RSS Feed2016 NFL Week 16 Passing Statistics: Tyrod Taylor Performs Well, but Not Good Enough
By Chris Malumphy
The Cowboys' Dak Prescott, Packers' Aaron Rodgers, Patriots' Tom Brady, Raiders' Derek Carr and Falcons' Matt Ryan lit things up and topped the game-day quarterback ratings during Week 16. Each of the quintet achieved a quarterback rating of over 120.0, helped put at least 33 point points on the board and led their teams to victory.
The Bills' Tyrod Taylor also played well with a passing rating of 118.4 helping Buffalo score 31 points against the Dolphins. But it was not enough as Miami scored 34 subsequently leading to the firing of coach Rex Ryan and his brother Rob as well as the benching of Taylor. The benching appears to be a calculated move to avoid having to pay millions of dollars in payouts if Taylor were injured during the last week of the season. On Twitter, @NFLResearch reported that seven Buffalo Bills quarterbacks have thrown at least 500 passes since 2000. Only Taylor has a winning record or a passer rating above 80.0. Taylor has an excellent TD/Int ratio. He is not great, but he is at least certainly in the middle of the pack of NFL starters. He would be an improvement for many teams, perhaps even a high flyer like the Kansas City Chiefs.
| Buffalo Bills Quarterbacks Since 2000 with 500+ Attempts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Rating | TD/Int | W-L |
| Tyrod Taylor | 94.2 | 37-12 | 15-14 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 79.8 | 80-64 | 20-33 |
| Rob Johnson | 79.7 | 17-14 | 3-11 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 79.2 | 55-43 | 23-25 |
| EJ Manuel | 78.3 | 19-15 | 6-10 |
| Trent Edwards | 76.8 | 25-27 | 14-18 |
| J.P. Losman | 75.6 | 33-34 | 10-23 |
The Bears' Matt Barkley has been surprisingly productive, and has received several complimentary comments, after taking over for the injured Jay Cutler and Brian Hoyer. His performance has come out of nowhere. He threw just 49 passes in 2013, one in 2014 and none in 2015. In 2016, Barkley has surpassed 300 yards passing three times in five starts, tossing multiple touchdown passes on each of those occasions. He's completed at least 60% of his passes in each of the past four games. In his second start, he passed for only 192 yards but only needed to throw 18 times in an effort that was good enough to thrash the 49ers 26-6. He has only been sacked five times in 202 attempts, a truly excellent 2.4% that speaks well for the Bears' offensive line and Barkley's ability to get rid of the ball quickly. He has dueled the Lions' Matthew Stafford and the Packers' Aaron Rodgers and although the Bears lost both games, the margin of victory was only three points each time. But while Barkley has exceeded expectations in many regards, he has also shown that he is what we thought he was, a quarterback who is unlikely to be anything but a backup. Barkley has lost four of his five starts. Since beating the 49ers in Week 13 while having a passing rating of 97.5, his rating has declined each of the past three weeks. Barkley's biggest bugaboo is interceptions. He has thrown 12 in 202 attempts, a 5.9% clip. Eight of those interceptions have come in the past two games. He has multiple interceptions in three of his five starts and a fourth time in a mid-season mop up role. Barkley has surprised most of us by his productivity. But he has to protect the ball better if he wants to get any playing time in the future. If not, Week 17 may be his last start for a long time to come.
| Passing Statistics by Year for Matt Barkley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year Week | Opp | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Yds Att | Yds Comp | TD | Pct TD | Int | Pct Int | Sack | Yds Lost | Pct Sacked | Rate | Score |
| 2013 | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 300 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.2 | 3 | 24 | 5.8 | 44.6 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| 2016 | 202 | 119 | 58.9 | 1486 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 5.9 | 5 | 39 | 2.4 | 70.3 | ||
| 2016-07 | Packers | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 81 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 10 | 6.3 | 18.3 | L 10 - 26 |
| 2016-12 | Titans | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 316 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 3 | 5.6 | 2 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72.8 | L 21 - 27 |
| 2016-13 | 49ers | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 192 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 5.3 | 97.5 | W 26 - 6 |
| 2016-14 | Lions | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 212 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 | 92.2 | L 17 - 20 |
| 2016-15 | Packers | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 362 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 2 | 4.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 1 | 8 | 2.3 | 81.7 | L 27 - 30 |
| 2016-16 | Redskins | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 323 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 | 62.8 | L 21 - 41 |
| 2016 Week 16 Passing Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Team | Opp | Att | C | Pct | Yds | Yds Att | Yds Comp | TD | Pct TD | Int | Pct Int | Sacks | Yds Lost | Pct Sacked | Rating | Rush Yds | Score |
| Marqise Lee | Jaguars | Titans | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 158.3 | 0 | W 38 - 17 |
| Dak Prescott | Cowboys | Lions | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 212 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 4.8 | 148.3 | 35 | W 42 - 21 |
| Dez Bryant | Cowboys | Lions | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 147.9 | 0 | W 42 - 21 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Packers | Vikings | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 347 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 4 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 39 | 9.5 | 136.6 | 13 | W 38 - 25 |
| Tom Brady | Patriots | Jets | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 214 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 3.6 | 124.6 | 0 | W 41 - 3 |
| Derek Carr | Raiders | Colts | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 228 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 3.2 | 122.6 | 8 | W 33 - 25 |
| Matt Ryan | Falcons | Panthers | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 277 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21 | 10.8 | 121.8 | 9 | W 33 - 16 |
| Dontari Poe | Chiefs | Broncos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.7 | 0 | W 33 - 10 |
| Chase Daniel | Eagles | Giants | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.7 | 0 | W 24 - 19 |
| Tyrod Taylor | Bills | Dolphins | 39 | 26 | 66.7 | 329 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 4.9 | 118.4 | 60 | L 31 - 34 |
| Russell Wilson | Seahawks | Cardinals | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 350 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 4 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 37 | 11.8 | 117.8 | 36 | L 31 - 34 |
| Carson Palmer | Cardinals | Seahawks | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 284 | 10.9 | 17.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 3.7 | 111.7 | -1 | W 34 - 31 |
| Sam Bradford | Vikings | Packers | 50 | 34 | 68.0 | 382 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 29 | 7.4 | 110.6 | 5 | L 25 - 38 |
| Drew Brees | Saints | Buccaneers | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 299 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.6 | 104.9 | 1 | W 31 - 24 |
| Kirk Cousins | Redskins | Bears | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 270 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 104.1 | 30 | W 41 - 21 |
| Blake Bortles | Jaguars | Titans | 38 | 26 | 68.4 | 325 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 5.0 | 103.5 | 7 | W 38 - 17 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Steelers | Ravens | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 279 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 3 | 9.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103.0 | -1 | W 31 - 27 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 49ers | Rams | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 266 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 2 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 13 | 9.5 | 99.2 | 15 | W 22 - 21 |
| Matt McGloin | Raiders | Colts | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 29 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 97.9 | -3 | W 33 - 25 |
| Andrew Luck | Colts | Raiders | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 288 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 2 | 6.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 92.3 | 12 | L 25 - 33 |
| Matt Moore | Dolphins | Bills | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 233 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 87.2 | -1 | W 34 - 31 |
| Robert Griffin | Browns | Chargers | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 164 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 37 | 21.9 | 86.1 | 42 | W 20 - 17 |
| Alex Smith | Chiefs | Broncos | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 244 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85.9 | 46 | W 33 - 10 |
| Jameis Winston | Buccaneers | Saints | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 277 | 7.9 | 12.0 | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 17 | 5.4 | 85.1 | 14 | L 24 - 31 |
| Andy Dalton | Bengals | Texans | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 268 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 24 | 6.8 | 84.2 | 0 | L 10 - 12 |
| Joe Flacco | Ravens | Steelers | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 262 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 16 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 0 | L 27 - 31 |
| Tom Savage | Texans | Bengals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 176 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21 | 12.1 | 79.1 | 11 | W 12 - 10 |
| Philip Rivers | Chargers | Browns | 46 | 23 | 50.0 | 322 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 78.4 | 0 | L 17 - 20 |
| Cody Kessler | Browns | Chargers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 40.0 | 72.9 | 0 | W 20 - 17 |
| Marcus Mariota | Titans | Jaguars | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 99 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 9.1 | 72.7 | 3 | L 17 - 38 |
| Carson Wentz | Eagles | Giants | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 152 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 70.1 | 27 | W 24 - 19 |
| Matt Cassel | Titans | Jaguars | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 124 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | 65.3 | 0 | L 17 - 38 |
| Matthew Stafford | Lions | Cowboys | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 260 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 | 4 | 31 | 8.0 | 63.7 | 1 | L 21 - 42 |
| Matt Barkley | Bears | Redskins | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 323 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 | 62.8 | 0 | L 21 - 41 |
| Eli Manning | Giants | Eagles | 63 | 38 | 60.3 | 356 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 0 | L 19 - 24 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | Patriots | Jets | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.2 | -2 | W 41 - 3 |
| Cam Newton | Panthers | Falcons | 43 | 18 | 41.9 | 198 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.7 | 2 | 15 | 4.4 | 44.5 | 36 | L 16 - 33 |
| Trevor Siemian | Broncos | Chiefs | 43 | 17 | 39.5 | 183 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43.1 | 0 | L 10 - 33 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Cardinals | Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | W 34 - 31 |
| Brett Hundley | Packers | Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | W 38 - 25 |
| Jared Goff | Rams | 49ers | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 90 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 4 | 12 | 14.3 | 35.1 | 4 | L 21 - 22 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | Jets | Patriots | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 136 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 3 | L 3 - 41 |
| Bryce Petty | Jets | Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0 | L 3 - 41 |
