most passing attempts 2005to 2015

From 2005 through 2015, Drew Brees made the most passing attempts, with 6,776 attempts.

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  • Data note: Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEATTGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
6,776
174
4,563
67.3
52,131
7.7
299.6
372
167
98.3
5.5
2.5
266
1,862
2Eli Manning
E. Manning
6,030
176
3,600
59.7
43,144
7.2
245.1
288
190
84.4
4.8
3.2
294
2,054
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,774
161
3,710
64.3
44,103
7.6
273.9
331
98
99.5
5.7
1.7
272
1,722
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,500
154
3,661
66.6
42,498
7.7
276.0
323
131
99.4
5.9
2.4
164
1,012
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
5,331
162
3,457
64.8
41,414
7.8
255.6
280
135
95.4
5.3
2.5
325
1,980
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,128
157
3,280
64.0
40,374
7.9
257.2
255
136
93.7
5.0
2.7
409
2,654
7Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
5,011
147
3,150
62.9
37,139
7.4
252.6
241
148
89.1
4.8
3.0
253
1,755
8Matt 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
9Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
4,354
134
2,701
62.0
31,408
7.2
234.4
204
141
86.0
4.7
3.2
285
1,777
10Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,331
149
2,826
65.3
34,154
7.9
229.2
247
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
11Joe 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
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,047
126
2,633
65.1
32,399
8.0
257.1
257
65
104.1
6.4
1.6
306
1,917
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
3,691
93
2,246
60.9
25,976
7.0
279.3
163
98
85.8
4.4
2.7
205
1,347
14Alex Smith
A. Smith
3,619
126
2,208
61.0
24,344
6.7
193.2
142
83
84.5
3.9
2.3
325
1,856
15Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
3,574
118
2,174
60.8
24,172
6.8
204.8
140
105
81.8
3.9
2.9
222
1,454
16Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
3,473
113
2,087
60.1
23,178
6.7
205.1
154
116
80.8
4.4
3.3
205
1,109
17Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
3,201
135
2,059
64.3
24,521
7.7
181.6
132
86
90.2
4.1
2.7
174
1,212
18Brett Favre
B. Favre
3,166
93
1,994
63.0
22,104
7.0
237.7
132
110
83.1
4.2
3.5
146
996
19Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
2,788
82
1,663
59.6
20,350
7.3
248.2
116
60
87.1
4.2
2.2
195
1,276
20Kyle Orton
K. Orton
2,712
87
1,613
59.5
18,037
6.7
207.3
101
69
81.2
3.7
2.5
165
1,016
21Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
2,573
99
1,516
58.9
17,003
6.6
171.7
101
77
79.3
3.9
3.0
196
1,091
22Jason Campbell
J. Campbell
2,518
90
1,519
60.3
16,771
6.7
186.3
87
60
81.7
3.5
2.4
170
1,089
23Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
2,497
77
1,556
62.3
18,008
7.2
233.9
124
73
88.4
5.0
2.9
140
813
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
2,418
78
1,440
59.6
18,263
7.6
234.1
117
64
88.3
4.8
2.6
185
1,424
25Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
2,292
63
1,378
60.1
14,790
6.5
234.8
78
52
81.0
3.4
2.3
148
1,022

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