A year after Patrick Mahomes delivered a 5,000-passing yard, 50 TD season, Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston finished with a statistical improbability.
Jameis Winston is the first player in NFL history with 30 Pass TD and 30 Int in the same season. pic.twitter.com/oPe0EpfbLQ
— ESPN (@espn) December 29, 2019
In the Bucs’ 28-22 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Winston went over the 5,000-yard mark by throwing for 201 yards. He also threw a pair of interceptions, putting him at 30 picks for the season. That goes with the 33 TD passes he threw to his own team.
This game-ending pick-six gave Jameis Winston INT No. 30 on the season 😳
(via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/TdWwW1US2h
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 29, 2019
Jameis Winston’s first pass under his rookie contract with the Bucs was a pick-six.
Jameis Winston’s last pass under his rookie contract with the Bucs was a pick-six.
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) December 29, 2019
By going 30-30 Winston creates club no one quite wants to be in as a quarterback. He finished with 5.109 yards passing. He threw for multiple interceptions in 10 games and multiple TDs in 10 games, too.
Bruce Arians has a complex choice on his hands and mind going forward about whether he can trust the Bucs’ offense to a quarterback as erratic as Winston.
When asked how Jameis Winston’s pick-six impacts his evaluation, Bruce Arians said, “It doesn’t help.”
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) December 29, 2019