Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, has a comfortable lead in the race for the NFL Passing Yards Leaders. Heading into Week 7, Allen has 1,980 passing yards so far this season. That gives him 215 yards more than second-placed Matt Ryan of the Indianapolis Colts. Here's a look at the Top 5 leaders for the statistical category followed by the Top 5 betting favorites for the category with bet365.
NFL Passing Yards Leaders heading into Week 7
- Josh Allen 1,980 yards
- Matt Ryan 1,765 yards
- Patrick Mahomes 1,736 yards
- Justin Herbert 1,716 yards
- Tom Brady 1,652 yards
Betting favorites to lead the NFL in passing yards (bet365)
- Josh Allen 7/4 (+175)
- Patrick Mahomes +550 (11/2)
- Justin Herbert +600 (6/1)
- Tom Brady +800 (8/1)
- Matt Ryan +900 (9/1)
The leader for Week 6 was Matt Ryan. He connected for 389 yards as the Colts defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-27. Allen finished tied for third for the week with 329 yards while Mahomes had 338 yards.
This is a market where there probably won't be much action. Allen won't likely be taking too many bets now that he has shortened to 7/4. Furthermore, the bettors that like these markets won't like looking at the big gap between Allen and the other favorites. As long as Allen doesn't sit, it would likely take multiple bad games for him to lose his lead.
Previously, we tipped Josh Allen at 7 to 1 in this market. But that was a September 21st betting recommendation and the odds are obviously no longer available. More recently, we tipped Matt Ryan at 20 to 1 and that's a bet that anyone that took should be happy with given the situation. However, the chance to back a longshot that actually has a chance to win seems to be gone. This isn't a market that we will be visiting during Week 7 with a betting recommendation.
