During the CBS telecast of the Jaguars’ 31-25 loss to San Diego, the announcers relayed how Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers’ goal was to throw the football in 2.3 or fewer seconds.
Rivers hit his goal … with .04 seconds to spare.
On his 43 pass attempts against the Jaguars, Rivers’ average release time was 2.304 seconds, a big reason why he was sacked only twice.
But a review of the game showed that the Jaguars squandered several chances when Rivers waited for his receivers to get open. A breakdown of Rivers’ passes by release time:
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