BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Granted the Jets have a good defense and a great running game, but just exactly how rare is what Mark Sanchez accomplished today?
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How many rookie QBs have won their first playoff game on the road? (1 Viewer)
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Man In The Box
Footballguy
Flacco did it just last season. He actually won his first two.
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Mr Anonymous
Footballguy
People seem to jumping all over this stat as though it is some indicator of future success or something.
Parrothead
Footballguy
Ben Rothensberger in '05? steelers were 6 seed I think
MCguidance
Footballguy
Only rookie ever to start a playoff game and have a 70%+ completion percentage.
Big Ben started at home the year before (2004) and won his first playoff game, that was when the Steelers went 15-1 and had home field advantage.
Parrothead
Footballguy
thanks.. I should have known that!!
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
ambiguous wording. I think the OP means "QB's who first Postseason appearance was on the road and a win"
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Busy with a baby so I don't have time to follow up with the research...but looks like there have only been 10 rookie QBs who have started a playoff game since 1970. Winners were Pat Hayden, Shaun King, Big Ben and Flacco. Not sure if the first two were road wins, but still pretty rare feat.
ETA: Flacco was the first? So Sanchez is the 2nd
FIRST GAME
ON THE ROAD
Is that clear now?
ETA: Flacco was the first? So Sanchez is the 2nd
FIRST GAME
ON THE ROAD
Is that clear now?
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
OK, I don't think Pat Haden was a rookie...looks like he was drafted in 1975 but did not play a down, his playoff start was in 1976. King and Roethlisberger won their first playoff games at home.
Dan Marino 1983 0-1
Bernie Kosar 1985 0-1
Jim Everett 1986 0-1
Todd Marinovich 1991 0-1
Shaun King 1999 1-1
Ben Roethlisberger 2004 1-1
Joe Flacco 2008 2-1
Matt Ryan 2008 0-1
Mark Sanchez 1-0
Dan Marino 1983 0-1
Bernie Kosar 1985 0-1
Jim Everett 1986 0-1
Todd Marinovich 1991 0-1
Shaun King 1999 1-1
Ben Roethlisberger 2004 1-1
Joe Flacco 2008 2-1
Matt Ryan 2008 0-1
Mark Sanchez 1-0
David Lee Roethlisberger
Footballguy
Haden was an NFL rookie in 1976. He spent the 1975 season in the WFL.
Eephus
Footballguy
...and in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar
Father Guido Sarducci
Footballguy
Of course, if we're talking about the 09 Jets or 05 Steelers or 08 Ravens, these are all teams that displayed a strong running game and great defense. I think its pretty clear that those elements can win in the playoffs even when the QB is a rookie. What would be interesting is to find a rookie QB that led a mediocre defense and running game into the playoffs and carried them to a win.
