The New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles square off on Sunday, Jan. 13, in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the NFC Playoffs Divisional Round. The most potent weapon on that Philadelphia offense is tight end Zach Ertz who is only behind Saints receiver Michael Thomas for most receptions in the league in 2018. So stopping him will be a huge focus for the Saints as they look to get one step closer to Super Bowl LIII. The Saint charged with trying to handle Ertz will be strong safety Vonn Bell.
Though the responsibility to mitigate what Ertz might do isn’t squarely on Vonn Bell’s shoulders, he’ll have the lion’s share of the responsibility.