Jameis Winston Now Favored To Lead The NFL In Passing Yards

Is there a more Jekyll-Hyde quarterback than Jameis Winston? The man who has thrown the most interceptions in the NFL this season – seven more than the second-place contender – is now favored to lead the NFL in passing yards this season. He’s just seven yards off the pace set by Dak Prescott but Winston has been on a tear of late and is projected to finish with the most. Is he a good bet to do so? Let’s take a closer look:

JAMEIS WINSTON
ODDS: -110

Winston is one of the most enigmatic quarterbacks in the NFL. After throwing an interception on his first drive last week and later tossing a pick-six, Winston still ended up throwing for 456 passing yards in Tampa Bay’s win over Indianapolis last week.

In terms of this prop specifically, he’s averaged 343 passing yards per game over his last eight games. If he keeps up that pace, he should finish as the league-leader. Keep in mind that he now has a hairline fracture in the thumb on his throwing hand and his top target, Mike Evans, is now out for the season.

DAK PRESCOTT
ODDS: +100

Prescott is the current leader in the clubhouse, although he only leads by seven yards. He’s been outstanding this season – even as the Dallas Cowboys have self-destructed of late. Dallas has lost three straight and seven of 10.

The Cowboys usually rely on Ezekiel Elliott but he’s been just OK this year and the offense has flowed through Prescott. Over his last five games, he’s averaging 348.4 passing yards per game. He’ll play the Los Angeles Rams this week but with matchups against the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins in Week 16 and 17, he’s in good shape to rack up the yards.

PHILIP RIVERS
ODDS: +2000

The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback has been much maligned this year but he’s been slinging it of late. Since his forgettable four-interception game against the Kansas City Chiefs a few weeks ago, Rivers has 579 yards passing, five touchdowns and a pick in his last two games.

The Chargers are one of the worst rushing teams in the NFL, so you know he’ll have to air it out the rest of the season. The challenge for him is that he’s 374 yards behind Prescott right now, so he has a long way to go to close that gap.

JARED GOFF
ODDS: +3300

Goff is another quarterback who has a lot of ground to gain. He’s 410 yards behind Prescott right now, which means he’ll really have to crank it up the last few weeks if he’s to outpace the three guys in front of him.

Goff has been heavily criticized this season but he’s coming off back-to-back strong games after blowing out both the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. He totaled 717 passing yards in those two contests and he’ll have to push for around 400 if he’s to surpass everyone else. He’ll face the Dallas Cowboys this week and the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17 (they allow the most passing yards per game) but he’ll also have a game versus the elite San Francisco 49ers defense in Week 16.

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