Sam Darnold on Primetime (2 games in 2018 against DET and CLE, 2 in 2019 against NE and BAL)
- 1-3 record
- Completes 51.7% of his passes
- 671 passing yards
- 4 touchdowns
- 10 turnovers
Darnold’s favorite target returns
- Jamison Crowder has had 10+ targets in 4 of 17 games as a NY Jet
- Crowder averages 8.6 targets per game when Darnold starting at QB
- Connection getting stronger? (Crowder has 25 catches for 331 yards and 4 touchdowns in his last 4 games)
Can the Jets offense finally get it together?
- Jets have 2nd worse 3rd down conversion percentage in the league (32.4%)
- Jets have 5 rushing attempts that went for 10+ yards (73 carries)
- Only Carson Wentz and Daniel Jones have a worse passer rating than Sam Darnold (70.7)
How is Quinnen Williams progressing?
- His best game as a pro came against the Niners in Week 2: 2 sacks (had 2.5 sacks all of 2019) 7 tackles, and 1 forced fumble
- Has recorded a QB hit in 4 of his past 5 games
Who are the more important weapons for Denver? Noah Fant and Melvin Gordon or the young receiving corps (Jeudy, Patrick, Hamler)
- Courtland Sutton is out for the season with a torn ACL, who will step up in the meantime?
|
Fant/Gordon |
Jeudy/Patrick/Hamler |
|
|
Targets |
33 |
50 |
|
Receptions |
23 |
29 |
|
Receiving yards |
218 |
347 |
|
Receiving TD’s |
3 |
1 |
New QB alert in Denver. What do we know about Brett Rypien?
- Senior year at Boise State: Completed 67.3% of his passes, 3705 passing yards 30 TD’s 7 INT’s
- 2018 MWC Offensive Player of the Year
- Finished with 13,578 passing yards which is good for 13th all time in NCAA history
- Signed off the practice squad on September 25, 2020
- Played his first NFL game 2 days later against Tampa Bay
- Completed 8 of his first 8 passes, until throwing an INT in the end zone
Can the Broncos improve in defending the pass?
- Have allowed 2+ touchdowns in all 3 games
- Brady, Big Ben, and Ryan Tannehill went a combined 83/122 (68%) for 857 yards, 7 TD’s, and 1 INT’s against DEN in 2020
- 25 different players have recorded a reception against DEN in 2020
How is the front 7 performing without Von Miller?
- 25 total pressures
- 4 sacks
- Only blitz 18.8% of the time which ranks 4th lowest in the NFL
- Bradley Chubb has 5 pressures but has yet to record a sack in 2020
Who do you like to take care of business at MetLife tonight? Let me know on Twitter @james_costanz
