@YUNOsports_NFL Ah, my WPA king, Bo Nix.
And he was even a bit better before his conservative Week 6. If this was just for weeks 1-5, he ends up right next to Burrow.
So how'd Bo do vs SEA?
In 2025-26, SEA held 15 QBs to ≤6 YPA in 26 games. 3/6 losses came in such games.
Bo had 3.96 YPA, 0 turnovers, and +0.22 EPA/play while trailing (highest!).
Stafford & Mariota also won, w/ ≤1 turnover and never trailing.
Right game plan. W.
Two keys to win these games:
1. be efficient while trailing
2. don't turn the ball over
Win pct for ≤6 since 2000: 28%
With ≥0.2 epa/play trailing: 60%
With 0 QB turnovers: 48%
With both: 66%
Bo Nix is great in both.
(And there's some familiar names at the top here...)
Two keys to win these games:
1. be efficient while trailing
2. don't turn the ball over
Win pct for ≤6 since 2000: 28%
With ≥0.2 epa/play trailing: 60%
With 0 QB turnovers: 48%
With both: 66%
Bo Nix is great in both.
(And there's some familiar names at the top here...)
Bo Nix has the best career record in NFL history in games with 6.0 yds/att or less (13-3, .813 win pct).
All other active QBs have a .283 win pct in starts with 6.0 yds/att or less
Tied the best record, one of 3 teams to go 4-2 against such schedules.
The Broncos are the only team to do so AND win against the previous Superbowl champions.
Just a reminder: 5/6 of the Broncos first 6 games are against playoff teams. That's only happened 20 times in the SB era.
4-2 is the best record against such schedules.
With 2 wins, the Broncos are already tied for the 6th best result.
He's pulling some wild shit to get this too. Last year made some sense, start throwing long and increase efficiency. This year, it's just all short throws.
Pretty funny when people say Bo can't win w/o a run game.
Since 2025, when QBs get 60-80 yards from non-QB runs:
Win pct - 35%
ANY/A - 5.9
QBR - 53.3
Bo:
Win pct - 83% (last Sun was the 1st loss)
ANY/A - 6.2
QBR - 57.6
Played below avg. Can't win 'em all.
I was inspired.
This is the impact of judgement penalties since the beginning of last season.
So when Broncos fans say that everyone, including us, gets screwed by flags, we're right... for our games. And we get screwed more.
@ndjomo76 Different era of football. From 2015-2026 so far, on avg teams were in position for a 4QC 34% of the time.
During that period, Brady was in position 30%, Brees 35%, Mahomes 36%, Stafford 40%.
Bo's at ~38%. He converts them so much that it shows up in wins more.
Record when trailing in the last 8:00:
Bo Nix: 7-12 (.368)
Caleb Williams: 9-20 (.310)
Joe Burrow: 1-34 (.029)
Patrick Mahomes: 17-35 (.327)
Josh Allen: 15-42 (.263)
Lamar Jackson: 11-33 (.250)
https://t.co/jiYe7jvaq3
*Now 28.2% of 39 games.
And by my count, that means Bo Nix is tied for the fastest to reach 10 reg season 4th qtr comebacks:
T-1 - Bo Nix
T-1 - Jay Schroeder
3 - Jake Plummer
T-4 - John Elway
T-4 - Derek Carr
T-4 - Justin Herbert
26.3% of Bo Nix's 38 games in the NFL have been 4th qtr comebacks.
By my count, that means the fastest QBs to reach 10 total 4th qtr comebacks are:
T-1 - Bo Nix
T-1 - Marc Bulger
3 - Jake Plummer
T-4 - Justin Herbert
T-4 - Jay Schroeder
6 - John Elway
Just a reminder: 5/6 of the Broncos first 6 games are against playoff teams. That's only happened 20 times in the SB era.
4-2 is the best record against such schedules.
With 2 wins, the Broncos are already tied for the 6th best result.
Bo Nix has 7 straight comeback wins where the Broncos were down by one score in the 4th and he had the ball.
This is the 4th-longest streak since 2000, and the longest active streak.
2 more wins ties the 9-game record since 2000 (Manning, Mahomes, Cousins).
Bo Nix since 2025 (QB Rank)...
🔸7 fourth qtr comebacks (1st)
🔸9 game-winning drives (1st)
🔸20 TD when trailing by 1 score (1st)
🔸12 TD in 4th quarter (T-3rd)
🔸13 TD on 3rd/4th down (4th)
🔸5 TD on 3rd down in 4th qtr (T-1st)
26.3% of Bo Nix's 38 games in the NFL have been 4th qtr comebacks.
By my count, that means the fastest QBs to reach 10 total 4th qtr comebacks are:
T-1 - Bo Nix
T-1 - Marc Bulger
3 - Jake Plummer
T-4 - Justin Herbert
T-4 - Jay Schroeder
6 - John Elway
Bo Nix has 7 straight comeback wins where the Broncos were down by one score in the 4th and he had the ball.
This is the 4th-longest streak since 2000, and the longest active streak.
2 more wins ties the 9-game record since 2000 (Manning, Mahomes, Cousins).
So with Bo Nix having the highest percentage of second reads, I got curious how effective they were.
They were great, netting +0.78 epa/attempt while first reads only got +0.21.
Lawrence had the 2nd highest pct, but got -0.19 epa/play on them.