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

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Marcus MariotaQB · WSH

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Patrick MahomesQB · KC

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Marcus MariotaQB · WSH

Patrick MahomesQB · KC

Across the 8 shown metrics with numbers for at least two players (2026 season, per opportunity): Mariota leads in 4 and Mahomes leads in 4. A count of who is ahead, not a verdict: the metrics overlap and do not weigh the same.

Usage

MariotaMahomes

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

+2.978Total EPA per game+5.82769th

Passing

MariotaMahomes

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

5.96Pass yards per dropback7.0270th

0.070Touchdowns per dropback0.04873rd

0.000Interceptions per dropback · lower is better0.01473rd

+0.095EPA per dropback+0.15773rd

+3.3CPOE · completion % over expected+2.273rd

5.3%Sack rate · lower is better3.8%84th

Rushing

MariotaMahomes

7.00Rush yards per carry3.70

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Usage

3Games with stats8

53.7%Snap share · average share of team snaps in the games he played99.3%74th

19.7Plays with EPA per game36.543rd

Passing

64.7%Completion %67.3%79th

6.7Yards per attempt7.773rd

43.9%Success rate50.3%81st

8.9aDOT · average depth of target5.61st

Rushing

2.3Carries per game · official rush attempts2.9

0.7Designed runs in EPA per game · QB scrambles count as dropbacks, kneels are left out0.3

7.0Yards per carry3.7

0.000Rush TD per carry0.043

+1.768EPA per designed run+0.584

100.0%Success rate50.0%

0.14310+ yard runs per carry0.043

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Total EPA by week (bars) and running total (lines)Marcus MariotaPatrick Mahomes

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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.

Matchups to start with

top passers · most targeted

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Box score totals from ESPN (regular season and playoffs; “last 4” 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.