2021 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 2021.

All 32 Offenses

Rk	Team	Quarterback	Att	Yds	TD	INT	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Kansas City Chiefs	Patrick Mahomes	675	4,937	37	13	7.04	+0.24
2	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rodgers	593	4,526	39	7	7.64	+0.21
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tom Brady	731	5,383	43	12	7.36	+0.20
4	San Francisco 49ers	Jimmy Garoppolo	514	4,437	26	14	7.52	+0.19
5	Los Angeles Chargers	Justin Herbert	674	5,014	38	15	6.93	+0.18
6	Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott	647	4,963	40	11	7.51	+0.18
7	Los Angeles Rams	Matthew Stafford	607	4,893	41	18	7.29	+0.17
8	Buffalo Bills	Josh Allen	655	4,450	36	16	6.28	+0.17
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Burrow	555	4,806	36	14	7.37	+0.17
10	Arizona Cardinals	Kyler Murray	591	4,619	27	11	6.86	+0.14
11	New England Patriots	Mac Jones	535	4,098	24	13	6.66	+0.14
12	Philadelphia Eagles	Jalen Hurts	494	3,585	20	10	6.39	+0.10
13	Minnesota Vikings	Kirk Cousins	604	4,450	34	7	7.26	+0.10
14	Denver Broncos	Teddy Bridgewater	541	3,856	20	9	6.18	+0.09
15	Tennessee Titans	Ryan Tannehill	535	3,745	22	14	5.55	+0.09
16	Las Vegas Raiders	Derek Carr	628	4,808	23	14	6.58	+0.06
17	Baltimore Ravens	Lamar Jackson	611	4,267	21	18	5.35	+0.04
18	Seattle Seahawks	Russell Wilson	495	3,815	30	7	6.87	+0.04
19	Indianapolis Colts	Carson Wentz	521	3,588	27	8	6.40	+0.03
20	Miami Dolphins	Tua Tagovailoa	615	3,936	21	14	5.25	+0.01
21	Cleveland Browns	Baker Mayfield	520	3,619	21	14	5.47	-0.00
22	New Orleans Saints	Trevor Siemian	504	3,437	29	13	5.88	-0.01
23	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Ryan	573	3,987	20	15	5.61	-0.03
24	Detroit Lions	Jared Goff	593	3,884	23	14	5.45	-0.03
25	Washington Commanders	Taylor Heinicke	550	3,746	21	15	5.37	-0.03
26	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ben Roethlisberger	664	4,017	23	11	5.33	-0.07
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	Trevor Lawrence	604	3,674	12	17	4.58	-0.07
28	Houston Texans	Davis Mills	546	3,630	21	15	5.17	-0.08
29	New York Jets	Zach Wilson	603	3,959	20	20	4.64	-0.09
30	Chicago Bears	Justin Fields	542	3,635	16	20	4.38	-0.11
31	Carolina Panthers	Sam Darnold	599	3,573	14	21	3.95	-0.17
32	New York Giants	Daniel Jones	593	3,463	15	20	4.11	-0.18

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