NFL Running Thread - Week 3 with Mark Moseley and Jeff Reed

interesting looking at "top performing" QB's this past week- only 1 win in the group:

yle Orton DEN vs IND L 13-27 476 37 57 61 1 1 2 5
Philip Rivers SD @ SEA L 20-27 455 29 53 49 2 2 2 16
Eli Manning NYG vs TEN L 10-29 386 34 48 54 0 2 1 11
Drew Brees NO vs ATL L 24-27 365 30 38 80T 3 2 1 38
Chad Henne MIA vs NYJ L 23-31 363 26 44 40 2 1 1 4
Peyton Manning IND @ DEN W 27-13 325 27 43 48 3 0 2 58
Aaron Rodgers GB @ CHI L 17-20 316 34 45 28 1 1 1 10

 

You have to pass more when you are behind.

 

Except of course the Saints led for most of the first three quarters and the Packers didn't trail until the fourth.

 

Which accounts for two of the six (and none of the top 3). If only those two had lost, it wouldn't have been noticeable enough to comment on.

 

*generically aggressive response that repeats a previous assertion in a way that makes no sense*

Saved you the trouble, posted it already.

 

No idea what you're talking about, Ricky.

Just pointing out your hypothesis is flawed, is all.

 

I remember reading a story a few years back pointing out that passing yards is not a good indicator of team success in a given game. Yards per attempt works better.

 

I'd just like to point out that if their kicker makes a FUCKING 29-YARD FIELD GOAL, we're talking about the Saints at 3-0 when they haven't played anywhere close to their potential.