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Article from the Ringer today about which QBs have the most success when trying to come from behind in the fourth quarter:
Is Aaron Rodgers Really the Comeback King?
Take-homes:
1. Since 1994, Andrew Luck is the best QB to have if you want to come back in the fourth quarter (calculated by percentage of times he successfully came back).
2. Tom Brady is second, and if you look at his sample size of opportunities to come back, which is much higher than Luck (66 to 25), it's easy to conclude that he should actually be considered the best (the author says as much).
3. Good old Pink Head is #3. There aren't any filters for playoff opportunities though.
4. Tony Romo of all people is #4. This defies his 'choking' label which was almost solely a product of his botched hold in his first playoff game, and continued on only through confirmation bias, in my opinion.
5. Aaron Rodgers is 54th.
Rodgers's comeback Sunday night was the inspiration for the article; the author wanted to disprove the conventional wisdom that he is "The Comeback King," as he was termed by other media members that night.
Of course, we Patriots fans are familiar with most of this; I thought this was a good, recent article that compiles everything. It should also help alleviate some of the anxiety that people demonstrated in the Week 1 NFL Games thread when Rodgers played really well; it was hilarious how much people tried to diminish a 17 point fourth quarter comeback. It's fine to admit that he is a really good QB; doing so doesn't mean you're cheating on the GOAT. But if you need some hard ammo to knock him down, you can put his game against the Bears into context with the career numbers presented in that article.
Is Aaron Rodgers Really the Comeback King?
Take-homes:
1. Since 1994, Andrew Luck is the best QB to have if you want to come back in the fourth quarter (calculated by percentage of times he successfully came back).
2. Tom Brady is second, and if you look at his sample size of opportunities to come back, which is much higher than Luck (66 to 25), it's easy to conclude that he should actually be considered the best (the author says as much).
3. Good old Pink Head is #3. There aren't any filters for playoff opportunities though.
4. Tony Romo of all people is #4. This defies his 'choking' label which was almost solely a product of his botched hold in his first playoff game, and continued on only through confirmation bias, in my opinion.
5. Aaron Rodgers is 54th.
Rodgers's comeback Sunday night was the inspiration for the article; the author wanted to disprove the conventional wisdom that he is "The Comeback King," as he was termed by other media members that night.
Of course, we Patriots fans are familiar with most of this; I thought this was a good, recent article that compiles everything. It should also help alleviate some of the anxiety that people demonstrated in the Week 1 NFL Games thread when Rodgers played really well; it was hilarious how much people tried to diminish a 17 point fourth quarter comeback. It's fine to admit that he is a really good QB; doing so doesn't mean you're cheating on the GOAT. But if you need some hard ammo to knock him down, you can put his game against the Bears into context with the career numbers presented in that article.
