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Put two players who do the same job side by side. For each stat you see where both rank in the league, and whether the gap between them is bigger than the noise a few plays create.

Player one

Player two

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

A Detroit Lions · QB

Jared Goff

55overall grade, above average

11th of 40 quarterbacks

B Kansas City Chiefs · QB

Patrick Mahomes

52overall grade, about average

20th of 40 quarterbacks

On the stats that count, Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes are too close to separate with the plays we have. 5 are too close to call.

The year so far: EPA per dropback

Where each has ranked among quarterbacks after every week. Solid line is Jared Goff, dashed is Patrick Mahomes.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 31st percentileWeek 2: 59th percentileWeek 3: 70th percentileWeek 4: 68th percentileWeek 1: 52nd percentileWeek 2: 78th percentileWeek 3: 87th percentileWeek 4: 85th percentileWeek 5: 90th percentile

Stat by stat

  • EPA per dropback

    Too close to call

    A +0.265th of 40

    B +0.1313th of 40

  • Success rate

    Too close to call

    A 50%6th of 40

    B 48%13th of 40

  • Accuracy over expected

    Too close to call

    A +0.9 pts24th of 38

    B −0.2 pts28th of 38

  • Bad throws (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 13.2%17th of 38

    B 13.6%19th of 38

  • Sack rate (lower is better)

    Too close to call

    A 5.5%13th of 40

    B 4.5%8th of 40

Style

  • Average depth of throwJared Goff: 7.9 yds · Patrick Mahomes: 6.9 yds
  • Deep throwsJared Goff: 8% · Patrick Mahomes: 14%
  • Play-action dropbacksJared Goff: 31% · Patrick Mahomes: 38%
  • BlitzedJared Goff: 34% · Patrick Mahomes: 27%
  • Leaves the pocketJared Goff: 9% · Patrick Mahomes: 24%

“Clearly ahead” means the gap is bigger than what the plays behind each number could produce by chance. “Slightly” means it points one way but could still be noise.

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

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