2016 Top Passing Teams Best NFL Passing Offenses

The whole passing game, not just the quarterback. All 32 offenses ranked by team EPA per dropback; Atlanta Falcons ranked first in 2016.

All 32 Offenses

Rk	Team	Quarterback	Att	Yds	TD	INT	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Ryan	537	4,960	38	7	9.01	+0.31
2	New England Patriots	Tom Brady	550	4,456	32	2	8.46	+0.29
3	Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott	483	3,799	25	6	7.56	+0.25
4	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rodgers	620	4,445	40	8	7.08	+0.23
5	Washington Commanders	Kirk Cousins	607	4,948	25	12	7.49	+0.20
6	New Orleans Saints	Drew Brees	674	5,258	38	15	7.36	+0.17
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ben Roethlisberger	596	4,377	33	15	6.79	+0.16
8	Detroit Lions	Matthew Stafford	594	4,327	24	10	6.56	+0.15
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Andy Dalton	563	4,206	18	8	6.53	+0.12
10	Indianapolis Colts	Andrew Luck	583	4,491	32	15	6.65	+0.12
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	578	4,165	29	18	6.03	+0.11
12	Seattle Seahawks	Russell Wilson	567	4,422	23	12	6.64	+0.11
13	Tennessee Titans	Marcus Mariota	504	3,720	29	11	6.82	+0.11
14	Las Vegas Raiders	Derek Carr	596	4,137	29	7	7.03	+0.09
15	Miami Dolphins	Ryan Tannehill	477	3,716	27	15	6.64	+0.09
16	Los Angeles Chargers	Philip Rivers	580	4,386	33	21	6.35	+0.09
17	Kansas City Chiefs	Alex Smith	546	3,914	19	8	6.51	+0.08
18	Buffalo Bills	Tyrod Taylor	474	3,250	17	7	5.89	+0.07
19	Minnesota Vikings	Sam Bradford	588	4,119	20	5	6.41	+0.07
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Carson Wentz	609	3,798	16	14	5.10	+0.04
21	Arizona Cardinals	Carson Palmer	646	4,425	28	17	5.72	+0.04
22	Denver Broncos	Trevor Siemian	570	3,914	20	11	5.89	+0.02
23	Chicago Bears	Matt Barkley	559	4,139	19	19	5.95	+0.01
24	San Francisco 49ers	Colin Kaepernick	491	3,166	21	10	5.36	-0.01
25	New York Giants	Eli Manning	598	4,027	26	16	5.93	-0.01
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	Blake Bortles	626	3,925	24	16	5.28	-0.03
27	Baltimore Ravens	Joe Flacco	679	4,343	20	16	5.31	-0.04
28	Cleveland Browns	Cody Kessler	567	3,693	15	14	4.64	-0.05
29	Carolina Panthers	Cam Newton	563	3,962	21	19	5.43	-0.06
30	Houston Texans	Brock Osweiler	583	3,418	15	16	4.48	-0.07
31	New York Jets	Ryan Fitzpatrick	550	3,645	16	25	4.55	-0.09
32	Los Angeles Rams	Case Keenum	536	3,313	14	20	3.98	-0.24

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