most passing attempts 2012 to 2021

Between the 2012 and 2021 seasons, Tom Brady made the most pass attempts, with 5,996 attempts.

Interpreted as:
most passing attempts by a player 2012 to 2021
NAMEATTGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,996
157
3,866
64.5
44,541
7.4
283.7
324
88
98.7
5.4
1.5
267
1,704
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
5,981
160
4,010
67.0
45,497
7.6
284.4
272
124
96.2
4.5
2.1
365
2,453
3Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,689
153
3,623
63.7
42,155
7.4
275.5
263
124
92.4
4.6
2.2
351
2,277
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,130
135
3,350
65.3
37,509
7.3
277.8
253
111
94.4
4.9
2.2
240
1,580
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
5,097
144
3,347
65.7
39,155
7.7
271.9
258
131
95.0
5.1
2.6
294
1,766
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,072
133
3,529
69.6
39,616
7.8
297.9
290
97
103.7
5.7
1.9
212
1,483
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
5,005
144
3,270
65.3
37,994
7.6
263.8
317
55
104.7
6.3
1.1
338
2,319
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4,735
158
3,079
65.0
37,059
7.8
234.6
292
87
101.8
6.2
1.8
427
2,838
9Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
4,502
136
2,822
62.7
31,881
7.1
234.4
206
122
87.8
4.6
2.7
296
1,905
10Derek 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
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,223
125
2,825
66.9
32,593
7.7
260.7
223
91
98.6
5.3
2.2
241
1,768
12Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4,209
133
2,702
64.2
30,729
7.3
231.0
199
102
91.7
4.7
2.4
350
2,597
13Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,198
115
2,604
62.0
29,444
7.0
256.0
181
115
86.0
4.3
2.7
217
1,494
14Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
4,150
114
2,581
62.2
27,453
6.6
240.8
147
98
83.4
3.5
2.4
229
1,645
15Cam Newton
C. Newton
3,957
132
2,372
59.9
28,331
7.2
214.6
173
106
85.3
4.4
2.7
297
2,217
16Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
3,316
108
2,040
61.5
24,054
7.3
222.7
155
104
86.1
4.7
3.1
186
914
17Andrew Luck
A. Luck
3,290
86
2,000
60.8
23,671
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
3,234
104
2,113
65.3
23,107
7.1
222.2
131
51
93.2
4.1
1.6
260
1,418
19Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
3,008
85
1,884
62.6
20,374
6.8
239.7
140
57
90.1
4.7
1.9
211
1,360
20Jared Goff
J. Goff
2,915
83
1,868
64.1
21,416
7.3
258.0
126
63
91.5
4.3
2.2
164
1,228
21Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
2,889
85
1,924
66.6
22,083
7.6
259.8
143
50
98.7
4.9
1.7
176
1,036
22Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
2,762
75
1,718
62.2
20,800
7.5
277.3
127
71
89.9
4.6
2.6
163
1,129
23Jameis Winston
J. Winston
2,720
83
1,665
61.2
20,982
7.7
252.8
135
91
87.8
5.0
3.3
182
1,155
24Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
2,634
78
1,562
59.3
17,649
6.7
226.3
103
75
80.6
3.9
2.8
195
1,158
25Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
2,399
75
1,507
62.8
16,850
7.0
224.7
110
74
86.1
4.6
3.1
161
1,013
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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11
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NE Patriots

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

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3
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.786
Bills Bills
10
4
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.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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6
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.571
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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Chargers Chargers
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NFC EastWLTPCT
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5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
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7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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Sat
9/13
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MIA MIA
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