NFL Passing Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | YDS/G | TD | INT | SACK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geno SmithG. Smith NYJ | 4 | 85 | 117 | 72.6 | 902 | 7.7 | 225.5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 109.0 |
| 2 | Kirk CousinsK. Cousins LV | 3 | 72 | 114 | 63.2 | 866 | 7.6 | 288.7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 102.4 |
| 3 | Deshaun WatsonD. Watson CLE | 4 | 80 | 115 | 69.6 | 855 | 7.4 | 213.8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 101.2 |
| 4 | Malik WillisM. Willis MIA | 4 | 58 | 103 | 56.3 | 712 | 6.9 | 178.0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 73.0 |
| 5 | Bryce YoungB. Young CAR | 2 | 52 | 78 | 66.7 | 690 | 8.8 | 345.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 110.5 |
| 6 | Tyler ShoughT. Shough NO | 2 | 62 | 90 | 68.9 | 662 | 7.4 | 331.0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 95.7 |
| 7 | Jacoby BrissettJ. Brissett ARI | 3 | 82 | 117 | 70.1 | 652 | 5.6 | 217.3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 91.5 |
| 8 | Drake MayeD. Maye NE | 3 | 59 | 95 | 62.1 | 646 | 6.8 | 215.3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 69.9 |
| T9 | Dak PrescottD. Prescott DAL | 2 | 57 | 85 | 67.1 | 611 | 7.2 | 305.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 95.8 |
| T9 | Daniel JonesD. Jones IND | 3 | 65 | 98 | 66.3 | 611 | 6.2 | 203.7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 80.8 |
| 11 | Cam WardC. Ward TEN | 3 | 56 | 87 | 64.4 | 586 | 6.7 | 195.3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 81.9 |
| 12 | Bo NixBo Nix DEN | 3 | 59 | 104 | 56.7 | 531 | 5.1 | 177.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 75.4 |
| T13 | Aaron RodgersA. Rodgers PIT | 2 | 42 | 73 | 57.5 | 479 | 6.6 | 239.5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 79.7 |
| T13 | Michael Penix Jr.M. Penix Jr. ATL | 2 | 33 | 45 | 73.3 | 479 | 10.6 | 239.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113.1 |
| 15 | Baker MayfieldB. Mayfield TB | 2 | 40 | 62 | 64.5 | 433 | 7.0 | 216.5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 83.6 |
| 16 | Trevor LawrenceT. Lawrence JAC | 2 | 35 | 52 | 67.3 | 416 | 8.0 | 208.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 89.9 |
| 17 | Justin HerbertJ. Herbert LAC | 2 | 39 | 65 | 60.0 | 415 | 6.4 | 207.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 69.7 |
| 18 | Jordan LoveJ. Love GB | 1 | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 387 | 9.2 | 387.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 88.1 |
| 19 | Jameis WinstonJ. Winston NYG | 2 | 29 | 56 | 51.8 | 361 | 6.4 | 180.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 67.6 |
| 20 | Marcus MariotaM. Mariota WAS | 3 | 33 | 51 | 64.7 | 340 | 6.7 | 113.3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 109.9 |
| 21 | Jalon DanielsJ. DanielsTB | 3 | 38 | 55 | 69.1 | 337 | 6.1 | 112.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 74.6 |
| 22 | Jared GoffJ. Goff DET | 1 | 26 | 38 | 68.4 | 327 | 8.6 | 327.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 130.0 |
| 23 | C.J. StroudC.J. Stroud HOU | 1 | 26 | 38 | 68.4 | 274 | 7.2 | 274.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106.7 |
| 24 | Jayden DanielsJ. DanielsWAS | 2 | 29 | 51 | 56.9 | 260 | 5.1 | 130.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90.3 |
| 25 | Jaxson DartJ. DartNYG | 2 | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 250 | 7.4 | 125.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125.9 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NFL quarterback production in games where each player's team was an underdog during the 2026 season. This leaderboard isolates passing yards in the underdog role and includes attempts, completions, efficiency, touchdowns, interceptions, and passer rating. Use the split to examine historical performance when teams were expected to trail. It does not guarantee future results.