highest yards per passing attempt in a season

Derek Carr has the most passing yards per attempt in a season, with 11.4 yards this season.

Interpreted as:
highest yards with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player per passing attempt in a season
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Derek Carr
D. Carr
11.4
2024
NO NO
2
30
39
76.9
443
221.5
5
1
142.4
12.8
2.6
2
2
2 Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
10.9
1943
CHB CHB
10
110
202
54.5
2,194
219.4
28
12
107.5
13.9
5.9
3 Otto Graham
O. Graham
10.6
1953
CLE CLE
12
167
258
64.7
2,722
226.8
11
9
99.7
4.3
3.5
4 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
10.1
1954
LA LA
12
139
260
53.5
2,637
219.8
13
21
71.9
5.0
8.1
5 Ed Brown
E. Brown
9.9
1956
CHB CHB
12
96
168
57.1
1,667
138.9
11
12
83.1
6.5
7.1
6 Kurt Warner
K. Warner
9.9
2000
STL STL
11
235
347
67.7
3,429
311.7
21
18
98.3
6.1
5.2
20
115
7 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
9.7
2024
TB TB
2
36
49
73.5
474
237.0
5
1
129.1
10.2
2.0
6
48
8 Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
9.6
1998
ATL ATL
14
190
327
58.1
3,154
225.3
25
12
100.9
7.6
3.7
45
283
9 Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
2023
SF SF
16
308
444
69.4
4,280
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
10 Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
9.6
2018
TB TB
8
164
246
66.7
2,366
295.8
17
12
100.4
6.9
4.9
14
76
11 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
9.6
2019
TEN TEN
12
201
286
70.3
2,742
228.5
22
6
117.5
7.7
2.1
31
212
12 Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
9.5
2024
MIN MIN
2
36
50
72.0
476
238.0
4
2
111.8
8.0
4.0
4
17
13 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
9.4
1968
KC KC
14
131
224
58.5
2,109
150.6
17
9
98.6
7.6
4.0
14 Greg Cook
G. Cook
9.4
1969
CIN CIN
11
106
197
53.8
1,854
168.5
15
11
88.3
7.6
5.6
29
195
15 Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
9.4
1945
CLE CLE
10
89
171
52.0
1,609
160.9
14
17
72.4
8.2
9.9
16 Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
9.4
1976
OAK OAK
12
194
291
66.7
2,737
228.1
27
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
17 Otto Graham
O. Graham
9.3
1955
CLE CLE
12
98
185
53.0
1,721
143.4
15
8
94.0
8.1
4.3
18 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
9.3
1964
BAL BAL
14
158
305
51.8
2,824
201.7
19
6
96.4
6.2
2.0
19 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
4,944
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
20 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
2011
GB GB
15
343
502
68.3
4,643
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
21 Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9.2
1983
GB GB
16
289
484
59.7
4,458
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
22 Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
9.2
1988
CIN CIN
16
223
388
57.5
3,572
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
23 George Blanda
G. Blanda
9.2
1961
HOU HOU
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
237.9
36
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
24 Milt Plum
M. Plum
9.2
1960
CLE CLE
12
151
250
60.4
2,297
191.4
21
5
110.4
8.4
2.0
25 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
9.2
1968
BAL BAL
14
182
317
57.4
2,909
207.8
26
17
93.2
8.2
5.4
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

45.5

1st

OPP PPG

14.5

4th

RUSH YDS/G

185.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

221.5

13th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
2
0
0
1.000
Buccaneers Buccaneers
2
0
0
1.000
Falcons Falcons
1
1
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
0
2
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/22
PHI PHI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/7
NO NO
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/13
TB TB
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Thu
10/17
DEN DEN
@
NO NO
8:15 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

1-1-0

19

Final

44

NO Saints

2-0-0

Sun 15 Sep 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
2
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
1
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
0
0
1.000
Browns Browns
1
1
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
2
0
0
1.000
Titans Titans
0
2
0
.000
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
2
0
0
1.000
Chiefs Chiefs
2
0
0
1.000
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
1
1
0
.500
Eagles Eagles
1
1
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Vikings Vikings
2
0
0
1.000
Lions Lions
1
1
0
.500
NFC South W L T PCT
Saints Saints
2
0
0
1.000
Buccaneers Buccaneers
2
0
0
1.000
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
2
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
1
1
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/15
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
22-21
Sat
9/14
CHI CHI
@
HOU HOU
13-19
Sat
9/14
CIN CIN
@
KC KC
25-26
Sat
9/14
PIT PIT
@
DEN DEN
13-6
Sat
9/14
LAR LAR
@
ARI ARI
10-41

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/19
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
8:15 PM
Sun
9/22
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
9/22
NYG NYG
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/22
GB GB
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/22
PHI PHI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM