On "Sunday Night Football" against the Chiefs, Daniel Jones isn't just trying to help the Colts avoid a 0-2 start in his second game back from tearing his Achilles; he's trying to reverse his own prime-time issues. And these aren't just any struggles. They're historic struggles.
Jones has a 1-15 career record in prime time, the worst mark of any starting quarterback (minimum 10 starts) since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. It's not particularly close, either. Worst W-L as starting QB in prime time, since 1970 And for the "wins aren't a quarterback stat" crowd, it doesn't get much better when we look at Jones' performance individually.
Of the 78 quarterbacks who have started at least 10 prime-time games since 1970, Jones ranks ... Jones hasn't thrown a touchdown in any of his last eight prime-time starts. It's the longest streak by any quarterback since 1970, and no one else has a streak longer than five games.
He's also gone six straight games with zero touchdown passes and at least one interception, also the longest streak since 1970. If there's good news here, it's that Sunday night's showdown will be Jones' first prime-time start with the Colts -- all 16 previous contests were with the Giants. Jones' lone prime-time win came in 2022, when the Giants beat Washington 20-12.
Jones only threw for 160 yards and averaged 5.0 yards per attempt, but a win's a win. He has lost his last six prime-time starts, including ... Coming off a surprise playoff berth in 2022, the Giants were under the bright lights of "Sunday Night Football" to open 2023.
It was a disaster from the start. Cowboys cornerback Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown to open the scoring, and Dallas produced the largest shutout win in the long history between the two teams. Jones went 15 for 28 for just 104 yards and two interceptions, including a pick-six by Daron Bland that, unfortunately for Jones, wasn't really his fault.
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