The play of quarterback Cam Newton has been a divisive topic since Thursday night in the scramble to assign blame for the New England Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Turn on the tape, and Newton actually didn’t play that poorly despite New England’s anemic offensive performance. Newton’s adjusted completion percentage, a PFF metric that only measures aimed passes, was surprisingly high in the New England Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
As noted in this week’s takeaways piece, Newton’s adjusted completion rate was 78.6 percent. That does seem pretty decent since Newton went just 9-of-16 for 119 yards with an interception, right?