2020 NFL Passing First Downs Leaders

Matt Ryan led the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2020 with 242, 4 ahead of Patrick Mahomes (238). It stands 20th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Matt Ryan led in passing first downs.

Led the whole NFL in 2020 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons

242 Passing First Downs 4 clear of Patrick Mahomes

Showing Passing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Matt Ryan	ATL	242	16	626	4,581	26
2	Patrick Mahomes	KC	238	15	588	4,740	38
3	Tom Brady	TB	233	16	610	4,633	40
4	Josh Allen	BUF	228	16	572	4,544	37
5	Deshaun Watson	HOU	221	16	544	4,823	33
6	Aaron Rodgers	GB	216	16	526	4,299	48
7	Justin Herbert	LAC	216	15	595	4,336	31
8	Russell Wilson	SEA	213	16	558	4,212	40
9	Kirk Cousins	MIN	212	16	516	4,265	35
10	Kyler Murray	ARI	205	16	558	3,971	26
11	Matthew Stafford	DET	205	16	528	4,084	26
12	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	202	16	481	3,819	33
13	Philip Rivers	IND	200	16	543	4,169	24
14	Jared Goff	LA	194	15	552	3,952	20
15	Derek Carr	LV	193	16	517	4,103	27
16	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	193	15	608	3,803	33
17	Baker Mayfield	CLE	188	16	486	3,563	26
18	Teddy Bridgewater	CAR	174	15	492	3,733	15
19	Daniel Jones	NYG	158	14	448	2,943	11
20	Joe Burrow	CIN	150	10	404	2,688	13
21	Drew Brees	NO	149	12	390	2,942	24
22	Drew Lock	DEN	145	13	443	2,933	16
23	Lamar Jackson	BAL	138	15	376	2,757	26
24	Cam Newton	NE	133	15	368	2,657	8
25	Carson Wentz	PHI	130	12	437	2,620	16
26	Mitchell Trubisky	CHI	124	10	297	2,055	16
27	Nick Mullens	SF	120	10	326	2,437	12
28	Gardner Minshew	JAX	117	9	327	2,259	16
29	Andy Dalton	DAL	116	11	333	2,170	14
30	Sam Darnold	NYJ	109	12	364	2,208	9
31	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	106	9	267	2,091	13
32	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	100	10	290	1,814	11
33	Nick Foles	CHI	93	9	312	1,852	10
34	Dak Prescott	DAL	93	5	222	1,856	9
35	Alex Smith	WAS	74	8	252	1,582	6
36	Dwayne Haskins	WAS	73	7	241	1,439	5
37	Mike Glennon	JAX	57	5	179	1,072	7
38	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	55	6	140	1,096	7
39	Taysom Hill	NO	45	16	121	928	4
40	Jalen Hurts	PHI	45	14	148	1,061	6
41	C.J. Beathard	SF	42	6	104	787	6
42	Brandon Allen	CIN	42	5	142	925	5
43	Joe Flacco	NYJ	36	5	134	864	6
44	Jake Luton	JAX	31	3	110	624	2
45	Kyle Allen	WAS	30	4	87	610	4
46	Colt McCoy	NYG	19	4	66	375	1
47	Jeff Driskel	DEN	18	3	64	432	3
48	PJ Walker	CAR	17	4	56	368	1
49	Chad Henne	KC	15	3	38	248	2
50	Chase Daniel	DET	14	4	43	264	1

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