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Box score by season

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Pass yds	TD	Int	Sacked	Rush	Rush yds	TD	vs ESPN
2026	SEA	7	127	211	1,478	10	9	17	11	72	0	✓ matches
2025	SEA	17	323	477	4,048	25	14	27	35	95	0	✓ matches
2025 playoffs	SEA	3	56	91	672	5	0	6	5	14	0
2024	MIN	17	361	545	4,319	35	12	48	67	212	1	not checked
2024 playoffs	MIN	1	25	40	245	1	1	9	4	19	0
2023	SF	10	28	46	297	2	1	6	21	15	1	not checked
2022	CAR	6	82	140	1,143	7	3	10	26	106	2	not checked
2021	CAR	12	243	406	2,527	9	13	35	48	222	5	not checked
2020	NYJ	12	217	364	2,208	9	11	35	37	217	2	not checked
2019	NYJ	13	273	441	3,024	19	13	33	33	62	2	not checked
2018	NYJ	13	239	414	2,865	17	15	30	43	135	1	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

620

qualifying bar 238

EPA/play

+0.108

15th of 39 · lg +0.066

Success rate

49.5%

10th of 39 · lg 45.8%

Yards/play

6.78

11th of 39 · lg 6.30

Explosive rate

11.5%

9th of 39 · lg 9.4%

CPOE

+3.9

8th of 39 · lg +0.9

Completion %

66.4%

17th of 39 · lg 65.6%

Air yards/att

8.5

11th of 39 · lg 7.7

Sack rate

7.7%

29th of 39 · lg 6.5%

Turnover rate

2.7%

22nd of 39 · lg 2.6%

TD rate

5.6%

6th 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	295	+0.156	52%	7.3	+0.069	14/39	0.04
Away	289	+0.109	49%	6.6	+0.063	17/39	0.01
Neutral site	36	-0.296	31%	4.4	+0.075	8/8	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	29	+0.297	59%	7.5	+0.101	—	0.09
Normal (6–8 days)	491	+0.103	49%	6.6	+0.067	14/39	0.03
Extra rest (9–12 days)	39	-0.129	56%	6.9	+0.072	22/24	-0.00
Off a bye (13+ days)	35	+0.099	43%	8.1	+0.066	11/23	-0.07
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	369	+0.083	50%	6.8	+0.043	17/36	0.01
Outdoors	251	+0.144	49%	6.7	+0.078	15/39	0.01
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Under 40°F	0	—	—	—	+0.086	—	0.00
40–59°F	113	+0.077	45%	6.2	+0.071	17/31	0.00
60–79°F	138	+0.199	53%	7.2	+0.060	13/36	-0.13
80°F+	0	—	—	—	+0.111	—	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	192	+0.091	47%	6.3	+0.081	20/38	-0.06
10–14 mph	26	+0.348	50%	7.8	+0.089	—	-0.12
15+ mph	33	+0.293	64%	8.4	-0.024	3/17	-0.06
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	211	+0.128	49%	6.9	+0.080	16/39	0.01
Rain or snow	40	+0.230	52%	5.8	+0.025	2/7	0.01
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	30	+0.083	40%	6.1	+0.002	18/38	0.06
Trailing 1–8	149	+0.103	49%	7.5	+0.058	19/39	0.05
Tied	140	+0.187	53%	6.4	+0.066	9/38	0.09
Leading 1–8	139	+0.294	54%	8.2	+0.110	6/36	-0.21
Leading 9+	162	-0.112	45%	5.4	+0.153	16/21	0.03
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	34	+0.168	44%	7.6	+0.017	14/37	0.05
Win prob 20–80%	371	+0.189	51%	7.4	+0.059	6/39	0.08
Win prob over 80%	215	-0.043	47%	5.6	+0.172	23/26	0.03
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	131	+0.228	56%	7.0	+0.038	7/39	-0.05
Q2	180	+0.025	47%	6.0	+0.101	29/39	-0.06
Q3	166	+0.163	51%	7.5	+0.058	12/39	-0.06
Q4	136	-0.003	43%	6.4	+0.049	25/39	0.05
OT	7	+0.819	86%	11.9	+0.462	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	62	-0.041	42%	4.2	+0.062	26/38	0.03
Rest of game	558	+0.124	50%	7.1	+0.067	15/39	0.03
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	207	+0.186	54%	8.0	+0.100	8/39	0.19
2nd down	233	+0.160	52%	6.7	+0.105	15/39	0.04
3rd down	171	-0.006	41%	5.7	-0.040	13/39	0.11
4th down	9	-0.914	33%	2.6	+0.174	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	38	-0.061	53%	5.0	-0.121	5/11	-0.29
3rd & 4–6	40	+0.004	42%	5.0	+0.074	17/24	-0.12
3rd & 7+	93	+0.013	35%	6.3	-0.073	16/37	-0.22
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	54	+0.278	44%	9.1	+0.098	9/27	-0.02
Own 50–21	266	+0.239	55%	8.0	+0.050	4/39	0.11
Opp 21–49	197	-0.087	46%	6.1	+0.083	32/39	0.08
Red zone (opp 20 in)	103	+0.050	46%	3.7	+0.060	19/36	0.01
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	442	+0.058	47%	6.2	+0.048	18/39	-0.00
Under center	178	+0.232	55%	8.3	+0.165	10/33	-0.00
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	545	+0.060	48%	6.5	+0.061	17/39	-0.09
No huddle	75	+0.457	64%	9.1	+0.096	2/31	-0.09
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	71	-0.148	54%	4.5	+0.036	21/26	-0.07
4–6 to go	85	+0.345	58%	6.7	+0.102	8/38	-0.02
7–10 to go	362	+0.064	46%	7.0	+0.077	23/39	-0.01
11+ to go	102	+0.242	53%	7.8	+0.005	4/38	0.03
Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone →
Pass	544	+0.252	53%	7.9	+0.174	11/39	0.66
Sack	48	-1.795	2%	-7.0	-1.771	13/18	0.21
Scramble	28	+0.561	68%	7.9	+0.539	—	0.27
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	89	-0.140	38%	4.3	-0.123	21/38	0.19
Short (0–9)	264	+0.185	57%	5.8	+0.148	16/39	0.01
Intermediate (10–19)	122	+0.323	57%	10.1	+0.404	25/39	0.16
Deep (20+)	69	+0.891	49%	17.1	+0.339	3/34	0.18
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	202	+0.134	53%	6.6	+0.167	21/39	0.11
Middle	122	+0.280	53%	9.6	+0.317	25/39	0.10
Right	220	+0.345	52%	8.3	+0.102	4/39	0.08
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	168	+0.164	52%	7.9	+0.162	23/39	-0.03
No play action	452	+0.087	48%	6.4	+0.038	14/39	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	505	+0.168	51%	7.3	+0.070	11/39	0.06
Out of pocket	115	-0.159	41%	4.6	+0.047	28/37	0.06
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	143	+0.157	46%	8.0	+0.019	11/39	-0.15
No blitz	477	+0.093	51%	6.4	+0.085	17/39	-0.15
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	18	+0.185	50%	7.4	+0.120	—	—
4 rushers	466	+0.103	50%	6.5	+0.065	12/39	-0.27
5 rushers	100	+0.148	48%	8.5	+0.052	14/39	-0.05
6+ rushers	34	-0.004	41%	5.6	+0.056	15/21	0.15
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	492	+0.059	48%	6.5	+0.051	19/39	0.13
7 in the box	107	+0.265	54%	7.9	+0.119	12/36	0.11
Stacked box (8+)	20	+0.355	70%	6.9	+0.127	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	54	+0.068	46%	5.4	+0.020	14/27	-0.11
Not a screen	566	+0.111	50%	6.9	+0.070	15/39	-0.11
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	375	+0.060	48%	6.6	+0.073	20/39	0.02
No motion	245	+0.181	51%	7.1	+0.059	7/39	0.02
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	14	-0.078	43%	4.9	+0.014	—	—
Not an RPO	606	+0.112	50%	6.8	+0.067	15/39	—
Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Clean pocket	409	+0.370	59%	8.6	+0.262	6/39	0.04
Pressured	211	-0.401	32%	3.3	-0.373	19/39	0.04
Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Man	278	+0.184	47%	6.7	+0.063	8/39	0.01
Zone	341	+0.048	51%	6.9	+0.071	22/39	0.01
Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Cover 0	22	-0.187	36%	3.2	+0.102	—	—
Cover 1	185	+0.240	47%	7.5	+0.060	5/39	-0.05
2-Man	71	+0.154	52%	5.9	+0.055	6/23	—
Cover 2	130	+0.121	54%	6.6	+0.028	15/39	-0.18
Cover 3	114	-0.058	46%	7.4	+0.107	30/39	-0.07
Cover 4	39	+0.130	56%	7.7	+0.143	9/13	-0.01
Cover 6	25	+0.108	48%	5.8	+0.113	—	-0.20
Cover 9	13	-0.037	69%	6.5	+0.058	—	—
Combo	20	+0.001	45%	5.2	-0.054	—	—
Blown coverage	0	—	—	—	-0.208	—	—
Time to throw Passing compare everyone →
Quick (under 2.5s)	184	+0.317	60%	6.8	+0.166	5/39	0.12
Normal (2.5–3.5s)	232	+0.346	54%	8.8	+0.235	11/39	0.07
Long (3.5s+)	128	-0.013	41%	7.9	+0.061	26/36	0.07
Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone →
11	425	+0.061	48%	6.3	+0.053	18/39	0.07
12	125	+0.360	63%	8.9	+0.122	4/35	0.04
21	1	+0.912	100%	11.0	+0.151	—	-0.07
13	4	-0.096	25%	1.0	+0.168	—	—
22	0	—	—	—	+0.270	—	—
10	0	—	—	—	-0.171	—	—
Other	65	-0.074	35%	6.0	-0.063	4/6	-0.08

By season

Season	Team	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	CPOE	Comp %	aDOT	Sack rate
2024	MIN	620	+0.108	+66.7	49.5%	6.78	+3.9	66.4%	8.5	7.7%

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.