QuarterbackStats.comQuarterbackStats.com

2020 NFL Negative-Play Rate Leaders

Sacks, interceptions and completions that lost yards, for every dropback. Lower is better.

The 2020 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (5.7%), Tom Brady (6.0%), Ben Roethlisberger (6.1%).

Negative-Play Rate

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksNeg%
1Patrick MahomesQBKC5886495.7%
2Tom BradyQBTB6106316.0%
3Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086246.1%
4Josh AllenQBBUF5726276.7%
5Aaron RodgersQBGB5265676.7%
6Philip RiversQBIND5435606.8%
7Derek CarrQBLV5175627.1%
8Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865327.1%
9Drew BreesQBNO3904037.2%
10Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815257.4%
11Justin HerbertQBLAC5956488.0%
12Drew LockQBDEN4434818.3%
13Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903238.4%
14Kyler MurrayQBARI5586278.5%
15Jared GoffQBLA5525958.6%
16Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI2973328.7%
17Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672959.2%
18Joe BurrowQBCIN4044499.4%
19Matthew StaffordQBDET5285759.4%
20Matt RyanQBATL6266829.5%
21Lamar JacksonQBBAL3764519.5%
22Gardner MinshewQBJAX3273779.5%
23Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR4925589.9%
24Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465310.0%
25Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656910.2%
26Nick FolesQBCHI31233210.2%
27Andy DaltonQBDAL33337210.5%
28Russell WilsonQBSEA55865710.5%
29Nick MullensQBSF32634710.7%
30Cam NewtonQBNE36841712.2%
31Sam DarnoldQBNYJ36442212.3%
32Daniel JonesQBNYG44851312.9%
33Alex SmithQBWAS25227713.0%
34Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS24126813.1%
35Carson WentzQBPHI43750814.2%

More 2020 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 Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time 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

Other seasons: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

QBS BLOG · PASSING QUESTIONS · MINDSET

Understanding the Throw.

What the box score cannot tell you about the people behind the pass.

All Posts →
FROM THE A-GAME PODCAST

10 Mind-Body Performance Recovery Tools Backed By Science

Learn the break down of ten mind-body recovery tools, each backed by science, including how and when to use them to perform at your peak.

Listen to the Episode ↗