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Rank	Player	FR	Year	Tm
1	Kyler Murray (24)	13	2021	ARI
2	David Carr (23)	12	2002	HOU
3	Brian Griese (24)	9	1999	DEN
	Don Hultz (22)	9	1963	MIN
	Jon Kitna (27)	9	2000	SEA
	Dave Krieg (30)	9	1989	SEA
	Tua Tagovailoa (25)	9	2023	MIA
	Carson Wentz (26)	9	2019	PHI
9	Kermit Alexander (24)	8	1965	SFO
	Tony Banks (25)	8	1998	STL
	Bill Butler (26)	8	1963	MIN
	Paul Christman (27)	8	1945	CRD
	Justin Fields (23)	8	2022	CHI
	Ryan Fitzpatrick (25)	8	2008	CIN
	Jack Lambert+ (24)	8	1976	PIT
	Dan Marino+ (26)	8	1988	MIA
	Donovan McNabb (33)	8	2010	WAS
	Joe Schmidt+ (23)	8	1955	DET
	Tommy Thompson (31)	8	1947	PHI
	Danny White (29)	8	1981	DAL
21	Sammy Baugh+ (33)	7	1947	WAS
	Jeff Blake (28)	7	1999	CIN
	Tim Brown+ (22)	7	1988	RAI
	Dick Butkus+ (22)	7	1965	CHI
	Ray Childress (25)	7	1988	HOU
	Kerry Collins (28)	7	2001	NYG
	Daunte Culpepper (24)	7	2001	MIN
	Stephen Davis (27)	7	2001	WAS
	Joshua Dobbs (28)	7	2023	2TM
	Bill Dudley+ (24)	7	1946	PIT
	Joe Ferguson (27)	7	1977	BUF
	Steve Fuller (23)	7	1980	KAN
	Bob Gage (21)	7	1949	PIT
	Gary Huff (23)	7	1974	CHI
	Stan Humphries (30)	7	1995	SDG
	Rickey Jackson+ (32)	7	1990	NOR
	Jon Kitna (28)	7	2001	CIN
	Jon Kitna (34)	7	2007	DET
	Dave Krieg (36)	7	1995	ARI
	Jack Larscheid (27)	7	1960	OAK
	Steve McNair (24)	7	1997	TEN
	Terry Metcalf (22)	7	1974	STL
	Warren Moon+ (27)	7	1984	HOU
	Alan Page+ (25)	7	1970	MIN
	Dak Prescott (25)	7	2018	DAL
	Dak Prescott (28)	7	2021	DAL
	Greg Pruitt (32)	7	1983	RAI
	John Roach (27)	7	1960	STL
	Josh Rosen (21)	7	2018	ARI
	Fran Tarkenton+ (38)	7	1978	MIN
	Jack Trudeau (26)	7	1989	IND
	Carson Wentz (23)	7	2016	PHI
	Jameis Winston (23)	7	2017	TAM
	Vince Young (24)	7	2007	TEN
55	Jared Allen (24)	6	2006	KAN
	Tiki Barber (26)	6	2001	NYG
	Bill Bergey (30)	6	1975	PHI
	Drew Bledsoe (27)	6	1999	NWE
	Gene Brito (29)	6	1955	WAS
	Charley Brock (30)	6	1946	GNB
	Aaron Brooks (25)	6	2001	NOR
	Aaron Brooks (28)	6	2004	NOR
	Timmy Brown (28)	6	1965	PHI
	Cannonball Butler (22)	6	1965	PIT
	David Carr (26)	6	2005	HOU
	Deron Cherry (28)	6	1988	KAN
	Reggie Cobb (22)	6	1990	TAM
	Jack Concannon (27)	6	1970	CHI
	Tim Couch (24)	6	2001	CLE
	Larry Craig (30)	6	1946	GNB
	Daunte Culpepper (25)	6	2002	MIN
	Daunte Culpepper (26)	6	2003	MIN
	Randall Cunningham (24)	6	1987	PHI
	Randall Cunningham (25)	6	1988	PHI
	Jay Cutler (34)	6	2017	MIA
	Lynn Dickey (33)	6	1983	GNB
	Trent Dilfer (35)	6	2007	SFO
	Steve Dils (27)	6	1983	MIN
	Jimmy Edwards (26)	6	1979	MIN
	Craig Erickson (24)	6	1993	TAM
	Boomer Esiason (31)	6	1992	CIN
	Sam Etcheverry (31)	6	1961	STL
	Brett Favre+ (31)	6	2001	GNB
	Dan Fouts+ (28)	6	1979	SDG
	Dan Fouts+ (34)	6	1985	SDG
	Josh Freeman (21)	6	2009	TAM
	Roman Gabriel (26)	6	1966	RAM
	Roman Gabriel (33)	6	1973	PHI
	Rich Gannon (24)	6	1990	MIN
	William Gay (30)	6	1985	DET
	Jeff George (26)	6	1994	ATL
	Rob Goode (27)	6	1954	WAS
	Bob Griese+ (26)	6	1971	MIA
	Steve Grogan (34)	6	1987	NWE
	Taylor Heinicke (28)	6	2021	WAS
	Eric Hipple (25)	6	1983	DET
	Merril Hoge (23)	6	1988	PIT
	Jeff Hostetler (30)	6	1991	NYG
	Jack Kemp (30)	6	1965	BUF
	Jack Kemp (32)	6	1967	BUF
	Don Kindt (22)	6	1947	CHI
	Jon Kitna (26)	6	1999	SEA
	Jeff Komlo (23)	6	1979	DET
	Merv Krakau (25)	6	1976	BUF
	Dave Krieg (33)	6	1992	KAN
	Carnell Lake (22)	6	1989	PIT
	Bobby Layne+ (22)	6	1949	NYB
	Neil Lomax (27)	6	1986	STL
	John Lucente (22)	6	1945	PIT
	Don Majkowski (25)	6	1989	GNB
	Frank Maznicki (27)	6	1947	BOS
	Josh McCown (38)	6	2017	NYJ
	Steve McNair (29)	6	2002	TEN
	Fred McNeill (26)	6	1978	MIN
	Don Meredith (27)	6	1965	DAL
	Warren Moon+ (30)	6	1987	HOU
	Warren Moon+ (32)	6	1989	HOU
	Earl Morrall (23)	6	1957	PIT
	Kyler Murray (25)	6	2022	ARI
	Carson Palmer (36)	6	2016	ARI
	Babe Parilli (33)	6	1963	BOS
	Chad Pennington (27)	6	2003	NYJ
	Jake Plummer (29)	6	2004	DEN
	Barney Poole (29)	6	1953	BAL
	Steve Preece (26)	6	1973	RAM
	Bobby Rainey (27)	6	2015	TAM
	Tony Romo (31)	6	2011	DAL
	Dan Saleaumua (25)	6	1990	KAN
	Brian Sipe (30)	6	1979	CLE
	Alex Smith (21)	6	2005	SFO
	Ricky Smith (23)	6	1983	NWE
	Ron Smith (30)	6	1973	SDG
	Roger Staubach+ (37)	6	1979	DAL
	Tony Teresa (26)	6	1960	OAK
	Joe Theismann (35)	6	1984	WAS
	Mitchell Trubisky (23)	6	2017	CHI
	Jack Trudeau (23)	6	1986	IND
	Emlen Tunnell+ (27)	6	1952	NYG
	Billy Wells (25)	6	1957	2TM
	Reggie Wilkes (22)	6	1978	PHI
	Russell Wilson (25)	6	2014	SEA
	Russell Wilson (28)	6	2017	SEA
143	Tony Adamle (26)	5	1950	CLE
	Lionel Aldridge (23)	5	1964	GNB
	Kermit Alexander (23)	5	1964	SFO
	Josh Allen (26)	5	2022	BUF
	Lyle Alzado (23)	5	1972	DEN
	Dick Anderson (26)	5	1972	MIA
	Pete Athas (26)	5	1973	NYG
	Brandon Banks (23)	5	2011	WAS
	Michael Bankston (23)	5	1993	PHO
	Tiki Barber (24)	5	1999	NYG
	Tiki Barber (25)	5	2000	NYG
	Billy Ray Barnes (23)	5	1958	PHI
	Lem Barney+ (22)	5	1968	DET
	Ed Beatty (24)	5	1956	SFO
	Ken Bell (24)	5	1989	DEN
	Vonn Bell (24)	5	2019	NOR
	Elvin Bethea+ (26)	5	1972	HOU
	Steve Beuerlein (33)	5	1998	CAR
	Matt Blair (25)	5	1976	MIN
	Drew Bledsoe (21)	5	1993	NWE
	Dwaine Board (26)	5	1983	SFO
	Blake Bortles (23)	5	2015	JAX
	Tom Brady (25)	5	2002	NWE
	Tom Brady (36)	5	2013	NWE
	Tom Brady (42)	5	2019	NWE
	Robert Brazile+ (22)	5	1975	HOU
	Drew Brees (31)	5	2010	NOR
	Greg Brezina (23)	5	1969	ATL
	Jacoby Brissett (24)	5	2017	IND
	Charley Brock (29)	5	1945	GNB
	Bud Brown (24)	5	1985	MIA
	Eddie Brown (27)	5	1979	RAM
	Jerome Brown (25)	5	1990	PHI
	Mark Brunell (25)	5	1996	JAX
	Bobby Bryant (31)	5	1975	MIN
	Dan Bunz (23)	5	1979	SFO
	Adrian Burk (23)	5	1951	PHI
	Adrian Burk (26)	5	1954	PHI
	Rob Burnett (33)	5	2000	BAL
	Lee Roy Caffey (22)	5	1963	PHI
	Jason Campbell (27)	5	2009	WAS
	Jason Campbell (28)	5	2010	OAK
	David Carr (27)	5	2006	HOU
	Derek Carr (28)	5	2019	OAK
	Derek Carr (30)	5	2021	LVR
	Chris Chandler (22)	5	1988	IND
	Chris Chandler (29)	5	1995	HOU
	Clarence Childs (26)	5	1964	NYG
	Tony Compagno (25)	5	1946	PIT
	Merl Condit (29)	5	1946	PIT
	Charlie Conerly (26)	5	1948	NYG
	Charlie Conerly (35)	5	1957	NYG
	Kirk Cousins (27)	5	2015	WAS
	Kirk Cousins (28)	5	2016	WAS
	Russ Craft (29)	5	1949	PHI
	Willis Crenshaw (27)	5	1968	STL
	Daunte Culpepper (23)	5	2000	MIN
	Jay Cutler (26)	5	2009	CHI
	Lavonte David (27)	5	2017	TAM
	Tony Davis (24)	5	1977	CIN
	Bob Dee (28)	5	1961	BOS
	Jake Delhomme (29)	5	2004	CAR
	Jack Del Rio (22)	5	1985	NOR
	Lynn Dickey (30)	5	1980	GNB
	Lynn Dickey (35)	5	1985	GNB
	Chris Doleman+ (27)	5	1989	MIN
	Bobby Douglass (25)	5	1972	CHI
	Reuben Droughns (27)	5	2005	CLE
	Blaine Earon (25)	5	1952	DET
	Julian Edelman (27)	5	2013	NWE
	Henry Ellard (24)	5	1985	RAM
	Gerry Ellis (22)	5	1980	GNB
	John Elway+ (24)	5	1984	DEN
	John Elway+ (28)	5	1988	DEN
	John Elway+ (33)	5	1993	DEN
	Fred Enke (23)	5	1948	DET
	Fred Enke (24)	5	1949	DET
	Boomer Esiason (25)	5	1986	CIN
	Boomer Esiason (32)	5	1993	NYJ
	Doug Evans (30)	5	2000	CAR
	Brett Favre+ (26)	5	1996	GNB
	Brett Favre+ (32)	5	2002	GNB
	Joe Federspiel (25)	5	1975	NOR
	Joe Ferguson (24)	5	1974	BUF
	Ryan Fitzpatrick (36)	5	2019	MIA
	Doug Flutie (38)	5	2001	SDG
	Len Ford+ (28)	5	1954	CLE
	Josh Freeman (22)	5	2010	TAM
	John Fuqua (23)	5	1970	PIT
	Roman Gabriel (29)	5	1969	RAM
	Jeff Garcia (31)	5	2001	SFO
	Jumpy Geathers (29)	5	1989	NOR
	Eddie George (24)	5	1998	TEN
	Frank Gifford+ (28)	5	1958	NYG
	Nesby Glasgow (32)	5	1989	SEA
	Gary Glick (27)	5	1957	PIT
	Joe Golding (27)	5	1948	BOS
	Marshall Goldberg (28)	5	1946	CRD
	Otto Graham+ (31)	5	1953	CLE
	Ernie Green (26)	5	1965	CLE
	Joe Greene+ (31)	5	1978	PIT
	L.C. Greenwood (24)	5	1971	PIT
	Trent Green (31)	5	2001	KAN
	Matt Hasselbeck (33)	5	2009	SEA
	Don Healy (25)	5	1961	DAL
	Rusty Hilger (26)	5	1988	DET
	Donald Hollas (24)	5	1992	CIN
	Jeff Hostetler (29)	5	1990	NYG
	Jeff Hostetler (35)	5	1996	OAK
	Ken Houston+ (28)	5	1973	WAS
	Bob Hudson (25)	5	1955	PHI
	Kareem Hunt (25)	5	2020	CLE
	Lamar Jackson (21)	5	2018	BAL
	Dick Jauron (22)	5	1973	DET
	Ron Jaworski (28)	5	1979	PHI
	Bill Jobko (23)	5	1959	RAM
	Demetrious Johnson (24)	5	1985	DET
	Johnnie Johnson (23)	5	1980	RAM
	Johnnie Johnson (24)	5	1981	RAM
	Leon Johnson (23)	5	1997	NYJ
	Mike Johnson (29)	5	1992	CLE
	Ernie Jones (25)	5	1978	NYG
	Henry Jordan+ (25)	5	1960	GNB
	Abe Karnofsky (23)	5	1946	BOS
	Case Keenum (30)	5	2018	DEN
	Jack Kemp (34)	5	1969	BUF
	Bill Kenney (30)	5	1985	KAN
	Jon Kitna (37)	5	2010	DAL
	Sammy Knight (25)	5	2001	NOR
	Paul Krause+ (23)	5	1965	WAS
	Dave Krieg (28)	5	1987	SEA
	Rod Kush (23)	5	1980	BUF
	Bruce Laird (26)	5	1976	BAL
	Bobby Layne+ (23)	5	1950	DET
	Paul Lipscomb (23)	5	1946	GNB
	Floyd Little+ (25)	5	1967	DEN
	Mike Livingston (29)	5	1975	KAN
	Drew Lock (23)	5	2020	DEN
	Kevin Mack (28)	5	1990	CLE
	Tommy Maddox (31)	5	2002	PIT
	Patrick Mahomes (22)	5	2018	KAN
	Mark Malone (28)	5	1987	PIT
	Eli Manning (36)	5	2017	NYG
	Baker Mayfield (27)	5	2022	2TM
	George McAfee+ (30)	5	1948	CHI
	Randy McClanahan (23)	5	1978	BUF
	Colt McCoy (25)	5	2011	CLE
	Josh McCown (35)	5	2014	TAM
	Paul McDonald (26)	5	1984	CLE
	Ron McDole (25)	5	1965	BUF
	Ralph McGill (25)	5	1975	SFO
	Thurman McGraw (23)	5	1950	DET
	Eddie Meador (24)	5	1961	RAM
	Dave Meggett (28)	5	1994	NYG
	Don Meredith (23)	5	1961	DAL
	Jim Merlo (26)	5	1978	NOR
	Terry Metcalf (24)	5	1976	STL
	Chris Miller (24)	5	1989	ATL
	Rick Mirer (23)	5	1993	SEA
	Brian Mitchell (34)	5	2002	PHI
	Scott Mitchell (28)	5	1996	DET
	Warren Moon+ (28)	5	1985	HOU
	Warren Moon+ (36)	5	1993	HOU
	Warren Moon+ (38)	5	1995	MIN
	Stevon Moore (27)	5	1994	CLE
	Chip Myrtle (26)	5	1971	DEN
	Bill Nelsen (30)	5	1971	CLE
	Brian Noble (25)	5	1987	GNB
	Jerry Norton (26)	5	1957	PHI
	Ed O'Bradovich (22)	5	1962	CHI
	Ken O'Brien (25)	5	1986	NYJ
	Ken O'Brien (27)	5	1988	NYJ
	Chris Oldham (29)	5	1998	PIT
	Louis Oliver (30)	5	1996	MIA
	Ralph Ortega (24)	5	1977	ATL
	Bill Osmanski (30)	5	1946	CHI
	Bill Paschal (27)	5	1948	BOS
	Walter Payton+ (24)	5	1977	CHI
	Rodney Peete (29)	5	1995	PHI
	Joe Perry+ (23)	5	1950	SFO
	Patrick Peterson (22)	5	2012	ARI
	Mike Phipps (27)	5	1975	CLE
	Jake Plummer (24)	5	1999	ARI
	Jake Plummer (26)	5	2001	ARI
	Ray Poole (29)	5	1950	NYG
	Marquez Pope (29)	5	2000	OAK
	Bosh Pritchard (28)	5	1948	PHI
	Skeet Quinlan (24)	5	1952	RAM
	Nate Ramsey (30)	5	1971	PHI
	Beasley Reece (27)	5	1981	NYG
	Frank Reed (24)	5	1978	ATL
	John Reger (23)	5	1955	PIT
	John Reger (25)	5	1957	PIT
	Herb Rich (21)	5	1950	BCL
	Philip Rivers (32)	5	2014	SDG
	Philip Rivers (35)	5	2017	LAC
	Gene Roberts (27)	5	1950	NYG
	Walter Roberts (27)	5	1969	WAS
	Andy Robustelli+ (29)	5	1955	RAM
	Aaron Rodgers (24)	5	2008	GNB
	Aaron Rodgers (30)	5	2014	GNB
	Ben Roethlisberger (39)	5	2021	PIT
	Tony Romo (27)	5	2007	DAL
	Dan Saleaumua (24)	5	1989	KAN
	Jay Schroeder (25)	5	1986	WAS
	Jake Scott (31)	5	1976	WAS
	Randy Scott (26)	5	1985	GNB
	Donnie Shell+ (26)	5	1978	PIT
	Willie Shelby (23)	5	1976	CIN
	Phil Simms (29)	5	1985	NYG
	Bill Simpson (23)	5	1975	RAM
	Geno Smith (23)	5	2014	NYJ
	Noland Smith (23)	5	1967	KAN
	Ron Smith (27)	5	1970	CHI
	Freddie Solomon (27)	5	1980	SFO
	Mo Spencer (24)	5	1976	NOR
	Takeo Spikes (25)	5	2002	CIN
	Ken Stabler+ (33)	5	1979	OAK
	Matthew Stafford (25)	5	2013	DET
	Kordell Stewart (28)	5	2001	PIT
	Karl Sweetan (23)	5	1966	DET
	George Taliaferro (23)	5	1950	NYY
	Ryan Tannehill (27)	5	2015	MIA
	George Tarasovic (29)	5	1959	PIT
	Fran Tarkenton+ (21)	5	1961	MIN
	Charley Taylor+ (23)	5	1965	WAS
	Vinny Testaverde (33)	5	1997	BAL
	Vinny Testaverde (37)	5	2001	NYJ
	Jack Thompson (27)	5	1983	TAM
	Bob Toneff (29)	5	1959	WAS
	Justin Tuck (27)	5	2010	NYG
	Johnny Unitas+ (31)	5	1964	BAL
	Norm Van Brocklin+ (33)	5	1959	PHI
	Steve Van Buren+ (25)	5	1946	PHI
	Mike Wagner (24)	5	1973	PIT
	Chuck Walker (28)	5	1969	STL
	Curt Warner (25)	5	1986	SEA
	Kurt Warner+ (36)	5	2007	ARI
	Deshaun Watson (23)	5	2019	HOU
	J.J. Watt (25)	5	2014	HOU
	Charles Way (24)	5	1997	NYG
	Joel Wells (25)	5	1961	NYG
	Carson Wentz (25)	5	2018	PHI
	Tom Wham (25)	5	1950	CRD
	Stan White (23)	5	1973	BAL
	Stan Williams (22)	5	1952	DTX
	Russell Wilson (24)	5	2013	SEA
	Willie Wood+ (24)	5	1961	GNB
	Jeff Yeates (28)	5	1979	ATL
	Brian Young (26)	5	2003	STL
	Buddy Young (24)	5	1950	NYY

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