Baseline

NFL · All time: Explained by quality

Cold (<32F)

Season window

pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2020 to 2026 (7 seasons); 2026 in progress, through 2026-11-09.

Explained by quality

Checked: explained by team or player quality. Receivers (WR/TE) reached 70+ rec yds in 12.4% of games, vs 15.5%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−1.9 pp vs each player’s own norm).

In the spot
12.4%
Baseline
15.5%
Sample
707 player-games
Adjusted
−1.9 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 707 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Explained by quality 2 measures

A raw gap exists, but it goes away once team or player quality is accounted for. Not a psychology edge.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
WR/TE 70+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 70+ rec yds →12.4%15.5%−3.0 pp707Receivers (WR/TE) reached 70+ rec yds in 12.4% of games, vs 15.5%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−1.9 pp vs each player’s own norm).
WR/TE avg rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE avg rec yds →33.436.8−3.4707Receivers (WR/TE) averaged 33.4 rec yds, vs 36.8. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−2.3 vs each player’s own norm).

Myth checked 13 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
QB 250+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 250+ pass yds →30.4%34.3%−3.9 pp135QBs reached 250+ pass yds in 30.4% of games, vs 34.3%. Not a clear difference.
QB 200+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 200+ pass yds →59.3%60.1%−0.8 pp135QBs reached 200+ pass yds in 59.3% of games, vs 60.1%. Not a clear difference.
RB 100+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 100+ rush yds →11.0%12.9%−1.9 pp200RBs reached 100+ rush yds in 11.0% of games, vs 12.9%. Not a clear difference.
QB 225+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 225+ pass yds →46.7%46.2%+0.5 pp135QBs reached 225+ pass yds in 46.7% of games, vs 46.2%. Not a clear difference.
RB 1+ TDSee the games for RB 1+ TD →34.5%38.5%−4.0 pp200RBs reached 1+ TD in 34.5% of games, vs 38.5%. Not a clear difference.
QB 2+ pass TDSee the games for QB 2+ pass TD →45.9%39.3%+6.6 pp135QBs reached 2+ pass TD in 45.9% of games, vs 39.3%. Not a clear difference.
RB 50+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 50+ rush yds →47.5%48.4%−0.9 pp200RBs reached 50+ rush yds in 47.5% of games, vs 48.4%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 50+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 50+ rec yds →25.3%28.2%−2.9 pp707Receivers (WR/TE) reached 50+ rec yds in 25.3% of games, vs 28.2%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 40+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 40+ rec yds →35.6%37.1%−1.5 pp707Receivers (WR/TE) reached 40+ rec yds in 35.6% of games, vs 37.1%. Not a clear difference.
RB 70+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 70+ rush yds →29.0%29.2%−0.2 pp200RBs reached 70+ rush yds in 29.0% of games, vs 29.2%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 1+ TDSee the games for WR/TE 1+ TD →21.5%21.1%+0.4 pp707Receivers (WR/TE) reached 1+ TD in 21.5% of games, vs 21.1%. Not a clear difference.
QB avg pass ydsSee the games for QB avg pass yds →212.4218.9−6.5135QBs averaged 212.4 pass yds, vs 218.9. Not a clear difference.
RB avg rush ydsSee the games for RB avg rush yds →54.055.3−1.3200RBs averaged 54.0 rush yds, vs 55.3. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. On this weather spot each game shows that day’s temperature, wind, rain, snow and roof from the validated game-weather record. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
Kickoff-window temperature below 32F. Weather and roof from a validated kickoff-weather record; outdoor games only
Baseline
Outdoor games 32F or warmer
All-time seasons
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, through 2026-11-09
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.