In one of his post game interviews, Mitch said that Downfield hasn't been the same since the Raider game. He agreed that Downfield is afraid of contact and isn't the same guy.
I'm pretty sure that Downfield's always been afraid of contact, but I think there's something to the idea that he was rocked in the Raider game and all of a sudden decided that being an NFL quarterback isn't all it's made out to be.
He's a professional backup and, in his worldview, professional backups aren't supposed to get their clock cleaned on a regular basis. That's my guess.
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