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  6. article_body => "<p>49ers cornerback Richard Sherman returned to the lineup in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/49ers\/49ers-report-card-grades-offense-defense-28-18-loss-cardinals\">the team's 28-18 loss <\/a>to the Arizona Cardinals on&nbsp;Sunday, but he remained interception-less in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/49ers\/richard-sherman-readies-new-chapter-football-life-49ers\">his first season in San Francisco.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That doesn't mean the 30-year-old's been ineffective, though. According to football analytics site Pro Football Focus, Sherman's allowing receptions when he drops into coverage at a far lower rate than his peers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good luck completing passes on Richard Sherman this season: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/71a0EOprKX\">pic.twitter.com\/71a0EOprKX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1049420110144901120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>In fact, Sherman's 146 coverage snaps represent the entirety of his season, meaning he's only allowed one reception in four games with the 49ers this year. He's a big reason why San Francisco has allowed the 15th-fewest passing yards per game entering Monday, when the 49ers gave up the 11th-most a year ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/home-page\/pros-and-cons-49ers-adding-richard-sherman\">There were questions this offseason<\/a> whether or not Sherman, coming off of a ruptured Achilles tendon,&nbsp;could still be an effective cornerback. Through four games this season, Sherman's surely answered those questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; margin:0px; width:100%; height:250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanza.co\/@nfl-49ers?embed=true&banner=true&site=comcastsportsnet\"><\/iframe> \n"
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49ers cornerback Richard Sherman returned to the lineup in the team's 28-18 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but he remained interception-less in his first season in San Francisco. 

That doesn't mean the 30-year-old's been ineffective, though. According to football analytics site Pro Football Focus, Sherman's allowing receptions when he drops into coverage at a far lower rate than his peers.

In fact, Sherman's 146 coverage snaps represent the entirety of his season, meaning he's only allowed one reception in four games with the 49ers this year. He's a big reason why San Francisco has allowed the 15th-fewest passing yards per game entering Monday, when the 49ers gave up the 11th-most a year ago.  

There were questions this offseason whether or not Sherman, coming off of a ruptured Achilles tendon, could still be an effective cornerback. Through four games this season, Sherman's surely answered those questions.