History: NFL Football - Passing Records
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| Most Seasons, 3,000 or More Yards Passing |
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| 13 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 - 1992, 1994 - 1995, 1997 - 1998 |
| 12 |
John Elway, Denver Broncos, 1985 - 1991, 1993 - 1997 |
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Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1992 - 2003 |
| 9 |
Warren Moon, Houston Oilers 1984 - 1986, 1989 - 1991, 1993, Minnesota Vikings 1994 - 1995, Seattle Seahawks 1997 |
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| Most Yards Gained, Season Passing |
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| 5,084 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
| 4,830 |
Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2001 |
| 4,802 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1981 |
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| Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season Passing |
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| 3,739 |
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 1998 |
| 2,931 |
Chris Weinke, Carolina Panthers, 2001 |
| 2,833 |
Rick Mirer, Seattle Seahawks, 1993 |
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| Most Yards Gained, Game Passing |
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| 554 |
Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams vs. N.Y. Yankees, September 28, 1951 |
| 527 |
Warren Moon, Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990 |
| 522 |
Boomer Esiason, Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, November 10, 1996 |
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| Most Games, 400 or More Yards Passing, Career |
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| 13 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 - 1999 |
| 7 |
Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1979 - 1990, 1992; Kansas City Chiefs, 1993 - 1994 |
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Warren Moon, Houston Oilers, 1984 - 1993; Minnesota Vikings, 1994 - 1996; Seattle Seahawks, 1997 - 1998; Kansas City Chiefs, 1999 - 2000 |
| 6 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1973 - 1987 |
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Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots, 1993 - 2001; Buffalo Bills, 2002 - 2003 |
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| Most Games, 400 or More Yards Passing, Season |
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| 4 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
| 3 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1986 |
| 2 |
By many players |
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| Most Consecutive Games, 400 or More Yards Passing |
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| 2 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1982 |
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Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
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Phil Simms, N.Y. Giants, 1985 |
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| Most Games, 300 or More Yards Passing, Career |
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| 63 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 - 1999 |
| 51 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1973 - 1987 |
| 49 |
Warren Moon, Houston Oilers, 1984 - 1993; Minnesota Vikings, 1994 - 1996; Seattle Seahawks, 1997 - 1998; Kansas City Chiefs, 1999 - 2000 |
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| Most Games, 300 or More Yards Passing, Season |
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| 10 |
Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders, 2002 |
| 9 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
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Warren Moon, Houston Oilers, 1990 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2001 |
| 8 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1980 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2000 |
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| Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Yards Passing |
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| 6 |
Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1998 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2000 |
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Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders, 2002 |
| 5 |
Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1982 |
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Kerry Collins, N.Y. Giants, 2001 - 2002 |
| 4 |
Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1979 |
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Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, 1980 - 1981 |
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Bill Kenney, Kansas City Chiefs, 1983 |
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Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1985 - 1986 |
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Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1990 |
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Warren Moon, Houston Oilers, 1990 |
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Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots, 1993 - 1994 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999 |
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Brian Griese, Denver Broncos, 2002 |
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| Longest Pass Completion |
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| 99 |
Frank Filchock, Quarter Back (Qb) to Andy Farkas, Halfback (Hb),
Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 15, 1939 |
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George Izo, Quarter Back (Qb) to Bobby Mitchell, Wide Receiver (Wr) Halfback (Hb),
Washington Redskins vs. Cleveland Browns, September 15, 1963 |
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Karl Sweetan, Quarter Back (Qb) to Pat Studstill, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore, October 16, 1966 |
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Sonny Jurgensen, Quarter Back (Qb) to Gerry Allen, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Washington Redskins vs. Chicago, September 15, 1968 |
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Jim Plunkett, Quarter Back (Qb) to Cliff Branch, Wide Receiver (Wr),
L.A. Raiders vs. Washington Redskins, October 2, 1983 |
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Ron Jaworski, Quarter Back (Qb) to Mike Quick, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 1985 |
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Stan Humphries, Quarter Back (Qb) to Tony Martin, Wide Receiver (Wr),
San Diego Chargers vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 18, 1994 |
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Brett Favre, Quarter Back (Qb) to Robert Brooks, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago, September 11, 1995 |
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Trent Green, Quarter Back (Qb) to Marc Boerigter, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 2002 |
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Jeff Garcia, Quarter Back (Qb) Andre Davis, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 17, 2004 |
| 98 |
Doug Russell, Quarter Back (Qb) to Gaynell Tinsley, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Chicago Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, November 27, 1938 |
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Ogden Compton, Quarter Back (Qb) to Dick "Night Train" Lane, Corner Back (Cb),
Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, November 13, 1955 |
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Bill Wade, Quarter Back (Qb) to John Farrington, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, October 8, 1961 |
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Jacky Lee, Quarter Back (Qb) to Willard Dewveall, Tight End (Te)
Houston Oilers vs. San Diego Chargers, November 25, 1962 |
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Earl Morrall, Quarter Back (Qb) Homer Jones, Wide Receiver (Wr),
N.Y. Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers September 11, 1966 |
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Jim Hart, Quarter Back (Qb) to Bobby Moore, Wide Receiver (Wr),
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 10, 1972 (no TD) |
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Bobby Hebert, Quarter Back (Qb) to Michael Haynes, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans, September 12, 1993 |
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Charlie Batch, Quarter Back (Qb) to Johnnie Morton, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago, Octember 4, 1998 |
| 97 |
Pat Coffee, Quarter Back (Qb) to Gaynell Tinsley, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears, December 5, 1937 |
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Bobby Layne, Quarter Back (Qb) to Cloyce Box, Tight End (Te),
Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, November 26, 1953 |
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George Shaw, Quarter Back (Qb) to Jerry Tarr, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Denver Broncos vs. Boston / New England Patriots, September 21, 1962 |
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Bernie Kosar, Quarter Back (Qb) to Webster Slaughter, Wide Receiver (Wr),
Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1989 |
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Steve Young, Quarter Back (Qb) to John Taylor, Wide Receiver (Wr),
San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons November 3, 1991 |
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| Most Seasons Leading League Average Gain |
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| 7 |
Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears, 1939 - 1943, 1946 - 1947 |
| 5 |
Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1991 - 1994, 1997 |
| 3 |
Arnie Herber, Green Bay Packers, 1932, 1934, 1936 |
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Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams, 1950, 1952, 1954 |
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Len Dawson, Dallas Texans, 1962; Kansas City Chiefs, 1966, 1968 |
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Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, 1966-68 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999-2001 |
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| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Average Gain |
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| 5 |
Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears, 1939 - 1943 |
| 4 |
Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1991 - 1994 |
| 3 |
Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, 1966-68 |
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Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999 - 2001 |
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| Highest Average Gain, Career (1,500 attempts) |
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| 8.63 |
Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns, 1950 - 1955 (1,565-13,499) |
| 8.56 |
Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1998 - 2003 (1,688-14,447) |
| 8.42 |
Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears, 1939 - 1950 (1,744-14,686) |
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| Highest Average Gain, Season |
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| 11.17 |
Tommy O'Connell, Cleveland Browns, 1957 (110-1,229) |
| 10.86 |
Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears, 1943 (202-2,194) |
| 10.55 |
Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns, 1953 (258-2,722) |
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| Highest Average Gain, Rookie, Season |
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| 9.411 |
Greg Cook, Cincinnati Bengals, 1969 (197-1,854) |
| 9.409 |
Bob Waterfield, Cleveland Browns, 1945 (171-1,609) |
| 8.36 |
Zeke Bratkowski, Chicago Bears, 1954 (130-1,087) |
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| Highest Average Gain, Game (20 attempts) |
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| 18.58 |
Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins vs. Boston, October 31, 1948 (24-446) |
| 18.50 |
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967 (20-370) |
| 17.71 |
Joe Namath, N.Y. Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 (28-496) |
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| Most Seasons Leading League - Passing Touchdowns |
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| 4 |
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1957 - 1960 |
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Len Dawson, Dallas Texans, 1962; Kansas City Chiefs, 1963, 1965 - 1966 |
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Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1992 - 1994, 1998 |
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Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1995 - 1997, 2003 |
| 3 |
Arnie Herber, Green Bay Packers, 1932, 1934, 1936 |
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Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears, 1943, 1945 - 1946 |
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Y.A. Tittle, San Francisco 49ers, 1955; N.Y. Giants, 1962 - 1963 |
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Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 - 1986 |
| 2 |
By many players |
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| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League - Passing Touchdowns |
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| 4 |
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, 1957 - 1960 |
| 3 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 - 1986 |
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Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1992 - 1994 |
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Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1995 - 1997 |
| 2 |
By many players |
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| Most Touchdown Passes, Career |
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| 420 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 - 1999 |
| 346 |
Brett Favre, Atlanta Falcons, 1991; Green Bay Packers, 1992 - 2004 |
| 342 |
Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971 |
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| Most Touchdown Passes, Season |
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| 49 |
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2004 |
| 48 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
| 44 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1986 |
| 41 |
Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999 |
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| Most Touchdown Passes, Rookie, Season |
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| 26 |
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 1998 |
| 22 |
Charlie Conerly, N.Y. Giants, 1948 |
| 20 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 |
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| Most Touchdown Passes, Game |
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| 7 |
Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears vs. N.Y. Giants, November 14, 1943 |
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Adrian Burk, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, October 17, 1954 |
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George Blanda, Houston Oilers vs. N.Y. Titans, November 19, 1961 |
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Y.A. Tittle, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1962 |
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Joe Kapp, Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Colts, September 28, 1969 |
| 6 |
By many players. |
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| Most Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes, Career |
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| 21 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 - 1999 |
| 17 |
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, 1956 - 1972; San Diego Chargers, 1973 |
| 16 |
Brett Favre, Atlanta Falcons, 1991; Green Bay Packers, 1992 - 2003 |
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| Most Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes, Season |
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| 6 |
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2004 |
| 6 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
| 5 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1986 |
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Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1996 |
| 4 |
George Blanda, Houston Oilers, 1961 |
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Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams, 1980 |
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Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 1994 |
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Randall Cunningham, Minnesota Vikings, 1998 |
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| Most Consecutive Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes |
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| 5 |
Payton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2004 |
| 4 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 |
| 2 |
By many players |
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| Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown Passes |
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| 47 |
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, 1956 - 1960 |
| 34 |
Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1956 - 1960 |
| 30 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1985 - 1987 |
| 28 |
Dave Krieg, Seattle Seahawks, 1983 - 1985 |
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| Most Consecutive Passes Attempted, None Intercepted |
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| 308 |
Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Browns, 1990 - 1991 |
| 294 |
Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, 1964 - 1965 |
| 279 |
Jeff George, Indianapolis Colts, 1993; Atlanta Falcons, 1994 |
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| Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career |
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| 277 |
George Blanda, Chicago Bears, 1949, 1950 - 1958; Baltimore Colts, 1950; Houston Oilers, 1960 - 1966; Oakland Raiders, 1967 - 1975 |
| 268 |
John Hadl, San Diego Chargers, 1962 - 1972; Los Angeles Rams, 1973 - 1974; Green Bay Packers, 1974 - 1975; Houston Oilers, 1976 - 1977 |
| 266 |
Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, 1961 - 1966, 1972 - 1978; N.Y. Giants, 1967 - 1971 |
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| Most Passes Intercepted, Season |
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| 42 |
George Blanda, Houston Oilers, 1962 |
| 35 |
Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, 1988 |
| 34 |
Frank Tripucka, Denver Broncos, 1960 |
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| Most Passes Intercepted, Game |
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| 8 |
Jim Hardy, Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 24, 1950 |
| 7 |
Parker Hall, Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers, November 8, 1942 |
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Frank Sinkwich, Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, October 24, 1943 |
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Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1948 |
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Zeke Bratkowski, Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore, October 2, 1960 |
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Tommy Wade, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 12, 1965 |
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Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, October 16, 1977 |
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Steve DeBerg, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 7, 1986 |
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Ty Detmer, Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, September 23, 2001 |
| 6 |
By many players |
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| Most Attempts, No Interceptions, Game |
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| 70 |
Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 13, 1994 (OT) |
| 63 |
Rich Gannon, Minnesota Vikings vs. New England Patriots, October 20, 1991 (OT) |
| 60 |
Davey O'Brien, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 1, 1940 |
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| Most Seasons Leading League, Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted |
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| 5 |
Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins, 1940, 1942, 1944 - 1945, 1947 |
| 3 |
Charlie Conerly, N.Y. Giants, 1950, 1956, 1959 |
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Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, 1962, 1964, 1966 |
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Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys, 1971, 1977, 1979 |
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Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, 1972, 1981 - 1982 |
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Ken O'Brien, N.Y. Jets, 1985, 1987 - 1988 |
| 2 |
By many players |
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| Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted, Career (1,500 attempts) |
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| 2.11 |
Neil O'Donnell, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1991 - 1995; N.Y. Jets, 1996 - 1997; Cincinnati Bengals, 1998; Tennessee, 1999 - 2003 (3,229-68) |
| 2.31 |
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles, 1999 - 2003 (2,117-49) |
| 2.36 |
Mark Brunell, Green Bay Packers, 1994, Jacksonville, 1995 - 2003 (3,643-86) |
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| Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted, Season (Qualifiers) |
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| 0.66 |
Joe Ferguson, Buffalo Bills, 1976 (151-1) |
| 0.90 |
Steve DeBerg, Kansas City Chiefs, 1990 (444-4) |
| 1.16 |
Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta Falcons, 1983 (432-5) |
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| Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted, Rookie, Season |
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| 1.98 |
Charlie Batch, Detroit Lions, 1998 (303-6) |
| 2.03 |
Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983 (296-6) |
| 2.10 |
Gary Wood, N.Y. Giants, 1964 (143-3) |
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| Most Times Sacked, Career |
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| 516 |
John Elway, Denver Broncos, 1983 - 1998 |
| 494 |
Dave Krieg, Seattle Seahawks, 1980 - 1991; Kansas City Chiefs, 1992 - 1993; Detroit Lions, 1994; Arizona Cardinals, 1995; Chicago, 1996; Tennessee, 1997 - 98 |
| 484 |
Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles, 1985 - 1995; Minnesota Vikings, 1997 - 1999; Dallas Cowboys, 2000; Baltimore, 2001 |
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| Most Times Sacked, Season |
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| 76 |
David Carr, Houston Texans, 2002 |
| 72 |
Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles, 1986 |
| 62 |
Ken O'Brien, N.Y. Jets, 1985 |
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Steve Beuerlein, Carolina Panthers, 2000 |
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| Most Times Sacked, Game |
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| 12 |
Bert Jones, Baltimore Colts vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 26, 1980 |
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Warren Moon, Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 29, 1985 |
| 11 |
Charley Johnson, St. Louis Cardinals vs. N.Y. Giants, November 1, 1964 |
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Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, November 7, 1965 |
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Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills vs. Oakland Raiders, October 15, 1967 |
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Bob Berry, Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Cardinals, November 24, 1968 |
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Greg Landry, Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 6, 1975 |
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Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 18, 1983 |
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Paul McDonald, Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 30, 1984 |
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Archie Manning, Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago, October 28, 1984 |
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Steve Pelluer, Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers, November 16, 1986 |
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Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles vs. L.A. Raiders, November 30, 1986 (OT) |
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David Norrie, N.Y. Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 4, 1987 |
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Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 15, 1991 |
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Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 6, 1992 |
| 10 |
By many players |
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