But perhaps most impressive in L.A.’s late-down success is that some of Herbert’s longest passes have come on third and long - the hardest moments in which to make those big time throws. On fourth-down attempts, the Chargers are nearly perfect (7 for 8). As a team, the Chargers are converting their third-down attempts nearly half the time (48.5 percent), a rate that’s 7.9 percentage points above league average. 1 in the NFL in raw QBR on late downs with a rating of 94.6. On late downs - third and fourth down - Herbert has been incredible and Jackson has been, well, something less than that. 1 Both Herbert and Jackson surpass 87-point passing grades from Pro Football Focus (87.6 for Herbert, 87.2 for Jackson), and the QBs have almost the same NFL passer rating while under pressure (104.7 for Herbert, 104.4 for Jackson).īut the similarities end when we look at when each QB is generating their production. On the season, Herbert’s and Jackson’s stats in key statistical categories are close to each other: They have an identical completion percentage (67.1 percent), each has passed for over 1,500 yards (1,576 for Herbert, 1,519 for Jackson), and both are throwing off-target balls around 2 percentage points lower than league average. And Jackson led the Ravens to a thrilling 31-25 overtime victory on Monday night, passing for touchdowns on four consecutive drives against the Indianapolis Colts. Herbert and the Chargers recovered from a 27-13 third-quarter deficit against Cleveland by scoring touchdowns on five of their last six drives to beat the Browns 47-42. Both the Chargers and the Ravens are coming off last-second victories in Week 5. Their squads have identical 4-1 records, and according to a slew of metrics, the quarterbacks have produced at similar levels - yet they’ve arrived at those results in wildly different ways.įirst, let’s look at the similarities. Justin Herbert and Lamar Jackson have led their teams to the top of their respective divisions. With an overall game score of 90, it’s the highest rated game of Week 6 - and perhaps the most interesting aspect of the matchup involves the quarterbacks. According to our quality and game importance metrics, this is the game of the week by a wide margin, scoring a 94 in quality and an 86 in importance. The Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens face off during the early slate of games on Sunday, and the matchup looks to be a great one. Football fans are in for an early treat this weekend.
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