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2018 NFL EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time Leaders

EPA per dropback with garbage time removed: a margin of more than 38 points in the 2nd quarter, 28 in the 3rd or 22 in the 4th. This is a split, never a replacement for the full number.

The 2018 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (+0.38), Drew Brees (+0.31), Philip Rivers (+0.25).

EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB (no GT)
1Patrick MahomesQBKC580633+0.38
2Drew BreesQBNO489510+0.31
3Philip RiversQBLAC508545+0.25
4Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB246283+0.22
5Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT675708+0.22
6Jared GoffQBLA561612+0.20
7Matt RyanQBATL608666+0.20
8Andrew LuckQBIND639676+0.18
9Russell WilsonQBSEA427499+0.17
10Tom BradyQBNE570594+0.16
11Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI434493+0.16
12Jameis WinstonQBTB378440+0.15
13Deshaun WatsonQBHOU505619+0.14
14Andy DaltonQBCIN365395+0.12
15Aaron RodgersQBGB597677+0.12
16Carson WentzQBPHI401446+0.11
17Baker MayfieldQBCLE486525+0.10
18Dak PrescottQBDAL526611+0.08
19Cam NewtonQBCAR471523+0.08
20Nick MullensQBSF274288+0.08
21Marcus MariotaQBTEN331407+0.07
22Joe FlaccoQBBAL379396+0.05
23Eli ManningQBNYG576626+0.04
24Matthew StaffordQBDET555607+0.00
25Derek CarrQBLV553605-0.00
26Blake BortlesQBJAX403473-0.00
27Alex SmithQBWAS328369-0.01
28Josh AllenQBBUF319394-0.01
29Case KeenumQBDEN586630-0.01
30Sam DarnoldQBNYJ414458-0.02
31Kirk CousinsQBMIN606660-0.03
32Ryan TannehillQBMIA274315-0.13
33Josh RosenQBARI393451-0.31

More 2018 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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