Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell seems to have a knack for making some of the NFL’s more “improbable” completions each week.
According to Next Gen Stats, Howell had several of these throws in Washington’s Week 9 win over the New England Patriots. Here are Howell’s four most improbable throws from Sunday’s game.
DID YOU KNOW? 💡
Sam Howell is responsible for five completions with a completion probability under 20% this season, most in the NFL.
A look at Howell's four most improbable completions from the @Commanders' Week 9 win over the Patriots! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/tayY19i8Za
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 7, 2023
This is some high-level stuff from Howell. Each of these four throws displays something different from the second-year quarterback. On the completion to Brown, you see Howell making an accurate throw on the move.
The throw to Terry McLaurin on the sideline was a terrific route from the star wideout and an even better throw from Howell while he was drifting back and under pressure.
The touchdown to Jahan Dotson was a dime. He laid it out in front of Dotson where the defender couldn’t make a play on the ball, allowing Dotson to run under it for the catch. Just a terrific throw.
What’s incredible is that Next Gen Stats didn’t even give us the completion probability on the following throw:
Backyard ball!
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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) November 5, 2023
That was one of those throws where you cover your eyes and hope for the best. Howell showed a little “Mahomes magic” on that one to Byron Pringle.
