The fun thing with stats is one can make them say whatever they want.
There is no official statistic tracking the comeback deficits of quarterbacks at both the college and professional level; it is contrived. However, even in the framing that ESPN Stats & Info used, their stat only proves how dynamic and game-changing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Watson is the only quarterback in the past 15 postseasons to log a 14-point comeback in both college and the pros.
Of course, Watson engineered a 16-point comeback against the Buffalo Bills in the Texans’ 22-19 overtime win the AFC wild-card. But he also executed a 14-point comeback against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff title game.
Deshaun Watson is the only starting QB in the last 15 postseasons with a 14-point comeback win in college and the pros.
He led a 14-point comeback win vs Alabama in the 2017 CFP Nat’l Championship game, and a 16-point comeback win today. pic.twitter.com/ODxaubr3wR
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 5, 2020
“That’s just me,” Watson told reporters. “I play the game. I don’t never look at the scoreboard. I just keep fighting. I’ve been told, especially at a young age and especially that, when I was [at Clemson], [coach] Dabo (Swinney) used to always tell us, regardless if we’re up or if we’re down, don’t never look at the scoreboard. Keep fighting and keep pushing forward.”
Watson finished the game completing 20-of-25 for 247 yards and a touchdown while adding 14 carries for 55 yards and a score. The two-time Pro Bowler was able to execute in key moments despite taking seven sacks on the afternoon.
Now, the Texans head to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 12 at 2:05 p.m. If the Texans are able to upset the second-seeded Chiefs led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, then Houston would advance to its first AFC Championship Game. If the Tennessee Titans, who stunned the New England Patriots 20-13, are able to beat the No. 1 Baltimore Ravens, then the Texans could host the AFC Championship Game, which would be the first conference title game hosted by a Houston NFL team.