After the worst start of his career against the Bills last week, this week was a big test to see not only how Howell would bounce back, but how he would respond against a second quality opponent in back to back weeks.
There will undoubtedly still be bumps in the road for Howell's development and he may never fully pan out, but this game was a proof of concept that the pairing of Howell and Bieniemy can work.
That's not to say, however, that Howell was only throwing checkdowns. In key situations, he was pushing the ball further down the field and picking up explosive plays too.
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