It was all methods and no treats for some unlucky quarterbacks in Week 8.
Listed here are the 5 worst quarterback performances from Sunday’s NFL motion.
Dallas’ $240 million man had one other no-show efficiency in opposition to the 49ers.
Prescott was 25-of-38 for 243 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in a 30-24 loss.
His first interception was on a deep cross meant for broad receiver KaVontae Turpin that hung within the air lengthy sufficient for 49ers security Ji’Ayir Brown to get underneath the ball and catch it.
He additionally didn’t get sufficient zip on a cross down the sideline for wideout CeeDee Lamb within the third quarter. 49ers Deommodore Lenoir made the interception, setting San Francisco with a primary down on the Cowboys’ 32-yard line.
He had an opportunity to drag off a come-from-behind win after getting the ball again down six with 3:05 remaining however threw 4 consecutive incomplete passes to squash the comeback try.
Prescott’s struggles in opposition to San Francisco are nothing new. With the loss, he fell to 2-4 all-time (together with playoffs) in opposition to the Niners. However it’s performances like his on Sunday that present why few consider he is a Tremendous Bowl-caliber quarterback.
The discrepancy in quarterback play on Sunday was widest within the Titans’ 52-14 loss to the Lions.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff continued his current scorching streak with an environment friendly efficiency, throwing as many touchdowns (three) as incompletions whereas going 12-of-15 for 85 yards earlier than being pulled within the third.
In the meantime, Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph, beginning rather than Will Levis (shoulder), was 22-of-38 for 266 yards, one landing and two interceptions.
5 of Detroit’s six landing drives (it additionally scored a punt return landing) started on the Tennessee 26-yard line or nearer to the objective line. Two have been a results of Rudolph’s interceptions.
Regardless of being a five-year veteran, Rudolph made a number of the similar silly errors the youthful, much less skilled Levis has grow to be notorious for making.
On Tennessee’s first possession, he erred with a poor cross whereas being pressured, leading to an interception by Lions linebacker Trevor Nowaske.
He threw one other interception in the course of the sphere on a cross straight to security Kerby Joseph, which he returned 33 yards to set Detroit up with a primary down on the Tennessee 12-yard line.
Richardson’s accuracy continues to be an issue. In Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Texans, 2023’s No. 4 general choose was 10-of-32, dropping his completion share for the season to an abominable 44.4 %.
His interception close to the tip of the primary half was on account of his poor accuracy. Richardson missed broad receiver Josh Downs badly and was as a substitute picked by Texans security Jalen Pitre.
As ugly because the second-year quarterback’s closing numbers have been, we should give him credit score. He dared to do what his head coach, Shane Steichen, refused to do and benched himself.
Richardson was sacked following a scramble on a second-and-goal again on the Texans’ 23-yard line, and as a substitute of staying on the sphere for the following play, Richardson subbed himself out.
Afterward, he instructed reporters he was tired. “That was quite a lot of operating proper there that I did,” Richardson mentioned.
That is a horrible search for a quarterback who cannot do the minimal required of the place.
As The Ringer’s Austin Gayle famous on social media, his completion share (50 %) ranks 222nd out of 225 quarterbacks since 2000 with at the least 250 dropbacks.
Richardson’s one energy is operating the ball, but when he isn’t in ok form to try this constantly, Steichen could be higher off beginning backup Joe Flacco.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith
The third-year Seahawks starter could not maintain tempo with Payments quarterback Josh Allen in a 31-10 residence blowout loss.
Smith was 21-of-29 for 212 yards. He had vital miscues, together with on a fourth-and-goal from Buffalo’s one-yard line when he misplaced his footing and was tagged down on the seven-yard line to finish the possession with a turnover on downs.
His third-quarter interception to defensive lineman Austin Johnson was even worse. Smith threw an errant cross meant for operating again Kenneth Walker on a display screen whereas being blitzed and Johnson recorded the simple interception.
Buffalo (6-2) made Seattle (4-4) pay for the error with a landing seven performs later to take a 24-3 lead.
The Seahawks had a possibility to claim themselves as one of the best staff within the NFC West with a win over the Tremendous Bowl-contender Payments, however Smith’s irritating sport confirmed they’ve a tough ceiling with him at quarterback.
Saints quarterbacks Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener
New Orleans gave us a two-for-one particular on Sunday.
Rattler obtained one other begin however was benched within the third quarter after failing to ignite the Saints offense in a 26-8 loss. Haener did not fare significantly better as New Orleans misplaced its sixth in a row for the primary time since 2005 when it spent the season displaced on account of Hurricane Katrina.
Rattler, chosen within the fifth spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft, was held out of the endzone for the second consecutive sport and completed 12-of-24 for 156 yards whereas dropping 16 yards on three sacks.
Haener was solely marginally higher, going 9-of-17 for 122 yards and likewise dropping 16 yards on two sacks in reduction.
New Orleans’ eight factors have been its fewest since scoring seven in a 10-7 loss in Week 18 of the 2022 season in opposition to the Panthers. Sunday’s efficiency might need been even worse than that one, nevertheless.
Whereas that sport mercifully ended the Saints’ season, they nonetheless have 10 extra weeks of this trainwreck season earlier than it reaches its closing cease.
