2012 NFL Passing First Downs Leaders

Drew Brees led the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2012 with 266, 2 ahead of Matthew Stafford (264). It stands 5th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 8 times Drew Brees led in passing first downs.

Led the whole NFL in 2012 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

266 Passing First Downs 2 clear of Matthew Stafford

Showing Passing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Drew Brees	NO	266	16	670	5,177	43
2	Matthew Stafford	DET	264	16	727	4,967	20
3	Tom Brady	NE	255	16	637	4,827	34
4	Matt Ryan	ATL	246	16	615	4,719	32
5	Tony Romo	DAL	231	16	648	4,903	28
6	Peyton Manning	DEN	230	16	583	4,659	37
7	Aaron Rodgers	GB	211	16	552	4,295	39
8	Andrew Luck	IND	208	16	627	4,374	23
9	Matt Schaub	HOU	202	16	544	4,008	22
10	Eli Manning	NYG	186	16	536	3,948	26
11	Sam Bradford	LA	185	16	551	3,702	21
12	Josh Freeman	TB	185	16	558	4,065	27
13	Philip Rivers	LAC	184	16	527	3,606	26
14	Carson Palmer	LV	184	15	565	4,018	22
15	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	174	16	505	3,400	24
16	Joe Flacco	BAL	174	16	531	3,817	22
17	Andy Dalton	CIN	171	16	528	3,669	27
18	Cam Newton	CAR	168	16	485	3,869	19
19	Brandon Weeden	CLE	168	15	517	3,385	14
20	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	167	13	449	3,265	26
21	Christian Ponder	MIN	163	16	483	2,935	18
22	Jay Cutler	CHI	153	15	434	3,033	19
23	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	151	16	484	3,294	12
24	Robert Griffin III	WAS	151	15	393	3,200	20
25	Russell Wilson	SEA	149	16	393	3,118	26
26	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	146	15	453	2,883	13
27	Mike Vick	PHI	114	10	351	2,362	12
28	Matt Cassel	KC	96	9	277	1,796	6
29	Jake Locker	TEN	93	11	314	2,176	10
30	Alex Smith	SF	87	10	218	1,737	13
31	Colin Kaepernick	SF	85	13	218	1,814	10
32	Chad Henne	JAX	85	10	308	2,084	11
33	Nick Foles	PHI	76	7	265	1,699	6
34	Blaine Gabbert	JAX	72	10	278	1,662	9
35	Matt Hasselbeck	TEN	71	8	221	1,367	7
36	Kevin Kolb	ARI	62	6	183	1,169	8
37	John Skelton	ARI	55	7	201	1,132	2
38	Brady Quinn	KC	48	10	197	1,141	2
39	Ryan Lindley	ARI	38	6	171	752	0
40	Charlie Batch	PIT	22	2	70	475	1
41	Kirk Cousins	WAS	20	3	48	466	4
42	Brian Hoyer	ARI	13	2	53	330	1
43	Byron Leftwich	PIT	13	2	53	272	0
44	Greg McElroy	NYJ	13	2	31	214	1
45	Thad Lewis	CLE	12	1	32	204	1
46	Jason Campbell	CHI	10	5	51	265	2
47	Terrelle Pryor	LV	9	3	30	155	2
48	Tyrod Taylor	BAL	8	5	29	179	0
49	Shaun Hill	DET	8	1	13	172	2
50	Matt Leinart	LV	7	2	33	115	0

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