who led in pass attempts by quarterbacks in the 2021 nfl season

Tom Brady had the most pass attempts by a quarterback in 2021, with 719 attempts.

NAMEATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
719
2021
TB TB
17
485
67.5
5,316
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
672
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
65.9
5,014
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
658
2021
KC KC
17
436
66.3
4,839
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
4Josh Allen
J. Allen
646
2021
BUF BUF
17
409
63.3
4,407
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
5Derek Carr
D. Carr
626
2021
LV LV
17
428
68.4
4,804
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
605
2021
PIT PIT
16
390
64.5
3,740
6.2
233.8
22
10
86.8
3.6
1.7
38
232
7Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
602
2021
JAX JAX
17
359
59.6
3,641
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
8Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
601
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
67.2
4,886
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
9Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
596
2021
DAL DAL
16
410
68.8
4,449
7.5
278.1
37
10
104.2
6.2
1.7
30
144
10Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
561
2021
MIN MIN
16
372
66.3
4,221
7.5
263.8
33
7
103.1
5.9
1.2
28
197
11Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
560
2021
ATL ATL
17
375
67.0
3,968
7.1
233.4
20
12
90.4
3.6
2.1
40
274
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
531
2021
GB GB
16
366
68.9
4,115
7.7
257.2
37
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
13Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
531
2021
TEN TEN
17
357
67.2
3,734
7.0
219.6
21
14
89.6
4.0
2.6
47
327
14Mac Jones
M. Jones
521
2021
NE NE
17
352
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
15Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
520
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
70.4
4,611
8.9
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
16Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
516
2021
IND IND
17
322
62.4
3,563
6.9
209.6
27
7
94.6
5.2
1.4
32
227
17Taylor Heinicke
T. Heinicke
494
2021
WAS WAS
16
321
65.0
3,419
6.9
213.7
20
15
85.9
4.0
3.0
38
278
18Jared Goff
J. Goff
494
2021
DET DET
14
332
67.2
3,245
6.6
231.8
19
8
91.5
3.8
1.6
35
280
19Kyler Murray
K. Murray
481
2021
ARI ARI
14
333
69.2
3,787
7.9
270.5
24
10
100.6
5.0
2.1
31
286
20Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
441
2021
SF SF
15
301
68.3
3,810
8.6
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
21Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
432
2021
PHI PHI
15
265
61.3
3,144
7.3
209.6
16
9
87.2
3.7
2.1
26
150
22Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
426
2021
DEN DEN
14
285
66.9
3,052
7.2
218.0
18
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211
23Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
418
2021
CLE CLE
14
253
60.5
3,010
7.2
215.0
17
13
83.1
4.1
3.1
43
269
24Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
406
2021
CAR CAR
12
243
59.9
2,527
6.2
210.6
9
13
71.9
2.2
3.2
35
204
25Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
400
2021
SEA SEA
14
259
64.8
3,113
7.8
222.4
25
6
103.1
6.3
1.5
33
266
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

23.0

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OPP PPG

25.0

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

115.2

20th

PASS YDS/G

214.2

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
4
9
0
.308
Saints Saints
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
TB TB
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
TB TB
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
CAR CAR
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
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CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM