Jets' Geno Smith Records Franchise's 3rd-Best Single-Game Completion Percentage

In completing 82.1 percent of his pass attempts in Sunday's 19-14 win over the Oakland Raiders, Geno Smith of the New York Jets recorded the third-best single-game completion percentage (min. 20 attempts) in franchise history, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Smith completed 23 of his 28 pass attempts for 221 yards and a touchdown, with one interception, one lost fumble and another 38 yards on 10 carries. He largely relied on short passes, as the Jets' longest gain through the air came on a 26-yard reception by tight end Jeff Cumberland.

Though Smith posted a strong passer rating of 96.6, ESPN's QBR stat looked upon his performance far less favorably, with the Gang Green signal-caller recording a 32.3.

QBR accounts for factors such as game situation, dropped passes and running performance, while passer rating is merely based on a player's throwing stats, meaning that, among other things, it doesn't differentiate between a nine-yard completion on 3rd-and-12 and a nine-yard completion on 3rd-and-8.

As a rookie last season, Smith completed a woeful 55.8 percent of his passes, finishing the year with a QBR of 35.9 from ESPN and a passer rating of 66.5—lousy stats any way you break it down. He only had a completion percentage above 67.6 in one game, completing 16 of his 20 throws (80 percent) for 199 yards and three touchdowns in a Week 5 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The top single-game completion percentage (min. 20 attempts) in Jets history unsurprisingly belongs to Chad Pennington, who completed 24 of his 29 attempts (82.8 percent) on Oct. 10, 2002 against the Minnesota Vikings, per pro-football-reference.com's play index. Pennington is also responsible for four of the 12 games in franchise history with a completion percentage of 80 or better.