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locked up the MVP award on "Thursday Night Football" against the with another outstanding performance, and locked up a spot in the playoffs with a strong effort in Pittsburgh on "Sunday Night Football" in Week 15. got back on track in a win over the Cleveland Browns, and took a sizable step forward against the .Each week, I dig deep and grade these quarterbacks on a per-snap basis, taking every individual aspect of their performance into account. And you'll see a season grade for the signal-callers who've played significant snaps in more than one game. BAL QB #8 Best Throws: Jackson's first pa s of the game was a fastball on play-action to through moderate traffic. Then, after checking out a few potential targets, Jackson exploded through the middle of the line and flipped on the afterburners for a 25-yard scamper. His touchdown to was Cole Anthony Jersey only five yards, but he back juked away from a defender in the pocket and got it out quickly on a sidearm-ish release. On an early second-quarter run, Jackson's speed left a few defenders in the dust. On the throw before his long touchdown to a wide open , it looked like he hit Hayden Hurst in the chest for what would've been a score down the seam. On a fourth-down attempt in his own end, Jackson moved right and found a completely uncovered Andrews for 36. He then scanned the entire field before ripping one to to move the chains. His touchdown to s to Roberts was slightly underthrown but still in a position in which it got over the trailing corner. He later ripped one to Roberts against zone after really climbing the pocket.Worst Throws: In the first, Jackson climbed the pocket off play-action and threw high over the middle against tight coverage. Late in the second, he threw behind an out-breaker to . On a third down in the fourth, Jackson airmailed a throw to a totally wide open Andrews down the middle of the field that likely would've been a long touchdown.Summary:Jackson was electric, as he's been for the vast majority of his second season. Some blatant misfires popped up in this one, but there were more quality throws at the intermediate level than usual, and he was very poised inside the pocket as a pa ser.Grade: A-Season Grade: B+Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning's all-time pa sing TD record, and Will Brinson and the Pick Six Podcast Superfriends are here to break down that and more. Listen below andfor daily NFL goodne s. MIN QB #14 Best Throws: Late in the first, after seeing pre sure immediately after snapping his head around after play-action, Darnold found a receiver on an intermediate cro ser for a 19-yard gain. A few plays later, Darnold rolled right and pinpointed sitting a void in zone coverage. His touchdown to Crowder was another rollout in which he fit the ball in with the veteran wideout stationed just in bounds. Very precise to s for six. On a third-and-2 in the first half, Darnold displayed fine patience in the pocket and squeezed the ball into Crowder to move the chains. With a defender contacting him upon the release, Darnold placed it perfectly to in the end zone, but the pa s was knocked away. In the third, he threw with ideal timing on an out to Anderson before the safety arrived. In the fourth, he hit Anderson in stride on a post. As he was hit, Darnold zipped an out-breaking route against tight coverage to Crowder for a touchdown.Worst Throws: Midway through the first, Darnold unnece sarily moved out of the pocket and was forced into a hurried throw that fell incomplete. Late in the second, he overthrew an open receiver down the sideline that probably would've resulted in a touchdown, although the receiver may have slowed midway through his route, not helping the timing of the pa s. I have no idea who he intended to throw the ball to on an interception in Baltimore's end. While under pre sure, he lofted an out route outside its intended target.Summary: This was one of the grittiest performances of Darnold's young career, especially considering the strength of his opponent and his offensive line (two elements that are factored in every week, with every quarterback). There were a handful of impre sive, tight-window throws, and a handful of head-scratchers. He was pre sured a great deal and didn't handle it particularly well but wasn't a disaster under dure s either.Grade: BSeason Grade: C BUF QB #17 Best Throws: The first throw of the game was a somewhat dangerous rocket to for 11 yards between three defenders. On a third-and-4 in the first quarter, Allen got through multiple reads, stayed in the pocket, directed over the middle and got it to where the wideout could catch it, but the pa s wasn't reeled in. On a second-and-18, Allen fired a laser on an in-breaking route to . Seemingly feeling what would've been a hit from an oncoming defender, the wideout took his eyes off the ball and dropped what would've been a first down. On a fourth-and-6, after starting in the middle of the field, Allen looked left and ripped one to Brown for 10 yards near the sideline. Late in the first, on what looked like a designed roll right and spin back to the left, with bearing down on him while on the run, Allen threw a pinpoint ball to Beasley at the left sideline. Allen found Brown on a third-and-10 over two underneath defenders and in front of the safety for a 20-yard gain. In a tie game in the fourth, with pre sure mounting, Allen got it to Brown down the left sideline for 40 yards. The game-winning touchdown was a thing of beauty. Allen looked left, climbed the pocket, and threw a strike to the front right corner of the end zone.Worst Throws: Midway through the second, Allen airmailed the football on a short throw into the flat to Beasley. His interception was a touch high over the middle to Beasley but should've been caught. In the third, he threw low on a hitch to . In the fourth, he forced a deep shot into the end zone to Brown.Summary: Outside of two high throws to Beasley and two other misfires, Allen was solid against the in Pittsburgh. As he's shown for the vast majority of his second season, he was comfortable patiently moving through his reads from inside the pocket before throwing an accurate football, and he connected on a deep ball.Grade: ASeason Grade: B- ARI QB #1 Best Throws: First drive of the game. Play-action bootleg to his left. Murray spun to get his shoulders square and ripped one to for a first down. Late in the first, Murray put one in the perfect spot on a vertical route to Fitzgerald, but the future Hall of Famer couldn't corral it. On a second-quarter third-and-14, Murray dialed up a fastball over the middle through traffic to move the sticks. With under a minute to go in the half, Murray's touchdown to s to was a beautiful pa s to the back of the end zone where only the tight end could make a play on the ball. There was another fastball on a long throw to a comeback route in the third. With pre sure in his face in the fourth, Murray anticipated a throw toward the sideline to pick up the first down on third-and-short.Worst Throws: On an over route in the second, Murray failed to identify the underneath linebacker and was easily picked. Midway through the third, he mi sed on an out route to Fitzgerald, but there may not have been a throwing lane.Summary: After back-to-back D+ grades, Murray rebounded nicely against the at home. Beyond his interception, he was nearly flawle s as a pa ser and put some of those high-level throws on film that we saw in October.Grade: A-Season Grade: C+ PIT QB #4 Best Throws: Midway through the third, Allen got the ball to as two defenders converged on him to move the chains. Terrence Ross Jersey |
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