most passing yards average in 2021 season

Joe Burrow had the most passing yards per attempt in 2021, with 8.9 yards.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	8.9	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	4,611	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
2	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	8.6	2021	SF	15	301	441	68.3	3,810	254.0	20	12	98.7	4.5	2.7	29	201
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	8.1	2021	LAR	17	404	601	67.2	4,886	287.4	41	17	102.9	6.8	2.8	30	243
4	Kyler Murray K. Murray	7.9	2021	ARI	14	333	481	69.2	3,787	270.5	24	10	100.6	5.0	2.1	31	286
5	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	7.8	2021	SEA	14	259	400	64.8	3,113	222.4	25	6	103.1	6.3	1.5	33	266
6	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	7.7	2021	GB	16	366	531	68.9	4,115	257.2	37	4	111.9	7.0	0.8	30	188
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	7.7	2021	LV	17	428	626	68.4	4,804	282.6	23	14	94.0	3.7	2.2	40	241
8	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	7.5	2021	BAL	12	246	382	64.4	2,882	240.2	16	13	87.0	4.2	3.4	38	190
9	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	7.5	2021	MIN	16	372	561	66.3	4,221	263.8	33	7	103.1	5.9	1.2	28	197
10	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	7.5	2021	DAL	16	410	596	68.8	4,449	278.1	37	10	104.2	6.2	1.7	30	144
11	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	7.5	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	5,014	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
12	Tom Brady T. Brady	7.4	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	5,316	312.7	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
13	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	7.4	2021	KC	17	436	658	66.3	4,839	284.6	37	13	98.5	5.6	2.0	28	146
14	Mac Jones M. Jones	7.3	2021	NE	17	352	521	67.6	3,801	223.6	22	13	92.5	4.2	2.5	28	241
15	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	7.3	2021	PHI	15	265	432	61.3	3,144	209.6	16	9	87.2	3.7	2.1	26	150
16	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	7.2	2021	CLE	14	253	418	60.5	3,010	215.0	17	13	83.1	4.1	3.1	43	269
17	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	7.2	2021	DEN	14	285	426	66.9	3,052	218.0	18	7	94.9	4.2	1.6	31	211
18	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	7.1	2021	ATL	17	375	560	67.0	3,968	233.4	20	12	90.4	3.6	2.1	40	274
19	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	7.0	2021	TEN	17	357	531	67.2	3,734	219.6	21	14	89.6	4.0	2.6	47	327
20	Justin Fields J. Fields	6.9	2021	CHI	12	159	270	58.9	1,870	155.8	7	10	73.2	2.6	3.7	36	264
21	Taylor Heinicke T. Heinicke	6.9	2021	WAS	16	321	494	65.0	3,419	213.7	20	15	85.9	4.0	3.0	38	278
22	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	6.9	2021	IND	17	322	516	62.4	3,563	209.6	27	7	94.6	5.2	1.4	32	227
23	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	6.8	2021	MIA	13	263	388	67.8	2,653	204.1	16	10	90.1	4.1	2.6	20	152
24	Josh Allen J. Allen	6.8	2021	BUF	17	409	646	63.3	4,407	259.2	36	15	92.2	5.6	2.3	26	164
25	Davis Mills D. Mills	6.8	2021	HOU	13	263	394	66.8	2,664	204.9	16	10	88.8	4.1	2.5	31	206

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PASS

461

Burrow

RUSH

136

Brown

REC

154

Higgins

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

13th

OPP PPG

16.5

10th

RUSH YDS/G

95.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

230.5

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bengals	2	0	1.000
Steelers	1	1	.500
Ravens	1	1	.500
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 0

Final

Texans

0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Goff

5

Hurts

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

4

Henry

3

Swift

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

2

Jeanty

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

34.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.5

Total Yards Rankings

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

393.0

Rush Yards Rankings

220.0

212.5

174.0

165.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

279.5

277.0

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

45.9

Gibbs

39.3

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

36.8

Watson

32.8

Olave

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

20.1

Goedert

19.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

21

Smack

20

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

2-0

1-0

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-1

0-2

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Mon 9/21	NYG	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Joe Burrow had the most passing yards per attempt in 2021, with 8.9 yards.

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

49

45.9

39.3

44.9

36.8

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