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The 10 Best Fourth-Quarter Quarterbacks From the 2015 Season

JJ Zachariason  —  @LateRoundQB Feb 24th, 2016
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10. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

Fourth Quarter Passing NEP: 30.90
Fourth Quarter Passing NEP per Drop Back: 0.21

I promise I'm not trolling you.

To be honest, Cutler had a pretty underrated 2015 season. Alshon Jeffery was in and out of the lineup, Kevin White was never able to play, and there were times where Smokin' Jay was throwing to Josh Bellamy as his primary target.

Through all that, Cutler posted a 90-plus Quarterback Rating for the first time in his career, and his season-long Passing NEP per drop back of 0.13 was 0.02 points above the league average of 0.11.

What's more impressive is his fourth quarter efficiency was even better than his cumulative average. Among the sample of 31 quarterbacks with 80 or more fourth quarter attempts, Cutler's Passing NEP per drop back of 0.21 ranked 10th, while his yards per attempt average had the same ranking.

Not bad for a guy who smokes three packs of cigarettes during the entirety of a football game.

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