Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson Accuracy Charting Week 6 Update

This is getting old. Deshaun Watson has a poor showing, the Browns do just enough to come back and pull off the win late in the fourth quarter. Against the Tennessee Titans, the Browns tied their season high in points and put up their highest yardage total since Jameis Winston's nuclear explosion against the Denver Broncos back in 2024. Watson had his first 300-yard passing game in 26 tries with Cleveland, but the raw numbers don't tell the full story. This was a game that both displayed the high-end potential of the Browns' offense, while covering up one of its major deficincies.

What is Throw Accuracy Charting?

The main goal with throw charting is not to provide a comprehensive silver bullet of a metric to gauge whether a quarterback is good or bad. It is merely one tool in the toolbox with which to do so, and it has both its usefulness and its own limitations. It doesn't account for decision-making, nor does it factor in degree of difficulty. The grading criteria are as follows:

Elite - A rare throw that displays impeccable ball placement, typically further downfield.

Accurate - A ball (complete or incomplete) that is well-placed, not simply catchable or a completion.

Neutral - shovel passes, most screens, poor throws while being hit, and negative plays that aren't the QB's fault beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Inaccurate - A ball that is placed poorly, but likely still catchable.

Bad - A pass that is uncatchable and unusually inaccurate.

Distance context is broken up into four sections; behind the line of scrimmage, 0-9 yards, 10 to 19 yards, and 20+ yards. This adds further detail to these numbers and gives a measure of not only how frequently the QB is making throws downfield, but how effective he is at making them catchable.

Additionally, the box score attempts/completions may not always line up with the total amount of throws charted - this is because throws nullified by penalty are included for charting purposes, and things like jet sweeps and other extended handoffs are not charted, even if they are considered official pass attempts.