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Box score by season

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Pass yds	TD	Int	Sacked	Rush	Rush yds	vs ESPN
2026	ATL	2	22	39	229	1	4	5	2	20	✓ matches
2025	BAL	4	34	52	303	0	4	1	4	-4	✓ matches
2024	DAL	12	187	308	1,844	12	5	13	26	18	not checked
2023	DAL	7	18	24	144	0	1	1	12	-5	not checked
2022	DAL	8	94	162	1,051	5	3	7	9	6	not checked
2021	DAL	4	30	47	422	3	1	3	9	-8	not checked
2017	DAL	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	13	not checked

Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.

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Dropbacks

324

qualifying bar 238

EPA/play

-0.078

34th of 39 · lg +0.066

Success rate

40.4%

35th of 39 · lg 45.8%

Yards/play

5.44

35th of 39 · lg 6.30

Explosive rate

6.2%

37th of 39 · lg 9.4%

CPOE

-8.1

37th of 39 · lg +0.9

Completion %

60.9%

36th of 39 · lg 65.6%

Air yards/att

7.0

32nd of 39 · lg 7.7

Sack rate

4.0%

6th of 39 · lg 6.5%

Turnover rate

2.8%

24th of 39 · lg 2.6%

TD rate

3.7%

25th of 39 · lg 4.2%

Every split

EPA per dropback by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 30+ dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.

Situation	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	207	-0.177	36%	5.1	+0.069	35/39	0.04
Away	117	+0.095	49%	6.0	+0.063	19/39	0.01
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.075	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	37	-0.075	35%	5.4	+0.101	19/22	0.09
Normal (6–8 days)	252	-0.065	42%	5.5	+0.067	30/39	0.03
Extra rest (9–12 days)	35	-0.178	34%	4.8	+0.072	23/24	-0.00
Off a bye (13+ days)	0	—	—	—	+0.066	—	-0.07
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	232	-0.156	36%	5.1	+0.043	31/36	0.01
Outdoors	92	+0.117	51%	6.3	+0.078	18/39	0.01
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Under 40°F	0	—	—	—	+0.086	—	0.00
40–59°F	63	+0.311	57%	7.0	+0.071	2/31	0.00
60–79°F	29	-0.304	38%	4.8	+0.060	—	-0.13
80°F+	0	—	—	—	+0.111	—	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	63	+0.311	57%	7.0	+0.081	5/38	-0.06
10–14 mph	29	-0.304	38%	4.8	+0.089	—	-0.12
15+ mph	0	—	—	—	-0.024	—	-0.06
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	92	+0.117	51%	6.3	+0.080	18/39	0.01
Rain or snow	0	—	—	—	+0.025	—	0.01
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	99	-0.263	36%	4.7	+0.002	36/38	0.06
Trailing 1–8	79	-0.048	39%	4.5	+0.058	32/39	0.05
Tied	61	-0.179	43%	5.8	+0.066	34/38	0.09
Leading 1–8	53	+0.228	45%	6.9	+0.110	9/36	-0.21
Leading 9+	32	+0.103	44%	6.8	+0.153	13/21	0.03
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	88	-0.304	33%	4.4	+0.017	36/37	0.05
Win prob 20–80%	198	-0.015	44%	5.7	+0.059	28/39	0.08
Win prob over 80%	38	+0.114	39%	6.3	+0.172	18/26	0.03
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	61	-0.026	49%	6.1	+0.038	26/39	-0.05
Q2	107	+0.061	39%	5.9	+0.101	24/39	-0.06
Q3	55	+0.063	49%	7.0	+0.058	20/39	-0.06
Q4	101	-0.335	32%	3.7	+0.049	37/39	0.05
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.462	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	59	-0.036	31%	4.2	+0.062	25/38	0.03
Rest of game	265	-0.088	43%	5.7	+0.067	34/39	0.03
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	121	+0.092	43%	5.9	+0.100	22/39	0.19
2nd down	109	-0.044	43%	4.8	+0.105	31/39	0.04
3rd down	86	-0.269	35%	5.8	-0.040	34/39	0.11
4th down	8	-1.079	25%	3.4	+0.174	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	14	-0.249	64%	6.2	-0.121	—	-0.29
3rd & 4–6	24	+0.116	42%	7.8	+0.074	—	-0.12
3rd & 7+	48	-0.467	23%	4.8	-0.073	36/37	-0.22
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	26	+0.000	42%	6.2	+0.098	—	-0.02
Own 50–21	164	-0.070	37%	5.6	+0.050	31/39	0.11
Opp 21–49	100	-0.115	45%	5.7	+0.083	34/39	0.08
Red zone (opp 20 in)	34	-0.074	41%	3.4	+0.060	25/36	0.01
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	287	-0.105	40%	5.3	+0.048	34/39	-0.00
Under center	37	+0.124	41%	6.3	+0.165	17/33	-0.00
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	298	-0.035	42%	5.8	+0.061	31/39	-0.09
No huddle	26	-0.572	27%	1.6	+0.096	—	-0.09
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	26	-0.220	54%	4.7	+0.036	—	-0.07
4–6 to go	57	-0.008	47%	6.0	+0.102	26/38	-0.02
7–10 to go	200	-0.025	38%	5.7	+0.077	32/39	-0.01
11+ to go	41	-0.346	32%	3.7	+0.005	36/38	0.03
Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone →
Pass	307	+0.035	43%	6.0	+0.174	35/39	0.66
Sack	13	-2.676	0%	-7.3	-1.771	—	0.21
Scramble	4	-0.315	0%	3.0	+0.539	—	0.27
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	58	-0.127	31%	4.5	-0.123	20/38	0.19
Short (0–9)	161	-0.045	45%	5.2	+0.148	33/39	0.01
Intermediate (10–19)	56	+0.438	55%	8.7	+0.404	13/39	0.16
Deep (20+)	32	+0.024	28%	8.4	+0.339	30/34	0.18
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	97	-0.090	41%	5.4	+0.167	35/39	0.11
Middle	72	+0.249	53%	7.2	+0.317	26/39	0.10
Right	138	+0.010	38%	5.8	+0.102	29/39	0.08
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	54	+0.256	48%	7.1	+0.162	14/39	-0.03
No play action	270	-0.145	39%	5.1	+0.038	36/39	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	284	-0.072	42%	5.6	+0.070	34/39	0.06
Out of pocket	40	-0.122	32%	4.5	+0.047	27/37	0.06
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	94	+0.081	45%	6.9	+0.019	18/39	-0.15
No blitz	230	-0.144	39%	4.9	+0.085	38/39	-0.15
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	4	+0.155	50%	4.0	+0.120	—	—
4 rushers	243	-0.141	38%	4.8	+0.065	37/39	-0.27
5 rushers	66	+0.185	50%	7.5	+0.052	12/39	-0.05
6+ rushers	11	-0.368	27%	7.1	+0.056	—	0.15
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	274	-0.067	38%	5.3	+0.051	31/39	0.13
7 in the box	45	-0.171	51%	5.7	+0.119	32/36	0.11
Stacked box (8+)	5	+0.138	60%	8.2	+0.127	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	33	+0.126	42%	6.6	+0.020	9/27	-0.11
Not a screen	291	-0.102	40%	5.3	+0.070	34/39	-0.11
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	180	-0.149	40%	5.3	+0.073	35/39	0.02
No motion	144	+0.010	41%	5.6	+0.059	22/39	0.02
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	5	-0.126	20%	1.6	+0.014	—	—
Not an RPO	319	-0.078	41%	5.5	+0.067	34/39	—
Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Clean pocket	239	+0.097	44%	6.4	+0.262	35/39	0.04
Pressured	85	-0.572	29%	2.7	-0.373	33/39	0.04
Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Man	155	-0.047	38%	5.9	+0.063	29/39	0.01
Zone	169	-0.107	43%	5.0	+0.071	35/39	0.01
Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Cover 0	14	+0.087	43%	5.9	+0.102	—	—
Cover 1	102	-0.029	34%	6.5	+0.060	26/39	-0.05
2-Man	39	-0.142	46%	4.5	+0.055	21/23	—
Cover 2	80	+0.128	49%	5.8	+0.028	14/39	-0.18
Cover 3	50	-0.466	36%	3.9	+0.107	38/39	-0.07
Cover 4	15	+0.097	40%	3.7	+0.143	—	-0.01
Cover 6	16	-0.248	38%	4.2	+0.113	—	-0.20
Cover 9	1	-0.488	0%	0.0	+0.058	—	—
Combo	6	-0.482	33%	7.7	-0.054	—	—
Blown coverage	1	+0.828	100%	16.0	-0.208	—	—
Time to throw Passing compare everyone →
Quick (under 2.5s)	169	+0.039	44%	5.9	+0.166	32/39	0.12
Normal (2.5–3.5s)	116	-0.026	39%	5.6	+0.235	35/39	0.07
Long (3.5s+)	22	+0.324	50%	8.7	+0.061	—	0.07
Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone →
11	223	-0.006	43%	5.5	+0.053	26/39	0.07
12	29	+0.044	45%	6.1	+0.122	—	0.04
21	0	—	—	—	+0.151	—	-0.07
13	2	+0.486	50%	2.0	+0.168	—	—
22	0	—	—	—	+0.270	—	—
10	4	-0.341	25%	3.0	-0.171	—	—
Other	66	-0.379	30%	5.0	-0.063	6/6	-0.08

By season

Season	Team	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	CPOE	Comp %	aDOT	Sack rate
2024	DAL	324	-0.078	-25.4	40.4%	5.44	-8.1	60.9%	7.0	4.0%

Definitions

QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). A receiver's fumble after the catch isn't charged to the QB. Rushing counts designed runs only. Receiving is EPA per target. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so a 50-play split carries about ±0.2 of luck.