Baseline

NFL · All time: Myth checked

Thursday (not Thanksgiving)

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.

Myth checked

Checked: no clear difference. RBs reached 1+ TD in 46.6% of games, vs 39.5%. Not a clear difference.

In the spot
46.6%
Baseline
39.5%
Sample
268 player-games
Adjusted
+8.6 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 268 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Myth checked 15 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
RB 1+ TDSee the games for RB 1+ TD →46.6%39.5%+7.1 pp268RBs reached 1+ TD in 46.6% of games, vs 39.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 50+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 50+ rush yds →53.0%49.4%+3.6 pp268RBs reached 50+ rush yds in 53.0% of games, vs 49.4%. Not a clear difference.
QB 225+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 225+ pass yds →56.5%50.4%+6.0 pp209QBs reached 225+ pass yds in 56.5% of games, vs 50.4%. Not a clear difference.
QB 250+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 250+ pass yds →43.1%38.0%+5.0 pp209QBs reached 250+ pass yds in 43.1% of games, vs 38.0%. Not a clear difference.
QB 200+ pass ydsSee the games for QB 200+ pass yds →67.5%63.5%+4.0 pp209QBs reached 200+ pass yds in 67.5% of games, vs 63.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 70+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 70+ rush yds →26.5%29.5%−3.0 pp268RBs reached 70+ rush yds in 26.5% of games, vs 29.5%. Not a clear difference.
RB 100+ rush ydsSee the games for RB 100+ rush yds →11.6%12.4%−0.9 pp268RBs reached 100+ rush yds in 11.6% of games, vs 12.4%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 1+ TDSee the games for WR/TE 1+ TD →23.5%22.3%+1.1 pp1,019Receivers (WR/TE) reached 1+ TD in 23.5% of games, vs 22.3%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 50+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 50+ rec yds →28.8%29.8%−1.0 pp1,019Receivers (WR/TE) reached 50+ rec yds in 28.8% of games, vs 29.8%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 40+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 40+ rec yds →39.8%39.2%+0.6 pp1,019Receivers (WR/TE) reached 40+ rec yds in 39.8% of games, vs 39.2%. Not a clear difference.
QB 2+ pass TDSee the games for QB 2+ pass TD →44.5%43.3%+1.2 pp209QBs reached 2+ pass TD in 44.5% of games, vs 43.3%. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE 70+ rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE 70+ rec yds →16.8%16.5%+0.3 pp1,019Receivers (WR/TE) reached 70+ rec yds in 16.8% of games, vs 16.5%. Not a clear difference.
QB avg pass ydsSee the games for QB avg pass yds →236.2226.0+10.2209QBs averaged 236.2 pass yds, vs 226.0. Not a clear difference.
WR/TE avg rec ydsSee the games for WR/TE avg rec yds →40.038.4+1.61,019Receivers (WR/TE) averaged 40.0 rec yds, vs 38.4. Not a clear difference.
RB avg rush ydsSee the games for RB avg rush yds →55.855.7+0.1268RBs averaged 55.8 rush yds, vs 55.7. 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. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

(92 KB)

Definitions

The spot
Thursday ET kickoff, excluding Thanksgiving Day and international games (mostly TNF; teams usually on a short week)
Baseline
All other NFL games
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.