2008 NFL Passing First Downs Leaders

Drew Brees led the NFL with 232 passing first downs in 2008, 10 ahead of Jay Cutler (222). It stands 43rd among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 8 times Drew Brees led in passing first downs.

Led the whole NFL in 2008 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

232 Passing First Downs 10 clear of Jay Cutler

Showing Passing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Drew Brees	NO	232	16	635	5,069	34
2	Jay Cutler	DEN	222	16	616	4,525	25
3	Kurt Warner	ARI	220	16	599	4,582	30
4	Peyton Manning	IND	210	16	555	4,002	27
5	Donovan McNabb	PHI	196	16	571	3,914	23
6	Philip Rivers	LAC	191	16	478	4,004	34
7	Brett Favre	NYJ	184	16	522	3,472	22
8	Matt Cassel	NE	182	16	518	3,693	21
9	David Garrard	JAX	182	16	535	3,620	15
10	Aaron Rodgers	GB	182	16	536	4,038	28
11	Chad Pennington	MIA	180	16	476	3,653	19
12	Eli Manning	NYG	169	16	479	3,238	21
13	Jason Campbell	WAS	162	16	506	3,245	13
14	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	162	16	470	3,314	17
15	Matt Ryan	ATL	157	16	434	3,440	16
16	Jake Delhomme	CAR	151	16	414	3,284	15
17	Tony Romo	DAL	150	13	451	3,448	26
18	Matt Schaub	HOU	146	11	380	3,043	15
19	Joe Flacco	BAL	143	16	428	2,971	14
20	Kyle Orton	CHI	142	15	466	2,979	18
21	Kerry Collins	TEN	133	16	416	2,681	12
22	Trent Edwards	BUF	132	14	374	2,699	11
23	Tyler Thigpen	KC	127	14	420	2,608	18
24	Jeff Garcia	TB	125	12	377	2,712	12
25	Marc Bulger	LA	121	15	441	2,727	11
26	JaMarcus Russell	LV	111	15	367	2,423	13
27	Gus Frerotte	MIN	101	11	301	2,157	12
28	Ryan Fitzpatrick	CIN	100	12	372	1,905	8
29	Shaun Hill	SF	99	9	288	2,046	13
30	Derek Anderson	CLE	82	10	283	1,615	9
31	J.T. O'Sullivan	SF	77	9	220	1,678	8
32	Dan Orlovsky	DET	73	10	255	1,616	8
33	Seneca Wallace	SEA	72	10	242	1,532	11
34	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	65	7	209	1,216	5
35	Sage Rosenfels	HOU	64	6	174	1,431	6
36	Brian Griese	TB	58	5	184	1,073	5
37	Tarvaris Jackson	MIN	48	7	149	1,056	9
38	Carson Palmer	CIN	41	4	130	736	3
39	J.P. Losman	BUF	34	5	104	584	2
40	Jon Kitna	DET	33	4	120	758	5
41	Daunte Culpepper	DET	30	5	115	786	4
42	Brady Quinn	CLE	24	3	89	518	2
43	Damon Huard	KC	20	5	81	477	2
44	KD Ken Dorsey	CLE	19	4	91	374	0
45	Trent Green	LA	19	3	72	525	0
46	Byron Leftwich	PIT	17	5	36	303	2
47	Brad Johnson	DAL	16	3	78	427	2
48	Rex Grossman	CHI	12	3	63	257	2
49	Andrew Walter	LV	11	2	49	204	0
50	Matt Leinart	ARI	10	4	29	264	1

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