His Day: Kelly Holcomb, January 5, 2003

Welcome back to the Gridiron Deep Dive everybody, where today, we’re going to be doing something new.If you’re new here, please consider subscribing! I write about all kinks of nooks and crannies in NFL history,This is His Day, an offshoot of my His Year series, designed to showcase players who were never able to play at a top level for an entire season, but for one day, played like an all-time great.Today, we’re here to talk about Kelly Holcomb, and his infamous 0.569 EPA/Play performance in the first round of the 2002 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Everybody literate in the early 2000s NFL knows the story of this game. We remember how Kelly’s Cleveland Browns dominated most of the game, leading by as many as 17 points. We remember them topping out at an astounding 97 percent estimated Win Probability (according to NFLFastR), and unfortunately, we all remember Cleveland falling apart in the final 20 minutes, ultimately not winning, despite Kelly giving them what remains the…