2018 NFL Passing First Downs Leaders

Ben Roethlisberger led the NFL with 248 passing first downs in 2018, 11 ahead of Patrick Mahomes (237). It stands 15th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Ben Roethlisberger led in passing first downs.

Led the whole NFL in 2018 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers

248 Passing First Downs 11 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	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	248	16	675	5,129	34
2	Patrick Mahomes	KC	237	16	580	5,097	50
3	Andrew Luck	IND	236	16	639	4,593	39
4	Matt Ryan	ATL	236	16	608	4,924	35
5	Jared Goff	LA	233	16	561	4,688	32
6	Kirk Cousins	MIN	218	16	606	4,298	30
7	Philip Rivers	LAC	213	16	508	4,308	32
8	Eli Manning	NYG	206	16	576	4,299	21
9	Tom Brady	NE	205	16	570	4,355	29
10	Deshaun Watson	HOU	202	16	505	4,165	26
11	Aaron Rodgers	GB	200	16	597	4,442	25
12	Drew Brees	NO	199	15	489	3,992	32
13	Matthew Stafford	DET	198	16	555	3,777	21
14	Derek Carr	LV	197	16	553	4,049	19
15	Dak Prescott	DAL	184	16	526	3,885	22
16	Cam Newton	CAR	180	14	471	3,395	24
17	Case Keenum	DEN	179	16	586	3,890	18
18	Baker Mayfield	CLE	171	14	486	3,725	27
19	Carson Wentz	PHI	159	11	401	3,074	21
20	Russell Wilson	SEA	156	16	427	3,448	35
21	Jameis Winston	TB	152	11	378	2,992	19
22	Mitchell Trubisky	CHI	151	14	434	3,223	24
23	Andy Dalton	CIN	132	11	365	2,566	21
24	Sam Darnold	NYJ	130	13	414	2,865	17
25	Blake Bortles	JAX	128	13	403	2,718	13
26	Joe Flacco	BAL	122	9	379	2,465	12
27	Marcus Mariota	TEN	121	14	331	2,528	11
28	Ryan Fitzpatrick	TB	113	8	246	2,366	17
29	Josh Rosen	ARI	112	14	393	2,278	11
30	Alex Smith	WAS	106	10	328	2,180	10
31	Nick Mullens	SF	106	8	274	2,277	13
32	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	92	11	274	1,979	17
33	Josh Allen	BUF	88	12	319	2,044	10
34	Lamar Jackson	BAL	60	16	170	1,201	6
35	C.J. Beathard	SF	60	5	169	1,252	8
36	Nick Foles	PHI	60	5	195	1,413	7
37	Brock Osweiler	MIA	58	7	178	1,247	6
38	Jeff Driskel	CIN	50	8	176	1,003	6
39	Cody Kessler	JAX	35	5	131	709	2
40	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	35	3	89	718	5
41	Blaine Gabbert	TEN	32	8	101	626	4
42	Josh Johnson	WAS	29	4	91	590	3
43	Josh McCown	NYJ	27	4	110	539	1
44	Chase Daniel	CHI	24	4	76	515	3
45	Derek Anderson	BUF	22	2	70	465	0
46	Taylor Heinicke	CAR	19	5	57	320	1
47	Tyrod Taylor	CLE	17	4	85	473	2
48	Colt McCoy	WAS	17	3	54	372	3
49	Sam Bradford	ARI	16	3	80	400	2
50	Nathan Peterman	BUF	13	4	81	296	1

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