Fantasy Life Articles on Patrick Mahomes
From the article
Mahomes has surged in efficiency: Yards per attempt: 6.8 → 7.1 → 7.7; TDs per attempt: 4.5% → 4.4% → 5.2%; play action: 25% → 23% → 33%. Chiefs rank 4th in play action in 2026. Mahomes' 256 passing YPG ranks 8th and is slightly higher than his two-year average (251). His 1.71 passing TDs per game ranks 12th and is up vs. his two-year average of 1.6.
STACKED’s take
Mahomes' efficiency surge and play-action usage make him a mid-range QB1 against the Jets.
Mahomes has surged in efficiency despite Kansas City's more balanced offense in 2026: yards per attempt improved from 6.8 to 7.7, TDs per attempt from 4.5% to 5.2%. Andy Reid has embraced play action (now 33%, up from 25%), with the Chiefs ranking 4th in play action usage. Mahomes' 256 passing YPG ranks 8th in the NFL and exceeds his two-year average (251); his 1.71 passing TDs per game ranks 12th and is up versus his two-year average of 1.6. Against the Jets in Week 9, who provide a +2.3 PPG boost to QBs, Mahomes and the Chiefs have the fourth-highest team total (27.9) and are 9.7-point favorites. The source previously downgraded Mahomes last week, which was wrong; he passed for 321 yards and 3 TDs against Denver. Projection model is slightly under betting markets for passing yards and TDs.
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