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Derek May and J.J. McCarthy found themselves mired in unfavourable circumstances right at the outset of the NFL season.

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September 30th, 2026

Derek May and J.J. McCarthy found themselves mired in unfavourable circumstances right at the outset of the NFL season.

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Following a season in which he finished as the runner-up for the MVP award, Derek May's performance in the opening month of this season has evoked memories of some of the most notorious draft busts in recent years.

德瑞克·梅伊於一個MVP亞軍賽季之後，開季首月之表現令人憶及近年若干最為昭彰之選秀水貨。

J.J. McCarthy, having swiftly faded into obscurity in Minnesota before being traded away, now finds himself consorting with a rather ignominious cohort of peers.

J.J.麥卡錫在明尼蘇達迅速黯然失色後遭交易離隊，如今亦發現自己廁身於一群不甚光彩的同儕之中。

In the first round of the 2024 draft, six quarterbacks were selected in total, tying a historical record, yet two of them have failed to live up to expectations at the outset of the 2026 season.

2024年選秀首輪共計遴選出六名四分衛，追平歷史紀錄，而其中兩人在2026年賽季伊始的表現卻未盡如人意。

Let us begin with Maye.

且從梅伊談起。

In the 2025 season — the second of his career — he came into his own, leading the entire NFL in three statistical categories: passer rating (113.5), completion percentage (72.0%), and yards per pass attempt (8.9); he finished second only to Matthew Stafford in MVP voting, and he helped the Patriots reach the Super Bowl.

彼於2025年賽季——其生涯第二載——嶄露頭角，以傳球評分（113.5）、傳球完成率（72.0%）及每次傳球嘗試碼數（8.9）三項數據冠絕全NFL，於MVP票選中僅次於馬修·斯塔福德，並襄助愛國者隊闖入超級盃。

Even though Maye's performances fell short of the ideal when he encountered the league's elite defenses in the postseason, New England nonetheless made the playoffs; yet over the first three games of this season, the situation has only gone from bad to worse.

縱使梅伊於季後賽遭逢聯盟頂級防守之際，表現未臻理想，新英格蘭仍舊躋身季後賽；然本賽季前三場比賽，情勢唯每況愈下。

Over the first three games, Maye has committed seven turnovers while producing just one touchdown for the Patriots — the first time since 2007 that a quarterback has found himself in such a predicament.

梅伊於前三場賽事中累計七次失誤，而僅為愛國者隊締造一次達陣，此乃自2007年以降首度有四分衛陷入如此窘境。

The sole consolation to be drawn from this is that the previous quarterback to post such a record was none other than Drew Brees — who promptly regrouped that same year, delivered a steady season, and went on to forge a Hall of Fame-caliber career.

箇中唯一堪稱慰藉者，在於前一位締造此般紀錄的四分衛正是德魯·布里斯——他於該年旋即重整旗鼓，繳出穩健賽季，其後更開創了一段名人堂級的職業生涯。

The other cohort to which Maye belongs is far less inspiring: his 58.6 passer rating marks the fifth time in the past ten seasons that a quarterback has fallen below the 60 threshold after the first three games of the season.

梅伊所屬的另一個群體則遠未能如此激勵人心：其58.6的傳球評分，標誌著過去十個賽季中第五度有四分衛於開季前三場後跌破60大關。

The other quarterbacks on this list include notorious draft busts such as Anthony Richardson (55.9 in 2024), Justin Fields (50 in 2022), Zach Wilson (51.6 in 2021), and DeShone Kizer (53.2 in 2017).

這份名單上的其他四分衛包括安東尼·理查森（2024年55.9）、賈斯汀·菲爾茲（2022年50）、扎克·威爾遜（2021年51.6）和德肖恩·基澤（2017年53.2）等聲名狼藉的選秀水貨。

The Patriots have mustered a mere 29 points on offense so far this season — a tally that includes a defensive touchdown secured in their Week 2 victory over Pittsburgh — which stands as the lowest total through the first three games of a season since the 2021 Jets managed just 20 points across Wilson's first three career starts.

愛國者隊本賽季迄今於進攻端僅進帳29分——其中包含第2週擊敗匹茲堡一役所斬獲的一次防守達陣——此乃自2021年噴射機隊於威爾遜生涯前三場先發中僅得20分以來，開季三場的最低總得分。

In his very first preseason appearance for the Vikings, McCarthy sustained a knee injury that ended his season, making him only the third top-ten draft pick quarterback in history to have not taken a single offensive snap during his rookie campaign.

麥卡錫於維京人隊季前賽初登場即因膝傷而賽季報銷，淪為史上僅第三位在新秀賽季未曾出戰任何一檔進攻的前十順位四分衛。

He opened last season as the starter and was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week in his debut, yet injuries limited him to just 10 starts that season.

他於上賽季伊始擔任先發，並在首秀中榮膺NFC單週最佳進攻球員，然而傷病侵擾致使他上賽季僅先發10場。

Last season, McCarthy finished dead last among all qualified passers with a mere 72.6 passing rating; this season he has sunk even further to the third string, and he will now move to the New York Giants in pursuit of a fresh start.

麥卡錫於上賽季在諸位符合資格者之中敬陪末座，傳球評分僅有72.6；本賽季更跌落至第三陣容，如今將轉投紐約巨人隊，冀求一個嶄新的開始。

McCarthy is merely the sixth quarterback since the dawn of the common draft era in 1967 to be selected in the top ten yet start ten games or fewer for the team that drafted him.

麥卡錫僅係自1967年共同選秀時代肇始以來，第六位於前十順位獲選、卻為原球隊先發10場或更少之四分衛。

Rich Campbell was a rookie selected sixth overall by Green Bay in 1981, amassed a mere 68 career pass attempts, and never started a single game for the Packers.

里奇·坎貝爾係1981年綠灣以第六順位選中之新秀，生涯累計傳球68次，從未為包裝工隊先發過任何一場。

After San Francisco selected Trey Lance third overall in 2021, the team started him in only four games before trading him away, given that Brock Purdy had already seized the 49ers' starting job.

舊金山於2021年以第三順位選中特雷·蘭斯後，僅讓他先發四場便將其交易出走，蓋因布羅克·珀迪已奪去49人隊之先發位置。

Jack Thompson, after being selected third overall by Cincinnati in 1979, started five games; Marty Domres, after being selected ninth overall by the Chargers in 1969, started six games; and Andre Ware, after being selected seventh overall by Detroit in 1990, likewise started six games.

傑克·湯普森於1979年以第三順位獲辛辛那提選中後，先發五場；馬蒂·多姆雷斯則於1969年以第九順位獲閃電隊選中後，先發六場；安德烈·韋爾亦於1990年以第七順位獲底特律選中後，先發六場。

None of these quarterbacks managed to distinguish themselves or achieve notable success under their new employers.

這些四分衛於新東家麾下皆未能嶄露頭角，建功立業。

Case Keenum, taking the field for the first time in nearly three years, promptly led the Chicago Bears to victory—merely the latest illustration of the team's capacity to triumph even when deprived of its starting quarterback.

凱斯·基納姆於睽違近三載後首度披掛上陣，即率芝加哥熊隊奏凱，此僅為該隊在欠缺先發四分衛之際仍能告捷的最新例證。

In summary, quarterbacks who did not start in Week 1 this season have now compiled a combined record of 6-0 when stepping in as replacements; Michael Penix of Atlanta, Marcus Mariota of Washington, and Jameis Winston of the Giants also joined this group this week, each emerging victorious.

綜上所述，本賽季未曾於第1週擔綱先發之四分衛，其替補登場之戰績累計為6勝0負；亞特蘭大之麥可·佩尼克斯、華盛頓之馬庫斯·馬里奧塔，以及巨人隊之傑米斯·溫斯頓，亦於本週躋身此一行列，各自告捷。

Drew Lock started under center for Seattle in Week 2 and emerged victorious, following Sam Darnold's injury in the season opener; Carson Wentz likewise delivered an equivalent triumph for Minnesota in the very week that Kyler Murray went down with an injury.

德魯·洛克於第2週為西雅圖掛帥先發並凱旋而歸，此前山姆·達諾德已於開幕戰中掛彩；卡森·溫茨亦於基勒·穆雷傷退之同一週，為明尼蘇達締造同等佳績。

Murray returned from injury last week and led his team to victory, whereas Darnold and the Seahawks fell to the Commanders, who were led by Mariota.

穆雷上週傷癒復出並率隊奏捷，而達諾德與海鷹隊則不敵馬里奧塔所領之指揮官隊。

According to ESPN, since the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL, this marks the first occasion on which six quarterbacks who did not start in the season opener each went on to win in either Week 2 or Week 3 — the sole exception being the anomalous 1987 campaign, which was distorted by the use of replacement players.

據ESPN所述，自1970年NFL與AFL合併以降，此番乃首度出現六名未於開幕戰擔任先發之四分衛，於第2週或第3週雙雙告捷之景況，惟1987年因替代球員而異之賽季不在此列。

In his debut under center for the Bears, Keenum emerged victorious, thereby setting a record of having started and won for seven different teams—a feat he had previously accomplished with Houston, the Rams, Minnesota, Denver, Washington, and Cleveland.

基納姆於為熊隊掛帥的處女秀中告捷，就此締造在七支不同球隊皆曾先發取勝的紀錄——此前他已先後隨休士頓、公羊、明尼蘇達、丹佛、華盛頓與克利夫蘭達成此一成就。

This achievement tied him with Ryan Fitzpatrick, placing him joint-top for the most teams with which a quarterback has won as a starter.

此舉追平了萊恩·菲茨派翠克，使其並列四分衛以先發身份取得勝利之球隊數最多的紀錄。

The phenomenon that the Minnesota Vikings have exhibited in this opening stretch is one the likes of which has not been witnessed in nearly seventy years.

明尼蘇達維京人隊此番開局所呈現之現象，乃近七十年來所未嘗見者。

Led by a formidable defense, the Vikings managed to post a 3-0 record despite failing to surpass the decidedly mediocre threshold of 250 offensive yards in any single game.

在強勢防守的引領下，維京人隊儘管於任何一場賽事中皆未能跨越250碼進攻這般著實平庸的門檻，仍舊取得3勝0負的戰績。

To find the last team to achieve such a feat while opening the season with three consecutive victories, one must go back to 1957, when the Cleveland Browns were coached by Paul Brown and featured Jim Brown as a rising star rookie running back.

對上一支於開季締造三連勝之際同時達成此般條件的球隊，須追溯至1957年，彼時克利夫蘭布朗隊由保羅·布朗執掌兵符，吉姆·布朗則為陣中嶄露頭角的明星新秀跑衛。

That season, the Browns advanced all the way to the NFL Championship Game, only to suffer a narrow defeat to Detroit.

該賽季，布朗隊一路闖入NFL冠軍賽，最終惜敗於底特律。

In fact, since 1950, only two other teams have ever won three consecutive games at any point in a season without amassing 250 yards in each of those contests.

事實上，自1950年以降，僅有另外兩支球隊曾在賽季任何階段的三連勝期間，場場皆未能累積250碼。

Tampa Bay set such a mark in 1999, while Minnesota accomplished the feat in 1969.

坦帕灣於1999年締此紀錄，明尼蘇達則於1969年達成。

The Buccaneers advanced to the NFC Championship Game that season, whereas the Vikings reached the Super Bowl before falling to Kansas City.

海盜隊該賽季挺進NFC冠軍賽，維京人隊則晉級超級盃，其後敗於堪薩斯城。

All things considered, the Vikings are one of 328 teams since 1939 that have started a season 3-0, and their average yardage differential of minus 81.3 yards ranks second-worst among such teams, better only than Seattle's minus 89.3 yards in 2020.

綜觀而論，維京人隊乃自1939年以降328支開季3勝0負之球隊中一員，而其場均碼數差為負81.3碼，於此等球隊中位列倒數第二，僅優於西雅圖於2020年之負89.3碼。

Before the season kicked off, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans numbered among the ten teams most favored in Super Bowl championship odds, yet they are still desperately seeking their first win of the season.

洛杉磯閃電隊與休士頓德州人隊於賽季揭幕前，曾名列超級盃奪冠賠率最被看好的十支勁旅之林，而今卻仍苦苦尋求賽季首勝。

The Chargers have plummeted to 0-3 in the most inconceivable fashion imaginable; despite amassing five interceptions and boasting a plus-four turnover differential, they still fell to Buffalo by a score of 24-16.

閃電隊以最令人始料未及的方式墜入0勝3負的深淵；儘管締造五次抄截、並握有正四次失誤差，仍以24比16不敵布法羅。

Since 2013, in both the regular season and the playoffs, teams that have recorded at least five interceptions while achieving a plus-four turnover differential have compiled a record of 81 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie.

自2013年以降，於例行賽與季後賽中，至少五次抄截且失誤差達正四次之球隊，戰績為81勝3負1和。

For Chargers fans, the string of defeats leading up to Sunday was undoubtedly a searing, unforgettable agony: their team had first fallen to Jacksonville under precisely such circumstances in the 2022 wild-card playoffs, and then again succumbed to Denver in Week 17 of 2015.

對閃電隊球迷而言，週日之前的連番失利無疑是刻骨銘心的痛楚：他們的球隊先是在2022年外卡季後賽中於此等境況下敗給傑克遜維爾，復於2015年第17週不敵丹佛。

Apart from the Chargers, the last team to have suffered defeat in such a manner dates back to Arizona in 2012, against Atlanta.

除閃電隊而外，上一支如此這般吞下敗仗的球隊，須追溯至2012年的亞利桑那，其對手為亞特蘭大。

For the Chargers and the Texans to secure a playoff berth, they must surmount a deficit of precisely this magnitude; in non-strike seasons, only six teams have ever accomplished the feat of starting 0-3 and ultimately reaching the postseason.

閃電隊與德州人隊欲躋身季後賽，非克服此等巨大劣勢不為功；於非罷工賽季中，開季0勝3負而終能晉級者，僅六隊曾締此殊勳。

The sole team to have achieved this distinction in the present century is Houston, which accomplished it both last season and in 2018.

本世紀唯一締此殊勳者，厥為休士頓，其於上賽季及2018年皆曾達成。

Prior to that, Buffalo accomplished this feat in 1998, Detroit achieved it in 1995, the Chargers did likewise in 1992, and the Jets had already realized it even earlier, in 1981.

在此之前，布法羅曾於1998年締造此一壯舉，底特律則於1995年達成，閃電隊於1992年亦曾如此，而噴射機更早於1981年便已實現。

In Sunday's defeat to the Giants, Cam Ward suffered a late interception on a drive that could have swung the game, dropping his record as a starter to 3-17 since Tennessee selected him first overall in 2025.

在週日負於巨人隊之役中，卡姆·沃德於一次本可扭轉戰局的推進中遭逢遲來的抄截，致使他自2025年以狀元之姿獲田納西選中以來，先發生涯戰績滑落至3勝17負。

Within the context of the common draft era, only two other quarterbacks selected first overall have suffered a number of defeats across their first 20 starts comparable to Ward's.

在共同選秀時代的脈絡下，僅另有兩名狀元四分衛於生涯前20場先發中吞敗場次與沃德等量齊觀。

Hall of Famer Troy Aikman lost all 11 of his starts for Dallas during his 1989 rookie season and subsequently amassed a record of just 3 wins and 17 losses; Bryce Young, meanwhile, was selected first overall by Carolina in 2024 and likewise stood at 3 wins and 17 losses through his first 20 starts.

名人堂成員特洛伊·艾克曼於1989年新秀賽季為達拉斯先發11場悉數告負，其後亦僅累積3勝17負；布萊斯·楊則於2024年以狀元之姿獲卡羅萊納選中，前20場先發同樣為3勝17負。

Among the first 20 starts of a No. 1 overall quarterback, Andrew Luck and John Elway are tied for the most wins, each having secured 14 victories.

於狀元四分衛之前20場先發中，安德魯·勒克與約翰·艾爾威並列勝場之最，各取14勝。

As for the others who achieved a winning record over their first 20 starts, there are only two: Carson Palmer (11 wins and 9 losses) and Michael Vick (10 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie).

其餘前20場先發取得勝多負少戰績者，僅卡森·帕爾默（11勝9負）與麥可·維克（10勝8負1和）二人而已。

Each week, "Inside the Numbers" meticulously sifts through NFL statistics, winning streaks, and emerging trends.

《數字內幕》每週莫不縝密爬梳NFL統計數據、連勝紀錄與發展趨勢。

To read more installments of "Inside the Numbers," please click here.

欲覽《數字內幕》更多篇章，請點此。

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