History: NFL Football - Passing Records

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Passing
Most Seasons Leading League
 
6Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
 Steve Young San Francisco, 1991-94, 1996-97
4Len Dawson, Dall. Texans; 1962; Kansas City, 1964, 1966, 1968
 Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1971, 1973, 1978-79
 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
3Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
 Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles, 1950, 1952, 1954
 Bart Starr, Green Bay, 1962, 1964, 1966
 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004-06
 
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League
 
4Steve Young, San Francisco, 1991-94
3Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004-06
2Cecil Isbell, Green Bay, 1941-42
 Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960-61
 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
 Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1978-79
 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1996-97
 
Passer Rating
Highest Passer Rating, Career (1,500 attempts)
 
98.5Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, 2005-2010
97.2Philip Rivers, San Diego, 2004-2010
96.8Steve Young, Tampa Bay, 1985-86; San Francisco, 1987-1999
92.3Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1979-1990, 1992; Kansas City, 1993-94
 
Highest Passer Rating, Season
 
121.1Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004
117.2Tom Brady, New England, 2007
112.8Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
112.4Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1989
110.4Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960
 
Highest Passer Rating, Rookie, Season
 
98.1Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004
96.0Dan Marino, Miami, 1983
88.2Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 1969
84.0Charlie Conerly, N.Y. Giants, 1948
 
Attempts - Passing
Most Seasons Leading League - Attempts
 
5Dan Marino, Miami, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997
4Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1943, 1947-48
 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1957, 1959-1961
 George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1953; Houston, 1963-65
3Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
 Sonny Jurgensen, Washington, 1966-67, 1969
 Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994-96
 Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1999, 2005-06
 
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League - Attempts
 
3Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1959-1961
 George Blanda, Houston, 1963-65
 Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994-96
2By many players
 
Most Passes Attempted, Career
 
10,169Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2007; N.Y. Jets, 2008; Minnesota, 2009-2010
8,358Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
7,250John Elway, Denver, 1983-1998
6,823Warren Moon, Houston, 1984-1993; Minnesota, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997-98; Kansas City, 1999-2000
 
Most Passes Attempted, Season
 
691Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994
679Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2010
658Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2010
655Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
636Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1995
 
Most Passes Attempted, Rookie, Season
 
590Sam Bradford, St. Louis, 2010
575Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
540Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
486Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993
 
Most Passes Attempted, Game
 
70Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
69Vinny Testaverde, N.Y. Jets vs. Baltimore, Dec. 24, 2000
68George Blanda, Houston vs. Buffalo, Nov. 1, 1964
 Jon Kitna, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 30, 2001 (OT)
 
Completions
Most Seasons Leading League - Completions
 
6Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86, 1988, 1992, 1997
5Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947-48
4George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1953; Houston, 1963-65
 Sonny Jurgensen, Philadelphia, 1961; Washington, 1966-67, 1969
 
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League - Completions
 
3George Blanda, Houston, 1963-65
 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86
2By many players
 
Most Passes Completed, Career
 
6,300Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2007; N.Y. Jets, 2008, Minnesota, 2009-2010
4,967Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983-1999
4,682Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2010
4,214Brett Favre, Atlanta Falcons, 1991; Green Bay Packers, 1991-2004
4,123John Elway, Denver Broncos, 1983-1998
3,988Warren Moon, Houston, 1984-1993; Minnesota, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997-98; Kansas City, 1999-2000
 
Most Passes Completed, Season
 
450Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2010
448Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2010
440Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2007
418Rich Gannon, Oakland, 2002
404Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
400Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994
 
Most Passes Completed, Rookie, Season
 
354Sam Bradford, St. Louis, 2010
326Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
293Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
274Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993
 
Most Passes Completed, Game
 
45Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
43Rich Gannon, Oakland vs Pittsburgh, Sept 15, 2002
42Richard Todd, N.Y. Jets vs. San Francisco, Sept. 21, 1980
 Vinny Testaverde, N.Y. Jets vs. Seattle, Dec. 6, 1998
41Warren Moon, Houston vs. Dallas, Nov. 10, 1991 (OT)
 
Most Consecutive Passes Completed
 
24Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Giants (10), Nov. 28, 2004; vs. Green Bay (14), Dec. 5, 2004
23Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Detroit (6), Dec. 14, 2008; vs. Jacksonville (17), Dec. 18, 2008
22Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Cleveland (5), Nov. 29, 1987; vs. Green Bay (17), Dec. 6, 1987
 Mark Brunell, Washington vs. Houston, Sept. 24, 2006
 David Carr, Houston vs. Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2006
21Rich Gannon, Oakland vs. Denver, Nov. 11, 2002
20Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. Houston, Jan. 2, 1983
 Hugh Millen, Denver vs. L.A. Raiders (7), Dec. 11, 1994; vs. San Francisco (13), Dec. 17, 1994
 Steve Young, San Francisco vs. Washington, Nov. 24, 1996
 
Most Seasons Leading League - Completion Percentage
 
8Len Dawson, Dall. Texans, 1962; Kansas City, 1964-69, 1975
7Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1940, 1942-43, 1945, 1947-49
5Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1980-81, 1985, 1987, 1989
 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1992, 1994-97
 
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League - Completion Percentage
 
6Len Dawson, Kansas City, 1964-69
4Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994-97
3Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1947-49
 Otto Graham, Cleveland, 1953-55
 Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1959-1961
 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999-2001
 
Completion Percentage
Highest Completion Percentage, Career (1,500 attempts)
 
66.05Chad Pennington, N.Y. Jets, 2000-07; Miami, 2008-2010 (2,471-1,632)
65.50Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1998-2003; N.Y. Giants, 2004; Arizona, 2005-09 (4,070-2,666)
65.22Drew Brees, San Diego, 2001-05; New Orleans, 2006-2010 (4,822-3,145)
64.28Steve Young, Tampa Bay, 1985-86; San Francisco, 1987-1999 (4,149-2,667)
63.24Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1979-1990, 1992; Kansas City, 1993-94 (5,391-3,409)
 
Highest Completion Percentage, Season
 
70.62Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2009 (514-363)
70.55Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1982 (309-218)
70.33Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1945 (182-128)
70.28Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994 (461-324)
 
Highest Completion Percentage, Rookie, Season
 
66.44Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004 (295-196)
61.06Matt Ryan, Atlanta, 2008 (434-265)
60.05Joe Flacco, Baltimore, 2008 (428-257)
58.45Dan Marino, Miami, 1983 (296-173)
 
Highest Completion Percentage, Game (20 attempts)
 
92.31Kurt Warner, Arizona vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 20, 2009 (26-24)
91.30Vinny Testaverde, Cleveland vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 26, 1993 (23-21)
90.91Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 10, 1974 (22-20)
90.48Lynn Dickey, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, Dec. 13, 1981 (21-19)
 
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