Alex Tanney vs Joe Flacco: Who Wins on NFL Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Alex Tanney and Joe Flacco split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested QB comparisons in NFL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Joe Flacco's Passing Yards of 48,176 compared to Alex Tanney's 100 represents a 48076% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Tanney falls 99.8% below the career average of 52000 in this category while Joe Flacco exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Joe Flacco's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Alex Tanney posts 73.3% against Joe Flacco's 61.6% — a gap of just 19%. Joe Flacco can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Joe Flacco side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Joe Flacco claims the tiebreaker through Passing Yards advantage — a 48076% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NFL debate.