Question

The Steelers last year attempted a league-high 656 passes but allowed a league-low 14 sacks, with the ball tending to come out of Ben Roethlisberger’s hands quickly. This is rare. Obscurely, the Jets did this in 2000 (with Vinny Testaverde starting most of the year). What other four quarterbacks (all more well known) have helped their offenses pull this off in the last 40 years?

Answer

Dan Marino leads the way, having done it three years in a row with the Dolphins in the late ‘80s. (And to clarify, this is a team stat with team numbers, but I’m choosing to focus on the quarterbacks stirring the drink.) Others including the 2004 Packers (Brett Favre), 2007 Saints (Drew Brees) and 2010 Colts (Peyton Manning).