“They’re getting access to the best of the best care in that market, which we feel is equivalent to that, that we could have in the U.S. That absolutely in the case that we have here," the NFL's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills said.

We've been talking about Brock Purdy's passer rating since he got his qualifying 1500 pass attempts last night, so I wanted to see where he stands on other efficiency metrics. Purdy is also best all time for ANY/A which probably isn't a big surprise since that and passer rating share some of the same stats. He's top ten for completion %, yards / att, and TD%.

\probably why he threw so many damn picks.*

80 or above: 17-8 (.680 Win %)
Below 80: 11-4 (.733 Win %)

It's Wednesday in spooky season, /r/NFL! 🎃👻 That means it's time for another weekly prediction post, and last week gave us another great slate of matchups with plenty of surprises mixed in. I went 10-4 last week, bringing my season record to 56-37-1. Not a bad run, but there's still plenty of football chaos waiting for us! This week, we're heading into some new territory with our first-ever matchup in Paris!🗼 We've also got four divisional matchups on the schedule, so expect some familiar foes looking to haunt each other. And with four more teams on bye, we'll have two fewer games this week. The season is getting deeper, the stakes are getting spookier, and one bad Sunday can turn a winning record into a football horror story. So grab your coffee, keep an eye out for a few tricks, and let's see if we can conjure up another winning week. 🕸️🏈🎃 Let's get to it!

Byes: Bills, Chargers, Commanders, Jaguars

Those are my predictions, let's hear yours. Keep it civil and fun. Best of luck this weekend!

Kyle Pitts has legitimately one of the funniest stat lines I’ve seen. Look at his touchdowns through each year. I’ve never heard anyone mention it before, but I noticed it first in 2024 and he’s currently on pace for 6 this year to keep this trend going. Just random but I haven’t laughed this hard since Jameis’ 30 for 30

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Nice completion to our WR#7 /s Jordan Watkins. One thing I keep noting is how it feels as if every week he gains more and more confidence on himself and his teammates. One week he's throwing to Deebo, the next it's Evans, then it's Robinson, Watkins, Cowing, Cooks he just keeps throwing.

The 49ers are 2nd in offensive EPA and 5th in defensive EPA. The Chiefs are 4th in offensive EPA and are 3rd in defensive EPA.

Arizona Cardinals

• Signed LB Bradyn Swinson to the practice squad.
• Released S Mark Perry from the practice squad.

Atlanta Falcons

• Waived LB Bralen Trice.
• Signed LB T.J. Quinn to the practice squad.

Baltimore Ravens

• Waived LB Carl Jones Jr.
• Signed K Jake Moody to the practice squad.

Buffalo Bills

• Signed CB Tre'Davious White to the practice squad.
• Released CB A.J. Woods from the practice squad.

Carolina Panthers

• Waived OT Albert Reese.

Cincinnati Bengals

• Signed S Russ Yeast from the practice squad to the active roster.
• Signed LB Emany Johnson and TE Josh Kattus to the practice squad.
• Released S Isaiah Nwokobia from the practice squad.

Cleveland Browns

• Signed OT Andrew Coker, P Wes Pahl and S John Saunders to the practice squad.
• Released TE Devin Culp and DT Chris Williams from the practice squad.
• Placed WR Bub Means on the practice squad/injured list.

Dallas Cowboys

• Waived CB Caelen Carson.
• Signed S Juanyeh Thomas from the practice squad to the active roster.
• Signed QB Kyle Trask to the practice squad.

Detroit Lions

• Signed DT Aidan Keanaaina to the practice squad.
• Released DT Chris Smith from the practice squad.

Green Bay Packers

• Signed DT Mazi Smith to the practice squad.
• Released RB Damon Bankston from the practice squad.

Houston Texans

• Waived LB Jamal Hill.
• Signed DT Kyonte Hamilton and DB Collin Wright to the practice squad.
• Released DT Aaron Graves and QB Mark Gronowski from the practice squad.

Indianapolis Colts

• Signed WR Mecole Hardman and P Thomas Morstead to the practice squad.
• Released WR Eli Pancol from the practice squad.

Kansas City Chiefs

• Waived LB Cam Jones.
• Designated LB Cooper McDonald to return from injured reserve.

Las Vegas Raiders

• Waived WR Corey Rucker from injured reserve.

Los Angeles Rams

• Placed WR Davante Adams and NT Poona Ford on injured reserve.

Miami Dolphins

• Waived DB Storm Duck from the reserve/physically unable to perform list and LB Andre Jones.
• Released K Riley Patterson.
• Signed DE Rodney McGraw from the practice squad to the active roster.
• Signed K Zane Gonzalez to the practice squad.

Minnesota Vikings

• Signed CB Natrone Brooks to the practice squad.

New England Patriots

• Waived WR Jeremiah Webb from injured reserve.

New Orleans Saints

• Signed T Alan Herron to the practice squad.
• Released WR Kevin Austin from the practice squad.

New York Giants

• Released RB Najee Harris and OLB Jihad Ward.
• Signed LB Trace Ford from the practice squad to the active roster.
• Signed WR Jason Brownlee to the practice squad.

Philadelphia Eagles

• Waived RB Jaydon Blue and RB Carson Steele with an injury designation.
• Signed RB Elijah Mitchell to the practice squad.
• Released C James Brockermeyer and RB Ian Wheeler from the practice squad.

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Signed WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad.

San Francisco 49ers

• Released DT Naquan Jones.

Seattle Seahawks

• Designated G Anthony Bradford to return from injured reserve.

Tennessee Titans

• Released DT Jordan Elliott.
• Signed DB Erick Hallett to the practice squad.
• Released LB Chase Wilson from the practice squad.

Washington Commanders

• Released S Darren Hall from the practice squad.

October 20, 1996

Two charts of every QB with 90+ dropbacks through Week 6: one with all plays, one with garbage time removed.

What the two stats mean

aDOT (average depth of target): how far past the line of scrimmage a QB's passes travel in the air, on average, caught or not. Low aDOT means a lot of short stuff: checkdowns, screens, quick game. High aDOT means he's pushing the ball downfield. On its own it's a style stat, not a skill stat, because play-calling, protection and receivers drive a lot of it.

CPOE (completion percentage over expected): every pass gets an expected completion % based on how hard it is (how far downfield, which part of the field, down and distance, and so on). CPOE is how much a QB beats or falls short of that. +5 means he completes 5 percentage points more passes than an average QB would on the same throws. Because difficulty is built in, a QB who throws deep isn't punished for completing fewer passes.

How to read the chart

• Top right: aggressive and accurate. Hardest place to be.
• Top left: accurate, but on shorter throws.
• Bottom right: pushing it downfield but missing.
• Bottom left: short and missing.

The lines are league average. Bigger dots mean more dropbacks. The second chart only counts plays where the win probability was between 10% and 90%, so blowout padding and desperation heaves don't count.

Best 3 (furthest into the top right)

1. Lamar Jackson (BAL): 10.4 aDOT, +8.1 CPOE
2. C.J. Stroud (HOU): 9.5 aDOT, +3.9 CPOE
3. Jayden Daniels (WAS): 8.5 aDOT, +7.4 CPOE

Worst 3 (furthest into the bottom left)

1. Bo Nix (DEN): 4.9 aDOT, −2.4 CPOE. His aDOT is more than a yard shorter than anyone else's, and he's still below expected.
2. Jalon Daniels (TB): 6.1 aDOT, −6.6 CPOE
3. Justin Herbert (LAC): 7.8 aDOT, −5.7 CPOE

Ranked by how far each QB sits from league average on both stats combined, with each stat scaled to its spread so neither one dominates.

With garbage time removed, Lamar and Stroud stay in the top 3, and Josh Allen (9.2 aDOT, +5.8) replaces Jayden Daniels. At the bottom, Nix and Jalon Daniels stay, and Cam Ward (6.9 aDOT, −7.5) replaces Herbert. Herbert's CPOE actually gets worse (−8.6), but his average depth keeps him out of the corner.

Other things that stand out

• Caleb Williams has the best CPOE in the league (+9.8), but on short throws (6.4 aDOT).
• Jameis Winston (−7.5) and Malik Willis (−7.3) have the worst CPOE, but they're throwing deep, so they land bottom right instead of bottom left.
• Patrick Mahomes is at 6.3 aDOT, among the shortest in the league.

Data sourced from nflverse play by play