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Only four backs in NFL history have finished a season with more than 4,500 passing yards, more than 30 touchdowns, fewer than ten interceptions and an average of more than 8.5 yards per pass. The backs were:
Peyton Manning in 2004, when the Colts won 12-4.
Aaron Rodgers in 2011, when the Packers were 15-1 ahead.
Matt Ryan in 2016, when the Hawks won 11-5.
And Deshaun Watson in 2020, when the Texans were 4-12.
Watson’s performance this season has been unprecedented, as usually when a quarterback plays at an MVP level, his team wins. Watson had his amazing season in one of the worst teams in the NFL.
The Texans have lost eight games this season in which Deshaun Watson threw 25 or more passes and had a pass rate of more than 100. Never in NFL history has a quarterback lost more than five such games in a season.
It’s hard to be as bad as the Texans when your quarterback plays as well as Watson, but the Texans have found a way. Unfortunately for Watson, the Texans are in a bad salary cap and will not have a first round or a second round next season. It’s going to be hard for Houston to get better. Watson does everything he can.