It is a measure of how high Sam Darnold has raised the bar of expectation that we say something like this after the Jets’ rookie quarterback lit up the Colts in a 42-34 win at MetLife Stadium: He should have helped produce even more points in the team’s second straight win.
Sounds crazy, right?
Well, not when you consider that the offense was routinely stopped in the red zone, and that the Jets had to settle for seven field goals by Jason Myers. It was enough for the fourth-year kicker to set a franchise record for most field goals in a game, but it was also a statistical sign that Darnold could have done even better.