Auburn vs Mercer: Quarterback’s Tale of the Tape

With the offseason officially in the rearview mirror, Auburn Wire set it’s sights on the season opener against the Mercer Bears. Last year the Bears finished 7-3. Their lone FBS matchup came against the Alabama Crimson Tide during week 2, in which they lost 48-14.

This year they come into their week 1 showdown with Auburn with a game already under their belt. It was a 63-13 throttling of Morehead State, Mercer led 42-10 at the half and cruised in the second half.

With the game just over 72 hours from kickoff, we preview the matchup with the quarterback tale of the tape. In their first game, Mercer quarterback Fred Payton threw for 248 yards and 4 touchdowns.

(Watch and stream the game live on ESPN+)

T.J. Finley vs Fred Payton

2021 Stat Comparison

TJ Finley	vs	Fred Payton
6-7	Ht	6-2
246	Wt	220
Junior	Class	Senior
70	Comp	112
128	Att	194
54.7	Comp%	57.7
827	Yards	1,683
6.5	YPA	8.7
6	TDs	12
1	INTs	10

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