which qb has the most yards per passing attempt in a season with a minimum of 500 attempts

Matt Ryan has the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback with 500+ passing attempts in a season, with 9.3 yards in 2016.

Interpreted as:
Which qb has the most yards per passing attempt in a season with a minimum of 500 passing attempts?
NAME AVG ATT SEASON TM GP CMP PCT YDS YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
534
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
69.9
4,944
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
2 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
502
2011
GB GB
15
343
68.3
4,643
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
3 Dan Marino
D. Marino
9.0
564
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
64.2
5,084
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
4 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
8.9
520
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
70.4
4,611
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
5 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.9
544
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
70.2
4,823
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
6 Kurt Warner
K. Warner
8.8
546
2001
STL STL
16
375
68.7
4,830
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
7 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.8
580
2018
KC KC
16
383
66.0
5,097
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
8 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.7
541
2010
SD SD
16
357
66.0
4,710
294.4
30
13
101.8
5.5
2.4
38
227
9 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
8.7
537
2015
ARI ARI
16
342
63.7
4,671
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
10 Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
8.6
548
2004
MIN MIN
16
379
69.2
4,717
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
11 Jared Goff
J. Goff
8.6
539
2024
DET DET
17
390
72.4
4,629
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
12 Tom Brady
T. Brady
8.6
611
2011
NE NE
16
401
65.6
5,235
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
13 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.6
506
2009
PIT PIT
15
337
66.6
4,328
288.5
26
12
100.5
5.1
2.4
50
348
14 Drew Brees
D. Brees
8.5
514
2009
NO NO
15
363
70.6
4,388
292.5
34
11
109.6
6.6
2.1
20
135
15 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.5
508
2018
LAC LAC
16
347
68.3
4,308
269.3
32
12
105.5
6.3
2.4
32
204
16 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
8.4
520
2014
GB GB
16
341
65.6
4,381
273.8
38
5
112.2
7.3
1.0
28
174
17 Eli Manning
E. Manning
8.4
589
2011
NYG NYG
16
359
61.0
4,933
308.3
29
16
92.9
4.9
2.7
28
199
18 Jared Goff
J. Goff
8.4
561
2018
LAR LAR
16
364
64.9
4,688
293.0
32
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
19 Drew Brees
D. Brees
8.3
657
2011
NO NO
16
468
71.2
5,476
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
20 Jim Everett
J. Everett
8.3
518
1989
RAM RAM
16
304
58.7
4,310
269.4
29
17
90.6
5.6
3.3
29
214
21 Tom Brady
T. Brady
8.3
578
2007
NE NE
16
398
68.9
4,806
300.4
50
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
22 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
8.3
659
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
68.3
5,477
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
23 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
8.3
516
2020
MIN MIN
16
349
67.6
4,265
266.6
35
13
105.0
6.8
2.5
39
256
24 Trent Green
T. Green
8.3
556
2004
KC KC
16
369
66.4
4,591
286.9
27
17
95.2
4.9
3.1
32
227
25 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
8.3
560
2023
MIA MIA
17
388
69.3
4,624
272.0
29
14
101.1
5.2
2.5
29
171
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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22.9

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OPP PPG

24.9

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

130.5

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251.9

7th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
8:20 PM
Sun
9/21
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

8 - 9 - 0

38

Final

44

CAR Panthers

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM