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2012 NFC Passing First Downs Leaders

First downs gained passing

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Drew Brees led the NFC in passing first downs in 2012 with 266, 2 ahead of Matthew Stafford (264). It was one of 8 times Drew Brees led in passing first downs.

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Drew Brees Led the NFC in 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints
266 Passing First Downs 2 clear of Matthew Stafford
Showing Passing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 1D G ATT YDS TD
1 Drew Brees Drew Brees NO 266 16 670 5,177 43
2 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford DET 264 16 727 4,967 20
3 Matt Ryan Matt Ryan ATL 246 16 615 4,719 32
4 Tony Romo Tony Romo DAL 231 16 648 4,903 28
5 Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers GB 211 16 552 4,295 39
6 Eli Manning Eli Manning NYG 186 16 536 3,948 26
7 Sam Bradford Sam Bradford LA 185 16 551 3,702 21
8 Josh Freeman Josh Freeman TB 185 16 558 4,065 27
9 Cam Newton Cam Newton CAR 168 16 485 3,869 19
10 Christian Ponder Christian Ponder MIN 163 16 483 2,935 18
11 Jay Cutler Jay Cutler CHI 153 15 434 3,033 19
12 Robert Griffin III Robert Griffin III WAS 151 15 393 3,200 20
13 Russell Wilson Russell Wilson SEA 149 16 393 3,118 26
14 Mike Vick Mike Vick PHI 114 10 351 2,362 12
15 Alex Smith Alex Smith SF 87 10 218 1,737 13
16 Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick SF 85 13 218 1,814 10
17 Nick Foles Nick Foles PHI 76 7 265 1,699 6
18 Kevin Kolb Kevin Kolb ARI 62 6 183 1,169 8
19 John Skelton John Skelton ARI 55 7 201 1,132 2
20 Ryan Lindley Ryan Lindley ARI 38 6 171 752 0
21 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins WAS 20 3 48 466 4
22 Brian Hoyer Brian Hoyer ARI 13 2 53 330 1
23 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell CHI 10 5 51 265 2
24 Shaun Hill Shaun Hill DET 8 1 13 172 2
25 Kyle Orton Kyle Orton DAL 6 1 10 89 1
26 Johnny Hekker Johnny Hekker LA 3 16 3 42 1
27 Derek Anderson Derek Anderson CAR 3 2 4 58 0
28 Matt Flynn Matt Flynn SEA 2 2 9 68 0
29 Dan Orlovsky Dan Orlovsky TB 2 1 7 51 0
30 Tim Masthay Tim Masthay GB 1 16 2 27 1
31 Sidney Rice Sidney Rice SEA 1 16 2 25 0
32 Mike Williams Mike Williams TB 1 16 1 28 0
33 Golden Tate Golden Tate SEA 1 15 1 23 1
34 Graham Harrell Graham Harrell GB 1 3 4 20 0
35 David Carr David Carr NYG 1 2 3 19 0
36 Kellen Clemens Kellen Clemens LA 1 2 3 39 0
37 Chase Daniel Chase Daniel NO 1 1 1 10 0
38 John Abraham John Abraham ATL 0 16 0 0 0
39 Sam Acho Sam Acho ARI 0 16 0 0 0
40 David Akers David Akers SF 0 16 0 0 0
41 Jared Allen Jared Allen MIN 0 16 0 0 0
42 Nnamdi Asomugha Nnamdi Asomugha PHI 0 16 0 0 0
43 Miles Austin Miles Austin DAL 0 16 0 0 0
44 Jonathan Babineaux Jonathan Babineaux ATL 0 16 0 0 0
45 Dan Bailey Dan Bailey DAL 0 16 0 0 0
46 Ronde Barber Ronde Barber TB 0 16 0 0 0
47 Mark Barron Mark Barron TB 0 16 0 0 0
48 Joique Bell Joique Bell DET 0 16 0 0 0
49 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett TB 0 16 0 0 0
50 Martellus Bennett Martellus Bennett NYG 0 16 0 0 0
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