Some fun with play by play data this morning. As you know, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, and Marcus Mariota are the only starting quarterbacks that have not thrown an interception so far this year. Going back to the 2019 regular season and playoffs, Mahomes has now gone 274 passes without throwing an interception, Wilson 201 passes, and Mariota 191 passes. The table below shows how long each quarterback in the NFL has gone without throwing an interception, as of week 5, 2019. I’ve also shown how many sacks that quarterback has taken during this streak, and their sack rate.
| Quarterback | Pass Att | Sacks | Sack Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 274 | 15 | 5.2% |
| Russell Wilson | 201 | 20 | 9% |
| Marcus Mariota | 191 | 26 | 12% |
| Sam Darnold | 155 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Gardner Minshew | 146 | 11 | 7% |
| Deshaun Watson | 136 | 16 | 10.5% |
| Carson Wentz | 126 | 6 | 4.5% |
| Kyle Allen | 121 | 8 | 6.2% |
| Derek Carr | 92 | 4 | 4.2% |
| Kirk Cousins | 87 | 9 | 9.4% |
| Matthew Stafford | 72 | 4 | 5.3% |
| Mason Rudolph | 58 | 2 | 3.3% |
| Cam Newton | 57 | 3 | 5% |
| Kyler Murray | 57 | 4 | 6.6% |
| Andrew Luck | 55 | 3 | 5.2% |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 54 | 2 | 3.6% |
| Andy Dalton | 45 | 3 | 6.3% |
| Aaron Rodgers | 34 | 2 | 5.6% |
| Jameis Winston | 30 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Ryan Tannehill | 26 | 4 | 13.3% |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24 | 1 | 4% |
| Nick Mullens | 21 | 2 | 8.7% |
| Jacoby Brissett | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| Tom Brady | 15 | 1 | 6.3% |
| Philip Rivers | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Colt McCoy | 15 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Lamar Jackson | 13 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Luke Falk | 10 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Case Keenum | 9 | 1 | 10% |
| Dak Prescott | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Jared Goff | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Josh Allen | 9 | 1 | 10% |
| Baker Mayfield | 9 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Nick Foles | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Alex Smith | 6 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Joe Flacco | 6 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Josh Rosen | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Drew Brees | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Eli Manning | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Chase Daniel | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Matt Ryan | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Blake Bortles | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Daniel Jones | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dwayne Haskins | 0 | 0 | -- |
In addition, here’s the same data but looking at the longest streak between interceptions for these quarterbacks going back to the start of last year. What Mahomes has done is pretty remarkable, considering his sack rate:
What stands out to you? What other fun ways would you use the play-by-play data to analyze sacks, interceptions, and pass attempts?