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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

2-time Pro Bowler

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

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Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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%
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 6-7-0 263 432 60.9 2897 18 4.2 18 4.2 76 6.7 5.2 11.0 222.8 77.3 25 178 5.9 4.6 5.5
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 11-5-0 345 509 67.8 3836 32 6.3 12 2.4 70 7.5 7.1 11.1 239.8 101.1 19 105 7.1 6.6 3.6
2006* 27 CIN QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 324 520 62.3 4035 28 5.4 13 2.5 74 7.8 7.2 12.5 252.2 93.9 36 233 6.8 6.3 6.5
2007 28 CIN QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 373 575 64.9 4131 26 4.5 20 3.5 70 7.2 6.1 11.1 258.2 86.7 17 119 6.8 5.7 2.9
2008 29 CIN 9 4 4 0-4-0 75 129 58.1 731 3 2.3 4 3.1 36 5.7 4.5 9.7 182.8 69.0 11 67 4.7 3.7 7.9
Career 65 65 32-33-0 1380 2165 63.7 15630 107 4.9 67 3.1 76 7.2 6.3 11.3 240.5 88.9 108 702 6.6 5.7 4.8

Postseason record as starting QB: 2005: 0-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
Career 65 65 108 173 2 15 1.6 2.7 1.7 173 2 29

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Career 65 65 0 29 6 -12 0 1 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2004 25 CIN QB 9 13 13 1 6
2005* 26 CIN QB 9 16 16 1 6
Career 65 65 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2005
2006

Passes Completed

2005 NFL 345 (2-- 51)
2006 NFL 324 (6-- 94)
2007 NFL 373 (3-- 17)
Active 1380 (20)
Career 1380 (102)

Pass Attempts

2005 NFL 509 (5)
2006 NFL 520 (7)
2007 NFL 575 (3-- 37)
Active 2165 (22)
Career 2165 (121)

Passing Yds

2005 NFL 3836 (4)
2006 NFL 4035 (5-- 67)
2007 NFL 4131 (5-- 51)
Active 15630 (20)
Career 15630 (115)

Passing TD

2005 NFL 32 (1-- 30)
2006 NFL 28 (2-- 78)
2007 NFL 26 (10)
Active 107 (19)
Career 107 (104)

Passer Rating

2005 NFL 101.1 (2-- 37)
2006 NFL 93.9 (6)
Active 88.9 (10)
Career 88.9 (12)

Long Pass

2004 NFL 76 (8)

Passes Intercepted

2004 NFL 18 (4)
2007 NFL 20 (1)
Active 67 (22)
Career 67 (163)

Sacked

2006 NFL 36 (9)
Active 108 (23)
Career 108 (127)

Sacked Yds Lost

2006 NFL 233 (9)
Active 702 (24)
Career 702 (138)

Passing Yds/Game

2005 NFL 239.8 (8)
2006 NFL 252.2 (6)
2007 NFL 258.2 (5-- 83)
Active 240.5 (6)
Career 240.5 (7)

Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.5 (8)
2006 NFL 7.8 (5)
Active 7.2 (12)
Career 7.2 (49)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2006 NFL 12.5 (4)
Active 11.3 (23)
Career 11.3 (194)

Pass Attempts/Game

2006 NFL 32.5 (9)
2007 NFL 35.9 (3-- 57)
Active 33.3 (5)
Career 33.3 (7)

Fumbles

2006 NFL 15 (2-- 28)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.10 (5)
2006 NFL 7.17 (6-- 100)
Active 6.32 (16)
Career 6.32 (22)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 7.07 (3-- 94)
2006 NFL 6.84 (5)
2007 NFL 6.78 (9)
Active 6.57 (8)
Career 6.57 (13)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2005 NFL 6.65 (3-- 61)
2006 NFL 6.29 (6)
Active 5.71 (11)
Career 5.71 (14)

Passes Completed/Game

2004 NFL 20.2 (10)
2005 NFL 21.6 (5-- 69)
2006 NFL 20.3 (6)
2007 NFL 23.3 (3-- 27)
Active 21.2 (3)
Career 21.2 (3)

Pass Completion %

2005 NFL 67.8% (1-- 13)
2007 NFL 64.9% (8-- 59)
Active 63.7% (5)
Career 63.7% (6)

Pass Intercept. %

2006 NFL 2.5% (9)
Active 3.1% (19)
Career 3.1% (37)

Passing TD %

2005 NFL 6.3% (1)
2006 NFL 5.4% (4)
Active 4.9% (8)
Career 4.9% (57)

Sack %

2005 NFL 3.60% (1-- 84)
2007 NFL 2.87% (5-- 41)
Active 4.75% (7)
Career 4.75% (18)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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
1163 182

College

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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