nfl throwaway leaders since 2008

Since 2008, Matthew Stafford has made the most pass attempts, with 8,763 attempts.

NAMEATTGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
8,763
239
5,562
63.5
64,516
7.4
269.9
423
196
92.4
4.8
2.2
525
3,515
2Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
8,684
257
5,661
65.2
65,945
7.6
256.6
526
122
102.4
6.1
1.4
591
4,018
3Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
8,464
234
5,551
65.6
62,792
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
8,408
223
5,459
64.9
62,844
7.5
281.8
452
126
99.0
5.4
1.5
362
2,298
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
7,536
196
5,221
69.3
59,169
7.9
301.9
437
161
103.0
5.8
2.1
294
2,053
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7,276
211
4,757
65.4
57,296
7.9
271.5
381
187
96.1
5.2
2.6
417
2,546
7Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
7,167
209
4,417
61.6
48,176
6.7
230.5
272
172
84.1
3.8
2.4
422
3,000
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
7,007
193
4,532
64.7
52,415
7.5
271.6
334
157
93.7
4.8
2.2
408
2,701
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
6,314
179
3,908
61.9
45,638
7.2
255.0
289
180
87.2
4.6
2.9
318
2,200
10Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
6,120
205
3,951
64.6
46,966
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
5,899
174
3,934
66.7
44,700
7.6
256.9
298
131
96.8
5.1
2.2
345
2,487
12Derek Carr
D. Carr
5,785
169
3,765
65.1
41,245
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
13Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
5,651
179
3,539
62.6
39,793
7.0
222.3
254
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
14Jared Goff
J. Goff
5,224
151
3,440
65.8
39,622
7.6
262.4
256
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
4,925
160
2,996
60.8
34,213
6.9
213.8
219
161
82.9
4.4
3.3
291
1,527
16Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4,764
155
3,063
64.3
34,881
7.3
225.0
216
115
91.2
4.5
2.4
415
3,065
17Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,759
139
3,184
66.9
35,989
7.6
258.9
243
92
98.3
5.1
1.9
287
1,737
18Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,673
126
3,093
66.2
35,939
7.7
285.2
267
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
19Cam Newton
C. Newton
4,474
148
2,682
59.9
32,382
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
20Alex Smith
A. Smith
4,393
142
2,815
64.1
30,971
7.1
218.1
180
78
91.1
4.1
1.8
351
1,955
21Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
4,316
132
2,670
61.9
30,635
7.1
232.1
198
141
84.9
4.6
3.3
282
1,797
22Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,271
121
2,636
61.7
31,348
7.3
259.1
190
124
86.8
4.4
2.9
243
1,729
23Josh 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
24Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,975
106
2,657
66.8
30,314
7.6
286.0
233
98
98.8
5.9
2.5
112
721
25Baker 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
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PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

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REC

1,401

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
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9/13
@
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9/17
@
8:15 PM
Sun
9/27
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/4
@
8:20 PM
Sun
10/11
@
4:25 PM
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DET Lions

9 - 8

19

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16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/12
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29-27
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10/12
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27-30
Sun
10/12
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25-19
Sun
10/12
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10-20
Sun
10/12
@
18-27

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
9/9
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8:20 PM
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9/10
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8:35 PM
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9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM