ALAMEDA — Only three NFL quarterbacks currently own interception-less streaks of more than three games.
Tom Brady, arguably the best quarterback ever. Aaron Rodgers, maybe the second-best quarterback ever. And Derek Carr, the quarterback of the 2-9 Oakland Raiders.
Rodgers’ streak spans seven games, Carr’s six and Brady’s four. Carr has completed 119-of-183 passes during his stretch, good for a 65-percent completion rate. However, he’s only thrown for 1,186 yards over those six games, less than 198 yards per game, and averaged a meager 6.48 yards per attempt. Clearly not throwing interceptions doesn’t mean you’re chalking up yardage or winning games, so what can we make of Carr’s nonetheless impressive streak?