Jarrett Stidham uncorked a massive throw for a huge game in the first quarter of the AFC Championship.
After the Broncos’ opening drive stalled on a three-and-out, there was some slight cause for concern, but Stidham turned things around fast the next time he got the ball in his hands. On his fourth throw of the day, Stidham, facing third-and-10, uncorked a deep ball to Marvin Mims Jr.
, who came down the ball for a 52-yard reception to give Denver first-and-goal. According to NextGenStats, Stidham’s throw traveled 41 yards before coming down in Mims’s hands—the longest throw in terms of air yards of any Broncos quarterback this year. Jarrett Stidham's 52-yard pass to Marvin Mims Jr. traveled 41 yards downfield, the longest completion by air yards by a Broncos QB this season.It’s a long game and one throw does not make a successful day as an NFL quarterback, but at the very least, Stidham’s deep ball showed that he’s not afraid of the moment, and appears ready to rise to meet it.Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.
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