highest yard per attempt by a qb 2020

Deshaun Watson had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback in 2020, with 8.9 yards.

Interpreted as:
highest passing yard with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game per attempt by a qb 2020
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.9
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
544
70.2
4,823
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
2Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
8.3
2020
MIN MIN
16
349
516
67.6
4,265
266.6
35
13
105.0
6.8
2.5
39
256
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
8.2
2020
GB GB
16
372
526
70.7
4,299
268.7
48
5
121.5
9.1
1.0
20
182
4Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.1
2020
KC KC
15
390
588
66.3
4,740
316.0
38
6
108.2
6.5
1.0
22
147
5Josh Allen
J. Allen
7.9
2020
BUF BUF
16
396
572
69.2
4,544
284.0
37
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
6Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
7.9
2020
TEN TEN
16
315
481
65.5
3,819
238.7
33
7
106.5
6.9
1.5
24
173
7Derek Carr
D. Carr
7.9
2020
LV LV
16
348
517
67.3
4,103
256.4
27
9
101.4
5.2
1.7
26
150
8Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
7.8
2020
MIA MIA
9
183
267
68.5
2,091
232.3
13
8
95.6
4.9
3.0
14
65
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
7.7
2020
DET DET
16
339
528
64.2
4,084
255.3
26
10
96.3
4.9
1.9
38
254
10Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7.7
2020
IND IND
16
369
543
68.0
4,169
260.6
24
11
97.0
4.4
2.0
19
118
11Tom Brady
T. Brady
7.6
2020
TB TB
16
401
610
65.7
4,633
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
12Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
7.6
2020
CAR CAR
15
340
492
69.1
3,733
248.9
15
11
92.1
3.0
2.2
31
205
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.5
2020
SEA SEA
16
384
558
68.8
4,212
263.3
40
13
105.1
7.2
2.3
47
301
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
7.5
2020
NO NO
12
275
390
70.5
2,942
245.2
24
6
106.4
6.2
1.5
13
89
15Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
7.5
2020
SF SF
10
211
326
64.7
2,437
243.7
12
12
84.1
3.7
3.7
19
139
16Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
7.3
2020
BAL BAL
15
242
376
64.4
2,757
183.8
26
9
99.3
6.9
2.4
29
160
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.3
2020
CLE CLE
16
305
486
62.8
3,563
222.7
26
8
95.9
5.3
1.6
26
162
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
7.3
2020
ATL ATL
16
407
626
65.0
4,581
286.3
26
11
93.3
4.2
1.8
41
257
19Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
7.3
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
289.1
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
20Cam Newton
C. Newton
7.2
2020
NE NE
15
242
368
65.8
2,657
177.1
8
10
82.9
2.2
2.7
31
195
21Jared Goff
J. Goff
7.2
2020
LAR LAR
15
370
552
67.0
3,952
263.5
20
13
90.0
3.6
2.4
23
161
22Kyler Murray
K. Murray
7.1
2020
ARI ARI
16
375
558
67.2
3,971
248.2
26
12
94.3
4.7
2.2
27
176
23Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
6.9
2020
CHI CHI
10
199
297
67.0
2,055
205.5
16
8
93.5
5.4
2.7
18
125
24Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
6.9
2020
JAX JAX
9
216
327
66.1
2,259
251.0
16
5
95.9
4.9
1.5
27
147
25Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
6.7
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
268.8
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

21.9

19th

OPP PPG

14.7

1st

RUSH YDS/G

113.4

17th

PASS YDS/G

235.1

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
Texans Texans
3
4
0
.429
Titans Titans
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
JAX JAX
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
HOU HOU
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

5 - 3 - 0

15

Final

26

HOU Texans

3 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM