I finally saw the stat that changed how I think about Super Bowl comebacks

Was looking up old game stats after watching a documentary on the 2017 Super Bowl. Found out that Tom Brady had a 0.0 passer rating for the entire first quarter of that game against the Falcons. Like zero. Not bad, not mediocre - literally zero. Then he went on to throw for 466 yards and 2 TDs. That stat blew my mind more than any comeback highlight reel. Has anyone else found a random stat that totally shifted your view on a famous clutch moment?

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hill.barbara2d ago

Wow, zero through a whole quarter... I had no idea it was that bad. That's not even "struggling," that's like a completely different person out there before he flipped the switch. It almost makes the comeback more impressive knowing he started from absolute rock bottom.

emma_mitchell2d ago

Wait hold on, zero? Like literally 0.0 through a whole quarter? That's insane. I've seen bad starts but a rating of zero means every pass was either incomplete or picked off, no completions at all? That stat just makes the whole comeback feel even more impossible, like he went from totally broken to superhuman in the span of a few drives.

juliagonzalez2d ago

@emma_mitchell exactly, that's what got me too. Usually when someone has a stat like that you expect it to be some random backup or rookie, not the GOAT in his prime. Makes you realize how much of the legend is just refusing to quit even when you look completely lost.