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2012 NFL Quarterback Leaders

Every 2012 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Drew Brees led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 2012, with 5,177. Robert Griffin III led in yards per attempt (8.14), rushing yards (815), yards per carry (6.79) and rushing yards per game (54.3). Drew Brees also led in passing touchdowns (43), passing yards per game (323.6) and passing first downs (266).

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

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Drew Brees 5,177
  2. 2 Matthew Stafford 4,967
  3. 3 Tony Romo 4,903
  4. 4 Tom Brady 4,827
  5. 5 Matt Ryan 4,719
  6. 6 Peyton Manning 4,659
  7. 7 Andrew Luck 4,374
  8. 8 Aaron Rodgers 4,295
  9. 9 Josh Freeman 4,065
  10. 10 Carson Palmer 4,018

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Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Drew Brees 43
  2. 2 Aaron Rodgers 39
  3. 3 Peyton Manning 37
  4. 4 Tom Brady 34
  5. 5 Matt Ryan 32
  6. 6 Tony Romo 28
  7. 7 Andy Dalton 27
  8. 7 Josh Freeman 27
  9. 9 Eli Manning 26
  10. 9 Philip Rivers 26

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Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Aaron Rodgers 108.0
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 105.9
  3. 3 Robert Griffin III 102.4
  4. 4 Russell Wilson 100.0
  5. 5 Matt Ryan 99.1
  6. 6 Tom Brady 98.7
  7. 7 Ben Roethlisberger 97.0
  8. 8 Drew Brees 96.3
  9. 9 Matt Schaub 90.7
  10. 10 Tony Romo 90.5

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Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Robert Griffin III 8.14
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 7.99
  3. 3 Cam Newton 7.98
  4. 4 Russell Wilson 7.93
  5. 5 Aaron Rodgers 7.78
  6. 6 Drew Brees 7.73
  7. 7 Matt Ryan 7.67
  8. 8 Tom Brady 7.58
  9. 9 Tony Romo 7.57
  10. 10 Matt Schaub 7.37

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Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Matt Ryan 68.6%
  2. 2 Peyton Manning 68.6%
  3. 3 Aaron Rodgers 67.2%
  4. 4 Robert Griffin III 65.7%
  5. 5 Tony Romo 65.6%
  6. 6 Matt Schaub 64.3%
  7. 7 Philip Rivers 64.1%
  8. 8 Russell Wilson 64.1%
  9. 9 Ben Roethlisberger 63.3%
  10. 10 Drew Brees 63.0%

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Passing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Drew Brees 323.6
  2. 2 Matthew Stafford 310.4
  3. 3 Tony Romo 306.4
  4. 4 Tom Brady 301.7
  5. 5 Matt Ryan 294.9
  6. 6 Peyton Manning 291.2
  7. 7 Andrew Luck 273.4
  8. 8 Aaron Rodgers 268.4
  9. 9 Carson Palmer 267.9
  10. 10 Josh Freeman 254.1

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Completions

CMP
  1. 1 Matthew Stafford 435
  2. 2 Tony Romo 425
  3. 3 Drew Brees 422
  4. 3 Matt Ryan 422
  5. 5 Tom Brady 401
  6. 6 Peyton Manning 400
  7. 7 Aaron Rodgers 371
  8. 8 Matt Schaub 350
  9. 9 Carson Palmer 345
  10. 10 Andrew Luck 339

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Pass Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Matthew Stafford 727
  2. 2 Drew Brees 670
  3. 3 Tony Romo 648
  4. 4 Tom Brady 637
  5. 5 Andrew Luck 627
  6. 6 Matt Ryan 615
  7. 7 Peyton Manning 583
  8. 8 Carson Palmer 565
  9. 9 Josh Freeman 558
  10. 10 Aaron Rodgers 552

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Passing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Drew Brees 266
  2. 2 Matthew Stafford 264
  3. 3 Tom Brady 255
  4. 4 Matt Ryan 246
  5. 5 Tony Romo 231
  6. 6 Peyton Manning 230
  7. 7 Aaron Rodgers 211
  8. 8 Andrew Luck 208
  9. 9 Matt Schaub 202
  10. 10 Eli Manning 186

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Touchdown Percentage

TD%
  1. 1 Aaron Rodgers 7.1%
  2. 2 Russell Wilson 6.6%
  3. 3 Drew Brees 6.4%
  4. 4 Peyton Manning 6.4%
  5. 5 Ben Roethlisberger 5.8%
  6. 6 Tom Brady 5.3%
  7. 7 Matt Ryan 5.2%
  8. 8 Andy Dalton 5.1%
  9. 9 Robert Griffin III 5.1%
  10. 10 Philip Rivers 4.9%

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Interceptions Thrown

INT
  1. 1 Drew Brees 19
  2. 1 Tony Romo 19
  3. 3 Andrew Luck 18
  4. 3 Mark Sanchez 18
  5. 5 Josh Freeman 17
  6. 5 Matthew Stafford 17
  7. 5 Brandon Weeden 17
  8. 8 Andy Dalton 16
  9. 8 Ryan Fitzpatrick 16
  10. 10 Eli Manning 15

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Interception Percentage

INT%
  1. 1 Tom Brady 1.3%
  2. 2 Robert Griffin III 1.3%
  3. 3 Aaron Rodgers 1.5%
  4. 4 Ben Roethlisberger 1.8%
  5. 5 Joe Flacco 1.9%
  6. 6 Peyton Manning 1.9%
  7. 6 Nick Foles 1.9%
  8. 8 Blaine Gabbert 2.2%
  9. 9 Matt Schaub 2.2%
  10. 10 Matt Ryan 2.3%

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Times Sacked

SK
  1. 1 Aaron Rodgers 51
  2. 2 Philip Rivers 49
  3. 3 Andy Dalton 46
  4. 4 Andrew Luck 41
  5. 5 Jay Cutler 38
  6. 6 Cam Newton 36
  7. 6 Tony Romo 36
  8. 8 Sam Bradford 35
  9. 8 Joe Flacco 35
  10. 8 Ryan Tannehill 35

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Rushing Every NFL rushing board →

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Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Robert Griffin III 815
  2. 2 Cam Newton 741
  3. 3 Russell Wilson 489
  4. 4 Colin Kaepernick 415
  5. 5 Mike Vick 332
  6. 6 Jake Locker 291
  7. 7 Aaron Rodgers 259
  8. 8 Andrew Luck 255
  9. 9 Christian Ponder 253
  10. 10 Jay Cutler 233

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Cam Newton 8
  2. 2 Robert Griffin III 7
  3. 3 Andrew Luck 5
  4. 3 Colin Kaepernick 5
  5. 5 Tom Brady 4
  6. 5 Andy Dalton 4
  7. 5 Matthew Stafford 4
  8. 5 Russell Wilson 4
  9. 9 Joe Flacco 3
  10. 10 Christian Ponder 2

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Robert Griffin III 6.79
  2. 2 Cam Newton 5.84

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Cam Newton 127
  2. 2 Robert Griffin III 120
  3. 3 Russell Wilson 94
  4. 4 Colin Kaepernick 63
  5. 5 Andrew Luck 62
  6. 5 Mike Vick 62
  7. 7 Christian Ponder 60
  8. 8 Aaron Rodgers 54
  9. 9 Ryan Tannehill 49
  10. 10 Ryan Fitzpatrick 48

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Robert Griffin III 54.3
  2. 2 Cam Newton 46.3

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Cam Newton 51
  2. 2 Robert Griffin III 40
  3. 3 Russell Wilson 30
  4. 4 Andrew Luck 23
  5. 5 Aaron Rodgers 20
  6. 5 Colin Kaepernick 20
  7. 5 Mike Vick 20
  8. 8 Josh Freeman 16
  9. 8 Ryan Tannehill 16
  10. 10 Jay Cutler 15

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Mike Vick 3
  2. 1 Matt Cassel 3
  3. 3 Robert Griffin III 2
  4. 3 Mark Sanchez 2
  5. 3 Colin Kaepernick 2
  6. 3 Jake Locker 2
  7. 7 Joe Flacco 1
  8. 7 Josh Freeman 1
  9. 7 Cam Newton 1
  10. 7 Christian Ponder 1

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