Hopefully you had a chance to read my Week 1 Circa Survivor preview article where I laid out recent trends suggesting preseason quarterback playing time may play a role in Week 1 upsets. If you buy that theory, you’ll appreciate this breakdown below of starting quarterback playing time in the 2025 preseason organized by Week 1 games.

Both Dak Prescott and Jalen Hurts have thrown 0 preseason passes. This was also the case for both quarterbacks last season.

• Patrick Mahomes: played in preseason games 1 & 3, 14 total passes
• Justin Herbert: played in one game, 5 total passes

• Daniel Jones (Colts): 32 preseason passes (QB competition with Anthony Richardson)
• Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins): 14 preseason passes

• Aaron Rodgers: 0 preseason passes
• Justin Fields: played in games 1 & 2, 9 preseason passes

• Bryce Young (Panthers): 8 preseason snaps (10 TDs, 0 INTs last season)
• Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars): 17 preseason passes

• Kyler Murray: 8 preseason passes
• Spencer Rattler: 43 preseason passes

• Jayden Daniels (Commanders): 0 preseason action
• Russell Wilson (Giants): played in 2 games, 14 passes

• Baker Mayfield: 0 preseason passes (3 last preseason)
• Michael Penix: 0 preseason passes (16 last preseason as backup to Cousins)

• Joe Burrow (Bengals): 24 preseason passes
• Joe Flacco (Browns): 10 preseason passes (all in game 3)

• Geno Smith (Raiders): 11 snaps
• Drake Maye (Patriots): 12 pass attempts

• Brock Purdy (49ers): played only in game 2, 7 passes
• Sam Darnold (Seahawks): played only in game 2, 4 passes

• Cam Ward (Titans): played all 3 games, 19 passes
• Bo Nix (Broncos): 26 passes (games 1 & 3)

• Jared Goff (Lions): 0 preseason passes (same as 2024)
• Jordan Love (Packers): 5 preseason passes (all in game 1)

• Matthew Stafford (Rams): 0 preseason passes (back issues)
• CJ Stroud (Texans): 8 preseason passes (game 2)

Week 1 is always full of surprises. Maybe these reps (or lack of them) point the way through.