Three throws with Scho: Closing time
After a long and twisted journey, the light at the end of the tunnel that is the NFL regular season is upon us.
Week 17, like pretty much every other week of this season, offered yet more twists and turns for fans of the league. The Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles, teams starting young quarterbacks who were playoff longshots at the start of the season, locked down berths in the postseason.
The Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals squared off in a game that could be repeated on Wild Card Weekend, with the Cardinals getting the win.
The Chicago Bears blew out the New York Giants, leading many to wonder about the future of Giants head coach Joe Judge in the Big Apple.
The Las Vegas Raiders kept their playoff hopes alive, heading into a win-and-in game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. That is, unless the Indianapolis Colts somehow lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. In that case, both the Chargers and the Raiders would get in with a tie.
Before fully looking forward, as we do each week we look back. Here are the standout quarterback performances from Week 17 of the NFL season.
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
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Three throws from Joe Burrow of the AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals
*Beating the trap
*Beating the blitz
*"F it Ja'Marr's down there somewhere" pic.twitter.com/XaQEDW4Zuk— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) January 3, 2022
Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Brady with another game-winner to close out a bizarre day at MetLife Stadium for the Buccaneers. Let's go three throws.
*Splitting the safeties
*Throwing the Dagger concept
*Throwing the dagger pic.twitter.com/o3YwMt1ZmP— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) January 3, 2022
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
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Three throws from Aaron Rodgers as the Packers lock down the top seed in the NFC
*Trust on the hole shot
*Anticipation on the slot-fade
*Mirrored double-move pic.twitter.com/rH7tH51j4h— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) January 3, 2022
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
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Three throws from Kyler Murray as the Cardinals win a potential playoff preview
*Creativity pre-snap and hitting the circle seven
*Fading for six
*Timing on a big conversion late pic.twitter.com/aV9L10JDCe— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) January 3, 2022
Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers
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Trey Lance shakes off a sluggish first half and comes through in the second as the Niners keep their playoff hopes alive.
*When motion doesn't tell the story
*Timing on the out
*The cannon pic.twitter.com/JrvM8eQqsw— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) January 3, 2022
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