Sam Darnold is a generous soul. Only two other quarterbacks have as many or more combined interceptions and fumbles than Carolina’s signal caller, and both of those players (Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray) are among the NFL’s best passers regardless. Darnold, who is tied for 2nd in the NFL in interceptions and tied for 5th in fumbles, is not.
The Falcons are not greedy, though. Only three teams have fewer takeaways than they do in 2021, and that’s with Jaylinn Hawkins and Foye Oluokun each snagging an interception a week ago. The past two weeks indicate Atlanta might be turning the corner a bit in this regard after managing just two turnovers through the first four games, but aside from Hawkins nobody’s exactly punishing teams for their mistakes.