Matt Ryan had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback with 200+ passing attempts in 2016, with 9.3 yards.
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most pass yards per attempt by a qb minimum 200 passing attempts 2016| NAME | AVG | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Ryan | 9.3 | 534 | 2016 | 16 | 373 | 69.9 | 4,944 | 309.0 | 38 | 7 | 117.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 37 | 235 | |
| 2 |  | T. Brady | 8.2 | 432 | 2016 | 12 | 291 | 67.4 | 3,554 | 296.2 | 28 | 2 | 112.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 15 | 87 | |
| 3 |  | K. Cousins | 8.1 | 606 | 2016 | 16 | 406 | 67.0 | 4,917 | 307.3 | 25 | 12 | 97.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 23 | 190 | |
| 4 |  | D. Prescott | 8.0 | 459 | 2016 | 16 | 311 | 67.8 | 3,667 | 229.2 | 23 | 4 | 104.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 25 | 143 | |
| 5 |  | A. Luck | 7.8 | 545 | 2016 | 15 | 346 | 63.5 | 4,240 | 282.7 | 31 | 13 | 96.4 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 41 | 268 | |
| 6 |  | D. Brees | 7.7 | 673 | 2016 | 16 | 471 | 70.0 | 5,208 | 325.5 | 37 | 15 | 101.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 27 | 184 | |
| 7 |  | R. Wilson | 7.7 | 546 | 2016 | 16 | 353 | 64.7 | 4,219 | 263.7 | 21 | 11 | 92.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 41 | 293 | |
| 8 |  | R. Tannehill | 7.7 | 389 | 2016 | 13 | 261 | 67.1 | 2,995 | 230.4 | 19 | 12 | 93.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 29 | 216 | |
| 9 |  | M. Mariota | 7.6 | 451 | 2016 | 15 | 276 | 61.2 | 3,426 | 228.4 | 26 | 9 | 95.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 23 | 156 | |
| 10 |  | P. Rivers | 7.6 | 578 | 2016 | 16 | 349 | 60.4 | 4,386 | 274.1 | 33 | 21 | 87.9 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 36 | 188 | |
| 11 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 7.5 | 509 | 2016 | 14 | 328 | 64.4 | 3,819 | 272.8 | 29 | 13 | 95.4 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 17 | 141 | |
| 12 |  | A. Dalton | 7.5 | 563 | 2016 | 16 | 364 | 64.7 | 4,206 | 262.9 | 18 | 8 | 91.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 41 | 264 | |
| 13 |  | M. Barkley | 7.5 | 216 | 2016 | 7 | 129 | 59.7 | 1,611 | 230.1 | 8 | 14 | 68.3 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6 | 43 | |
| 14 |  | M. Stafford | 7.3 | 594 | 2016 | 16 | 388 | 65.3 | 4,327 | 270.4 | 24 | 10 | 93.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 37 | 216 | |
| 15 |  | A. Rodgers | 7.3 | 610 | 2016 | 16 | 401 | 65.7 | 4,428 | 276.8 | 40 | 7 | 104.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 35 | 246 | |
| 16 |  | B. Hoyer | 7.2 | 200 | 2016 | 6 | 134 | 67.0 | 1,445 | 240.8 | 6 | 0 | 98.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | |
| 17 |  | J. Winston | 7.2 | 567 | 2016 | 16 | 345 | 60.8 | 4,090 | 255.6 | 28 | 18 | 86.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 35 | 239 | |
| 18 |  | A. Smith | 7.2 | 489 | 2016 | 15 | 328 | 67.1 | 3,502 | 233.5 | 15 | 8 | 91.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 28 | 140 | |
| 19 |  | C. Palmer | 7.1 | 597 | 2016 | 15 | 364 | 61.0 | 4,233 | 282.2 | 26 | 14 | 87.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 40 | 281 | |
| 20 |  | D. Carr | 7.0 | 560 | 2016 | 15 | 357 | 63.7 | 3,937 | 262.5 | 28 | 6 | 96.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 16 | 79 | |
| 21 |  | S. Bradford | 7.0 | 552 | 2016 | 15 | 395 | 71.6 | 3,877 | 258.5 | 20 | 5 | 99.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 37 | 276 | |
| 22 |  | T. Siemian | 7.0 | 486 | 2016 | 14 | 289 | 59.5 | 3,401 | 242.9 | 18 | 10 | 84.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 31 | 187 | |
| 23 |  | T. Taylor | 6.9 | 436 | 2016 | 15 | 269 | 61.7 | 3,023 | 201.5 | 17 | 6 | 89.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 42 | 192 | |
| 24 |  | C. Newton | 6.9 | 510 | 2016 | 15 | 270 | 52.9 | 3,509 | 233.9 | 19 | 14 | 75.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 36 | 277 | |
| 25 |  | C. Keenum | 6.8 | 322 | 2016 | 10 | 196 | 60.9 | 2,201 | 220.1 | 9 | 11 | 76.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 23 | 140 | |
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 Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |