Quarterback Daniel Jones shockingly emerged as a legitimate Most Valuable Player Award candidate as he guided the Indianapolis Colts to seven wins in his first eight games this season. However, Jones largely looked like the signal-caller who went 3-13 in his last 16 starts with the New York Giants when he tossed three interceptions and lost two fumbles in Indianapolis’ 27-20 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers this past Sunday. For a piece published on Tuesday, ESPN’s Ben Solak shared that some advanced stats show Jones may be coming back down to earth ahead of Thanksgiving. “Minus-0.81: That’s Daniel Jones’ (expected points added) per dropback when pressured over the past two weeks — the second-worst mark among all quarterbacks. From Weeks 1-7, it was 0.15 — the best,” Solak wrote. “Against the Steelers specifically, Jones averaged minus-1.03 EPA per dropback — a disastrous day. He was pressured on only 32% of his dropbacks, but went 6-of-13 with two interceptions and five sacks.” Doubters of Jones have ro
