Who were the first defenders, for better or worse, in the divisional round?
In the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, the regular season favorite MVP kept his pace bright, with another memorable performance, which put him one step away from the Super Bowl.
Unfortunately, another future Hall of Famer that saw action this weekend could have pulled the strings with one of the worst starts of his post-season career.
We present – as always, in alphabetical order – the defenders who stood out the most, positive or negative, in NFL the last day:
Quarterbacks on the rise
A violent elimination in which it was not clear when – if any – the blow Mahomes in his head took him out of the game heads before bills in the third period, but until then, Mahomes I had a pretty positive day. His defender the city of Kansas completed 21 of 30 pass attempts for 255 yards with a touchdown pass and another rushed touchdown. There is optimism in the organization that Mahomes will be ready for the duel against bills, and it is more convenient for them because Browns they were never in the party Divisional Round into the Arrowhead, until Mahomes he went to the dressing room. His test of 8.5 meters per step was the best average in Round Wild Card.
About to play in his first Championship game from NFC into the Lambeau Field, Rodgers it could not have come at a better time. Comes a 23-for-36 performance for 296 meters with two touchdown passes and a quick touchdown against Aries, one of the most celebrated defenses in the NFL last season. Rodgers, was the only pine of Round Wild Card in scoring a total QBR of over 90 points – he scored 92.1 – and he was also the one who threw for the most yards. The silence with which it operates Rodgers in the current post-season he contrasts sharply with the other defenders.
Quarterbacks down
Yes, the one bills received permission to Championship game AFC, but it was not beautiful. The wind conditions made it very difficult for Allen and his counterpart putting the ball in the air, and this was especially noticeable with Buffalo, one of the most passing teams in the league. Allen completed just 23 of 37 passes for 206 yards with a touchdown pass without interception. However, his test of 5.57 meters per step was among the smallest on the list. Divisional Round, and his Total QBR of 51.0 was the second worst of the day.
For the second week in a row, the worst performance of the day came through the kindness of one of the established defenders from NFL, following the abominable performance of Ben Roethlisberger into the Round Wild Card. Brees completed 19 of 34 passes for 134 yards with a single touchdown and three interceptions. No one threw for fewer yards or more interceptions over the weekend, and his 55.9% completion rate was the second weakest in this round. His attempt of 3.94 meters per step was not only the worst, among the defenders at this time, but he was significantly behind the others. His total of 31.7 QBR was also the worst of the day and he was also far from the others. So how much does the post-season experience really matter, after what I’ve seen Roethlisberger and Brees in action?
That Allen, Jackson he suffered a lot trying to complete passes in the gusts of air. The passer connected to 14 of his 24-pass attempts for 162 meters, did not throw a touchdown pass or scored on the ground and instead threw an interception in the red zone – the first of his entire professional career – which It was eventually returned to the diagonals by Buffalo. His 6.75-yard passing average was the third-best of the day, but he was also dismissed three times, the second-highest, just behind Jared Goff from Aries. As Mahomes, Jackson he could not finish the game due to a concussion.