Carson Palmer vs Jay Cutler

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Carson Palmer and Jay Cutler compared on their NFL careers: Carson Palmer played 14 seasons, 2004 to 2017, Jay Cutler 12 seasons, 2006 to 2017. Carson Palmer has 46,247 passing yards to Jay Cutler's 35,133.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carson Palmer and Jay Cutler career totals
182GP153
46,247YDS35,133
294TD227
7.3AVG7.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Carson Palmer and Jay Cutler postseason
4GP2
796YDS354
5TD2
6.7AVG8.4

Where each stands all time

Carson Palmer and Jay Cutler all-time places
16th (46,247)Passing yards33rd (35,133)
15th (294)Passing touchdowns32nd (227)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Carson Palmer: 0 championships; none on file
  • Jay Cutler: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Carson Palmer and Jay Cutler season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20042,897181820061,00195
2nd20053,836321220073,4972014
3rd20064,035281320084,5262518
4th20074,131262020093,6662726
5th20087313420103,2742316
6th20093,094211320112,319137
7th20103,970262020123,0331914
8th20112,753131620132,6211912
9th20124,018221420143,8122818
10th20134,274242220153,6592111
11th20141,62611320161,05945
12th20154,671351120172,6661914
13th20164,2332614————
14th20171,97897————

What the columns mean: INT