Quarterback Baker Mayfield According to Pro Football Focus, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield created NFL history on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens by launching an incomplete Hail Mary pass of more than 70 yards. After the game, I hope he iced his arm. The PFF Ice Bucket Challenge is for athletes who want to be treated like rock stars even during the summer months.
The last player to throw a touchdown pass and catch one in the same game was Tom Brady with New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos in 2016. Mayfield became the first player to do this as a rookie. He went over 100 miles per hour on the pitch before completing the pass and raced down the sideline for a touchdown that gave his team a 14-13 lead with less than four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Mayfield's record will not be long-lasting since Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees are among those who have also thrown a touchdown pass and caught one in the same game. But it's still a great accomplishment for someone who only started 10 games this past season. The Browns drafted him first overall after he had a brilliant career at Oklahoma City University where he passed for 9,097 yards and 91 touchdowns while also rushing for another 904 yards and 13 more scores.
In the NFL, has a quarterback ever thrown a touchdown pass to himself? – According to Quora. To a certain extent, yes. With the ball at the 1-yard line, Steve Young took the snap, tossed the ball, which was hit by a defender, caught the "ricochet," and scored a touchdown with it. The play occurred during a December 10, 1999 game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears. Young was playing for the 49ers at quarterback; the game was tied at 10 all at halftime.
In college football, no one has ever done this. However, in 2014, North Carolina State quarterback Ryan Finley threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in a 42-7 win over South Carolina-Upstate. He threw a touchdown pass to himself, then ran it in from farther away than normal for a quarterback (from the 2-yard line).
The first two instances involved players who were attempting a field goal or extra point after their own touchdown. This question is specifically about throwing a touchdown pass to yourself as a quarterback.
He is also the first NFL player to have thrown a touchdown pass and an interception while playing for eight different clubs. Fitzpatrick played college football at Harvard, where he was the school's first quarterback to have over 1,000 running yards. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. Fitzpatrick spent three seasons with the Rams before being traded to the Buffalo Bills in 2008. He stayed with the Bills until 2012 when he was signed by the Jets.
Fitzpatrick is one of five quarterbacks to start their career with multiple teams along with Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Joe Montana. The others are Alex Smith, Mark Sanchez, Jay Cutler and Dan Marino.
He is the only quarterback in NFL history to post four consecutive 100-plus rating seasons. His 4,057 passing yards in 2009 were the most ever by a Buffalo Bill and his 57.4 percent completion rate that year was also a team record.
Fitzpatrick is the second quarterback behind Montana with 12 seasons under 50 wins. He won 49 games during his time with the Bills and Jets.
He was named the starter ahead of Ryan Fitzpatrick after Kurt Warner was acquired by the Cardinals. In his debut against the Dolphins, Fitzpatrick threw three touchdowns passes without an interception. This makes him the first quarterback in NFL history to have three straight games with at least three touchdown passes.
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