2016 Quarterback Red Zone Stats
| Inside 20 | Inside 10 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD |
| Aaron Rodgers | GNB | 64 | 108 | 59.26 | 382 | 31 | 33 | 49 | 67.35 | 131 | 24 |
| Drew Brees | NOR | 74 | 113 | 65.49 | 423 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 61.54 | 142 | 22 |
| Matt Ryan | ATL | 62 | 100 | 62.00 | 374 | 23 | 28 | 47 | 59.57 | 108 | 17 |
| Philip Rivers | SDG | 45 | 101 | 44.55 | 333 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 50.00 | 84 | 15 |
| Tom Brady | NWE | 43 | 64 | 67.19 | 287 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 62.50 | 76 | 13 |
| Andrew Luck | IND | 44 | 72 | 61.11 | 258 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 59.46 | 70 | 15 |
| Derek Carr | OAK | 44 | 92 | 47.83 | 306 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 37.21 | 53 | 13 |
| Carson Palmer | ARI | 42 | 85 | 49.41 | 310 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 46.15 | 80 | 17 |
| Jameis Winston | TAM | 32 | 71 | 45.07 | 239 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 58.33 | 58 | 11 |
| Blake Bortles | JAX | 38 | 67 | 56.72 | 228 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 60.87 | 54 | 10 |
| Marcus Mariota | TEN | 34 | 54 | 62.96 | 251 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 69.57 | 82 | 14 |
| Eli Manning | NYG | 35 | 63 | 55.56 | 257 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 48.00 | 58 | 10 |
| Matthew Stafford | DET | 51 | 89 | 57.30 | 315 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 52.94 | 57 | 12 |
| Russell Wilson | SEA | 30 | 74 | 40.54 | 243 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 38.46 | 40 | 9 |
| Sam Bradford | MIN | 50 | 78 | 64.10 | 309 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 54.84 | 62 | 10 |
| Kirk Cousins | WAS | 38 | 83 | 45.78 | 264 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 31.58 | 56 | 8 |
| Joe Flacco | BAL | 44 | 76 | 57.89 | 284 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 48.15 | 68 | 9 |
| Dak Prescott | DAL | 29 | 52 | 55.77 | 224 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 47.83 | 39 | 9 |
| Andy Dalton | CIN | 37 | 72 | 51.39 | 267 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 44.83 | 50 | 9 |
| Colin Kaepernick | SFO | 19 | 33 | 57.58 | 185 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 71.43 | 26 | 5 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 30 | 60 | 50.00 | 179 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 48.28 | 64 | 12 |
| Carson Wentz | PHI | 42 | 89 | 47.19 | 246 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 54.17 | 44 | 9 |
| Cam Newton | CAR | 22 | 60 | 36.67 | 192 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53.33 | 35 | 7 |
| Brock Osweiler | HOU | 28 | 59 | 47.46 | 184 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 50.00 | 40 | 7 |
| Alex Smith | KAN | 29 | 64 | 45.31 | 167 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 51.85 | 47 | 8 |
| Ryan Tannehill | MIA | 30 | 46 | 65.22 | 224 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 42.86 | 36 | 5 |
| Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 30 | 56 | 53.57 | 240 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 40.91 | 50 | 7 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 28 | 64 | 43.75 | 176 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 37.50 | 24 | 5 |
| Trevor Siemian | DEN | 28 | 61 | 45.90 | 164 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 44.12 | 53 | 8 |
| Matt Barkley | CHI | 13 | 31 | 41.94 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33.33 | 39 | 5 |
| Brian Hoyer | CHI | 14 | 30 | 46.67 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45.45 | 18 | 4 |
| Case Keenum | LAR | 16 | 41 | 39.02 | 102 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 42.86 | 18 | 2 |
| Cody Kessler | CLE | 9 | 17 | 52.94 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 50.00 | 21 | 3 |
| Jared Goff | LAR | 7 | 16 | 43.75 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42.86 | 9 | 3 |
| Josh McCown | CLE | 10 | 20 | 50.00 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 40.00 | 6 | 2 |
| Matt Moore | MIA | 7 | 7 | 100.00 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | 12 | 4 |
| Jay Cutler | CHI | 8 | 14 | 57.14 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 3 | 0 |
| Landry Jones | PIT | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Anderson | CAR | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | TEN | 8 | 17 | 47.06 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66.67 | 5 | 1 |
| Blaine Gabbert | SFO | 8 | 17 | 47.06 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 75.00 | 19 | 2 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | NWE | 3 | 4 | 75.00 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffin | CLE | 9 | 22 | 40.91 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 44.44 | -7 | |
Quarterback Red Zone Notes
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers finished the 2016 season as the best and most efficient quarterback in the red-zone(RZ). He threw 31 touchdowns and zero interceptions in the RZ, and did it on only 64 completions. Rodgers was amazing overall in the second half. But he really was doing this all season in the opponents end of the field. Drew Brees was a close second in touchdowns, with 28, but he did have three interceptions. Matt Ryan only had 23 touchdowns, but it could've been a whole lot more had the offense as a whole not been so dominant. It isn't Ryan's fault that Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman combined for 15 RZ rushing touchdowns. Surprising for his sometimes careless perception, Andrew Luck didn't throw an interception in the RZ this year, and threw 20 touchdowns. Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota were the only others above 15 touchdowns without an interception.
2015 Quarterback Red Zone Stats
| Inside 20 Yard Line | Inside 10 Yard Line | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Attempts | Completion | Comp% | TD | Attempts | Completion | Comp% | TD |
| Tom Brady | NE | 62 | 103 | 60.19 | 30 | 24 | 44 | 54.55 | 17 |
| Carson Palmer | ARI | 50 | 100 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 45 | 42.22 | 15 |
| Cam Newton | CAR | 47 | 81 | 58.02 | 26 | 18 | 33 | 54.55 | 13 |
| Matthew Stafford | DET | 48 | 73 | 65.75 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 75 | 21 |
| Blake Bortles | JAX | 49 | 97 | 50.52 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 53.33 | 19 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 38 | 73 | 52.05 | 23 | 17 | 33 | 51.52 | 13 |
| Aaron Rodgers | GB | 49 | 108 | 45.37 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 46.51 | 16 |
| Kirk Cousins | WAS | 55 | 90 | 61.11 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 60.47 | 16 |
| Philip Rivers | SD | 43 | 72 | 59.72 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 57.14 | 11 |
| Eli Manning | NYG | 45 | 90 | 50 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 51.22 | 14 |
| Drew Brees | NO | 44 | 73 | 60.27 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 10 |
| Andy Dalton | CIN | 30 | 56 | 53.57 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 8 |
| Russell Wilson | SEA | 34 | 68 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 41.38 | 11 |
| Derek Carr | OAK | 23 | 53 | 43.4 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 8 |
| Matt Ryan | ATL | 42 | 75 | 56 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 59.38 | 12 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 38 | 73 | 52.05 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 54.84 | 12 |
| Alex Smith | KC | 39 | 73 | 53.42 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 52.63 | 6 |
| Marcus Mariota | TEN | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 65 | 10 |
| Ryan Tannehill | MIA | 33 | 73 | 45.21 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 35.14 | 8 |
| Jameis Winston | TB | 30 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 38.89 | 10 |
| Brian Hoyer | HOU | 24 | 47 | 51.06 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55.56 | 8 |
| Jay Cutler | CHI | 33 | 75 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 37.84 | 9 |
| Andrew Luck | IND | 23 | 36 | 63.89 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 8 |
| Sam Bradford | PHI | 25 | 54 | 46.3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 52.63 | 7 |
| Joe Flacco | BAL | 30 | 55 | 54.55 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56.52 | 6 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | MIN | 21 | 51 | 41.18 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 33.33 | 6 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | IND | 16 | 38 | 42.11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43.75 | 7 |
| Josh McCown | CLE | 21 | 43 | 48.84 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 4 |
| Blaine Gabbert | SF | 19 | 28 | 67.86 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 66.67 | 4 |
| Peyton Manning | DEN | 25 | 46 | 54.35 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 54.55 | 3 |
| Brock Osweiler | DEN | 18 | 38 | 47.37 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 42.86 | 5 |
| Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 17 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 57.14 | 4 |
| Ryan Mallett | BAL | 12 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | 5 |
| Matt Cassel | DAL | 8 | 24 | 33.33 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22.22 | 2 |
| Nick Foles | RAM | 11 | 31 | 35.48 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 1 |
| Johnny Manziel | CLE | 14 | 39 | 35.9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 3 |
| Kellen Moore | DAL | 6 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | 3 |
| Tony Romo | DAL | 13 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 36.36 | 2 |
| Brandon Weeden | HOU | 8 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| Colin Kaepernick | SF | 16 | 43 | 37.21 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 29.41 | 2 |
| A.J. McCarron | CIN | 8 | 12 | 66.67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 |
| Zach Mettenberger | TEN | 7 | 16 | 43.75 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 36.36 | 2 |
| Landry Jones | PIT | 4 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Matt McGloin | OAK | 3 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Matt Schaub | ATL | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geno Smith | NYJ | 3 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66.67 | 2 |
| Jimmy Clausen | None | 4 | 9 | 44.44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Kellen Clemens | SD | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Case Keenum | RAM | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Lindley | IND | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EJ Manuel | BUF | 3 | 7 | 42.86 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Orlovsky | DET | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Sanchez | PHI | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Alex Tanney | TEN | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Michael Vick | PIT | 4 | 6 | 66.67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Austin Davis | CLE | 2 | 13 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Freeman | IND | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Grimes | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hogan | BUF | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
| Colt McCoy | WAS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luke McCown | NO | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Stanton | ARI | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Whitehurst | IND | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.J. Yates | HOU | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Quarterback Red Zone Notes
It is a lot easier to narrow down quarterback efficiency in the red zone, and overall if you are not getting it done in the red zone, you probably are not a good quarterback. Much like the measurements for the rest of the field, inside the 20 is much of the same. Completion percentage inside the 20 ties into the success of red zone production. Now there are certain things that tie into this, like offensive line and wide receiver cores, but it still does stem down to the quarterback. Jay Cutler was one of the poorer red zone quarterbacks last season, completing just 44% of his passes inside the 20, which resulted in 11 red zone touchdowns. When a team isn't getting into the red zone as often, that completion percentage is more important. On the other side, Aaron Rodgers had the most pass attempts inside the 20 (108), which is an important number to look at as well. It signifies which teams are generating red zone appearances, and which quarterbacks are in high volume. He threw 23 red zone touchdowns, which was sixth in the league.
There are only a handful of running quarterbacks in the league, and chances are you know who they are already, but these quarterbacks add a whole other dynamic to the red zone game. Cam Newton is far and above the rest of the other quarterbacks in this league, with 27 red zone rushing attempts in 2015. This led to 10 red zone rushing touchdowns. Next in the league was Tyrod Taylor with 11 rushing attempts, and just two red zone rushing touchdowns. Taylor was second on the Bills, with 17% of the red zone carries. Newton had 25% of the carries. This is a very small group to dissect, but it is one to become familiar with.
Overall volume is the most important number to look at when breaking down red zone quarterbacks, you want guys that are getting there. If you are not getting into the red zone as often, being efficient can make up for that difference. We saw Cutler and Rodgers have very similar completion percentages inside the 20, yet Rodgers made way with 12 more touchdowns. These numbers can change drastically year-to-year depending on the core, play-calling, and offensive line.