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Bruce Matthews Jersey quarterback since in 2021 to have 225-plus pa s yards and three-plus pa sing touchdowns in the first half of a playoff game -- and just the fourth to accomplish the feat in the past 20 seasons.PlayerYearPa s TDTeamSammy Baugh19373WashingtonDak Prescott20163Brock Purdy20223C.J. Stroud20233Houston TexansStroud also ended up as the
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