2018 Top Passing Teams Best NFL Passing Offenses

The whole passing game, not just the quarterback. All 32 offenses ranked by team EPA per dropback; Kansas City Chiefs ranked first in 2018.

All 32 Offenses

Rk	Team	Quarterback	Att	Yds	TD	INT	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Kansas City Chiefs	Patrick Mahomes	583	5,126	50	12	8.89	+0.37
2	New Orleans Saints	Drew Brees	519	4,174	33	7	8.14	+0.29
3	Los Angeles Chargers	Philip Rivers	512	4,316	32	12	7.67	+0.23
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ben Roethlisberger	689	5,174	35	17	6.93	+0.21
5	Los Angeles Rams	Jared Goff	568	4,730	32	12	7.67	+0.20
6	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Ryan	617	4,949	36	7	7.68	+0.20
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	625	5,358	36	26	7.02	+0.18
8	Indianapolis Colts	Andrew Luck	644	4,595	39	15	6.90	+0.17
9	Seattle Seahawks	Russell Wilson	427	3,448	35	7	7.28	+0.17
10	New England Patriots	Tom Brady	574	4,405	29	11	7.30	+0.17
11	Chicago Bears	Mitchell Trubisky	512	3,747	28	14	6.41	+0.14
12	Houston Texans	Deshaun Watson	506	4,165	26	9	6.86	+0.13
13	Philadelphia Eagles	Carson Wentz	599	4,524	29	11	6.82	+0.10
14	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rodgers	640	4,629	25	4	6.58	+0.08
15	Carolina Panthers	Cam Newton	563	4,071	28	16	6.18	+0.08
16	Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott	527	3,885	22	8	6.21	+0.06
17	New York Giants	Eli Manning	583	4,405	23	12	6.30	+0.05
18	Cleveland Browns	Baker Mayfield	574	4,261	29	17	6.25	+0.04
19	Cincinnati Bengals	Andy Dalton	542	3,569	27	13	5.60	+0.04
20	Baltimore Ravens	Joe Flacco	556	3,708	18	9	5.97	+0.04
21	Tennessee Titans	Marcus Mariota	437	3,255	16	12	5.69	+0.03
22	San Francisco 49ers	Nick Mullens	532	4,247	26	20	6.01	+0.02
23	Las Vegas Raiders	Derek Carr	556	4,057	19	10	6.05	+0.00
24	Denver Broncos	Case Keenum	588	3,930	19	15	5.47	-0.00
25	Detroit Lions	Matthew Stafford	574	3,844	22	12	5.65	-0.00
26	Minnesota Vikings	Kirk Cousins	606	4,298	30	10	6.48	-0.02
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Blake Bortles	536	3,431	15	13	4.79	-0.06
28	New York Jets	Sam Darnold	524	3,404	18	19	4.76	-0.06
29	Washington Commanders	Alex Smith	509	3,287	16	15	4.82	-0.07
30	Miami Dolphins	Ryan Tannehill	455	3,309	26	13	5.59	-0.10
31	Buffalo Bills	Josh Allen	498	3,052	13	23	3.69	-0.13
32	Arizona Cardinals	Josh Rosen	495	2,884	15	18	3.68	-0.29

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