Matthew Stafford, Dak Prescott (again!), Patrick Mahomes and the grossest quarterbacks of Week 2
Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season was filled with brilliant quarterback performances.
Kyler Murray found a connection with rookie wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. en route to three passing touchdowns and a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Geno Smith didn’t throw a single off-target pass while leading the Seattle Seahawks to a comeback overtime win against a tough New England Patriots defense. Malik Willis found a way to shine, tossing his first career touchdown pass in an otherwise ground-heavy Green Bay Packers attack.
There were, however, many more bad performances than good ones. The quarterbacks who stunk may surprise you.
Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and Brock Purdy all had negative impacts on their offense, according to advanced stats. Who was the most disappointing? Fortunately, we’ve got a metric to help figure that out.
Using the advanced stat expected points added (EPA) can gauge how much a quarterback brings to the table compared to a typical player. By comparing each passer’s Week 2 EPA against their 2023 average we get a better picture of just how frustrating their debuts were. And we can find both of those thanks to The Athletic’s Ben Baldwin and his incredibly useful stats sites RBSDM.com and HabitatRing.com.
Who was the worst? There were several candidates but only one man can truly call himself the grossest quarterback of Week 2.