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2006 NFL Quarterback Leaders

Every 2006 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Drew Brees led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 2006, with 4,424. Mike Vick led in rushing yards (1,039), yards per carry (8.45), rushing yards per game (64.9) and rushing first downs (55). Peyton Manning led in passing touchdowns (31), passer rating (101.0) and passing first downs (241).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Drew Brees 4,424
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 4,397
  3. 3 Marc Bulger 4,301
  4. 4 Jon Kitna 4,208
  5. 5 Carson Palmer 4,036
  6. 6 Brett Favre 3,885
  7. 7 Tom Brady 3,533
  8. 8 Ben Roethlisberger 3,528
  9. 9 Philip Rivers 3,387
  10. 10 Chad Pennington 3,352

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Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Peyton Manning 31
  2. 2 Carson Palmer 28
  3. 3 Drew Brees 26
  4. 4 Tom Brady 24
  5. 4 Marc Bulger 24
  6. 4 Eli Manning 24
  7. 7 Rex Grossman 23
  8. 8 Philip Rivers 22
  9. 9 Jon Kitna 21
  10. 10 Mike Vick 20

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Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Peyton Manning 101.0
  2. 2 Damon Huard 98.0
  3. 3 Drew Brees 96.3
  4. 4 Tony Romo 95.1
  5. 5 Donovan McNabb 94.0
  6. 6 Carson Palmer 93.9
  7. 7 Marc Bulger 92.9
  8. 8 Philip Rivers 92.0
  9. 9 Tom Brady 87.9
  10. 10 Mark Brunell 86.2

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Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Tony Romo 8.61
  2. 2 Donovan McNabb 8.27
  3. 3 Drew Brees 7.97
  4. 4 Peyton Manning 7.89
  5. 5 Carson Palmer 7.76
  6. 6 Damon Huard 7.70
  7. 7 Ben Roethlisberger 7.51
  8. 8 Philip Rivers 7.36
  9. 9 Marc Bulger 7.32
  10. 10 David Garrard 7.20

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Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 David Carr 68.3%
  2. 2 Tony Romo 65.3%
  3. 3 Peyton Manning 65.0%
  4. 4 Chad Pennington 64.5%
  5. 5 Drew Brees 64.3%
  6. 6 Charlie Frye 64.2%
  7. 7 Steve McNair 63.0%
  8. 8 Marc Bulger 62.9%
  9. 9 J.P. Losman 62.6%
  10. 10 Jon Kitna 62.4%

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Passing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Drew Brees 276.5
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 274.8
  3. 3 Marc Bulger 268.8
  4. 4 Jon Kitna 263.0
  5. 5 Donovan McNabb 261.2
  6. 6 Carson Palmer 252.3
  7. 7 Brett Favre 242.8
  8. 8 Ben Roethlisberger 235.2
  9. 9 Tony Romo 223.3
  10. 10 Tom Brady 220.8

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Completions

CMP
  1. 1 Jon Kitna 372
  2. 2 Marc Bulger 370
  3. 3 Peyton Manning 362
  4. 4 Drew Brees 357
  5. 5 Brett Favre 343
  6. 6 Carson Palmer 324
  7. 7 Tom Brady 320
  8. 8 Chad Pennington 313
  9. 9 David Carr 302
  10. 10 Eli Manning 301

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Pass Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Brett Favre 613
  2. 2 Jon Kitna 596
  3. 3 Marc Bulger 588
  4. 4 Peyton Manning 557
  5. 5 Drew Brees 555
  6. 6 Eli Manning 522
  7. 7 Carson Palmer 520
  8. 8 Tom Brady 517
  9. 9 Chad Pennington 485
  10. 10 Rex Grossman 480

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Passing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Peyton Manning 241
  2. 2 Marc Bulger 211
  3. 3 Jon Kitna 208
  4. 4 Drew Brees 202
  5. 5 Carson Palmer 200
  6. 6 Brett Favre 182
  7. 7 Ben Roethlisberger 179
  8. 8 Tom Brady 176
  9. 9 Philip Rivers 167
  10. 10 Eli Manning 163

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Touchdown Percentage

TD%
  1. 1 Tony Romo 5.6%
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 5.6%
  3. 3 Carson Palmer 5.4%
  4. 3 Donovan McNabb 5.4%
  5. 5 Mike Vick 5.1%
  6. 6 Matt Hasselbeck 4.9%
  7. 7 Rex Grossman 4.8%
  8. 8 Philip Rivers 4.8%
  9. 9 Drew Brees 4.7%
  10. 10 Tom Brady 4.6%

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Interceptions Thrown

INT
  1. 1 Ben Roethlisberger 23
  2. 2 Jon Kitna 22
  3. 3 Rex Grossman 20
  4. 4 Brett Favre 18
  5. 4 Eli Manning 18
  6. 6 Charlie Frye 17
  7. 7 Chad Pennington 16
  8. 8 Alex Smith 15
  9. 8 Brad Johnson 15
  10. 8 Matt Hasselbeck 15

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Interception Percentage

INT%
  1. 1 Damon Huard 0.4%
  2. 2 Marc Bulger 1.4%
  3. 3 Mark Brunell 1.5%
  4. 4 Peyton Manning 1.6%
  5. 5 Donovan McNabb 1.9%
  6. 6 Philip Rivers 2.0%
  7. 7 Drew Brees 2.0%
  8. 8 Tom Brady 2.3%
  9. 9 Carson Palmer 2.5%
  10. 10 Jake Delhomme 2.6%

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Times Sacked

SK
  1. 1 Jon Kitna 63
  2. 2 Marc Bulger 49
  3. 3 J.P. Losman 47
  4. 4 Ben Roethlisberger 46
  5. 4 Andrew Walter 46
  6. 6 Mike Vick 45
  7. 7 Charlie Frye 44
  8. 8 David Carr 40
  9. 9 Alex Smith 37
  10. 10 Carson Palmer 36

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Rushing Every NFL rushing board →

The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Mike Vick 1,039
  2. 2 Vince Young 553
  3. 3 David Garrard 250
  4. 4 Charlie Frye 215
  5. 5 Donovan McNabb 212
  6. 6 David Carr 193
  7. 7 Bruce Gradkowski 161
  8. 8 Jon Kitna 156
  9. 9 Alex Smith 151
  10. 10 J.P. Losman 140

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Vince Young 7
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 4
  3. 3 Charlie Frye 3
  4. 3 Donovan McNabb 3
  5. 5 David Carr 2
  6. 5 Jon Kitna 2
  7. 5 Alex Smith 2
  8. 5 Mike Vick 2
  9. 5 Ben Roethlisberger 2
  10. 5 Matt Leinart 2

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Mike Vick 8.45

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Mike Vick 123
  2. 2 Vince Young 82
  3. 3 David Carr 54
  4. 4 Tom Brady 49
  5. 5 Philip Rivers 47
  6. 5 Charlie Frye 47
  7. 5 David Garrard 47
  8. 8 Steve McNair 45
  9. 9 Drew Brees 41
  10. 9 Alex Smith 41

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Mike Vick 64.9

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Mike Vick 55
  2. 2 Vince Young 31
  3. 3 David Garrard 20
  4. 4 Charlie Frye 17
  5. 5 David Carr 16
  6. 5 Steve McNair 16
  7. 7 J.P. Losman 14
  8. 7 Donovan McNabb 14
  9. 9 Tom Brady 13
  10. 10 Chad Pennington 12

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Bruce Gradkowski 3
  2. 1 Andrew Walter 3
  3. 3 David Carr 2
  4. 3 Rex Grossman 2
  5. 3 Jon Kitna 2
  6. 3 Alex Smith 2
  7. 3 Mike Vick 2
  8. 3 Vince Young 2
  9. 3 Charlie Frye 2
  10. 3 Aaron Brooks 2

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