![]() ![]() All four quarterbacks struggled in week two. The AFC South has backup quarterbacks in Indianapolis and Jacksonville, and two quarterbacks who can’t stop taking sacks in Houston and Tennessee (there are three quarterbacks who have taken a sack on 11% of their dropbacks since 2018, and all three are on these two teams: Marcus Mariota, Deshaun Watson, and Ryan Tannehill). In week 2, the Jets and the Dolphins became the first two teams in 2019 to pick up a first down on less than 17% of their passing plays. ![]() The Jets finished with 6 passing first downs on 36 dropbacks. In the AFC East, the Jets and Dolphins are completely lost in the short term at quarterback: despite the good-looking numbers produced by Luke Falk last night as New York’s third string quarterback, they all came in garbage time. ![]() Right now, the state of the AFC is pretty ugly. The table below shows the full passing stats: Jimmy Garoppolo and his former mentor Tom Brady both had great weeks, but there’s no question who was the best quarterback in week two. Mahomes completed 12 of 17 passes, for a remarkable 278 yards (23.2 yards per completion) and 4 touchdowns, with no interceptions or sacks and *ten* first downs. The best player in football put together a 2nd quarter for the ages on Sunday against the Raiders. What did help week 2? The reigning MVP of the NFL, Patrick Mahomes. And Eli Manning, Carson Wentz, and Derek Carr all had ugly weeks, too. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen combined to be terrible: 7 passing first downs, 4 interceptions, and 7 sacks. There are also the Dolphins to be discussed. In week two, two Hall of Fame quarterbacks went down: Ben Roethlisberger is out for the season with an injured right elbow, and Drew Brees is out for two months torn ligament in the thumb on his throwing hand. Nick Foles broke his left clavicle early in week one and is out indefinitely. Sam Darnold is out with mono and didn’t play last night. In week 2, though, things dipped down quite a bit to 5.96 ANY/A and a passer rating of 87.6. Herbert also will have at his disposal a plethora of playmakers, including receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, first-round pick Quentin Johnston, as well as running back Austin Ekeler, who last season led the NFL with 18 touchdowns.In week 1, the passing stats were once again remarkable: the league averaged 7.08 ANY/A and produced a passer rating of 100.2. This season, Herbert will be under the direction of new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who joined the Bolts after four seasons in the same role with the Dallas Cowboys, where his unit ranked in the top four in points per game (27.7), yards per game (391) and third-down conversion percentage (44%). Last season, he led the Chargers to their first playoff appearance since 2018. Herbert has surpassed several significant statistical NFL milestones since he was selected with the sixth overall pick in 2020. Herbert's deal makes him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history based on average annual value ($52.5 million). It also sets the playing field for the Cincinnati Bengals and star QB Joe Burrow, who remain in talks on an extension. Herbert becomes the third quarterback this year to agree to a blockbuster extension following new deals between the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts (five years, $255 million) and the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson (five years, $260 million). ![]()
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