NFL Passing EPA, CPOE & Advanced Leaders 2006
Advanced passing leaders for the 2006 NFL regular season — expected points added, completion percentage over expected, air yards per attempt and sack rate for every qualified passer (224+ pass attempts).
| Player | Team | Att | Cmp% | Y/A | aDOT | EPA | EPA/Att | CPOE | Sk% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | IND | 557 | 65 | 7.89 | 9.6 | 182.66 | 0.33 | 5.05 | 2.5 |
| Drew Brees | NO | 555 | 64.3 | 7.97 | 6.9 | 126.35 | 0.23 | 1.67 | 3.1 |
| Philip Rivers | LAC | 460 | 61.7 | 7.36 | 8.9 | 86.6 | 0.19 | 1.87 | 5.7 |
| Tony Romo | DAL | 337 | 65.3 | 8.61 | 10.2 | 83.25 | 0.25 | 7.93 | 5.9 |
| Tom Brady | NE | 517 | 61.9 | 6.83 | 8.1 | 69.76 | 0.14 | 0.96 | 4.8 |
| Carson Palmer | CIN | 520 | 62.3 | 7.76 | 9.7 | 62.19 | 0.12 | 5.45 | 6.5 |
| Marc Bulger | LA | 588 | 62.9 | 7.31 | 9 | 55.29 | 0.09 | 1.64 | 7.7 |
| Steve McNair | BAL | 468 | 63 | 6.52 | 7.4 | 38.67 | 0.08 | 3.17 | 2.9 |
| Donovan McNabb | PHI | 316 | 57 | 8.27 | 8.8 | 36.7 | 0.12 | -2.47 | 6.2 |
| Damon Huard | KC | 244 | 60.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 33.53 | 0.14 | -3.27 | 6.2 |
| Chad Pennington | NYJ | 485 | 64.5 | 6.91 | 7.5 | 24.74 | 0.05 | 2.87 | 5.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 470 | 59.8 | 7.51 | 9.2 | 9.34 | 0.02 | 1.55 | 8.9 |
| Mark Brunell | WAS | 261 | 62.1 | 6.85 | 6.5 | 8.42 | 0.03 | -1.57 | 4.4 |
| Matt Leinart | ARI | 376 | 56.6 | 6.76 | 8 | 2.75 | 0.01 | -4.99 | 5.1 |
| Jake Delhomme | CAR | 431 | 61 | 6.51 | 7.9 | -1.86 | -0 | 1.26 | 4.9 |
| Brett Favre | GB | 613 | 56 | 6.34 | 8.7 | -2.58 | -0 | -5.36 | 3.3 |
| Eli Manning | NYG | 522 | 57.7 | 6.21 | 8.4 | -7.55 | -0.01 | -3.97 | 4.6 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | 371 | 56.6 | 6.58 | 10 | -8.63 | -0.02 | -2.46 | 8.4 |
| David Garrard | JAX | 241 | 60.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 | -18.14 | -0.07 | 1.74 | 7.7 |
| J.P. Losman | BUF | 430 | 62.6 | 7.09 | 8.9 | -25.22 | -0.06 | 3.34 | 9.9 |
| Jake Plummer | DEN | 317 | 55.2 | 6.29 | 9.2 | -26.13 | -0.08 | -3.56 | 5.4 |
| Rex Grossman | CHI | 480 | 54.6 | 6.66 | 9 | -27.06 | -0.06 | -3.77 | 4.2 |
| Alex Smith | SF | 443 | 58.5 | 6.55 | 7.8 | -33.64 | -0.08 | -0.83 | 7.7 |
| Jon Kitna | DET | 596 | 62.4 | 7.06 | 8.5 | -34.94 | -0.06 | -0.05 | 9.6 |
| Joey Harrington | MIA | 388 | 57.5 | 5.76 | 7.6 | -41.24 | -0.11 | -2.72 | 3.5 |