2009: 2-1 record, lost in AFC Championship Game; 4 TD, 2 INT; 60.3% completions; 180 ypg; 7.9 ypa; 92.7 QB rating
2010: 2-1 record, lost in AFC Championship Game; 5 TD, 1 INT; 60.7% completions; 205 ypg; 6.9 ypa; 95.5 QB rating
Total: 6 games, 4-2 record; 9 TD, 3 INT; 60.5% completions; 192.5 ypg; 7.4 ypa; 94.3 QB rating
As for some of the "negative" statistics, in those six games he has been sacked only four times. He has also lost one fumble. That being said, perhaps the most amazing statistic is his incredibly low rate of interceptions, with only 1.9% of his attempts going for picks. Let's see how that, as well as the rest of Mark's numbers, stack up with some of the all-time bests in the playoffs.
Thanks to 18to88.com, here are the 21 highest rated quarterbacks in NFL Playoff History (min: 6 games played or 150 attempts):
Rank Rating Wins Losses Comp Att TD INT Yards YPA
1 Aaron Rodgers 112.6 4 1 118 174 13 3 1517 8.7
2 Bart Starr 104.8 9 1 130 213 15 3 1753 8.2
3 Kurt Warner 102.3 9 4 307 462 31 14 3952 8.6
4 Drew Brees 102.0 4 3 189 285 15 2 2052 7.2
5 Joe Montana 95.6 16 7 460 734 45 21 5772 7.9
6 Mark Sanchez 94.3 4 2 95 157 9 3 1155 7.4
7 Ken Anderson 93.5 2 4 110 166 9 6 1321 8.0
8 Joe Theismann 91.4 6 2 128 211 11 7 1782 8.4
9 Peyton Manning 88.4 9 10 435 692 28 19 5164 7.5
10 Troy Aikman 88.3 11 5 320 502 23 17 3849 7.7
11 Brett Favre 86.3 13 11 481 791 44 30 5855 7.4
12 Steve Young 85.8 12 8 292 471 20 13 3326 7.1
13 Tom Brady 85.7 14 5 424 682 30 16 4407 6.5
14 Warren Moon 84.9 3 7 259 403 17 14 2870 7.1
15 Rich Gannon 84.6 4 5 154 240 11 9 1691 7.0
16 Ben Roethlisberger 84.5 10 3 226 369 19 16 2861 7.8
17 Matt Hasselbeck 84.4 5 6 237 406 18 9 2741 6.8
18 Ken Stabler 84.2 7 6 203 351 19 13 2641 7.5
19 Bernie Kosar 83.5 4 5 152 270 16 10 1953 7.2
20 Jake Delhomme 83.3 5 3 130 226 12 10 1847 8.2
21 Terry Bradshaw 83.0 14 5 261 456 30 26 3833 8.4
Not too shabby for a guy with two years experience. Now of course he hasn't been asked to shoulder the load as much as guys like Montana, Manning, Brees, or Young, but Mark has been pretty effective in what he's been asked to do and has shown considerable improvement over his regular season numbers.
Going back to the percentage of attempts intercepted, Sanchez's paltry 1.9% of attempts intercepted would place him fourth on this list, only behind Rodgers, Starr, and Brees. This is astonishing improvement from his rookie regular season numbers, where a whopping 5.5% of his attempts were intercepted. While he did make remarkable improvement in that department in his second regular season (only 2.6% where picked off), his tremendous post-season ball security and decision-making is almost unparalleled.
Rather than simply protecting the ball, Sanchez has risen to the occasion when asked to make a play. 5.7% of his playoff passes have resulted in a touchdown, placing him 7th on this list and ahead of names like Brady, Aikman, and Roethlisberger.
What does this all mean for Sanchez? The regular season Mark Sanchez is still a work in progress, though it is safe to say that he has shaken off any bust labels placed on him. A lot remains to be seen whether he will be an above-average quarterback or an elite level quarterback. Year three in the Jets system will go a long way in determining his ceiling. Accuracy will be of paramount focus for Sanchez since that is his major weakness at this point, and it is what seemed to have triggered his playoff successes thus far. He probably will not be a guy that will finish top 5 in yards or TDs most years, but he has the makings of a guy you want behind center when the season is on the line.
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