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More Player Consistency: Overview | Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End
Below lists out each quarterback who played at least eight games and their categories list the number of games in which they had at least the stated topic. The consistency rating comes from the number of times where they had either a 300 yard passing game and/or a two touchdown game, all divided by the number of games that they played.
The Column for "Either" shows how many times they had either a 300 yard passing game and/or a two touchdown game.
QB Consistency - 2008 Season
| NAME |
Con |
GMs |
Either |
3+TD |
2+TD |
1+TD |
300+ pass |
250+ pass |
| Drew Brees |
81% |
16 |
13 |
6 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
75% |
16 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
15 |
4 |
9 |
| Kurt Warner |
75% |
16 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
11 |
| Philip Rivers |
75% |
16 |
12 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
5 |
8 |
| Tony Romo |
69% |
13 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
| Jay Cutler |
69% |
16 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
8 |
10 |
| Peyton Manning |
69% |
16 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
| Shaun Hill |
67% |
9 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
| Matt Schaub |
64% |
11 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
| Donovan McNabb |
50% |
16 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
9 |
| Kyle Orton |
47% |
15 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
44% |
16 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
| Chad Pennington |
44% |
16 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
| Matt Ryan |
44% |
16 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
| Tyler Thigpen |
43% |
14 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
| Jeff Garcia |
42% |
12 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
| Brett Favre |
38% |
16 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
| David Garrard |
38% |
16 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
5 |
| Eli Manning |
38% |
16 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
| Gus Frerotte |
36% |
11 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan |
33% |
9 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
| Seneca Wallace |
33% |
9 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| JaMarcus Russell |
33% |
15 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
| Jake Delhomme |
31% |
16 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
| Jason Campbell |
31% |
16 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
| Joe Flacco |
31% |
16 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
| Matt Cassel |
31% |
16 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
| Dan Orlovsky |
20% |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| Derek Anderson |
20% |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
| Kerry Collins |
19% |
16 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick |
17% |
12 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Trent Edwards |
14% |
14 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
| Marc Bulger |
13% |
15 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
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| NAME |
250+ pass |
NAME |
300+ pass |
NAME |
2+TD |
NAME |
3+TD |
| Drew Brees |
12 |
Drew Brees |
10 |
Philip Rivers |
12 |
Philip Rivers |
7 |
| Kurt Warner |
11 |
Jay Cutler |
8 |
Drew Brees |
11 |
Drew Brees |
6 |
| Jay Cutler |
10 |
Kurt Warner |
7 |
Aaron Rodgers |
11 |
Aaron Rodgers |
6 |
| Aaron Rodgers |
9 |
Tony Romo |
6 |
Kurt Warner |
10 |
Tony Romo |
6 |
| Peyton Manning |
9 |
Philip Rivers |
5 |
Jay Cutler |
9 |
Peyton Manning |
5 |
| Donovan McNabb |
9 |
Aaron Rodgers |
4 |
Peyton Manning |
9 |
Matt Cassel |
5 |
| Philip Rivers |
8 |
Peyton Manning |
4 |
Tony Romo |
8 |
Kurt Warner |
4 |
| Tony Romo |
8 |
Matt Schaub |
4 |
Matt Schaub |
7 |
Donovan McNabb |
4 |
| Matt Schaub |
8 |
Donovan McNabb |
3 |
Donovan McNabb |
7 |
Tyler Thigpen |
3 |
| Chad Pennington |
6 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
3 |
Kyle Orton |
7 |
Eli Manning |
3 |
| Matt Cassel |
6 |
Jeff Garcia |
3 |
Shaun Hill |
6 |
Jay Cutler |
2 |
| Matt Ryan |
5 |
Matt Cassel |
3 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
6 |
Matt Schaub |
2 |
| Jeff Garcia |
5 |
Chad Pennington |
2 |
Chad Pennington |
6 |
Kyle Orton |
2 |
| David Garrard |
5 |
Matt Ryan |
2 |
Matt Ryan |
6 |
Chad Pennington |
2 |
| Kyle Orton |
4 |
David Garrard |
2 |
Tyler Thigpen |
6 |
Brett Favre |
2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
4 |
Jason Campbell |
2 |
Brett Favre |
6 |
Shaun Hill |
1 |
| Brett Favre |
4 |
Shaun Hill |
1 |
David Garrard |
5 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
1 |
| Eli Manning |
4 |
Kyle Orton |
1 |
Eli Manning |
5 |
Gus Frerotte |
1 |
| Jake Delhomme |
4 |
Tyler Thigpen |
1 |
JaMarcus Russell |
5 |
J.T. O'Sullivan |
1 |
| Trent Edwards |
4 |
Eli Manning |
1 |
Jake Delhomme |
5 |
Seneca Wallace |
1 |
| Tyler Thigpen |
3 |
J.T. O'Sullivan |
1 |
Joe Flacco |
5 |
Kerry Collins |
1 |
| Gus Frerotte |
3 |
Derek Anderson |
1 |
Matt Cassel |
5 |
Trent Edwards |
1 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan |
3 |
Marc Bulger |
1 |
Gus Frerotte |
4 |
Matt Ryan |
0 |
| Shaun Hill |
2 |
Brett Favre |
0 |
Jeff Garcia |
3 |
Jeff Garcia |
0 |
| Jason Campbell |
2 |
Gus Frerotte |
0 |
Seneca Wallace |
3 |
David Garrard |
0 |
| Joe Flacco |
2 |
Seneca Wallace |
0 |
Jason Campbell |
3 |
JaMarcus Russell |
0 |
| Dan Orlovsky |
2 |
JaMarcus Russell |
0 |
Kerry Collins |
3 |
Jake Delhomme |
0 |
| Marc Bulger |
2 |
Jake Delhomme |
0 |
J.T. O'Sullivan |
2 |
Jason Campbell |
0 |
| Seneca Wallace |
1 |
Joe Flacco |
0 |
Dan Orlovsky |
2 |
Joe Flacco |
0 |
| JaMarcus Russell |
1 |
Dan Orlovsky |
0 |
Derek Anderson |
2 |
Dan Orlovsky |
0 |
| Derek Anderson |
1 |
Kerry Collins |
0 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
2 |
Derek Anderson |
0 |
| Kerry Collins |
1 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
0 |
Trent Edwards |
2 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick |
1 |
Trent Edwards |
0 |
Marc Bulger |
1 |
Marc Bulger |
0 |
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