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2026 season Ā· box score + nflverse play-by-play

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Josh AllenQB Ā· BUF
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Sam DarnoldQB Ā· SEA
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Josh Allen
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Josh Allen

QBpos#17jersey30age6'5"height237lbs9seasons

Wyoming Ā· 2018 draft, round 1, pick 7

VS7of 8 shown metrics led1
Sam Darnold
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Sam Darnold

QBpos#14jersey29age6'3"height225lbs9seasons

USC Ā· 2018 draft, round 1, pick 3

Out Ā· Quadriceps

Across the 8 shown metrics with numbers for at least two players (2026 season, per opportunity): Allen leads in 7 and Darnold leads in 1. A count of who is ahead, not a verdict: the metrics overlap and do not weigh the same.

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AllenDarnold

Percentile chips: vs 34 QBs who played half the games, 2026 season

+9.36593rdTotal EPA per game-0.98231st

Passing

AllenDarnold

Percentile chips: vs 35 QBs who have 12+ dropbacks a week, 2026 season

7.3284thPass yards per dropback6.2450th
0.04359thTouchdowns per dropback0.04250th
0.02236thInterceptions per dropback Ā· lower is better0.0387th
+0.25387thEPA per dropback-0.02939th
+4.079thCPOE Ā· completion % over expected-2.519th
6.1%59thSack rate Ā· lower is better7.2%41st

Rushing

AllenDarnold
4.67Rush yards per carry6.55
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Usage

8Games with stats7
98.9%66thSnap share Ā· average share of team snaps in the games he played87.1%16th
38.863rdPlays with EPA per game33.928th

Passing

66.1%70thCompletion %60.2%10th
8.693rdYards per attempt7.050th
48.4%76thSuccess rate43.5%36th
8.981staDOT Ā· average depth of target6.916th

Rushing

7.6Carries per game Ā· official rush attempts1.6
4.0Designed runs in EPA per game Ā· QB scrambles count as dropbacks, kneels are left out0.0
4.7Yards per carry6.5
0.148Rush TD per carry0.000
65.6%Success rate–

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Total EPA by week (bars) and running total (lines)Josh AllenSam Darnold
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Expected points added across every role (passing, rushing, receiving) in the nflverse play-by-play model, in the period you picked. Lines run the total; a missing bar is a week without plays. The dot marks the best week among the 2 players.

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top passers Ā· most targeted

Box score totals from ESPN (regular season and playoffs; ā€œlast 4ā€ is each player's four most recent games with a box score line). EPA, success rate, CPOE, aDOT, target and air-yard share from the nflverse play-by-play over the same games; snap share from nflverse snap counts. EPA per dropback includes sacks and scrambles. Carries are the official ESPN rush attempts; EPA per designed run leaves out quarterback scrambles (they count as dropbacks) and kneel-downs, so for a quarterback the two counts differ. Per opportunity divides counting stats by nflverse dropbacks (passing), ESPN targets (receiving) and ESPN carries (rushing); other counts go per game. Percentiles rank each value among players at the same position with enough volume in the same period (the same groups as the player cards: QBs 12 dropbacks a week, RBs 4.5 carries, wide receivers 2.5 targets, tight ends 2, defenders half the games; fewer than 8 peers, no percentile). The bars compare the players on the page only, not the league.