Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis had the NFL world buzzing following his impressive primetime performance against the Miami Dolphins.
Some of the people who spoke highly about the growth they’ve seen out of Levis thus far include Dallas Cowboys great Dez Bryant, New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, several national media members such as Pete Prisco and Dan Orlovsky, and teammate DeAndre Hopkins.
“I saw a dawg out here today,” Hopkins said, per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe. “That kid is going to be great. I’m always in his ear, trying to help him. I know he’s still got a lot in his tank… I’ll still be on him when we get back. But Will showed heart. I love competing and playing with him.”
There were some occasional rookie moments the Kentucky product would like back, but for the most part, Levis had a phenomenal game in front of the entire country. Tennessee’s young signal caller completed 60 percent of his passes (23-of-38) for 327 yards, one touchdown to one interception.
He also masterfully led two scoring drives with 4:34 left in the game to take the lead, subsequently leading to the Titans to becoming the only team since 2016 to win a game in regulation in which they trailed by 14 points with less than three minutes remaining. Previously, teams were 0-767 in that situation.
Teams down 14 with under three minutes to go were 0-767 since 2016 until the Titans tonight 🤯 pic.twitter.com/uWGt964GHm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 12, 2023
When it comes to looking at the advanced metrics, Levis ranked in the top 10 in nearly every category, per RBSDM. Scroll down below to find out exactly where the Titans’ rookie quarterback ranked following his incredible Week 14 outing.
Will Levis’ Week 14 stats and rankings
- EPA+CPOE Composite: 0.119 (8th)
- Adjusted EPA per play: 0.156 (7th)
- EPA per play: 0.111 (9th)
- Success rate: 55.8 percent (2nd)
- Completion percentage: 63.9 (18th)
- Expected completion percentage: 60.8 (30th)
- Completion percentage over expectation/CPOE: 3.0 (8th)
- Air yards: 9.3 (10th)
Glossary
- Expected Points Added (EPA): “EPA measures how well a team performs compared to their expectation on a play-by-play basis. EPA and EPA per Play, along with other stats using EPA, can help us evaluate team and player performance. EPA serves as a better tool of measurement for team/player performance because it takes into account that not all yards, touchdowns, and turnovers are equal.”
- Completion Percentage Over Expectation (CPOE): “Not all completion percentages are built the same way, as throwing shorter passes to more open receivers generally leads to a higher completion percentage. CPOE adjusts for that, using pass depth and receiver separation to determine the likelihood of an average quarterback making any given throw.”
- Success Rate (SR): “SR is an efficiency metric that determines the success of a play. A play is successful when it gains at least 40 percent of yards-to-go on first down, 60 percent of yards-to-go on second down, and 100 percent of yards-to-go on third or fourth down.”
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