Most game winning drives since the start of last season

[Chasing6]

Yeah, I get that he's delivered some tight game victories but anyone with eyes can tell you that he's not exactly a premium QB.

Winning is all that matters, but quite frankly I think this is more a testament to team building over anything.

It is a testament to a great Defense with a good run game only needs a bus driver who does not make mistakes.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Taking the lead is not a tie.

Unless you are referring to another game, the title of this thread is Game Winning Drives, not go ahead drives

 

[Redsfan_83]

Yeah, I get that he's delivered some tight game victories but anyone with eyes can tell you that he's not exactly a premium QB.

Winning is all that matters, but quite frankly I think this is more a testament to team building over anything.

That is what I am saying...

 

[Chasing6]

Unless you are referring to another game, the title of this thread is Game Winning Drives, not go ahead drives

So what exactly was your tie comment about then?

No one was talking about GB tying the game.

 

[Redsfan_83]

So what exactly was your tie comment about then?

No one was talking about GB towing the game.

Probably got mixed up in my comment to LouB about Dak getting no credit for that tie game, because his drive put us up 40-37, but they came back to tie the game.

 

[gimmesix]

Amazing what actually drafting a bluechip QB can do instead of shopping off the clearance rack.

I don't know if I'd consider Nix a blue-chip QB (maybe you just mean a first-rounder). He's a QB in a great defensive situation. Denver scored 14 points in regulation last night against Seattle. Nix and the Broncos offense did nothing after halftime. In overtime, the defense got the ball for the offense near midfield with an interception. There are a lot of NFL quarterbacks who could win with those parameters.

 

[CWR]

I will leave this here.......

Funny because Nix is being roasted for his play.

I wonder how many game winning drives Dak would have if the defense didnt then collapse in the closing minutes of games.

 

[youngjerryjones]

Amazing what actually drafting a bluechip QB can do instead of shopping off the clearance rack

Dude...what...are...you...watching? Bo Nix sucks - 60% completion rate at the bottom of the league. This should just prove to you a good defense can carry one of the worst QB's in the NFL.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Funny because Nix is being roasted for his play.

I wonder how many game winning drives Dak would have if the defense didnt then collapse in the closing minutes of games.

More importantly, a good D doesn't have to force a QB to have to run these last-minute drives. Denver is lucky they have one, but they are missing the QB part, lol. NFL football I guess; it's not easy to have both sides of the ball successful, and well, that is where coaching comes into play.....if ya know, ya know

 

[RonnieT24]

Bo Nix sucks. His game winning drive last night didn't even require a first down lol.

"Game-winning drives" is a stat for dummies.

Dak threw a TD pass to take the lead against GB with less than 40 seconds last year and doesn't get credit for it, but Bo Nix gets credit for that? Stupid.

Yeah I wonder if there is a stat for "games when the QB led what should have been a game winning drive but the defense bent over and gave it back." Money says Dak would lead the league in that statistic ny a wide margin.

 

[Asklesko]

Dak may not be on the list but he is number one in my heart

 

[buddahjoe445]

Bo Nix sucks. His game winning drive last night didn't even require a first down lol.

"Game-winning drives" is a stat for dummies.

Dak threw a TD pass to take the lead against GB with less than 40 seconds last year and doesn't get credit for it, but Bo Nix gets credit for that? Stupid.

you just described Romo, but he did it more frequently

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Well, there is no stat for game tying drive that I am aware of, lol

The play being referred to was against Green Bay last year. Dak's TD to Pickens put Dallas up 37-34 with about 40 seconds to play.

The defense couldn't hold the lead with less than a minute to play. So Dak's efforts in that game go unrecognized.

 

[thunderpimp91]

I’ve said it a thousand times….outside of maybe kickers these clutch/game winning drive type stats are all overrated and somewhat meaningless at the individual level.

These really are more a reflection of the team as a whole.

 

[ghst187]

The irony to all this is that in 2026, Bo Nix might be the worst QB in the NFL. He barely passee for 100 yards last night, and will get crediit for the game winning drive.....

Sam Darnold has a SB ring…

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

It is a testament to a great Defense with a good run game only needs a bus driver who does not make mistakes.

Yep.

Building a dominant run game and defense is a lot easier than lucking into a generational QB who has a perfect run in the playoffs.

This is the team building strategy most teams should be using.

Adequate QB who can make timely plays, elite defense, good run game.

 

[khiladi]

People love to use outliers as proof. Bo Nix also passed for 3 TDs against Buffalo, including with 55 seconds to beat the Bills, who put up 30 and then the Broncos preceded to lose 7-10 to the garbage Patriots without Nix, meaning sustaining that level of defensive play with bad offense, isn’t getting you a SB in the modern era.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Sam Darnold has a SB ring…

Nix may very well get one this year as well, but like Darnold, it won't be because of elite Qb play

 

[Redsfan_83]

The play being referred to was against Green Bay last year. Dak's TD to Pickens put Dallas up 37-34 with about 40 seconds to play.

The defense couldn't hold the lead with less than a minute to play. So Dak's efforts in that game go unrecognized.

I got that, yes. And this happens almost weekly for some teams, and my whole point has been it is not a game-winning drive if your team doesn't win, lol. It's pretty cut and dry, I think, but at this point of this thread I don't even know what my name is

 

[plasticman]

When Sean Payton left Dallas to become the Saints Head Coach in 2006, they signed Drew Brees away from the Chargers.

He then attempted to trade for Tony Romo but Parcells and Jerry Jones vetoed that.

As the Cowboys quarterback coach in 2003, it was Sean Payton who convinced Bill Parcells to sign Tony Romo as a rookie free agent.

Drew Brees selected Sean Payton as his presenter when he was inducted in the HOF.

In other words, Sean Payton flat knows how to analyze and train NFL quarterbacks.

You can count on these attributes for Bo Nix:

1. Nix will play within himself and Sean Payton will determine his role in his offense depending on what he beleives Bo is capable of at that particular time.

2. Bo Nix will evolve. Sean Payton has the same temperament towards the QB position that Bill Parcells had toward his defense. He will ensure Bo's constant improvement.

3. Regardless, Sean Payton will provide genuine competition until he is convinced that Bo has become an elite NFL quarterback.

Tom Brady didn't light up the NFL his first few seasons but he was smart, careful and dependable.

Tom Brady didn't get his first QB rating of over 90 until his 4th season. However, during his first three seasons he accumulated 11 game winning drives in the regular season and 4 in the playoffs.

Now I'm not saying that Bo Nix is anywhere near "the next Tom Brady." He has a long journey ahead of him as it is.

Meanwhile, the "unfinished" version is racking up "W"s in early Tom Brady fashion, simply by not being the reason they lose.

Not to mention, you get some additional wiggle room with a perennial top ten defense in points allowed, the same as Brady in his formative years.