Deshaun Watson was a nightmare for two quarters. Trevor Lawrence was even worse over a full game.
That proved to be the difference between a comeback win and an embarrassing loss in Week 10. Watson was able to play roughly average football and cashed in a phenomenal defensive effort as the Cleveland Browns upset the Baltimore Ravens in Maryland. Lawrence never found any kind of rhythm as the San Francisco 49ers bullied his Jacksonville Jaguars for a full hour of game time en route to a 34-3 frogstomping.
These were two bad performances. But were they the worst of the week?
Fortunately, we’ve got tools to better understand just how damaging these underwhelming performances were. Using the advanced stat expected points added (EPA) can gauge how much a quarterback brings to the table compared to a typical player.
By comparing each passer’s Week 10 EPA against their 2022 and 2023 combined average, we get a better picture of just how frustrating their days were. And we can find both of those thanks to The Athletic’s Ben Baldwin and his incredibly useful stats sites RBSDM.com and HabitatRing.com. So let’s take a look at who disappointed the most in the 10th Sunday of the 2023 season.