The deep ball is dead.

There were 3,416 attempts of 15+ air yards in 2022, fewest since 2006.

Why?

"It's directly attached to Patrick Mahomes. Teams have sat there and said, 'We are going to take these home-run hitting QBs and make them hit singles.'"https://t.co/LegNwA0d9o

— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) September 13, 2023