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"Was 14-7 when Kessler got pulled.


Kessler was 11-of-18 for 91 yards and a TD. That's a YPA of 5.1. Likewise, 64% of Kessler's yards came on three throws - which means that Kessler had 8 completions that went for 33 yards, which is good for a 4.13 YPA.


Likewise, Kessler was 1-of-6 on third downs tonight, likewise he only had 6 total first downs on 6 possessions in the entire first half - one of which was due to DPI. To put that in perspective, the Rams - the league's worst offense - is averaging about 9 first downs per half.


Cut it any way you like, but Kessler was abysmal tonight."


Even if mccown has zero upside, benching kessler after seeing these numbers doesnt seem all that confusing. It just so happened that mccown is even worse

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