Colts’ Week 17 QB Analysis: Don’t blame Flacco

Thanks to the nflFastR project,Pro Football Focusand NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data.

For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the upcoming opponent QB has performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the charts throughout the season. Commentary will be brief but feel free to let me know in the comments that stats aren’t everything. (click charts for larger view)

Let me properly set the stage. The New York Giants’ passing defense is not good. Coming into week 17, they ranked 30th in defensive EPA per dropback and 29th in opponent Pass Success…