Does Mark Sanchez like the cold...too?

The Sanchize was an early ROY contender while leading the Jets to 3-0 record. In the games since his early start he has clearly looked over matched and looks more like another USC bust; Matt Leinart Now i'm not saying Sanchez is a bust but I believe the question that should be brought up is whether or not he can play well in the cold weather (yah pun intended). Born in beautiful Long Beach, CA, sticking around there by going to USC, the kid has only played in beautiful weather. Any New York fan can tell you the Meadowlands in the Winter is not a fun place to play. Just ask Eli who has had higher QB rating away from home from 2005-2008.

Below is a chart comparing Mark's QB rating against the temperature at game time.

Quick note- The other game with a rating of 27.0 occurred against the Saints in the Superdome and should be ignored.

The chart does show 2 of Sanchez’s 3 lowest QB ratings occurred on the 2 coldest days of the season. He had a rating of 8.3 against Buffalo at the Meadowlands on October 18^th. On November 22^nd against the Patriots he had a rating of 37.1.

Surely weather is not the only factor in his performances. It is also way too early to make any judgments during his rookie year to project how the rest of his career will go. It should be interesting how the Sanchize finishes out the remainder of his rookie year. This is one guy who definitely wants to see him succeed in those cold December games at the end of the year.

Prediction for the Thursday night game at Buffalo-

Game time Temp expected to be between 29-38 degrees.

Mark Sanchez QB Rating 28.7

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