most pass attempts by a qb in first 8 years of career

Matt Ryan had the most pass attempts by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 4,530 attempts.

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	NAME	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,530	126	2,915	64.3	32,757	7.2	260.0	202	107	90.9	4.5	2.4	218	1,446
2	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,456	127	2,896	65.0	31,700	7.1	249.6	193	85	92.4	4.3	1.9	237	1,433
3	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	4,452	122	2,504	56.2	29,257	6.6	239.8	164	136	75.9	3.7	3.1	257	1,757
4	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,333	128	2,769	63.9	33,189	7.7	259.3	244	130	93.5	5.6	3.0	156	1,022
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,285	109	2,634	61.5	30,303	7.1	278.0	187	108	86.8	4.4	2.5	242	1,563
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	4,181	119	2,480	59.3	31,416	7.5	264.0	241	136	88.5	5.8	3.3	98	760
7	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,171	112	2,778	66.6	32,352	7.8	288.9	245	74	102.1	5.9	1.8	184	1,219
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,107	117	2,657	64.7	30,429	7.4	260.1	185	82	93.6	4.5	2.0	217	1,581
9	Josh Allen J. Allen	4,088	128	2,615	64.0	30,102	7.4	235.2	220	94	94.4	5.4	2.3	229	1,448
10	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	4,070	122	2,479	60.9	28,322	7.0	232.1	162	102	84.7	4.0	2.5	257	1,833
11	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	3,938	123	2,500	63.5	28,525	7.2	231.9	197	101	91.2	5.0	2.6	286	1,820
12	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	3,921	120	2,443	62.3	28,100	7.2	234.2	188	104	88.8	4.8	2.7	241	1,489
13	Eli Manning E. Manning	3,921	121	2,291	58.4	27,579	7.0	227.9	185	129	82.1	4.7	3.3	194	1,376
14	Cam Newton C. Newton	3,891	123	2,321	59.7	28,469	7.3	231.5	182	107	86.4	4.7	2.7	285	2,156
15	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,873	114	2,595	67.0	29,459	7.6	258.4	202	74	99.0	5.2	1.9	235	1,417
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,777	128	2,436	64.5	29,734	7.9	232.3	227	68	101.2	6.0	1.8	347	2,271
17	Brett Favre B. Favre	3,756	113	2,318	61.7	26,803	7.1	237.2	213	118	89.1	5.7	3.1	232	1,463
18	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,680	115	2,105	57.2	27,679	7.5	240.7	157	133	80.3	4.3	3.6	265	2,080
19	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,678	116	2,345	63.8	26,995	7.3	232.7	178	88	92.0	4.8	2.4	303	2,270
20	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,650	107	2,334	63.9	26,258	7.2	245.4	168	99	89.4	4.6	2.7	139	1,030
21	Tom Brady T. Brady	3,642	112	2,294	63.0	26,370	7.2	235.4	197	86	92.9	5.4	2.4	203	1,278
22	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	3,577	111	2,032	56.8	23,893	6.7	215.3	132	141	73.1	3.7	3.9	244	1,489
23	John Elway J. Elway	3,572	116	1,959	54.8	24,721	6.9	213.1	135	128	74.3	3.8	3.6	250	1,900
24	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	3,545	107	2,223	62.7	25,447	7.2	237.8	167	116	86.3	4.7	3.3	177	1,235
25	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	3,526	98	2,337	66.3	25,447	7.2	259.7	166	62	95.8	4.7	1.8	233	1,456

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349

Robinson

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

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Young

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lock

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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33.7

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31.0

30.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

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416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

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295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000