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Originally Posted by tk13

This one from the thread is mind blowing. The worse things get the better he plays.

Mahomes’ career EPA/play when his team faces a win probability of 5-25% is 0.323 — he plays significantly better when his back is to the wall

Most QBs' EPA/play is much higher when their teams are winning pic.twitter.com/tLXTOXFxaM

— Lev Akabas (@LevAkabas) February 16, 2024

I wonder how much of that is Andy Reid too. It sure as hell seems like Andy’s playcalling is too cutesy and tentative early in games. When you’re down in the 2nd half, you gotta stop calling the bullshit horizontal plays that don’t go anywhere. The scoreboard forces Andy to be more aggressive.

These trailing situations also force a more aggressive tempo where they snap the ball much earlier in the play clock. Mahomes is pretty much unstoppable in the hurry up, no huddle offense. I wish Andy would use it more often.