Post by Funkytown on Jun 21, 2018 20:55:23 GMT -6
Interesting idea for a piece I found on Reddit:
[OC] Matthew Stafford has played 16 games against the Vikings and Bears, as well as 15 games against the Packers. What if we added those up into three separate seasons and looked at the stats? by Jevarden
Bears and Packers at the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/8sstis/oc_matthew_stafford_has_played_16_games_against/
[OC] Matthew Stafford has played 16 games against the Vikings and Bears, as well as 15 games against the Packers. What if we added those up into three separate seasons and looked at the stats? by Jevarden
I gotta say, this one surprised me the most. Despite having less touchdowns, less yards per attempt, and less total passing yards, Vikings Stafford had the highest passer rating out of the three, and even higher than his career passer rating. He has his 2nd highest completion percentage and throws way less picks against the Vikings despite this category having the most pass attempts. He has gone 8-8 against the Vikings though, meaning that even though the Bears games get a little ugly, he pulls those ones out as wins more often. Against the Vikings, Stafford seems to play more precisely, throwing shorter passes, but keeping control of the ball. Obviously the wins and losses aren’t all on Stafford, but I thought they were still worth noting. This would be a pretty average quarterback season, basically the efficiency of Dak Prescott but with higher volume, which is hard to do. Especially since Stafford has played with arguably less talent.
Bears and Packers at the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/8sstis/oc_matthew_stafford_has_played_16_games_against/