A few days have now passed since Washington’s wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the performance that former practice squad QB Taylor Heinicke put on is still not far from our minds.
Though the end result was a loss, Heinicke’s performance was comparable to a breath of fresh air for a Washington fan base who has gone years without seeing any type of excitement from the quarterback position. With 306 passing yards, 46 rushing yards, and 2 total touchdowns, it also ranked as the second-highest graded performance from a quarterback in a wild card game since 2015, with only Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck topping it.
Highest-graded QBs in a Wild Card game since '15:
1. 2018 Andrew Luck – 93.2
2. 2020 Taylor Heinicke – 92.0
3. 2020 Tom Brady – 90.8
4. 2020 Baker Mayfield – 90.5 pic.twitter.com/c7UDtTa0wW— PFF (@PFF) January 12, 2021
There’s no telling what Heinicke’s future will be like in Washington, but there are assumptions that he at least bought himself a backup spot with his performance, with an opportunity to compete for the top job.
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