nfl qbs with most pass attempts per game since 2016 entered the league

Since 2016, Carson Palmer has averaged the most pass attempts per game by a quarterback, with 39.3 per game.

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	NAME	ATT/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	39.3	22	528	864	61.1	6,211	7.2	282.3	35	21	86.3	4.1	2.4	62	431
2	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	38.7	78	1,964	3,020	65.0	21,093	7.0	270.4	146	64	92.7	4.8	2.1	115	803
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	38.7	110	2,800	4,258	65.8	31,186	7.3	283.5	221	62	98.6	5.2	1.5	163	1,067
4	Andrew Luck A. Luck	38.2	31	776	1,184	65.5	8,833	7.5	284.9	70	28	97.6	5.9	2.4	59	402
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	37.1	51	1,200	1,892	63.4	12,836	6.8	251.7	72	45	86.0	3.8	2.4	104	733
6	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	36.9	130	3,175	4,801	66.1	36,976	7.7	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
7	Jake Luton J. Luton	36.7	3	60	110	54.5	624	5.7	208.0	2	6	54.5	1.8	5.5	7	52
8	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	36.5	82	2,056	2,995	68.6	22,171	7.4	270.4	168	54	101.3	5.6	1.8	222	1,492
9	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	36.4	108	2,636	3,934	67.0	30,035	7.6	278.1	179	76	96.9	4.6	1.9	270	1,821
10	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	35.8	100	2,370	3,581	66.2	25,757	7.2	257.6	168	65	95.3	4.7	1.8	242	1,530
11	Drew Brees D. Brees	35.2	70	1,777	2,466	72.1	19,455	7.9	277.9	143	38	107.9	5.8	1.5	89	628
12	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	35.2	88	1,938	3,097	62.6	19,854	6.4	225.6	110	70	83.4	3.6	2.3	165	1,167
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	35.0	151	3,455	5,288	65.3	40,112	7.6	265.6	269	104	96.9	5.1	2.0	327	2,215
14	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	34.8	83	1,873	2,887	64.9	22,537	7.8	271.5	144	77	94.2	5.0	2.7	144	889
15	Jared Goff J. Goff	34.7	156	3,568	5,415	65.9	41,107	7.6	263.5	268	102	97.3	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
16	Bo Nix B. Nix	34.4	39	861	1,341	64.2	8,648	6.4	221.7	60	26	89.3	4.5	1.9	52	345
17	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	34.4	144	3,313	4,951	66.9	37,370	7.5	259.5	252	95	98.3	5.1	1.9	293	1,770
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	34.4	149	3,427	5,121	66.9	38,773	7.6	260.2	263	105	98.0	5.1	2.1	311	2,221
19	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	34.1	143	3,173	4,880	65.0	35,109	7.2	245.5	280	62	100.1	5.7	1.3	308	2,288
20	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	33.8	20	477	675	70.7	4,659	6.9	233.0	25	9	96.5	3.7	1.3	48	349
21	Derek Carr D. Carr	33.7	137	3,067	4,613	66.5	33,988	7.4	248.1	204	87	95.1	4.4	1.9	248	1,511
22	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	33.7	105	2,218	3,535	62.7	23,902	6.8	227.6	162	72	89.3	4.6	2.0	268	1,715
23	Kyler Murray K. Murray	33.4	91	2,043	3,042	67.2	21,122	6.9	232.1	123	62	92.0	4.0	2.0	204	1,481
24	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	33.4	82	1,725	2,737	63.0	18,996	6.9	231.7	108	61	87.4	3.9	2.2	163	1,104
25	Tyler Shough T. Shough	33.3	16	358	532	67.3	3,683	6.9	230.2	19	11	90.3	3.6	2.1	44	293

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,110

Brissett

RUSH

245

Love

REC

308

McBride

Team Rankings

PPG

21.6

23rd

OPP PPG

32.4

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

91.6

23rd

PASS YDS/G

223.4

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	ARI	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000