Nate Sudfeld was the starting quarterback for the Detroit Lions in their preseason opener against the New York Giants. Most fans, and many of us in the media, expected Hendon Hooker to make his NFL debut instead.
That context probably didn’t help Sudfeld’s cause on a rough, rainy night in New York. Sudfeld played poorly, missing four of his first five pass attempts–all on inaccurate throws. Detroit failed to convert a single first down in its first four drives. The veteran played the entire first half and finished 7-for-15 for 40 yards and an interception, getting sacked three times. His QB Rating was 25.7 after producing four total first downs in eight drives.
It was not pretty for Sudfeld. Nor was the social media reaction to Sudfeld’s subpar performance. Here are some of the choice posts that are safe enough for a family-friendly publication.
If Sudfeld ever has to play in the regular season, the Lions are gonna set an NFL record for consecutive rushing attempts.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 9, 2024
Huge Opinion:
Why is Nate Sudfeld a Detroit Lion? I know it’s only preseason but the guy is not a legit number 2 QB. Lions are too talented to not have a top shelf backup QB ready to go for a potential championship team.
— HUGE (@Hugeshow) August 9, 2024
Nate Sudfeld making this giants defense look like the legion of boom seahawks. Holy cow get hendon hooker out there already @Lions
— Tristo.19 (@19Tristo) August 9, 2024
Nate Sudfeld is atrocious. I don’t care what he’s been doing in camp. Put Hooker in there already. I’ve seen enough.
— Kosta (@Gus_thegreek25) August 9, 2024
lol. Nate Sudfeld basically just sits down on a QB sneak.
Can we stop now with this? We need to know what we have in Hooker.
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????? (@Section344Lions) August 9, 2024
No exaggeration.
I don’t want to see another down of Sudfeld in my life.
Boring.
No talent.
Small hands.Guy is a tough watch.
— Detroit Moments (@DetroitMoments) August 8, 2024
Parting shot…
Here's to hoping Jared Goff has another Ironman season because I do not want to see Nate Sudfeld in a real game.
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) August 8, 2024
…and chaser:
I don’t want to see him next week https://t.co/Kch4PuQzp1
— Brad (@BradTheLionsFan) August 9, 2024