Here's an explainer on two-high coverage, also called Cover 2, in the NFL ... There's the straightforward man-to-man coverage ...

What is Cover 2? The base Cover 2 is a zone defense where every defender is responsible for an area of the field and not a specific man. The field is divided into five underneath zones and two ...

One defense that can tend to generate some big ... offenses from attacking the deep middle portion of the field. Cover 2 Man (Sometimes Called Cover 5): This form of man-to-man coverage has ...