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The 12 Best Quarterback Passing Seasons of the Last 12 Years

Kelly McCann  —  @Hump_Bumgardner Aug 31st, 2016
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10. Aaron Rodgers, 2014

2014 was the year Jordy Nelson went crazy in Green Bay with 98 catches for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns.

(I remember it well because I drafted him.)

Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 4,381 yards and 38 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions. Rodgers led the NFL with 188.41 Passing NEP in 2014, which was 20.94 points better than runner-up, Peyton Manning. Only 4 of the 31 passers who made at least 250 drop backs that year finished with negative Passing NEP.

The average Passing NEP per drop back in 2014 was 0.09, and Rodgers finished at 0.34. His mark that season is tied for sixth-best since 2000, and was 0.25 points above average.

Tony Romo, for the record, finished second at 0.31 Passing NEP per drop back. And Rodgers' 53.47 percent Success Rate in 2015 was second in the league behind Romo's 54.84 percent.

The Packers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record and an NFC North Division Championship. They advanced to the NFL Championship game but lost in Seattle to the Seahawks.




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