7 players are tied for the most games with 40+ passing attempts in their first 80 games, with 80 games. The first three are Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan and Ben Roethlisberger.
Interpreted as:
most 40 or more pass attempt games by a player in first 80 games| NAME | GP | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stafford | 80 | 3,613 | 2,207 | 61.1 | 25,272 | 7.0 | 315.9 | 151 | 99 | 84.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 184 | 1,315 |
| 2 |  | M. Ryan | 80 | 3,624 | 2,353 | 64.9 | 24,884 | 6.9 | 311.1 | 130 | 82 | 87.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 201 | 1,357 |
| 3 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 80 | 3,682 | 2,371 | 64.4 | 26,300 | 7.1 | 328.8 | 153 | 102 | 87.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 193 | 1,351 |
| 4 |  | D. Brees | 80 | 3,678 | 2,369 | 64.4 | 26,302 | 7.2 | 328.8 | 158 | 108 | 87.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 139 | 1,016 |
| 5 |  | T. Brady | 80 | 3,757 | 2,366 | 63.0 | 25,975 | 6.9 | 324.7 | 163 | 72 | 89.8 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 168 | 1,021 |
| 6 |  | P. Manning | 80 | 3,631 | 2,271 | 62.5 | 24,919 | 6.9 | 311.5 | 160 | 111 | 84.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 109 | 699 |
| 7 |  | B. Favre | 80 | 3,579 | 2,142 | 59.8 | 23,919 | 6.7 | 299.0 | 140 | 130 | 77.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 147 | 989 |
StatMuse has game-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
