“Those passing yards didn’t come easy.
Nearly all of Samuel’s catches were highly contested throws across the middle in which Samuel, a credit to him, was able to secure the ball amid a sea of Vikings’ hands.
A typical Purdy pass saw him drop back, then wait — and wait and wait and wait — for a receiver to come open. His time-to-throw statistic — how much time elapses between the snap and throw — on Sunday was 3.