Arizona Cardinals QB honored in Hall of Fame for performance in loss

If there is some sort of "Yeah, but" wing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, there is an Arizona Cardinals jersey that would be a top attraction.

That is because Jacoby Brissett's jersey from their Week 11 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers has been delivered to Canton. It was delivered to Canton because Brissett completed 47 passes during the game, an NFL single-game record.

Yeah, that is a historic amount of completions. But, it came in a game where the Cardinals were forced to throw the ball 57 times due to the team's defense allowing 41 points.

Arizona had to play catch-up all game long, and still did not cash in these completions for many points. The team scored just 22 points. Brissett threw two interceptions.

When Drew Bledsoe became the first quarterback to complete 45 passes in a game in 1994 for the New England Patriots, he and his team won the game. Brissett is now the third quarterback to complete 45 or more passes in a game. Then-Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff had completed 45 in a game in 2019.

Brissett threw for 452 passing yards and two touchdowns in the contest. He rushed twice for minus-2 yards.

Since becoming the starting quarterback for the Cardinals in Week 6 after Kyler Murray injured his foot, the Cardinals are 1-4. Brissett has completed 66.98% of his passes for 7.41 yards per pass in his time as the Cardinals' starter. He has scored 11 total touchdowns (10 passing) to three interceptions in his starts.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Jacoby Brissett's jersey ends up in Hall of Fame