OT - How Stats Can Mislead: Who is the only NFL QB to throw for 400+ yards in 3 straight games?

[Patsfanin Philly]

There was a good stat last year that showed that Brady's W-L when throwing 400+ passing yards is much higher than average (and maybe anyone else?). I just spent a couple minutes looking for the data but couldn't find them immediately, but I remember it coming up last year.

Quick check shows 9-1 in regular season ( shootout loss to SF where they came back to tie)
1-1 in playoffs ( win in SB 51, loss to PHL in SB52)

 

[Kontradiction]

Other quarterbacks pass when they’re losing, Tom Brady passes to win


What really sets Brady apart is that the Patriots’ record when he throws 50 or more passes is 19-9. No other quarterback in NFL history has come close to that kind of success when passing a lot.

Drew Brees is second in NFL history, throwing 50 or more passes in 19 games. His teams’ record in those games is 4-15.

Peyton Manning is third in NFL history, with 50 or more passes in 17 games. His teams’ record in those games is 4-13.

Dan Marino is fourth in NFL history with 16 games of 50 passes or more. His teams’ record in those games was 5-11.

Brady has won six postseason games when throwing 50 or more passes. No other quarterback in NFL history has won more than once when throwing 50 or more passes in the postseason.

Brady has won 13 regular-season games when throwing 50 or more passes passes. No other quarterback in NFL history has won more than five games when throwing 50 or more passes in the regular season.

Thanks. I was too lazy to look it up.

 

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I agree with @KontradictioN . The stat isn’t misleading...it’s just worthless.

No stat is ever misleading. What's misleading is how people try to use them to convey a specific narrative or the inferences we might draw from a stat sans context.