Quarterback availability

The scrambling backup myth

Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.

This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.

Held in 18 of 24 seasons, from 87,166 records measured.

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The Backup Quarterback TaxWhen anyone other than the main quarterback leads a team's passing in a week, the win rate drops nearly twenty points. It has been true in every season since 1999, and the third quarterback is where seasons go to die.

FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.