Who were the best quarterbacks, for better or for worse, in the division round?
In the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, the favorite to win the regular season MVP held up his brilliant stride with another memorable performance to take him one step away from the Super Bowl.
Unfortunately, another future Hall of Famer who played this weekend could have exploded the rosters with one of his worst starts in his postseason career.
We present – as always, in alphabetical order – the quarterbacks who stood out the most, positive or negative, in the NFL on the last day:
Quarterbacks alza
A violent takedown where it was not clear when – if any – the hit Mahomes in the head he took it out of the game Chiefs for the Accounts in the third period, but until then, Mahomes I had a pretty positive day. The quarterback of Kansas City he completed 21 of 30 pass attempts for 255 yards with a touchdown pass and another hasty touchdown. There, optimism reigns in the organization Mahomes will be ready for the duel against Accounts, and it is more convenient for them because Browns they were never in the party Ronda Division in Arrow-head, until Mahomes went to the dressing room. His 8.5 meters per attempt was the best average in the Wild Card round.
About to play in his first Championship match from NFC in Lambeau Field, Rodgers it couldn’t come at a better time. He comes off a 23-for-36 performance for 296 yards with two touchdown passes and a hasty touchdown against the Ramming, one of the most celebrated defenses in the NFL last season. Rodgers, was the only pin of the Wild Card round to score a Total QBR of more than 90 points – he scored 92.1 – and he was also the one who threw for the most yards. The tranquility with which it works Rodgers in the current post-season he is in stark contrast to the other quarterbacks.
Quarterbacks a la baja
Yes the Accounts they have the pass for it Championship match AFC, but it wasn’t pretty. The windy conditions made it very difficult Allen and its counterpart who put the ball in the air, which was especially noticeable Buffalo, one of the most passing teams in the league. Allen he completed only 23 of 37 passes for 206 yards with a touchdown pass, with no interceptions. However, his effort of 5.57 meters per pass was among the lowest on the list. Ronda Division, And his Total QBR of 51.0 was the second worst on the day.
For the second straight week, the worst performance of the day was down to one of the quarterbacks in the NFL, after the horrendous performance of Ben Roethlisberger in the Wild Card round. Brees he completed 19 of the 34 passes for 134 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. No one threw less yards or more interceptions on the weekend, and his 55.9 percent completion rate was the second worst this round. Not only was his 3.94 yards per pass attempt the worst of the quarterbacks on this date, but he was significantly behind the rest. His 31.7 QBR Total was also the worst of the day, and he was also far from the others. So how much experience in the postseason really counts in the favor, after seeing it Roethlisberger and Brees in action?
Like it Allen, Jackson he suffered a lot trying to complete passes in the gusts of wind. The passer made contact on 14 of his 24 pass attempts for 162 yards, did not throw a touchdown pass or score on the ground, but instead threw an interception into the red zone – the first in his entire professional career – that was eventually returned to the diagonals through Buffalo. His average of 6.75 yards per attempt was third best of the day, but he was also fired three times, second most, just behind Jared Goff of the Ramming. Such as Mahomes, Jackson couldn’t finish game due to concussion.