Deshaun Watson is having a great year, but the Texans are losing anyway. That’s unusual. Normally when a quarterback does the kind of things he’s doing, there are a lot more wins involved.
Watson’s play as been pretty spectacular. He’s averaging 295 passing yards per game, and he’s thrown 27 touchdowns versus only 6 interceptions. He’s also averaging 28 yards per week as a runner, with an additional 3 TDs.
Yet, the Texans are sitting at only 4-10.
I checked into the numbers on this. In league history, only seven quarterbacks have finished with at least 20 more touchdowns than interceptions and had his team finish with a losing record anyway.
| BIG STATS, BAD TEAMS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | TD | Int | W-L |
| 2018 | Matt Ryan, Atl. | 35 | 7 | 7-9 |
| 2012 | Drew Brees, N.O. | 43 | 19 | 7-9 |
| 2016 | Drew Brees, N.O. | 37 | 15 | 7-9 |
| 2015 | Drew Brees, N.O. | 32 | 11 | 7-9 |
| 2015 | Eli Manning, NYG | 35 | 14 | 6-10 |
| 2000 | Jeff Garcia, S.F. | 31 | 10 | 6-10 |
| 1997 | Jeff George, Oak. | 29 | 9 | 4-12 |
| 2020 | Deshaun Watson, Hou. | 27 | 6 | 4-10 |
Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com
—Ian Allan