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Arrowheadlines: Mahomes is one of a kind on third down

Patrick Mahomes is in a league of his own on third down | FanSided

Ben Baldwin of The Athletic tweeted out a graph of every quarterback’s efficiency on third down the past two seasons. The number was determined by completion percentage over expected and expected points added per play (passes, rushes, penalties). Many quarterbacks were bunched up next to each other on the graph, and then there’s Mahomes, who has the highest success rate on third down!

2019 record: 5-11

Odds to win AFC West: +1000

If these rankings were based on how talented your roster is, the Chargers definitely wouldn’t be in the last spot, but these rankings aren’t based on that at all, they’re based on whether or not a team has any chance of winning its division in 2020 and it doesn’t feel like the Chargers really have a shot.