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2016 NFL Explosive Pass Rate Leaders

Completions of 20 or more yards for every pass attempt.

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (12.9%), Ben Roethlisberger (11.7%), Kirk Cousins (11.4%).

Explosive Pass Rate

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 30 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksExpl%
1Matt RyanQBATL53458712.9%
2Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT50952611.7%
3Kirk CousinsQBWAS60663511.4%
4Andrew LuckQBIND54562411.3%
5Marcus MariotaQBTEN45149411.2%
6Drew BreesQBNO67369610.5%
7Tom BradyQBNE43245810.4%
8Philip RiversQBLAC5786199.9%
9Case KeenumQBLA3223539.6%
10Ryan TannehillQBMIA3894309.6%
11Andy DaltonQBCIN5636249.4%
12Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ4034409.4%
13Aaron RodgersQBGB6106869.4%
14Russell WilsonQBSEA5466199.4%
15Derek CarrQBLV5605919.0%
16Sam BradfordQBMIN5525968.9%
17Matthew StaffordQBDET5946538.8%
18Dak PrescottQBDAL4595098.3%
19Cam NewtonQBCAR5105548.3%
20Carson PalmerQBARI5976398.1%
21Alex SmithQBKC4895378.0%
22Eli ManningQBNYG5986227.7%
23Trevor SiemianQBDEN4865307.6%
24Tyrod TaylorQBBUF4365267.6%
25Jameis WinstonQBTB5676307.6%
26Colin KaepernickQBSF3314017.6%
27Blake BortlesQBJAX6256946.9%
28Carson WentzQBPHI6076576.4%
29Joe FlaccoQBBAL6727076.0%
30Brock OsweilerQBHOU5105505.7%

More 2016 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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