nfl most passing yards per attempt by a player 2006

Tony Romo had the most passing yards per attempt in 2006, with 8.6 yards.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tony Romo T. Romo	8.6	2006	DAL	16	220	337	65.3	2,903	181.4	19	13	95.1	5.6	3.9	21	124
2	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	8.4	2006	PHI	10	180	316	57.0	2,647	264.7	18	6	95.5	5.7	1.9	21	140
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	8.0	2006	NO	16	356	554	64.3	4,418	276.1	26	11	96.2	4.7	2.0	18	105
4	Peyton Manning P. Manning	7.9	2006	IND	16	362	557	65.0	4,397	274.8	31	9	101.0	5.6	1.6	14	86
5	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	7.8	2006	CIN	16	324	520	62.3	4,035	252.2	28	13	93.9	5.4	2.5	36	233
6	Damon Huard D. Huard	7.7	2006	KC	10	148	244	60.7	1,878	187.8	11	1	98.0	4.5	0.4	16	106
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	7.5	2006	PIT	15	280	469	59.7	3,513	234.2	18	23	75.4	3.8	4.9	46	280
8	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	7.4	2006	SD	16	284	460	61.7	3,388	211.8	22	9	92.0	4.8	2.0	27	144
9	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	7.3	2006	STL	16	370	588	62.9	4,301	268.8	24	8	92.9	4.1	1.4	49	366
10	David Garrard D. Garrard	7.2	2006	JAX	11	145	241	60.2	1,735	157.7	10	9	80.5	4.1	3.7	20	119
11	J.P. Losman	7.1	2006	BUF	16	268	429	62.5	3,051	190.7	19	14	84.9	4.4	3.3	47	332
12	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	7.1	2006	DET	16	372	596	62.4	4,208	263.0	21	22	79.9	3.5	3.7	63	388
13	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	6.9	2006	NYJ	16	313	485	64.5	3,352	209.5	17	16	82.6	3.5	3.3	30	172
14	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	6.9	2006	WAS	10	162	260	62.3	1,789	178.9	8	4	86.5	3.1	1.5	12	92
15	Tom Brady T. Brady	6.8	2006	NE	16	319	516	61.8	3,529	220.6	24	12	87.9	4.7	2.3	26	175
16	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	6.8	2006	ARI	12	214	377	56.8	2,547	212.3	11	12	74.0	2.9	3.2	21	158
17	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	6.7	2006	CHI	16	262	480	54.6	3,193	199.6	23	20	73.9	4.8	4.2	21	142
18	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	6.6	2006	SEA	12	210	371	56.6	2,442	203.5	18	15	76.0	4.9	4.0	34	229
19	Alex Smith A. Smith	6.5	2006	SF	16	257	442	58.1	2,890	180.6	16	16	74.8	3.6	3.6	35	202
20	Steve McNair S. McNair	6.5	2006	BAL	16	295	468	63.0	3,050	190.6	16	12	82.5	3.4	2.6	14	84
21	Jake Delhomme J. Delhomme	6.5	2006	CAR	13	263	431	61.0	2,805	215.8	17	11	82.6	3.9	2.6	22	167
22	Michael Vick M. Vick	6.4	2006	ATL	16	204	388	52.6	2,474	154.6	20	13	75.7	5.2	3.4	45	303
23	Brett Favre B. Favre	6.3	2006	GB	16	343	613	56.0	3,885	242.8	18	18	72.7	2.9	2.9	21	134
24	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	6.3	2006	DEN	16	175	317	55.2	1,994	124.6	11	13	68.8	3.5	4.1	18	111
25	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	6.3	2006	MIN	15	270	439	61.5	2,750	183.3	9	15	72.0	2.1	3.4	29	200

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PASS

1,639

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RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

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OPP PPG

26.5

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RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

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4-1

4-1-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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Tony Romo had the most passing yards per attempt in 2006, with 8.6 yards.

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