How does a gamescript effect a quarterback’s production? Does a quarterback play differently when his team is ahead, as opposed to when his team is trailing?
Pro Football Focus’ Scott Barrett set out to answer this question. He took a look at each quarterback’s number of snaps when ahead and when trailing, then compared it to their fantasy PPR values.
The most common trend was for a quarterback to have better production when his team was trailing than when his team was leading. This makes sense, because since when a team needs to score points, they will try to pass more to put up points more quickly.