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McCarthy was never asked to do too much in any of them. The Week 7 victory over Houston, when McCarthy went 20 of 28 passing was the most passes he has thrown in any winning effort as an NFL quarterback. Only twice in his career has McCarthy been asked to throw 30 or more passes. In those two games, both losses, he has gone 36 of 74 (48.6% completions) with 2 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions.
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McCarthy's success limited to short passing attacks; struggles when asked to throw 30+ times.

J.J. McCarthy's success has been built on a limited passing attack where he is rarely asked to throw more than 28 passes; in his Week 7 victory over Houston, he went 20 of 28 for 252 yards (career-high), but only twice in his career has he been asked to throw 30 or more passes, both losses, going 36 of 74 (48.6% completions) with 2 TDs and 4 INTs. His pass charts show he avoids throwing in the middle of the field—27 of 28 passes against Houston were outside the hash marks—and the source questions whether he can succeed when teams force him to throw 35+ times or squeeze the passing attack into the middle.

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