Of course, it’s not in Young’s nature to engage in comparisons to the past or to pat himself on the back for last week’s successes. As much as some of the instinctive throws have shown up over the last few weeks, he’s still very programmed when it comes time to talk about it.

“When the week is over, it’s no longer about being proud of something or having an ego. “That won’t help me in the next game,” he replied when asked if there were any particular throws he was proud of. “It doesn’t help me learn and grow. Watching movies all week doesn’t help me. You know, you look at things, and if something went well, you think: Okay, how can I reproduce it? How.” Can I continue to do this? How can I talk to the guys and make sure we can do this consistently?

“And then if you miss something, you watch the film to see how you can grow and improve. So it’s not really a matter of pride. It’s just about how I can stay consistent and continue to develop.”

Young may not record them, but others do. At the most basic statistical level, he hasn’t turned the ball over in the last three weeks. And there is clearly progression from his 126 yards in the win over the Giants to 263 against the Chiefs to a season high of 298 against the Bucs. He throws more yards and makes more throws.

Pro Football Focus tracks what they call “big throws,” and Young had nine of them in the last two weeks, more than any quarterback in the league. They define this as “a pass of high difficulty and high value. They excel at ball placement and timing, typically on deeper passes or into tight windows.”

Young has been throwing more of the same in recent weeks, even more so under pressure, and he’s delivering.