Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes have another set of numbers for sports fans to argue about. In a September 10, 2026 snapshot shared by the USGA, Allen carried a 3.8 Handicap Index and Mahomes a 4.7. Matthew Stafford sat between them at 4.3.

Those figures offer a glimpse of the quarterbacks' other game. An earlier Boston Celtics video supplies a different perspective: Jayson Tatum working through a driver lesson with Keegan Bradley, asking questions and watching the launch-monitor numbers change. Taken together, the posts make an enjoyable collection about accomplished athletes finding something else to work on.

The quarterbacks' golf numbers

The USGA introduced its thread by asking which NFL passers could play on the golf course. Its paired posts listed Allen and Stafford, then Mahomes and Drake Maye, whose index was 5.7. Further entries showed Justin Herbert at 6.5, Jared Goff at 7.1, Sam Darnold at 7.8 and Jacoby Brissett at 9.5.

Trevor Lawrence appeared at 10.2 and Baker Mayfield at 11.8. These are the figures attached to that dated thread, not live readings from each player's handicap record or a complete ranking of NFL golfers.

Golf Digest's Alex Myers gathered the USGA information into a September 10 report that also listed the associated clubs. Allen and Darnold appeared at El Niguel Country Club in California; Stafford and Goff at Bel-Air. Mahomes' entry listed Wolf Creek Golf Links in Kansas.

The shared clubs add a small detail to the football conversation, but the article does not establish that those players regularly play together. It also includes Kirk Cousins at 13.1 and Tua Tagovailoa at 13.2. The full report is linked from Golf Digest's post.

The date matters when comparing these figures with an older celebrity-golf story. A number published before another round or another season need not match this one. The collection is most useful as a record of what the USGA and Golf Digest shared as the 2026 football season began, with the usual clubhouse arguments left to the reader.

Tatum gets a lesson with numbers attached

The Celtics' August 13 video moves the conversation from a handicap list to individual shots. Bradley begins by pointing out a negative attack-angle reading on Tatum's driver. He describes that as hitting down and works with Tatum on a different movement through the ball.

Tatum asks how to make the adjustment. Bradley demonstrates with his shoulders and later encourages a bigger turn, rather than simply trying to pull harder. Their exchange includes some teasing about Bradley's own ball speed, but the instruction keeps returning to a reading they can check.

Near the end, Bradley identifies a shot at 168 mph ball speed and 275 yards of carry. He compares that with an opening drive carrying 222 yards. Those are results discussed within the edited lesson, not Tatum's established averages or evidence of a particular Handicap Index.

That distinction makes the video more interesting. A single session can show an athlete responding to a cue without telling us how he manages an entire round. The quarterback figures and Tatum's driver numbers describe different parts of golf, and the collection leaves them separate.

A useful idea for your own practice

For a simulator player, the repeatable part of the Tatum session is the conversation: notice a result, ask a specific question, try a change and check the next shot. There is no need to chase his speed or assume Bradley's cue will fit your swing.

Keep a short note of what you intended and what happened over several balls. A good coaching question is easier to build from that record than from the longest drive alone. Then enjoy the quarterback thread for what it offers: a dated look at familiar athletes playing a game where their football statistics stay in the clubhouse.