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2020 Vision: SEC StatCat's Top5 Most Successful Passers Behind the Chains vs. SEC Defenses

Published: June 15, 2020
By: SEC StatCat
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2020

All offenses plan to move forward. In the game of violent real estate acquisition, staying a head of the chains often keeps an offense in rhythm while minimizing situational risk. But as we know, sometimes plans go awry with a penalty or botched execution. That’s when most play callers turn to their passing game to bail them out. Hell, it’s one of the reasons these spots are labeled as “passing downs”. So versus the increased level of difficulty against conference foes, which SEC passers returning for 2020 were the best when put behind the chains last season?  

Behind the Chains = 1st Down with 10+ to gain, 2nd Down with 6+ to gain, 3rd/4th Down with 5+ to gain

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