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Carson Palmer

Carson Palmer

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: December 27, 1979 in Fresno, CA
College: USC

Career AV: 52 (1268th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 6-7-0 263 432 60.9 2897 18 4.2 18 4.2 76 6.7 5.7 11.0 222.8 77.3 25 178 5.9 5.0 5.5 8
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 11-5-0 345 509 67.8 3836 32 6.3 12 2.4 70 7.5 7.7 11.1 239.8 101.1 19 105 7.1 7.3 3.6 17
2006* 27 CIN QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 324 520 62.3 4035 28 5.4 13 2.5 74 7.8 7.7 12.5 252.2 93.9 36 233 6.8 6.8 6.5 15
2007 28 CIN QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 373 575 64.9 4131 26 4.5 20 3.5 70 7.2 6.5 11.1 258.2 86.7 17 119 6.8 6.1 2.9 14
2008 29 CIN 9 4 4 0-4-0 75 129 58.1 731 3 2.3 4 3.1 36 5.7 4.7 9.7 182.8 69.0 11 67 4.7 3.9 7.9 2
2009 30 CIN 9 16 282 466 60.5 3094 21 4.5 13 2.8 73 6.6 6.3 11.0 193.4 83.6 26 213 5.9 5.5 5.3
Career 81 65 32-33-0 1662 2631 63.2 18724 128 4.9 80 3.0 76 7.1 6.7 11.3 231.2 87.9 134 915 6.4 6.1 4.8 56

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2005 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 6-7-0 432 98 100 93 95 105 101 83 108 96
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 11-5-0 509 111 117 117 121 127 126 113 120 125
2006* 27 CIN QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 520 118 115 119 117 107 116 110 100 117
2007 28 CIN QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 575 106 113 103 108 115 106 93 121 106
2008 29 CIN 9 4 4 0-4-0 129 76 76 80 80 90 81 98 87 83
2009 30 CIN 9 16 466 94 95 98 98 98 107 102 105 100
Career 81 65 32-33-0 2631 104 107 105 107 110 110 100 110 108

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 18 47 1 14 2.6 3.6 1.4 47 1 2
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 34 41 1 14 1.2 2.6 2.1 41 1 5
2006* 27 CIN QB 9 16 16 26 37 0 11 1.4 2.3 1.6 37 0 15
2007 28 CIN QB 9 16 16 24 10 0 10 0.4 0.6 1.5 10 0 5
2008 29 CIN 9 4 4 6 38 0 15 6.3 9.5 1.5 38 0 2
2009 30 CIN 9 16 39 93 3 15 2.4 5.8 2.4 93 3 7
Career 81 65 147 266 5 15 1.8 3.3 1.8 266 5 36

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 0 2 0 0 0
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 0 5 1 -2 0
2006* 27 CIN QB 9 16 16 0 15 2 -9 0
2007 28 CIN QB 9 16 16 0 5 2 -1 0
2008 29 CIN 9 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
2009 30 CIN 9 16 0 7 2 -12 0 2 0
Career 81 65 0 36 8 -24 0 3 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 1 1 6
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
2009 30 CIN 9 16 3 3 2 22
Career 81 65 5 5 2 34

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2005
2006

Passes Completed

2005 NFL 345 (2/58)
2006 NFL 324 (6)
2007 NFL 373 (3/19)
Active 1662 (13)
Career 1662 (83)

Pass Attempts

2005 NFL 509 (5)
2006 NFL 520 (7)
2007 NFL 575 (3/38)
Active 2631 (15)
Career 2631 (96)

Passing Yds

2005 NFL 3836 (4)
2006 NFL 4035 (5/76)
2007 NFL 4131 (5/60)
Active 18724 (15)
Career 18724 (97)

Passing TD

2005 NFL 32 (1/33)
2006 NFL 28 (2/83)
2007 NFL 26 (10)
Active 128 (12)
Career 128 (84)

Passer Rating

2005 NFL 101.1 (2/41)
2006 NFL 93.9 (6)
Active 87.9 (11)
Career 87.9 (13)

Long Pass

2004 NFL 76 (8)

Passes Intercepted

2004 NFL 18 (4)
2007 NFL 20 (1)
Active 80 (16)
Career 80 (141)

Sacked

2006 NFL 36 (9)
Active 134 (21)
Career 134 (110)

Sacked Yds Lost

2006 NFL 233 (9)
2009 NFL 213 (10)
Active 915 (19)
Career 915 (110)

Passing Yds/Game

2005 NFL 239.8 (8)
2006 NFL 252.2 (6)
2007 NFL 258.2 (5/92)
Active 231.2 (8)
Career 231.2 (12)

Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.5 (8)
2006 NFL 7.8 (5)
Active 7.1 (14)
Career 7.1 (61)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2006 NFL 12.5 (4)
Active 11.3 (27)
Career 11.3 (199)

Pass Attempts/Game

2006 NFL 32.5 (9)
2007 NFL 35.9 (3/59)
Active 32.5 (8)
Career 32.5 (11)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.73 (4)
2006 NFL 7.71 (6)
Active 6.72 (15)
Career 6.72 (25)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.07 (3)
2006 NFL 6.84 (5)
2007 NFL 6.78 (9)
Active 6.44 (12)
Career 6.44 (22)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.26 (3/62)
2006 NFL 6.79 (6)
Active 6.06 (13)
Career 6.06 (17)

Passes Completed/Game

2004 NFL 20.2 (10)
2005 NFL 21.6 (5/78)
2006 NFL 20.3 (6)
2007 NFL 23.3 (3/30)
Active 20.5 (7)
Career 20.5 (7)

Pass Completion %

2005 NFL 67.8% (1/17)
2007 NFL 64.9% (8/67)
Active 63.2% (10)
Career 63.2% (11)

Pass Intercept. %

2006 NFL 2.5% (9)
Active 3.0% (19)
Career 3.0% (32)

Passing TD %

2005 NFL 6.3% (1)
2006 NFL 5.4% (4)
Active 4.9% (9)
Career 4.9% (58)

Sack %

2005 NFL 3.60% (1/87)
2007 NFL 2.87% (5/43)
2009 NFL 5.28% (10)
Active 4.85% (7)
Career 4.85% (18)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Active 2 (17)
Career 2 (61)

Fumbles

2006 NFL 15 (2/28)
Active 36 (26)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2004 25 13 QB 199 23
2005 26 16 QB 332 80 1 14
2006 27 16 QB 307 76 4 13
2007 28 16 QB 282 26 9 48
2008 29 4 QB 43 41
2009 30 16 QB 251 18
1414 182

College

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2000 21 usc 12 228 415 2914 16 18 7.0 54.9 118.0 242.8 63 5 2 0.1 0.4
2001 22 usc 11 206 351 2567 13 12 7.3 58.7 125.5 233.4 82 85 1 1.0 7.7
2002 23 usc 13 309 489 3942 33 10 8.1 63.2 149.1 303.2 50 -122 4 -2.4 -9.4
36 743 1255 9423 62 40 7.5 59.2 132.2 261.8 195 -32 7 -0.2 -0.9