Note: For the few QBs that have variables, e.g. E.g. fewer/more TDs and INTs at home, the value with the larger total overtakes. For example (spoiler alert) Baker Mayfield has thrown four fewer interceptions at home, but 17 fewer touchdowns. So since he threw significantly fewer TDs at home, it feels unfair to put him on the other side of the table just because he has a few fewer INTs.

So overall there really isn’t much of a pattern. Certainly more quarterbacks play better at home, but that’s not a sustainable number to say with certainty whether this is a league-wide thing. On paper, this helps Jones’ case, as many very good quarterbacks fit his criteria. However, if you just look at the quarterbacks who meet these criteria, you can see where he excels.

Of all the QBs at the same position as Jones, he is the ONLY one who has thrown twice as many interceptions compared to on the road, but has also thrown more than 10 fewer touchdowns. Some have thrown fewer touchdowns, like Patrick Mahomes, who has 19 fewer touchdowns at home, and others have thrown a ton of interceptions, like Lamar Jackson, who is just one INT away from hitting the double mark, but none have done both at the same time like Jones.

Writing this completely changed my perspective on the difference between gaming at home and on the go. The idea of ​​home advantage has been ingrained in my mind my entire life. However, this research seems to somewhat disprove that theory, at least for quarterbacks.

Some of the players with “worse” stats at home do so in some of the best environments in the league. Mahomes at Arrowhead, Lamar at M&T Bank Stadium and Geno at Lumen Stadium. When fans and players talk about the best places to play, you often hear these three stadiums, but their quarterbacks play worse there, at least statistically.

While the theme of playing better on the road may not be uncommon in the NFL, the level of bad Jones play at home is next to the rest of the league. Even quarterbacks who are worse by this criteria, like Jacoby Brissett, don’t reach this level of poor performance at home.

With this information you can go in many directions. First of all, Jones can be flatly described as a bad quarterback, which would be true for most of his career. But the level of assness that Jones shows at home is really fascinating to me.

Realistically, there’s no telling why Jones is performing so poorly at home. He has never commented on the issue and, to my knowledge, no reporter has ever spoken about it. The general assumption in the NFL is that players perform better at home, but as my in-depth look has shown, that’s really not the case.

What cannot be denied, however, is that of the quarterbacks listed above, and in the league in general, Jones is one of the worst players in his home stadium. While his superior away numbers haven’t translated into more wins for the Giants, it’s at least inspiring to see him show some life each season. It’s also no surprise that both of New York’s wins this season came on the road.

Even just looking at this season, the difference between Jones away and at home is pretty insane: