Turf Show Times on Matthew Stafford
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When under pressure on Sunday night, Stafford was just 5-of-18 passing for 61 yards with the first interception of the night and he was also sacked four times. From a clean pocket, his fortunes couldn't have been farther in the opposite direction, save for one play. He went 25-of-35 when kept clean, throwing for 329 yards and two touchdowns plus the desperation pick to close the game. That's 3.4 yards per attempt while under pressure, 9.4 yards per attempt from a clean pocket.
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Stafford's 9.4 YPA clean vs. 3.4 YPA under pressure shows extreme vulnerability; Broncos' second-half pressure surge (57
Stafford's performance under pressure is dramatically worse than from a clean pocket. When pressured on Sunday night, he was 5-of-18 for 61 yards with one interception and four sacks (3.4 yards per attempt). From a clean pocket, he went 25-of-35 for 329 yards and two touchdowns plus a desperation pick (9.4 yards per attempt). In the second half, Denver pressured Stafford on 57.7% of his dropbacks versus just 23.5% in the first half, directly correlating to the Broncos' comeback. This pressure vulnerability has been a trend through Week 3: he faced 44% pressure against San Francisco in Week 1 (his highest since December 2024) and only five pressured dropbacks against the Giants in Week 2 (when he torched that defense).
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