Trent Edwards sets Bills record for completion % in a game!

[Coach Sal]

Let me start by saying I thought this was one of - if not THE - closest to perfect I've ever seen a Bills QB play. I'm talking about everything: accuracy, decision-making, big throws at key situations, pocket presence, etc..

25 for 30 in an NFL game is simply incredible! I don't care who you are, who you're playing for or against, or what kinds of throws you make. Amazing.
I looked up the Bills record for highest completion percentage in a game, and here's what I found:

BILLS RECORD BOOK
HIGHEST COMP. PCT., GAME (min. 20 att.)
82.86% Jim Kelly 11/24/94 at Detroit (29-35)
82.61% Jim Kelly 11/3/96 vs. Washington (19-23)
82.14% Doug Flutie 10/11/98 at Indianapolis (23-28)
81.81% Doug Flutie 10/25/98 at Carolina (18-22)
80.00% Doug Flutie 12/23/00 at Seattle (20-25)
Trent Edwards 9/14/08 at Jacksonville (20-25)
79.41% Jim Kelly 10/2/95 at Cleveland (27-34)
78.79% Jim Kelly 11/8/92 at Pittsburgh (26-33)
78.57% Trent Edwards 9/30/07 vs. N.Y. Jets (22-28)
77.78% Drew Bledsoe 9/29/02 vs. Chicago (28-36)

Trent's 25-30 is 83.33% and good for BEST ever!

FYI - the top 3 for one game in the NFL all-time are:
91.30 Vinny Testaverde, Cleveland vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 26, 1993 (23-21)
90.91 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 10, 1974 (22-20)
90.48 Lynn Dickey, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, Dec. 13, 1981 (21-19)

[FlyingDutchman]

Also hit 7 different receivers

[Philagape]

:hail:

The guy is a surgeon, both in his physical precision and his ice-cold poise.

[Dr. Lecter]

The biggest shame is that two of the incompletions were horrible passes to open receivers. He missed Royal one time by a mile! I also remember Lynch dropping one. Not that it was anything bad mind you, it was just that those two passes did not fit in with the rest of his game.

Trent was outstanding today.

[Romes]

...and he is in his 2nd year. :drool:

[Mitchy moo]

The biggest shame is that two of the incompletions were horrible passes to open receivers. He missed Royal one time by a mile! I also remember Lynch dropping one. Not that it was anything bad mind you, it was just that those two passes did not fit in with the rest of his game.

Trent was outstanding today.

No chance he was throwing to a spot they were supposed to be in?

[Lexwhat]

Trent continues to AMAZE me. I still can't believe what a steal he was. A THIRD ROUNDER??

What a blessing.

[Nighthawk]

Trent is very good and looks like he is just going to get better.

[njsue]

Trent's superb play today has all to do with the O line protection that was fantastic. Plus Trent was ON FIRE.

[trapezeus]

trent makes robert royal an asset as opposed to a liability.

[Ingtar33]

look at it this way.

Trent has started what? 16 games in his nfl career. And he holds 3 places in the top 10 all time games for a Bills QB in terms of completion percentage, and every other name on that list was a vets. The names on that list are Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie, and Drew Bledsoe.

that's 33% of the best games by a Bills QB held by a guy who's started 16 games in his whole pro football career

[Ebenezer]

...are we witnessing the birth of something really special, here?

[ublinkwescore]

...and he is in his 2nd year. :drool:

Can you say Franchise Quarterback?

I can...

TRENT EDWARDS.

There.

[ublinkwescore]

Trent is very good and looks like he is just going to get better.

I really think this whole team has yet to hit it's ceiling.

Aren't Dick Jauron's teams their best after their byes too?

It should only get more exciting.

[SyraBillsLican]

JP losman or bust

[CUHATIN]

This kid got 'IT'!!!!

[jamze132]

look at it this way.

Trent has started what? 16 games in his nfl career. And he holds 3 places in the top 10 all time games for a Bills QB in terms of completion percentage, and every other name on that list was a vets. The names on that list are Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie, and Drew Bledsoe.

that's 33% of the best games by a Bills QB held by a guy who's started 16 games in his whole pro football career
Excellent observation, my friend.

[shelby]

i am finally ready to say that we have our quarterback of the future.

It's been a long time.....

[Historian]

Lucky thing Marv listened to Bill Walsh and not the posters on this board, huh?

;)

[Night Train]

Lucky thing Marv listened to Bill Walsh and not the posters on this board, huh?

;)

Back in August, the Bills were stupid for not going after Brett Favre. :rolleyes:

[hydro]

No chance he was throwing to a spot they were supposed to be in?

He over threw Royal. He had just turned on this cut and the ball was not close enough to him to catch. It happens though, although not that often yesterday seeing as he was completing 83.3% :D

[Historian]

:rofl:

Edwards reminds me of Ken Anderson, formerly of the Bengals.

A smart, high % passer, who rarely made a mistake. Very cerebral, but could take a hit.

I believe he played for Walsh too, under Paul Brown.

[Prov401]

Im kind of confused as to how TE has a better completion percentage than Doug Flutie had in his last game as a Bill against the Seahawks? I'm not arguing, just wondering. I remember that game, and Flutie was a monster. (granted it was the seahawks). But yea.. Flutie was also 20-25 with 366 Yds Passing and 3 TD's in thet game.

[MikeInRoch]

That's the way math works. 25/30 > 20/25.

[njsue]

...are we witnessing the birth of something really special, here?

Oh Yeah.


I can't wait to see Trent shred NE's pathetic secondary. :snicker:

[Philagape]

The best defense, however, often is a ball-control offense. With Edwards' short-to-intermediate passing game moving the chains, the Bills kept the Chargers' weapons on the sideline. Buffalo held the ball for 35:29.
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/468179.html

:bf1:
That's one reason why the whole team plays better, and why ball control is better than Madden gunslinging

[Nighthawk]

The best defense, however, often is a ball-control offense. With Edwards' short-to-intermediate passing game moving the chains, the Bills kept the Chargers' weapons on the sideline. Buffalo held the ball for 35:29.
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/468179.html

:bf1:
That's one reason why the whole team plays better, and why ball control is better than Madden gunslinging

I agree, very good points.

[Bufftp]

i am finally ready to say that we have our quarterback of the future.

It's been a long time.....
I disagree
We have the QB of NOW!
The wait is over!

[Philagape]

FYI, the Bills record for % in a season is 64.14, held by Kelly.

Trent's at 69.7 so far

[Confused]

Again, the fact that this is only Trent's 2nd year makes me more excited than anything. The sky is the limit with this guy.

Is it too early to make comparassons? nope? ok, he is the next Montana.

[blackonyx89]

Let me start by saying I thought this was one of - if not THE - closest to perfect I've ever seen a Bills QB play. I'm talking about everything: accuracy, decision-making, big throws at key situations, pocket presence, etc..

25 for 30 in an NFL game is simply incredible! I don't care who you are, who you're playing for or against, or what kinds of throws you make. Amazing.
I looked up the Bills record for highest completion percentage in a game, and here's what I found:

BILLS RECORD BOOK
HIGHEST COMP. PCT., GAME (min. 20 att.)
82.86% Jim Kelly 11/24/94 at Detroit (29-35)
82.61% Jim Kelly 11/3/96 vs. Washington (19-23)
82.14% Doug Flutie 10/11/98 at Indianapolis (23-28)
81.81% Doug Flutie 10/25/98 at Carolina (18-22)
80.00% Doug Flutie 12/23/00 at Seattle (20-25)
Trent Edwards 9/14/08 at Jacksonville (20-25)
79.41% Jim Kelly 10/2/95 at Cleveland (27-34)
78.79% Jim Kelly 11/8/92 at Pittsburgh (26-33)
78.57% Trent Edwards 9/30/07 vs. N.Y. Jets (22-28)
77.78% Drew Bledsoe 9/29/02 vs. Chicago (28-36)

Trent's 25-30 is 83.33% and good for BEST ever!

FYI - the top 3 for one game in the NFL all-time are:
91.30 Vinny Testaverde, Cleveland vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 26, 1993 (23-21)
90.91 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 10, 1974 (22-20)
90.48 Lynn Dickey, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, Dec. 13, 1981 (21-19)


This kid is GOOD, SCARY GOOD!!!

[justasportsfan]

Hope we can build on this. Can't wait for Hardy to develop.

[blackonyx89]

Hope we can build on this. Can't wait for Hardy to develop.

Or get a fine veteran WR!

:band: :poop:

[Ingtar33]

FYI, the Bills record for % in a season is 64.14, held by Kelly.

Trent's at 69.7 so far


that's amazing. 70% completions is inhuman

[TigerJ]

I suspect that by the time his Bills career is over, Trent Edwards is going to own the Bills record book in terms of accuracy: season, best games, career.

[justasportsfan]

Or get a fine veteran WR!

:band: :poop:
why bother when your qb is already having such a completion rate with the wr's he already has? I'd rather wait for Hardy to develop with experience.and take a vet for other positions.

[blackonyx89]

why bother when your qb is already having such a completion rate with the wr's he already has? I'd rather wait for Hardy to develop with experience.and take a vet for other positions.

I'd love to see a James Lofton veteran type-WR opposite Evans.

[justasportsfan]

I'd like to see a James Lofton type-WR.

HArdy's on his way ;)

[jmb1099]

I still can't wrap my mind around him only being in his second year... think about that for more than a fleeting second and it will blow you away.
70% accuracy is inhuman as was already said. But consider that he's doing this in his second year... he should by all rights improve over time and it's that I still can't wrap my mind around.

[Griff]

Trent is like God saying "Sorry for screwing with you for all those years".

[Pinkerton Security]

I might get shelled for doing this, but:

Tom Brady, record setting QB year:
Comp. %: 68.9
YPA: 8.3


Trent's 2008 season so far:
Comp &: 69.7
YPA: 8.0


Turk's goal was 8.0 ypa this year, and thats exactly where they're at. I know the yards and TD's arent anywhere near Brady's, just thought it was interesting to compare the 2. If Trent can keep it up, it will certainly be a special year for him.

[LifetimeBillsFan]

:rofl:

Edwards reminds me of Ken Anderson, formerly of the Bengals.

A smart, high % passer, who rarely made a mistake. Very cerebral, but could take a hit.

I believe he played for Walsh too, under Paul Brown.

I think that your comparison with Ken Anderson is "spot on". Anderson was one of the best QBs never to get to a Super Bowl. He played with the Bengals before they really had any talent and made them very competitive by playing very smart, mistake-free football consistently.

Anderson began his career when Paul Brown was still the Head Coach, I believe. I'm not sure when Bill Walsh was there, but Paul Brown called his own plays (Paul Brown invented the system of sending plays from the sideline to the QB by alternating players at one of the OG position on every down).

I am certain, however, that Anderson played for Sam Wyche--he retired either the year that Cincy went to the Super Bowl or the year before that and Wyche was the Head Coach of both of those teams.

It should be noted that one TURK SCHONERT began his NFL career as the back-up QB for Cincinnatti while Ken Anderson was still the Bengals starting QB.

As we all know, Schonert is a disciple of Sam Wyche, who was his head coach with the Bengals when Anderson was Cincy's starting QB at that time. And, he admitted during the OTAs that he was tweaking the Bills' offense to include some of the things that he liked about Wyche's offense when they were with the Bengals.

In many ways, this season's Bills offense is an updated version of the Cincinnatti offense back then. When led by an intelligent QB who can be accurate with his reads as well as his passes, it isn't really flashy, but it can be very efficient and effective. And, I agree with the Historian, the reason that the Bills' offense has been as effective as it has been this season is that Trent Edwards is playing a lot like Ken Anderson.

The scary thing is that this is only Trent Edwards' second year and he doesn't even have 16 starts under his belt yet. And, he will get better.

If he can stay healthy and the Bills build a decent team around him, Trent Edwards has a chance to become a really special QB as he gains more experience. He doesn't have the mobility of a Joe Montana, but he does have the intelligence and accuracy to become a ruthlessly efficient NFL QB, capable of winning the Super Bowl.

[Griff]

I might get shelled for doing this, but:

Tom Brady, record setting QB year:
Comp. %: 68.9
YPA: 8.3


Trent's 2008 season so far:
Comp &: 69.7
YPA: 8.0


Turk's goal was 8.0 ypa this year, and thats exactly where they're at. I know the yards and TD's arent anywhere near Brady's, just thought it was interesting to compare the 2. If Trent can keep it up, it will certainly be a special year for him.

Trent is a great West Coast QB, and with Lee signed up for years to come we'll be able to stretch the field even more in upcoming years.

[Billz_fan]

I think that your comparison with Ken Anderson is "spot on". Anderson was one of the best QBs never to get to a Super Bowl. He played with the Bengals before they really had any talent and made them very competitive by playing very smart, mistake-free football consistently.

Anderson began his career when Paul Brown was still the Head Coach, I believe. I'm not sure when Bill Walsh was there, but Paul Brown called his own plays (Paul Brown invented the system of sending plays from the sideline to the QB by alternating players at one of the OG position on every down).

I am certain, however, that Anderson played for Sam Wyche--he retired either the year that Cincy went to the Super Bowl or the year before that and Wyche was the Head Coach of both of those teams.

It should be noted that one TURK SCHONERT began his NFL career as the back-up QB for Cincinnatti while Ken Anderson was still the Bengals starting QB.

As we all know, Schonert is a disciple of Sam Wyche, who was his head coach with the Bengals when Anderson was Cincy's starting QB at that time. And, he admitted during the OTAs that he was tweaking the Bills' offense to include some of the things that he liked about Wyche's offense when they were with the Bengals.

In many ways, this season's Bills offense is an updated version of the Cincinnatti offense back then. When led by an intelligent QB who can be accurate with his reads as well as his passes, it isn't really flashy, but it can be very efficient and effective. And, I agree with the Historian, the reason that the Bills' offense has been as effective as it has been this season is that Trent Edwards is playing a lot like Ken Anderson.

The scary thing is that this is only Trent Edwards' second year and he doesn't even have 16 starts under his belt yet. And, he will get better.

If he can stay healthy and the Bills build a decent team around him, Trent Edwards has a chance to become a really special QB as he gains more experience. He doesn't have the mobility of a Joe Montana, but he does have the intelligence and accuracy to become a ruthlessly efficient NFL QB, capable of winning the Super Bowl.

Ken Anderson was QB of the Bengals in SB XVI in 1981. They lost to San Francisco 26-21 Andersons stats for the day were 25 0f 34 for 300 yards 2TD and 2INT.

Oddly enough Anderson led the Bengals in the playoffs that year to there first playoff win ever against the Buffalo Bills. That was the game where Joe Fergusons shoe fell off as time was running out and ended the Bills season.

Cincy then played the AFC chanpionship game at home vs the San Diego Chargers in a game then known as the ice bowl. San Diego put up very little fight as there high powered passing game was useless in the frozen temps. Cincy won 27-7 and went on to the SB against San Francisco.

He was also NFL MVP in 81.