RSS FeedJameis Winston, Oliver Luck, Blaine Gabbert & Alex Smith Worst Week Two Passers
By Chris Malumphy
Who would have thought that some of the worst passing performances in week two of the 2016 NFL season would be put up by Jameis Winston (quarterback rating of 39.2), Oliver Luck (64.3) and Alex Smith (68.1). While Blaine Gabbert (64.9) could be expected to be among the worst on any given Sunday (or Monday and Thursdays nowadays), the others are well-above average quarterbacks. Of course, their opponents last week do have pretty good defenses that can send any quarterback into a tailspin: Winston (Cardinals), Luck (Broncos), Gabbert (Panthers), Smith (Texans).
As a Browns loyalist, I was more than dismayed by the bogus taunting call on Terrelle Pryor near the end their game against Ravens game on Sunday. The Browns were threatening a game-winning drive, and Pryor had just made a catch that with a defensive holding penalty against the Ravens would have given the Browns a first down at about the 10 with 20 some seconds to go. Instead, the call against Pryor placed the ball back on the 30. At that point, Josh McCown's quarterback rating for the day stood at 95.8. The next play was a desperation toss into the end zone that was intercepted, dropping McCown's rating to 80.4 a 15.4 point drop. It never occurred to me before how just one play in a game in which a quarterback threw over 30 passes could change a quarterback's rating. It never occurred to me that a referee's call on a different play could influence that rating either. No excuses for a throw that didn't need to be made, but McCown played a gutsy game with a serious injury and the referee's call destroyed the Browns' chance at a victory. I'm sure McCown doesn't care a twit about his stats, but he played a heck of a game and it's a shame that his stats no longer reflect that.| 2016 Week Two Passing Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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| Name | Team | Opp | Att | C | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Pct TD | Int | Pct Int | Sacks | Yds Lost | QB Rating | Score |
| Philip Rivers | Chargers | Jaguars | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 220 | 9.2 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 138.9 | W 38 - 14 |
| Matt Ryan | Falcons | Raiders | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 396 | 11.6 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 7 | 131.5 | W 35 - 28 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | Patriots | Dolphins | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 234 | 8.7 | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.8 | W 31 - 24 |
| Carson Palmer | Cardinals | Buccaneers | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 308 | 9.9 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 124.1 | W 40 - 7 |
| Sam Bradford | Vikings | Packers | 31 | 22 | 71 | 286 | 9.2 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 121.2 | W 17 - 14 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | Jets | Bills | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 374 | 11 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 116.5 | W 37 - 31 |
| Derek Carr | Raiders | Falcons | 45 | 34 | 75.6 | 299 | 6.6 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | L 28 - 35 |
| Tyrod Taylor | Bills | Jets | 30 | 18 | 60 | 297 | 9.9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 112.8 | L 31 - 37 |
| Cam Newton | Panthers | 49ers | 40 | 24 | 60 | 353 | 8.8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 111.8 | W 46 - 27 |
| EJ Manuel | Bills | Jets | 1 | 1 | 100 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | L 31 - 37 |
| Eli Manning | Giants | Saints | 41 | 32 | 78 | 368 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 104.1 | W 16 - 13 |
| Dak Prescott | Cowboys | Redskins | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 292 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 103.7 | W 27 - 23 |
| Marcus Mariota | Titans | Lions | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 238 | 7.2 | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 102.8 | W 16 - 15 |
| Jacoby Brissett | Patriots | Dolphins | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 92 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 100.2 | W 31 - 24 |
| Ryan Tannehill | Dolphins | Patriots | 45 | 32 | 71.1 | 389 | 8.6 | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 93.7 | L 24 - 31 |
| Brian Hoyer | Bears | Eagles | 12 | 9 | 75 | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 | L 14 - 29 |
| Drew Brees | Saints | Giants | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 263 | 6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 89.5 | L 13 - 16 |
| Carson Wentz | Eagles | Bears | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 190 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 86.6 | W 29 - 14 |
| Case Keenum | Rams | Seahawks | 30 | 18 | 60 | 239 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 85.3 | W 9 - 3 |
| Russell Wilson | Seahawks | Rams | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 254 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 84.7 | L 3 - 9 |
| Andy Dalton | Bengals | Steelers | 54 | 31 | 57.4 | 366 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84.3 | L 16 - 24 |
| Kirk Cousins | Redskins | Cowboys | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 364 | 7.9 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 14 | 84 | L 23 - 27 |
| Josh McCown | Browns | Ravens | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 260 | 7.9 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 18 | 80.4 | L 20 - 25 |
| Trevor Siemian | Broncos | Colts | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 266 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | W 34 - 20 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Steelers | Bengals | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 259 | 7 | 3 | 8.1 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 9 | 78.5 | W 24 - 16 |
| Blake Bortles | Jaguars | Chargers | 50 | 31 | 62 | 329 | 6.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 77.8 | L 14 - 38 |
| Jay Cutler | Bears | Eagles | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 157 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 15 | 74.9 | L 14 - 29 |
| Matthew Stafford | Lions | Titans | 40 | 22 | 55 | 260 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 22 | 72.9 | L 15 - 16 |
| Joe Flacco | Ravens | Browns | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 302 | 6.7 | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 | W 25 - 20 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Packers | Vikings | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 213 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 33 | 70.7 | L 14 - 17 |
| Brock Osweiler | Texans | Chiefs | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 268 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 14 | 68.8 | W 19 - 12 |
| Alex Smith | Chiefs | Texans | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 186 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 68.1 | L 12 - 19 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 49ers | Panthers | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 243 | 6.8 | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | 6 | 64.9 | L 27 - 46 |
| Andrew Luck | Colts | Broncos | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 197 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 27 | 64.3 | L 20 - 34 |
| Drew Stanton | Cardinals | Buccaneers | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | W 40 - 7 |
| Kellen Clemens | Chargers | Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | W 38 - 14 |
| Jameis Winston | Buccaneers | Cardinals | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 243 | 4.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 4 | 7.7 | 3 | 22 | 39.2 | L 7 - 40 |
