Sam Darnold was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week following his impressive performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
In his return from mono, the Jets second-year quarterback completed 23-32 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns. Darnold completed 71.9 percent of his passes and was three yards short of tying his career-high.
He finished the game with a 117.6 passer rating. His lone blip on the radar was an interception in the red zone, where it appeared that he and Jamison Crowder weren’t on the same page.
Over his last six starts, Darnold has completed 66.2 percent of his passes for nine touchdowns, two interceptions and an impressive passer rating of 98.5.
Darnold returned with a vengeance and looked exactly like the quarterback he was against the Green Bay Packers in Week 16 of the 2018 season and training camp as well.
It was obvious that he wasn’t completely healthy in Week 1 in the Jets’ 17-16 loss to the Bills. Now that he’s returned to form and looked the best he’s ever had, Darnold has a chance to take the Jets on a run with the league’s easiest schedule following Monday night’s game against the Patriots.
