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Protodrift

Ravens QB Fun Fact and Trivia

This Sunday Lamar became the 3rd Ravens QB to have a Top 10 All-Time Best Game performance according to ESPN QBR. So that’s pretty cool!

The Trivia part is can you name the other 2 QBs and games, as well as where they each rank in the Top 10 All-Time?

Bonus: The Ravens are the only team with 3 performances in the Top 10, 1 other team has 2 performances in the Top 10. What team is it?

This is for fun so don’t go Googling to make yourself look smart. Also, I have no prize to give other than my admiration

Edit: For some clarification, QBR Ratings on ESPN.com start in 2006. Also, when I posited this question I hadn't realized they had a separate tab for Post Season Games. Sadly, none of Flacco's 2012 run cracks the Top 10 All-Time Best Post Season Games. Flacco's best post season game by QBR is the Super Bowl at #23 All-Time

Posted Sep 10, 2019, 2:21 PM UTC · edited

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therapistmongoose•

Joe Flacco versus the Bucs, 2014.

Joe Flacco versus the 49ers, 2012 Super Bowl

And I think the Packers have 2 top 10 QB performances.

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ProtodriftOP•

50% On the Ravens games. I’m not gonna say which is correct, as to not influence other guesses.

Wrong on the Pack

Also, nice effort.

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CawSoHard151•

Joe Flacco vs the Bucs, 2014

Joe Flacco vs the Raiders, 2012

and I predict Packers for 2 in the top 10, Favre and Rodgers.

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ProtodriftOP•

Flacco v. Bucs is correct.

Wrong on Flacco v. Raiders

Wrong on the Pack.

Thanks for playing.

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CawSoHard151•

:)

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callahan09•

I know one of them must be Flacco @ Tampa Bay in 2014. The other one I'm not sure...

Edit: I looked it up, I won't say the other because I cheated :) But I did notice that Flacco does have two games in the top 50, and I believe only 5 players have 3+ in the top 50, which are Brees, Rodgers, Roethlisberger & Carson Palmer at 3 each, and then there's the only player with more than 3, Tony freaking Romo with SEVEN. 7. SE7EN! in the top 50. Are you kidding? I did not expect that.

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ProtodriftOP•

I think having Romo w/ 7 plays in to the narrative that ESPN came up with the formula to favor their favorite QBs

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callahan09•

It does seem odd that it favors Romo so much but not someone like Cam Newton or RGIII who both have no games in the top 50.

One of these games for Romo is an 18/23, 217 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 14 rushing yard game. Hmm...

RGIII's perfect passer rating game, where he went 14/15, 200 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, and 84 yards rushing is not in the top 50? I don't see how it wasn't a better game than Romo's.

Or what about Cam Newton's 21/26, 293 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, plus 2 rushing TDs game? That's not better than that one game by Romo either?

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No_Song_Orpheus4•

Broncos, or Colts for the 2 top 10. I have a feeling Manning is involved.

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ProtodriftOP•

It’s neither the Broncos or the Colts. The team and player may surprise you. I certainly was.

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PixelatedRaven•

Tony Banks vs Jacksonville in 1998

Joe Flacco Super Bowl 2012

And I’d guess the Chiefs had two last year with Mahomes

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ProtodriftOP•

Negative on all counts. Solid guesses, though.

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M4RRS•

Not solid really when Tony Banks wasn't even a part of the Ravens in 1998. Jim Harbaugh was the QB in '98. Banks wasn't a Raven until 1999, and was one of 3 QBs used that year (Scott Mitchell & Stoney Case being the other two). I'm guessing he meant 2000 (Week 2) for the Banks guess.

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JayGibbons69•

Joe Flacco vs Bucs in 2014

Kyle Boller vs Packers in 2005

49ers for team with 2

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ProtodriftOP•

Flacco's correct, but Boller?! Really? Even on his best day QBR would've dinged him heavily for getting sacked by the field paint.

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It's not the 9ers.

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Thanks for guessing

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JayGibbons69•

but Boller?! Really?

The Ravens beat the Packers 48-3 and Boller threw 3 TDs and a 136.8 passer rating.

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ProtodriftOP•

I know he had his moments, but he's just too easy a punchline to pass up.

Soo many times I thought the light had come on and he was gonna be all right.

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TITAN_CLASS•

Is one of them Joe v broncos in the playoffs on the way to the Superbowl?

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ProtodriftOP•

Nope

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quakerorts•

Since Flacco Bucs 2014 is established, I'm going to guess Testaverde, but no clue which game. Wild guess, Tennessee Oilers 1997.

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SKT_Peanut_Fan•

Total QBR became a stat in 2006, so we have 13 years of play to work with. Unless they did historical data.

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ProtodriftOP•

I may be wrong, but I think it became a thing in 2011 and they back logged 5 years. They do mention they used 10 years of stats to come up with the EPA, but its all kind of a mystery to me

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SKT_Peanut_Fan•

I just saw they tracked it to 2006 and thought that's when it started. Either way, I don't think it's capturing Testevarde's (sp?) time as a Raven.

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ProtodriftOP•

It wasn't Testaverde, but that's a logical guess.

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quakerorts•

We've had so many QBs I can't name them all!

Is it Steve McNair?

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SKT_Peanut_Fan•

Honestly, if I had to guess on the other team, I'd have guessed the Eagles because of the day Nick Foles had 7 touchdowns and could do no wrong, the Saints because Brees, or the Cowboys with Romo. Thinking hard on the second Ravens one since we know Flacco vs the 2014 Bucs.

Edit: I'm locking in Eagles because of Vick vs the Redskins and Foles vs the Raiders.

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ProtodriftOP•

Not the Eagles :(

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SKT_Peanut_Fan•

So, I had to look it up after seeing this and I am genuinely shocked at where that Nick Foles game ranked. The dude was unstoppable and on an absolute tear that game.

And then I saw the other team with two and I was equally shocked. I mean, great quarterback for sure, but two performances, including the top ever? Crazy to me.

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ProtodriftOP•

Right?! And thats what makes it such a great trivia question.

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SKT_Peanut_Fan•

I think what makes it so hard to think of that other team is that the particular quarterback didn't have super memorable or statistically amazing years for those two. Yeah, we can think of the Packers because Rodgers and Favre, but this quarterback had some mediocre years, making those particular games even more impressive.

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suckmysuggsnewera•

Probably the pats has 2 top 10 perfomance

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ProtodriftOP•

Steve McNair is the correct player, but what game?

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M4RRS•

He had a really good game @ Titans in 2006, but also the one @ Saints comes to mind. Everything went his (and the Ravens') way that day, including the Heap TD toss where it went through like three New Orleans defenders' hands. I believe it was Brian Billick's first game as OC (9-1 record following the bye), and he called an obvious QB Draw that Steve essentially walked in. The rout was on at that point. So yeah, I'm gonna guess vs. Saints as #1 option. Titans would be my next best guess.

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ballsoharder•

I had to look it up, so won't cheat with a guess. However, it's pretty funny that at this moment Lamar Jackson is #1 for the all-time best season...based on one game, but still funny.

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WhiteBoobsYou’re not getting a jersey•

Flacco be the buccs and Tony Banks be the jags

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