Roethlisberger 3rd In Deep Passing Yardage Since 2015

According to a Thursday infographic posted on Twitter by Pro Football Focus, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger registered the third-most deep passing yardage in the NFL dating back to 2015. Finishing ahead of him were New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. With PFF failing to provide any context in their tweet, I thought I would look deeper into their numbers and add some context for you.

First, PFF defines a deep pass as one that travels 20 or more yards in the air past the original line of scrimmage. According to my data sets, Brees threw for 3,282 deep passing yards dating back to 2015. Wilson finished second with 3,263…