Stat shows Jimmy G's bizarre success without touchdown pass

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Just win, baby.

That’s been the clear mindset of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, as he reached an astonishing milestone following San Francisco’s 22-16 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on “Sunday Night Football.” 

Garoppolo (.833) has the highest career winning percentage as a starting QB in both the regular season and postseason, over Hall of Famer Otto Graham (.792), Patrick Mahomes (.783), Daryle Lamonica (.766) and Tom Brady  (.759) -- but there’s a catch. 

He holds that winning percentage when he does not throw a single touchdown pass. Read that again. 

The bizarre stats don’t end there. 

Garoppolo’s record when he starts and doesn’t throw a TD pass is 10-2, the best record by any quarterback since 1950. 

Wild. 

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Although it might not be a traditional way of succeeding as a quarterback, it seems to be working out just fine for the 31-year-old. 

And when you have playmakers like Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell and Deebo Samuel, it makes sense. 

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