nfl quarterbacks yards per attempt 2021

Quarterbacks had 7.1 passing yards per attempt in 2021.

Interpreted as:
NFL quarterbacks passing yards per attempt 2021
NAME POSITION AVG SEASON GP CMP ATT PCT YDS YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom Brady
T. Brady
Quarterback
7.4
2021
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
Quarterback
7.5
2021
16
372
561
66.3
4,221
263.8
33
7
103.1
5.9
1.2
28
197
3 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
Quarterback
6.4
2021
8
149
236
63.1
1,515
189.4
8
9
76.9
3.4
3.8
18
143
4 Chase Daniel
C. Daniel
Quarterback
2021
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
5 Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
Quarterback
2.2
2021
1
3
6
50.0
13
13.0
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
1
2
6 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
Quarterback
8.0
2021
2
27
42
64.3
338
169.0
3
0
113.0
7.1
0.0
2
13
7 Nick Foles
N. Foles
Quarterback
7.1
2021
1
24
35
68.6
250
250.0
1
0
98.5
2.9
0.0
4
21
8 Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
Quarterback
6.1
2021
6
7
11
63.6
67
11.2
0
0
80.5
0.0
0.0
1
10
9 Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
Quarterback
4.7
2021
6
90
167
53.9
790
131.7
4
10
49.7
2.4
6.0
9
68
10 Chad Henne
C. Henne
Quarterback
5.1
2021
4
11
16
68.8
82
20.5
0
0
80.7
0.0
0.0
0
0
11 Brian Hoyer
B. Hoyer
Quarterback
20.6
2021
5
9
11
81.8
227
45.4
1
0
149.1
9.1
0.0
0
0
12 Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
Quarterback
7.5
2021
4
57
85
67.1
638
159.5
5
2
99.0
5.9
2.4
3
23
13 Case Keenum
C. Keenum
Quarterback
6.4
2021
7
47
72
65.3
462
66.0
3
1
91.3
4.2
1.4
5
29
14 Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
Quarterback
7.5
2021
8
74
99
74.7
740
92.5
3
1
101.4
3.0
1.0
6
40
15 Cam Newton
C. Newton
Quarterback
5.4
2021
8
69
126
54.8
684
85.5
4
5
64.4
3.2
4.0
10
83
16 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
Quarterback
7.7
2021
16
366
531
68.9
4,115
257.2
37
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
17 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
Quarterback
6.2
2021
16
390
605
64.5
3,740
233.8
22
10
86.8
3.6
1.7
38
232
18 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
Quarterback
7.1
2021
17
375
560
67.0
3,968
233.4
20
12
90.4
3.6
2.1
40
274
19 Geno Smith
G. Smith
Quarterback
7.4
2021
4
65
95
68.4
702
175.5
5
1
103.0
5.3
1.1
13
117
20 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
Quarterback
8.1
2021
17
404
601
67.2
4,886
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
21 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
Quarterback
7.0
2021
17
357
531
67.2
3,734
219.6
21
14
89.6
4.0
2.6
47
327
22 Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
Quarterback
6.4
2021
6
91
150
60.7
966
161.0
5
5
76.7
3.3
3.3
13
119
23 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
Quarterback
7.8
2021
14
259
400
64.8
3,113
222.4
25
6
103.1
6.3
1.5
33
266
24 Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
Quarterback
7.2
2021
14
285
426
66.9
3,052
218.0
18
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211
25 Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
Quarterback
8.6
2021
15
301
441
68.3
3,810
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
Total 7.1 693 12,097 18,661 64.8 132,315 190.9 836 439 90.8 4.5 2.4 1,239 8,567
Average 7.1 8.3 144.0 222.2 64.8 1575.2 190.9 10.0 5.2 90.8 4.5 2.4 14.8 102.0
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Team Rankings

PPG

26.7

7th

OPP PPG

19.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

157.3

2nd

PASS YDS/G

213.3

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

2 - 1 - 0

41

Final

24

LV Raiders

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM