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Passes Completed
1.Brett Favre · GNB372
2.Carson Palmer* · CIN345
3.Tom Brady* · NWE334
4.Drew Brees · SDG323
5.Trent Green* · KAN317
6.Peyton Manning*+ · IND305
7.Kerry Collins · OAK302
8.Drew Bledsoe · DAL300
9.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA294
 Eli Manning · NYG294

Pass Attempts
1.Brett Favre · GNB607
2.Kerry Collins · OAK565
3.Eli Manning · NYG557
4.Tom Brady* · NWE530
5.Carson Palmer* · CIN509
6.Trent Green* · KAN507
7.Drew Brees · SDG500
8.Drew Bledsoe · DAL499
9.Gus Frerotte · MIA494
10.Steve McNair* · TEN476

Passing Yds
1.Tom Brady* · NWE4110
2.Trent Green* · KAN4014
3.Brett Favre · GNB3881
4.Carson Palmer* · CIN3836
5.Eli Manning · NYG3762
6.Kerry Collins · OAK3759
7.Peyton Manning*+ · IND3747
8.Drew Bledsoe · DAL3639
9.Drew Brees · SDG3576
10.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA3459

Passing TD
1.Carson Palmer* · CIN32
2.Peyton Manning*+ · IND28
3.Tom Brady* · NWE26
4.Drew Brees · SDG24
 Jake Delhomme* · CAR24
 Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA24
 Eli Manning · NYG24
8.Drew Bledsoe · DAL23
 Mark Brunell · WAS23
10.Kerry Collins · OAK20
 Brett Favre · GNB20

Passer Rating
1.Peyton Manning*+ · IND104.1
2.Carson Palmer* · CIN101.1
3.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT98.6
4.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA98.2
5.Marc Bulger · STL94.4
6.Tom Brady* · NWE92.3
7.Jake Plummer* · DEN90.2
8.Trent Green* · KAN90.1
9.Byron Leftwich · JAX89.3
10.Drew Brees · SDG89.2

Long Pass
1.Donovan McNabb · PHI91
2.Tim Rattay · SFO89
3.Joey Harrington · DET86
4.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT85
5.Jamie Martin · STL83
6.Jake Delhomme* · CAR80
 Trent Dilfer · CLE80
 Brian Griese · TAM80
 Brad Johnson · MIN80
 Peyton Manning*+ · IND80

Passes Intercepted
1.Brett Favre · GNB29
2.Drew Bledsoe · DAL17
 Aaron Brooks · NOR17
 Eli Manning · NYG17
5.Jake Delhomme* · CAR16
6.Drew Brees · SDG15
7.Tom Brady* · NWE14
8.Gus Frerotte · MIA13
 Kyle Orton · CHI13
 Michael Vick* · ATL13

Sacked
1.David Carr · HOU68
2.Drew Bledsoe · DAL49
3.Kerry Collins · OAK39
4.Aaron Brooks · NOR33
 Michael Vick* · ATL33
6.Brooks Bollinger · NYJ32
 Trent Green* · KAN32
8.Daunte Culpepper · MIN31
9.Kyle Orton · CHI30
10.Chris Simms · TAM29
 Alex Smith · SFO29

Sacked Yds Lost
1.David Carr · HOU424
2.Drew Bledsoe · DAL295
3.Kerry Collins · OAK261
4.Drew Brees · SDG223
5.Jake Delhomme* · CAR214
6.Mark Brunell · WAS213
7.Chris Simms · TAM205
8.Trent Green* · KAN204
9.Aaron Brooks · NOR202
10.Michael Vick* · ATL201

Passing Yds/Game
1.Marc Bulger · STL287.1
2.Donovan McNabb · PHI278.6
3.Kurt Warner · ARI271.3
4.Tom Brady* · NWE256.9
5.Trent Green* · KAN250.9
6.Kerry Collins · OAK250.6
7.Brett Favre · GNB242.6
8.Carson Palmer* · CIN239.8
9.Eli Manning · NYG235.1
10.Peyton Manning*+ · IND234.2

Yds/Pass Att
1.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT8.9
2.Peyton Manning*+ · IND8.3
3.Marc Bulger · STL8.0
4.Trent Green* · KAN7.9
 Jake Delhomme* · CAR7.9
6.Tom Brady* · NWE7.8
7.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA7.7
8.Carson Palmer* · CIN7.5
9.Jake Plummer* · DEN7.4
10.Drew Bledsoe · DAL7.3

Yds/Pass Cmp
1.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT14.2
2.Jake Delhomme* · CAR13.1
3.Eli Manning · NYG12.8
4.Trent Green* · KAN12.7
5.Kerry Collins · OAK12.4
6.Tom Brady* · NWE12.3
 Peyton Manning*+ · IND12.3
8.Jake Plummer* · DEN12.2
9.Byron Leftwich · JAX12.1
 Drew Bledsoe · DAL12.1

Pass Attempts/Game
1.Donovan McNabb · PHI39.7
2.Brett Favre · GNB37.9
3.Kerry Collins · OAK37.7
4.Kurt Warner · ARI37.5
5.Marc Bulger · STL35.9
6.Eli Manning · NYG34.8
7.Steve McNair* · TEN34.0
8.Aaron Brooks · NOR33.2
9.Tom Brady* · NWE33.1
10.Kyle Boller · BAL32.6

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT8.02
2.Peyton Manning*+ · IND7.90
3.Trent Green* · KAN7.36
4.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA7.34
5.Carson Palmer* · CIN7.10
6.Jake Plummer* · DEN7.09
7.Marc Bulger · STL7.08
8.Tom Brady* · NWE7.06
9.Byron Leftwich · JAX6.78
10.Jake Delhomme* · CAR6.76

Net Yds/Pass Att
1.Peyton Manning*+ · IND7.80
2.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT7.75
3.Trent Green* · KAN7.07
 Carson Palmer* · CIN7.07
5.Tom Brady* · NWE7.05
6.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA6.99
7.Jake Delhomme* · CAR6.93
8.Jake Plummer* · DEN6.76
9.Marc Bulger · STL6.74
10.Kurt Warner · ARI6.42

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1.Peyton Manning*+ · IND7.44
2.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT6.95
3.Carson Palmer* · CIN6.65
4.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA6.64
5.Trent Green* · KAN6.55
6.Jake Plummer* · DEN6.48
7.Tom Brady* · NWE6.39
8.Byron Leftwich · JAX5.96
9.Marc Bulger · STL5.89
 Jake Delhomme* · CAR5.89

Passes Completed/Game
1.Kurt Warner · ARI24.2
2.Marc Bulger · STL24.0
3.Donovan McNabb · PHI23.4
4.Brett Favre · GNB23.3
5.Carson Palmer* · CIN21.6
6.Tom Brady* · NWE20.9
 Steve McNair* · TEN20.9
8.Drew Brees · SDG20.2
9.Kerry Collins · OAK20.1
10.Trent Green* · KAN19.8

Pass Completion %
1.Carson Palmer* · CIN67.8%
2.Kelly Holcomb · BUF67.4%
3.Peyton Manning*+ · IND67.3%
4.Marc Bulger · STL66.9%
5.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA65.5%
6.Drew Brees · SDG64.6%
7.Kurt Warner · ARI64.5%
8.Tom Brady* · NWE63.0%
9.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT62.7%
10.Brad Johnson · MIN62.6%

Pass Intercept. %
1.Brad Johnson · MIN1.4%
2.Jake Plummer* · DEN1.5%
3.Byron Leftwich · JAX1.7%
4.Trent Green* · KAN2.0%
 Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA2.0%
6.Kerry Collins · OAK2.1%
7.Mark Brunell · WAS2.2%
 Peyton Manning*+ · IND2.2%
 Chris Simms · TAM2.2%
10.Brooks Bollinger · NYJ2.3%
 Steve McNair* · TEN2.3%

Passing TD %
1.Ben Roethlisberger · PIT6.3%
 Carson Palmer* · CIN6.3%
3.Peyton Manning*+ · IND6.2%
4.Jake Delhomme* · CAR5.5%
5.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA5.3%
6.Mark Brunell · WAS5.1%
7.Byron Leftwich · JAX5.0%
8.Tom Brady* · NWE4.9%
 Marc Bulger · STL4.9%
10.Drew Brees · SDG4.8%

Sack %
1.Carson Palmer* · CIN3.60%
2.Peyton Manning*+ · IND3.62%
3.Brett Favre · GNB3.80%
4.Steve McNair* · TEN4.03%
5.Jake Plummer* · DEN4.60%
6.Tom Brady* · NWE4.68%
7.Eli Manning · NYG4.79%
8.Gus Frerotte · MIA5.00%
9.Donovan McNabb · PHI5.05%
10.Matt Hasselbeck* · SEA5.07%

Rushing Att
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA370
2.Edgerrin James* · IND360
3.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG357
4.Clinton Portis · WAS352
5.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG339
6.Rudi Johnson · CIN337
7.Larry Johnson* · KAN336
8.Willis McGahee · BUF325
9.Thomas Jones · CHI314
10.Reuben Droughns · CLE309

Rushing Yds
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA1880
2.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG1860
3.Larry Johnson* · KAN1750
4.Clinton Portis · WAS1516
5.Edgerrin James* · IND1506
6.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG1462
7.Rudi Johnson · CIN1458
8.Warrick Dunn* · ATL1416
9.Thomas Jones · CHI1335
10.Willis McGahee · BUF1247

Rushing TD
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA27
2.Larry Johnson* · KAN20
3.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG18
4.Edgerrin James* · IND13
5.Mike Anderson · DEN12
 Stephen Davis · CAR12
 Corey Dillon · NWE12
 Rudi Johnson · CIN12
9.Clinton Portis · WAS11
10.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG9
 Jerome Bettis · PIT9
 Thomas Jones · CHI9
 LaMont Jordan · OAK9

Long Rush
1.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG95
2.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA88
3.Michael Turner · SDG83
4.Willie Parker · PIT80
5.Shawn Bryson · DET77
6.Reuben Droughns · CLE75
7.Maurice Hicks · SFO73
8.Frank Gore · SFO72
9.Fred Taylor · JAX71
 Cadillac Williams · TAM71

Yds/Rushing Att
1.Michael Vick* · ATL5.9
2.Tatum Bell · DEN5.3
3.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG5.2
 Larry Johnson* · KAN5.2
5.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA5.1
 Warrick Dunn* · ATL5.1
7.Frank Gore · SFO4.8
8.Willie Parker · PIT4.7
9.Ricky Williams · MIA4.4
 Ronnie Brown · MIA4.4

Rushing Yds/Game
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA117.5
2.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG116.3
3.Larry Johnson* · KAN109.4
4.Edgerrin James* · IND100.4
5.Clinton Portis · WAS94.8
6.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG91.4
7.Rudi Johnson · CIN91.1
8.Thomas Jones · CHI89.0
9.Domanick Williams · HOU88.7
10.Warrick Dunn* · ATL88.5

Receptions
1.Larry Fitzgerald* · ARI103
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR103
3.Anquan Boldin · ARI102
 Torry Holt* · STL102
5.Chad Johnson*+ · CIN97
6.Antonio Gates*+ · SDG89
7.Donald Driver · GNB86
 Derrick Mason · BAL86
9.Rod Smith* · DEN85
10.Santana Moss* · WAS84

Receiving Yds
1.Steve Smith*+ · CAR1563
2.Santana Moss* · WAS1483
3.Chad Johnson*+ · CIN1432
4.Larry Fitzgerald* · ARI1409
5.Anquan Boldin · ARI1402
6.Torry Holt* · STL1331
7.Joey Galloway · TAM1287
8.Donald Driver · GNB1221
9.Plaxico Burress · NYG1214
10.Marvin Harrison* · IND1146

Receiving TD
1.Marvin Harrison* · IND12
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR12
3.Chris Chambers* · MIA11
 Hines Ward · PIT11
5.Larry Fitzgerald* · ARI10
 Joey Galloway · TAM10
 Antonio Gates*+ · SDG10
 Joe Jurevicius · SEA10
9.Torry Holt* · STL9
 Chad Johnson*+ · CIN9
 Keenan McCardell · SDG9
 Santana Moss* · WAS9

Long Reception
1.Terrell Owens · PHI91
2.Brandon Lloyd · SFO89
3.Marcus Pollard · DET86
4.Hines Ward · PIT85
5.Kevin Curtis · STL83
6.Braylon Edwards · CLE80
 Joey Galloway · TAM80
 Marvin Harrison* · IND80
 Koren Robinson* · MIN80
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR80

Yds/Reception
1.Ashley Lelie · DEN18.3
 Terry Glenn · DAL18.3
3.Santana Moss* · WAS17.7
4.Marty Booker · MIA17.6
5.Randy Moss · OAK16.8
6.Marcus Robinson · MIN16.6
 Ernest Wilford · JAX16.6
 Justin McCareins · NYJ16.6
9.Terrell Owens · PHI16.2
 Eddie Kennison · KAN16.2

Receiving Yds/Game
1.Anquan Boldin · ARI100.1
2.Steve Smith*+ · CAR97.7
3.Torry Holt* · STL95.1
4.Santana Moss* · WAS92.7
5.Chad Johnson*+ · CIN89.5
6.Larry Fitzgerald* · ARI88.1
7.Joey Galloway · TAM80.4
8.Marvin Harrison* · IND76.4
9.Donald Driver · GNB76.3
10.Plaxico Burress · NYG75.9

Touchdowns
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA28
2.Larry Johnson* · KAN21
3.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG20
4.Edgerrin James* · IND14
5.Mike Anderson · DEN13
 Corey Dillon · NWE13
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR13
8.Stephen Davis · CAR12
 Marvin Harrison* · IND12
 Rudi Johnson · CIN12

Points Scored
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA168
2.Jay Feely · NYG148
3.Neil Rackers*+ · ARI140
4.Shayne Graham* · CIN131
5.Larry Johnson* · KAN126
6.Lawrence Tynes · KAN125
7.John Kasay · CAR121
 Mike Vanderjagt · IND121
9.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG120
10.Jeff Reed · PIT117
 Jeff Wilkins · STL117

Rushing/Receiving TD
1.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA28
2.Larry Johnson* · KAN21
3.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG20
4.Edgerrin James* · IND14
5.Mike Anderson · DEN13
 Corey Dillon · NWE13
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR13
8.Stephen Davis · CAR12
 Marvin Harrison* · IND12
 Rudi Johnson · CIN12

Non-Offensive TDs
1.Adalius Thomas · BAL3
2.Champ Bailey*+ · DEN2
 Sheldon Brown · PHI2
 Karlos Dansby · ARI2
 Andre Dyson · SEA2
 Clinton Hart · SDG2
 Cato June* · IND2
 Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU2
 Terrence McGee · BUF2
 Antwan Odom · TEN2
 Antwaan Randle El · PIT2
 Darren Sharper* · MIN2
 Nathan Vasher* · CHI2

Yds From Scrimmage
1.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG2390
2.Larry Johnson* · KAN2093
3.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA1958
4.Edgerrin James* · IND1843
5.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG1832
6.Clinton Portis · WAS1732
7.Warrick Dunn* · ATL1636
8.Reuben Droughns · CLE1601
9.LaMont Jordan · OAK1588
 Steve Smith*+ · CAR1588

All-Purpose Yds
1.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG2390
2.Dante Hall · KAN2283
3.Wes Welker · MIA2208
4.Larry Johnson* · KAN2093
5.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA1958
6.Chris Carr · OAK1938
7.Steve Smith*+ · CAR1935
8.Edgerrin James* · IND1843
9.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG1832
10.Reggie Swinton · ARI1790

Touches
1.Tiki Barber*+ · NYG411
2.Edgerrin James* · IND404
3.LaDainian Tomlinson* · SDG390
4.Shaun Alexander*+ · SEA385
5.Clinton Portis · WAS382
6.Larry Johnson* · KAN369
7.Rudi Johnson · CIN360
8.Reuben Droughns · CLE353
 Willis McGahee · BUF353
10.LaMont Jordan · OAK342

Yds/Touch
1.Chris Carr · OAK18.1
2.Reggie Swinton · ARI17.0
3.Wes Welker · MIA16.5
4.Dante Hall · KAN15.4
5.Tyson Thompson · DAL15.1
6.Chad Johnson*+ · CIN14.4
7.Steve Smith*+ · CAR14.1
8.Larry Fitzgerald* · ARI13.1
9.Torry Holt* · STL12.9
10.Anquan Boldin · ARI12.7

Kick Returns
1.Chris Carr · OAK73
2.Dante Hall · KAN65
3.Tab Perry · CIN64
4.Darren Sproles · SDG63
 Reggie Swinton · ARI63
6.Wes Welker · MIA61
7.Justin Miller · NYJ60
8.Josh Scobey · SEA59
9.Tyson Thompson · DAL57
10.Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU54

Kick Return Yds
1.Chris Carr · OAK1752
2.Justin Miller · NYJ1577
3.Tab Perry · CIN1562
4.Dante Hall · KAN1560
5.Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU1542
6.Darren Sproles · SDG1528
7.Reggie Swinton · ARI1456
8.Tyson Thompson · DAL1399
9.Terrence McGee · BUF1391
10.Wes Welker · MIA1379

Kick Return TD
1.Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU2
2.Ladell Betts · WAS1
 Antonio Brown · WAS1
 Josh Cribbs · CLE1
 Dante Hall · KAN1
 Chris Johnson · STL1
 Terrence McGee · BUF1
 Justin Miller · NYJ1
 Willie Ponder · NYG1
 Koren Robinson* · MIN1
 Derrick Wimbush · JAX1

Long Kick Return
1.Chris Johnson · STL99
 Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU99
 Terrence McGee · BUF99
4.Dante Hall · KAN96
5.Justin Miller · NYJ95
 Willie Ponder · NYG95
7.Ladell Betts · WAS94
 Tab Perry · CIN94
9.Antonio Brown · WAS91
 Derrick Wimbush · JAX91

Yds/Kick Return
1.Terrence McGee · BUF30.2
2.Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU28.6
3.Justin Miller · NYJ26.3
4.Pacman Jones · TEN26.2
5.Koren Robinson* · MIN26.0
6.Ladell Betts · WAS25.9
 Willie Ponder · NYG25.9
8.Quincy Morgan · PIT25.3
9.Tyson Thompson · DAL24.5
 Derrick Wimbush · JAX24.5

Punt Returns
1.Mark Jones · TAM51
2.Alvin Pearman · JAX49
3.Chad Morton · NYG47
4.Antonio Chatman · GNB45
5.Antwaan Randle El · PIT44
6.Wes Welker · MIA43
7.Dante Hall · KAN42
 Reggie Swinton · ARI42
9.Dennis Northcutt · CLE35
10.Chris Carr · OAK34
 Az-Zahir Hakim · NOR34

Punt Return Yds
1.Mark Jones · TAM492
2.Chad Morton · NYG453
3.Antwaan Randle El · PIT448
4.Alvin Pearman · JAX410
5.B.J. Sams · BAL401
6.Wes Welker · MIA390
7.Antonio Chatman · GNB381
8.Dennis Northcutt · CLE368
9.Reggie Swinton · ARI334
10.Bobby Wade · 2TM317

Punt Return TD
1.Antwaan Randle El · PIT2
2.Otis Amey · SFO1
 Antonio Chatman · GNB1
 Pacman Jones · TEN1
 Mewelde Moore · MIN1
 Chad Morton · NYG1
 Dennis Northcutt · CLE1
 Bobby Wade · 2TM1

Long Punt Return
1.Antonio Chatman · GNB85
2.Antwaan Randle El · PIT81
3.Chris Gamble · CAR76
4.Otis Amey · SFO75
5.Bobby Wade · 2TM73
6.Mewelde Moore · MIN71
7.Dennis Northcutt · CLE62
8.Chad Morton · NYG58
9.Dante Hall · KAN52
 Pacman Jones · TEN52
 Darrent Williams · DEN52

Yds/Punt Return
1.Reno Mahe · PHI12.8
2.B.J. Sams · BAL12.2
3.Mewelde Moore · MIN11.7
4.Steve Smith*+ · CAR10.6
5.Dennis Northcutt · CLE10.5
6.Antwaan Randle El · PIT10.2
7.Mark Jones · TAM9.6
 Chad Morton · NYG9.6
 Bobby Wade · CHI9.6
10.Pacman Jones · TEN9.4

Kick & Punt Returns
1.Chris Carr · OAK107
 Dante Hall · KAN107
3.Reggie Swinton · ARI105
4.Wes Welker · MIA104
5.Darren Sproles · SDG81
6.B.J. Sams · BAL77
7.Eddie Drummond · DET75
8.Pacman Jones · TEN72
9.Chad Morton · NYG71
10.Jerome Mathis*+ · HOU66
 Justin Miller · NYJ66

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1.Chris Carr · OAK1938
2.Dante Hall · KAN1836
3.Reggie Swinton · ARI1790
4.Wes Welker · MIA1769