates with ease. In tandem, they give Seattle a 1A and 1B for the newly poised Geno Smith. If one (typically Metcalf) fails to translate natural gifts into consistently gaudy numbers, the other (typically Lockett) steps in to produce.
Halloween costume: Doctor
Kupp does almost all the heavy lifting here, but he alone is enough to redirect opposing game plans. What he lacks in overwhelming stature or, well, the general look of an unmatched athlete, Kupp makes up for with tried and true fundamentals. He’s a schooled route-runner, hands receiver and open-space mover. He is, for all intents and purposes, the only obvious remedy for a hurting Rams offense. Need help? Call on Dr. Kupp. He always delivers.
Halloween costume: Astronaut
Both 49ers youngsters play like they’ve been launched like a rocket, and both are best deployed as part of a grander mission overseen from the sidelines — Kyle Shanahan’s run-heavy offense representing the NASA control center here. Samuel is the…
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