In the first game of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers faced the Seattle Seahawks, and the game was over!
The San Francisco 49ers not only got off to a good start at home and won a resounding victory; they also truly witnessed the first Chinese-American starting quarterback in league history in this game that will go down in history!
Lu Ke, the rookie Chinese-American quarterback who has attracted much attention, is criticized by many and is making history, gave an astonishing answer after the game: 29 of 37 passes, 363 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions, and was sacked once. , quarterback rating of 1.8.
Among them, Logan Newman scored three touchdowns, Kyle Williams scored one touchdown, and Marcus Lynch scored one touchdown.
With five touchdowns in a single game, Lu Ke broke the historical record for a rookie player and reached an unprecedented height! The first rookie quarterback in history to throw five touchdown passes in his first career game!
Perfect, besides perfect, still perfect!
After every NFL game, the statistics agency will release relevant data as soon as possible. There are two most authoritative data, one is the quarterback rating and the other is the PFF rating.
First of all, the quarterback rating is the official rating of the league. As the name says, it is a rating specifically for quarterbacks. The evaluation objects include the NCAA, NFL and Canada's CFL.
They will calculate the final score based on directly related data such as pass attempts, pass success, passing yards, number of touchdowns, number of interceptions, etc., following a fixed professional equation, which has been the league's formula since 1973. The most important and authoritative quarterback reference.
The quarterback rating is a special equation, and the range of the score is "0-158.3". In other words, the full score is 158.3 points.
Every game is different, and the quarterback's performance is bound to fluctuate with the state of the offensive team and the opponent's defensive team, so the quarterback rating will naturally be different.
Generally speaking, the average rating for the entire season is in the range of 90 to 110. This is the top quarterback. The current average rating of quarterbacks in the league's regular season, the highest in a single season is Peyton Manning. The best player in his career in 2004 was Aaron Rodgers, and his current six-season average puts him ahead of the pack.
In addition, in a specific game, the quarterback performed exceptionally well, the statistics were red across the board, and the quarterback rating reached incredibly high scores. This is also very normal. Overall, as long as the quarterback score exceeds 120 points, then this performance can be regarded as the best among the best.
Next is the PFF rating. The full name of PFF is Pro-Football-Focus. This is a professional rating organization. They hire a large number of statistics and experts to watch every game. According to each offensive performance of the players, statistical data , and finally get the score.
The basis for scoring is data, but expert opinion also comes into play.
The PFF score is quite special. The lowest score is "-2", which is negative two points; the highest score is "2", which corresponds to two points. One point above plus, the score is green, meaning excellent performance; one point below minus, the score is red, meaning poor performance; the range between the two scores, including zero, the score is black, meaning performance is average, But no loss.
Corresponding to the quarterback rating, PFF ratings will evaluate every player who plays. Even if they only come off the bench for one offense, they will provide corresponding ratings, not only as reference data for the public, but also for professionals. Commentators and team coaches also serve as reference points.
Quarterback ratings and PFF ratings are objective and authoritative. They don't care about the race of the players on the field, nor do they care about rookies or veterans. Everything speaks for themselves with data.
After the first week of this year's regular season, Lu Ke deservedly became the brightest focus, not because of his status as a rookie or because of his Chinese identity, but because of his performance on the field!
The quarterback rating is almost perfect; the PFF rating, 1.8, is also infinitely close to perfect.
It’s unimaginable, absolutely unimaginable. With such data, he easily beat out all the quarterbacks and became the most outstanding player in the first week of the regular season with a sudden appearance! Even Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees were all stolen from the limelight in this week's game.
For viewers who watched the game live or the game highlights, the first impression in their minds is undoubtedly the first pass.
As the first pass of Lu Ke's career, he shockingly chose a super long pass and completed a 66-yard pass. He successfully connected with rookie tight end Logan Newman and sealed his throat with a sword. Scored a touchdown! Such a shocking performance is worthy of special praise from any player, and it also sets the trend of the entire game!
However, such an amazing pass was eclipsed by Lu Ke's sweeping and devastating performance! Actually! This is the most incredible thing!
Facing the quarterback ratings and PFF ratings, all the words of praise became pale, and all the words of exclamation lost their color. Surprise and shock like a mountain roar and tsunami almost made everyone lose their ability to speak. ability.
This is a first-year rookie! This is a Chinese player! This is still an undrafted rookie! This is the first game in his college and league careers combined!
Putting any one factor in the context of such quarterback ratings and PFF ratings is extremely horrifying. What's more, now that four factors are superimposed together, almost everyone has the same question mark in their mind. :
Why didn't anyone notice the excellence of this quarterback in this year's rookie training camp? Why is this quarterback completely unknown in the draft? Why did this quarterback go around in training camps of many teams after the draft, but could never find a club?
If it weren't for Alex Smith's accidental injury, does that mean the NFL missed out on a talent?
Words have lost their power and can only be stunned and dumbfounded to accept the baptism of shock. It is like the aurora encountering the meteor shower craze. The magnificent sight violates the laws of natural phenomena and makes the soul become incomparably small.
When the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks ended, no one even discussed or remembered the score of "35:17". Everyone was paying attention to Lu Ke, the man who made history and emerged from nowhere. The rookie quarterback!
The entire alliance was shaken, and no one was exempt.
It is worth mentioning that Cam Newton, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, naturally gained the starting position after experiencing the turmoil and competition in the offseason.
Compared to Lu Ke, Cam has received support and solidarity from the entire Carolina team. Everyone on the team, inside and outside the court, expressed their support unanimously. This also made Cam the first starter in his career. Smooth sailing. Of course, the spotlight is still on it, and the entire league is paying attention to the debut performance of the No. 1 pick.
In fact, Cam is not a parallel import. His performance is quite outstanding: 24 of 37 passes, 422 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and a personal running touchdown. Quarterback rating is 1.3.
Such a performance is amazing for a rookie; at the same time, the passing yards were as high as 422, which not only broke people's doubts about his passing ability in the rookie training camp, but also broke Peyton Manning's career. The passing record in the first game of his career includes the all-time record for passing yards in a rookie's first game.
Although the Carolina Panthers unfortunately lost to the Arizona Cardinals, the score was "21:28", just a touchdown difference, which is disappointing; but Carolina fans are still rejoicing and sincerely They believe they have found their future main quarterback, and believe that under the leadership of Cam, they can create a dynasty.
However, being outstanding is just outstanding, but it is far from being wonderful. Facing Lu Ke's amazing performance, Cam's light was suddenly eclipsed. More importantly, Lu Ke not only had excellent statistics, but also gave the San Francisco 49ers a victory. Even Carolina fans were ecstatic Among them, there was a hint of confusion:
What's going on?
Before the official game, the entire league - literally the entire league - was waiting to see the joke. Many people even mocked privately. The San Francisco 49ers chose this Chinese-American quarterback for nothing more than market considerations. , and then the league also cooperates in publicity for the sake of political correctness. If Lu Ke's performance in the first game is too unsightly, then the league will slap him in the face.
Even the fans of the San Francisco 49ers themselves were complaining and wailing everywhere.
But now, the world has suddenly changed and is almost unrecognizable. This time, it’s wonderful.
After the game, according to official regulations, all players must be interviewed in the player tunnel. Lu Ke undoubtedly became the target of everyone's pursuit and interception. More than thirty reporters surrounded Lu Ke, and it was tight, airtight, and watertight. , flash lights are overwhelming, and questions come one after another, making it difficult for people to react.
"No. 14, damn God, who are you?" This seemingly absurd question is, for reporters, the question they really want to ask.
Lu Ke couldn't help but smile, and said seriously, "My name is Lu Ke, from UCLA, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. That's all. If you want more private information, I'm sorry. , I would be more inclined to tell a future girlfriend than a pack of... wild wolves."
Yes, Lu Ke chose the word "wild wolf" to describe the men in front of him.
The reporters were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
This young guy is funny and well-adjusted. Just by meeting him, reporters have already fallen in love with him. In the league, especially in the team, a player who can deal with the media well is worthy of being Call it a treasure. Just look at Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Their commercial value is inestimable.
"Lu Ke, let me ask you, before the game, Richard Sherman provoked you many times, thinking that you dare not pass the ball in his direction. But judging from today's game, you seem to have no scruples at all and are completely open. Route. Excuse me, did you do it intentionally?"
The second question is that the smell of gunpowder has begun to increase.
"Who?" This was Lu Ke's answer.
