MillionDollarCam

He McSorely needed that one.

Damn, what a catch!

That’s not correct. The first tiebreaker when three teams are tied is head to head among the teams. Saints would be 3-1 (one loss to Carolina) Panthers would be 2-2 (one loss to Atlanta and one loss to New Orleans) Falcons would be 1-3 (one loss to Carolina and two to New Orleans) Saints would advance. In order to clinch specifically for next week. The Panthers need the Cards to win tonight, they need to beat the Bucs next week, they need a Saints loss, and a Falcons loss. The Panthers can still advance if they beat the Bucs and lose to the Saints but they’d need the Bucs to beat the Falcons in their final game to avoid a three team tie.

The Fightnin Steve Wilks’… I love it.

We’re seeing why scouts asked him to work out as a DB.

This is riveting game of which QB sucks worse.

I don’t remember the last time Brady threw the ball five yards pass the LOS.

Wouldn’t matter if there was a three way tie and we lost to New Orleans. If the following scenario happened then New Orleans would advance: This Week Cards beat Bucs Next Week Panthers beat Bucs Eagles beat Saints Falcons beat Cardinals Final Week Saints beat Panthers Falcons beat Bucs The Saints, Falcons, and Panthers would all be 7-10, in a three team tie, the Saints would advance.

They are but that doesn’t matter if there’s a three way tie. If New Orleans, Atlanta, and Carolina all finish at 7-10 then New Orleans advances. So as I originally stated, yes, Atlanta needs to lose next week.

Also need a Cardinals win over the Falcons.

Yeah, if we lose to the Bucs then we don’t deserve the playoffs.

All tied up at 3.

Watching McSorley is like watching Mayfield, he just drops back and slings it at no one in particular.

Hopefully the Cards don’t blow their load early, their energy is high right now.

That’s a win for Arizona. Brady misses a wide open receiver and Tampa settles for three.

Got to love Dan Campbell.

Think that has to do more with Wilks than Darnold. I don’t expect Wilks to change his coaching philosophy for any QB not named Mahomes, Allen, or Burrow.

Still half a year younger than Burrow, Darnold’s 25.

It’s cliche but it’s amazing what an extra second and half can do for a QB that may not process the game as quick as other QB’s. I don’t think there’s ever been a question about Darnold’s talent and ability to make every throw, it’s always been upstairs. Obviously you’d like to have a QB that isn’t totally reliant on an all-star OL but Darnold is doing his job well over the past few weeks.

Bozeman has been great but the unit as a whole deserves a lot of credit. Darnold’s time in the pocket before pressure is 2.8 seconds, that’s the highest number of any QB that’s played at least four games. And props to Darnold for doing his thing with the time that the line is giving him.

Interesting numbers for sure. The broadcast mentioned Darnold’s high YPC today which had me doing a little research earlier. Darnold’s air yards per attempt are in the average range (4.2) but the best QB’s in the league also have their numbers in that range as well (Mahomes and Burrow are both at 4.3). The real important thing here is that Sam’s pocket time before pressure is at 2.8 seconds, that’s the highest amount of time with a clean pocket for any QB that’s played at least 4 games. Just for shits and giggles. Darnold - 2.8 seconds of pocket time before pressure, averaging 4.2 air yards per attempt, with a 61.4 completion percentage Mahomes - 2.6 seconds of pocket time before pressure, 4.3 air yards per attempt, 66.9 completion percentage Obviously Darnold isn’t Mahomes and it’s a small sample size, but if he brings his completion percentage up a bit then the Panthers might actually have something.

Yards per completion 1. Jacob Eason (19.67 - 1 GP) 2. Gardner Minshew (17.00 - 3GP) 3. Jordan Love (15.50 - 3GP) 4. Teddy Bridgewater (14.11 - 4GP) 5. Sam Darnold (14.00 - 4 GP) If you want to set a threshold, say of at least eight games played, then you’d be looking at: 1. Tua Tagovailoa - 13.33 2. Zach Wilson - 12.79 3. Patrick Mahomes - 12.16 4. Jalen Hurts - 12.14 5. Marcus Mariota - 12.06 You could also argue that air yards is a more important stat in regards to a QB stretching the field. Air Yards Per Attempt 1. Jamies Winston - 6.0 2. Tua Tagovailoa - 5.7 3. Mitch Trubisky - 5.1 4. Bailey Zappe - 5.1 5. Teddy Bridgewater - 5.1 All in all, I’d say it’s pretty obvious that Miami’s offense is built around stretching the field, regardless of who the QB is.

I’d argue that Darnold isn’t necessarily managing the game as much as he’s just following the game script. Whether you like it or not, this is how Wilks’ coach’s. It’s a run heavy offense and it’s very Riveraesque. All Sam can do is make plays within the confines of the game plan. It would be one thing if Sam was turning the ball over and leaving a bunch of big plays on the board. But in reality, he’s making damn near every play that’s there for him. I give our OL a bunch of credit because Darnold can make all the throws, he just doesn’t process the game as quick as the elite QB’s of the NFL. With that said, with time, he’s shown that he’s a capable QB.

Baker Mayfield would be proud.