Drew Brees finished the 2017 season just 243 yards short of leading the NFL. The irony? The total was 1,142 yards short of his career-best in 2011, and the Saints backfield possessed the fifth-best running back in the league with Mark Ingram grinding out 1,124 yards. When you factor in another 728 yards on the ground by rookie phenom Alvin Kamara, it's even more impressive that the 2018 NFL passing leader odds favor the Purdue alum.
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Competing for most yards passing is a cast of characters we're familiar with seeing at the top of the leaderboard: Tom Brady (4-1), Philip Rivers (7-1), Aaron Rodgers (10-1), and Ben Roethlisberger (10-1) round out the top five.
One of the more interesting tidbits from these odds resides at the bottom where Ravens Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco has the same 125-1 odds as new Cleveland Browns QB Tyrod Taylor. Say what?
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2018 NFL Passing Leader Odds
Check out the current odds on which NFL gunslinger will throw for the most yards during the 2018-19 regular season (postseason yards don't count).
| Quarterback | Odds |
|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4-1 |
| Tom Brady | 4-1 |
| Phillip Rivers | 7-1 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 10-0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 10-1 |
| Matthew Stafford | 12-1 |
| Matt Ryan | 12-1 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 14-1 |
| Jared Goff | 17.5-1 |
| Kirk Cousins | 20-1 |
| Carson Wentz | 22-1 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 28-1 |
| Russell Wilson | 33-1 |
| Andrew Luck | 33-1 |
| Eli Manning | 40-1 |
| Deshaun Watson | 40-1 |
| Derek Carr | 50-1 |
| Case Keenum | 66-1 |
| Blake Bortles | 75-1 |
| Cam Newton | 75-0 |
| Marcus Mariota | 100-1 |
| Mitch Trubisky | 100-1 |
| Jameis Winston | 125-1 |
| Joe Flacco | 125-1 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 125-1 |
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