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Shook noted that quarterbacks "must have thrown a minimum of 250 pass attempts" in order to be included.
Minnesota's Kirk Cousins came in fifth on Shook's list of best QBs under pressure. According to Next Gen Stats, Cousins when under pressure in 2019 had a 91.5 passer rating, a +3.8-percent rate above expectation and a 58.1 percent completion rate.
Cousins was a stud under pressure in the earliest years of NGS tracking, which helped destroy a narrative of him being average at the absolute best. But thanks to a play-action offense built out of an emphatic rushing attack led by Dalvin Cook, Cousins doesn't face as much pressure as he once did. Even with that considered, he still lands in the top five of most under-pressure metrics. His passer rating under pressure was fifth-best, his completion percentage under pressure was fourth-best and his completion percentage above expectation while pressured was also in the top five. You won't often see Cousins' name mentioned among the Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes of the league, but he has the numbers to back it up.
The four quarterbacks who ranked higher than Cousins when under pressure were (from 1-4) Ryan Tannehill, Drew Brees, Derek Carr and Lamar Jackson. Coming in behind Cousins were Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen and Daniel Jones.
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