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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.

Grades updated Mon, Oct 12, 3:02 AM ETRechecked every few hours on game days

A Miami Dolphins · K

Riley Patterson

33overall grade, well below average

31st of 31 kickers

B Pittsburgh Steelers · K

Chris Boswell

41overall grade, below average

27th of 31 kickers

On the stats that count, Riley Patterson and Chris Boswell are too close to separate with the plays we have. 2 are too close to call.

The year so far: Field goals over expected

Where each has ranked among kickers after every week. Solid line is Riley Patterson, dashed is Chris Boswell.

Stat by stat

Field goals over expected
Too close to call
A −15.2 pts27th of 31
−15.3 ptsworse to better+14.1 pts
B −7.1 pts20th of 31
Field goal percentage
Too close to call
A 78%19th of 31
71%worse to better100%
B 75%23rd of 31
EPA per kickoff
Chris Boswell is slightly ahead
A −0.7133rd of 33
−0.52worse to better+0.01
B −0.5230th of 33

Style

Average try distanceRiley Patterson: 35.0 yds · Chris Boswell: 44.5 yds
Tries from 50+Riley Patterson: 11% · Chris Boswell: 33%
Kickoff touchbacksRiley Patterson: 27% · Chris Boswell: 19%

“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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