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2006 NFL Passing First Downs Leaders

First downs gained passing

Peyton Manning led the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2006 with 241, 30 ahead of Marc Bulger (211). It stands 21st among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 10 times Peyton Manning led in passing first downs.

Peyton Manning Led the whole NFL in 2006 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts
241 Passing First Downs 30 clear of Marc Bulger
Showing Passing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 1D G ATT YDS TD
1 Peyton Manning Peyton Manning IND 241 16 557 4,397 31
2 Marc Bulger Marc Bulger LA 211 16 588 4,301 24
3 Jon Kitna Jon Kitna DET 208 16 596 4,208 21
4 Drew Brees Drew Brees NO 202 16 555 4,424 26
5 Carson Palmer Carson Palmer CIN 200 16 520 4,036 28
6 Brett Favre Brett Favre GB 182 16 613 3,885 18
7 Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger PIT 179 15 470 3,528 18
8 Tom Brady Tom Brady NE 176 16 517 3,533 24
9 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers LAC 167 16 460 3,387 22
10 Eli Manning Eli Manning NYG 163 16 522 3,244 24
11 Chad Pennington Chad Pennington NYJ 161 16 485 3,352 17
12 Steve McNair Steve McNair BAL 159 16 468 3,050 16
13 Rex Grossman Rex Grossman CHI 150 16 480 3,197 23
14 Tony Romo Tony Romo DAL 143 13 337 2,903 19
15 David Carr David Carr HOU 141 16 442 2,765 11
16 J.P. Losman J.P. Losman BUF 132 16 430 3,050 19
17 Alex Smith Alex Smith SF 132 16 443 2,901 16
18 Brad Johnson Brad Johnson MIN 132 15 439 2,750 9
19 Jake Delhomme Jake Delhomme CAR 128 13 431 2,805 17
20 Matt Hasselbeck Matt Hasselbeck SEA 125 12 371 2,442 18
21 Matt Leinart Matt Leinart ARI 124 12 376 2,542 11
22 Mike Vick Mike Vick ATL 123 16 389 2,474 20
23 Charlie Frye Charlie Frye CLE 116 13 391 2,449 10
24 Joey Harrington Joey Harrington MIA 113 11 388 2,236 12
25 Donovan McNabb Donovan McNabb PHI 113 10 316 2,612 17
26 Vince Young Vince Young TEN 107 15 356 2,199 12
27 Damon Huard Damon Huard KC 106 10 244 1,878 11
28 Jake Plummer Jake Plummer DEN 103 12 317 1,994 11
29 David Garrard David Garrard JAX 81 10 241 1,735 10
30 Andrew Walter Andrew Walter LV 80 12 276 1,677 3
31 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell WAS 80 10 261 1,789 8
32 Bruce Gradkowski Bruce Gradkowski TB 79 13 328 1,661 9
33 Trent Green Trent Green KC 76 8 198 1,342 7
34 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell WAS 68 7 207 1,297 10
35 Kurt Warner Kurt Warner ARI 63 6 168 1,377 6
36 Jeff Garcia Jeff Garcia PHI 61 8 188 1,309 10
37 Aaron Brooks Aaron Brooks LV 60 8 192 1,105 3
38 Byron Leftwich Byron Leftwich JAX 58 6 184 1,158 7
39 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe DAL 54 6 169 1,164 7
40 Jay Cutler Jay Cutler DEN 48 5 137 1,001 9
41 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper MIA 44 4 134 929 2
42 Seneca Wallace Seneca Wallace SEA 42 6 141 927 8
43 Derek Anderson Derek Anderson CLE 37 4 117 793 5
44 Chris Simms Chris Simms TB 28 3 106 585 1
45 Tim Rattay TB 26 4 101 748 4
46 Kerry Collins Kerry Collins TEN 26 3 90 549 1
47 Chris Weinke Chris Weinke CAR 26 3 96 625 2
48 Cleo Lemon Cleo Lemon MIA 23 4 68 412 2
49 Charlie Batch Charlie Batch PIT 21 7 52 477 5
50 Kyle Boller Kyle Boller BAL 20 4 55 485 5
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