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Shough ranked tied for third with a 69.2% completion percentage, ninth at 7.6 yards per attempt, and ninth with a 95.8 passer rating. Those are impressive top-10 metrics for a rookie quarterback in Year 1 of Kellen Moore's system... On throws to the slot, Shough ranked top 10 in passer rating (10th, 104.6), yards per attempt (sixth, 8.8), completion percentage (fourth, 74.5%), and, most impressively, EPA per dropback (fourth, 0.45)
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Shough's slot EPA per dropback (0.45) ranked fourth among 33 QBs.

Saints quarterback Tyler Shough, in his second year, ranked tied for third with 69.2% completion percentage, ninth at 7.6 yards per attempt, and ninth with a 95.8 passer rating during Weeks 9-18 last season as a rookie starter. His 2.71-second average time to throw ranked fourth-fastest in the NFL. On slot targets, Shough ranked top 10 in passer rating (10th, 104.6), yards per attempt (sixth, 8.8), completion percentage (fourth, 74.5%), and EPA per dropback (fourth, 0.45) among 33 qualifying quarterbacks.

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