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Ranking QBs By Their Six Best Regular Seasons
About three years ago, Doug ranked wide receivers by the percentage of team passing yards they accounted for, and he averaged together each WR's 6 best seasons according to that metric to create a ranking. This was his reasoning:
I am a big fan of rating players by the average of their best N seasons. It's not scientific, but it generally feels right to me in terms of weighting short brilliant careers with long merely-good ones. If you rate based on totals, you're going to favor the latter over the former by crediting guys for compiling raw numbers at the end of their career even if those numbers weren't of much value. If you rate based on averages, you end up penalizing guys for hanging around past their primes. In short, I think an 600-yard season by a 37-year-old wide receiver shouldn't count for him (because 600-yard seasons grow on trees) nor against him (because 600-yard seasons are at least as good as zero-yard seasons).
In my system, a guy can hang around as long as he wants and it won't hurt him. But it won't help him either, unless he does something truly valuable. The only advantage of having a long career is that it gives you more opportunities to generate valuable seasons. Why six seasons instead of four or seven or 10? No particular reason. It just seemed right.
For career rankings, Doug later moved on to the method of taking 100% of the player’s best season, plus 95% of his second-best season, plus 90% of his third-best season, etc., but I think the "best N seasons" system has its place as well. Choosing six seasons feels like it strikes a nice balance between those pesky compilers and one-year wonders, because whether you're Ken O'Brien or Vinny Testaverde, six great seasons in the NFL don't grow on trees. It's arbitrary, sure, but that's kinda the nature of the beast when trying to balance peak value and cumulative value.
Anyway, I decided to apply Doug's old "best N seasons" method to quarterback careers, so first I translated all players' stats to modern numbers ("modern" = 1994-2008). Then, for the metric to evaluate the QBs, I decided to try something different. Avid web-watchers know that Football Outsiders has a metric called YAR -- yards above replacement -- which ranks players based on their contribution above a theoretical "replacement level" player at the same position. Unfortunately, since it's based on play-by-play data, it can only rank players back to 1994, the first year Aaron & co. have in their db. However, since we have box score numbers dating back much further than that, we can see which raw box score stats tend to lead to good YAR scores, and estimate a player's YAR from his standard stats.
In other words, I ran a regression on all quarterback passing & rushing YAR numbers from 1994-2008, and found that the following equations most closely estimate YAR:
qb_pYAR = (-6.641972655 * Att) + (3.651542626 * Cmp) + (0.977634 * pYds) + (13.15861425 * pTD) + (-42.88479071 * INT) qb_rYAR = (-2.944447621 * Runs) + (0.60229537 * rYds) + (8.506708898 * TD)
Okay, so now we have every QB in NFL history translated to a common era, in this case 1994-2008, and we have a method by which we can evaluate their performance each year. All that's left is to crunch the numbers and see who averaged the most YAR in their six best seasons...
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1975 | cin | N | 15 | 350 | 517 | 4642 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 166 | 2 | 2339 | 1894 |
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1974 | cin | N | 15 | 341 | 467 | 4152 | 27 | 9 | 40 | 303 | 2 | 2273 | 1894 |
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1982 | cin | N | 16 | 421 | 574 | 4642 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 144 | 6 | 2059 | 1894 |
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1981 | cin | N | 16 | 335 | 497 | 3832 | 29 | 7 | 40 | 277 | 1 | 1793 | 1894 |
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1973 | cin | N | 16 | 314 | 509 | 4109 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 86 | 0 | 1650 | 1894 |
| 1 | Ken Anderson | 1976 | cin | N | 16 | 288 | 485 | 3714 | 26 | 13 | 27 | 114 | 1 | 1251 | 1894 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1964 | clt | N | 16 | 244 | 414 | 3879 | 20 | 6 | 38 | 168 | 2 | 1972 | 1875 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1957 | clt | N | 16 | 379 | 569 | 4625 | 35 | 15 | 44 | 184 | 1 | 1944 | 1875 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1959 | clt | N | 16 | 385 | 624 | 4750 | 40 | 13 | 32 | 151 | 2 | 1893 | 1875 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1963 | clt | N | 16 | 369 | 559 | 4470 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 228 | 0 | 1857 | 1875 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1967 | clt | N | 16 | 383 | 569 | 4554 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 95 | 0 | 1832 | 1875 |
| 2 | Johnny Unitas | 1960 | clt | N | 16 | 371 | 628 | 5054 | 31 | 19 | 41 | 220 | 0 | 1752 | 1875 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1973 | dal | N | 16 | 314 | 443 | 4109 | 35 | 14 | 41 | 223 | 3 | 2128 | 1868 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1977 | dal | N | 16 | 362 | 543 | 4403 | 27 | 8 | 43 | 153 | 3 | 2040 | 1868 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1971 | dal | N | 15 | 211 | 306 | 2883 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 339 | 2 | 1790 | 1868 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1979 | dal | N | 16 | 329 | 523 | 4148 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 143 | 0 | 1789 | 1868 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1978 | dal | N | 15 | 319 | 515 | 4192 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 144 | 1 | 1764 | 1868 |
| 3 | Roger Staubach | 1976 | dal | N | 16 | 335 | 530 | 4260 | 19 | 10 | 37 | 157 | 3 | 1698 | 1868 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1992 | sfo | N | 16 | 301 | 442 | 3854 | 27 | 6 | 77 | 546 | 5 | 2171 | 1856 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1994 | sfo | N | 16 | 321 | 451 | 3877 | 36 | 9 | 58 | 316 | 7 | 2106 | 1856 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1998 | sfo | N | 15 | 340 | 527 | 4245 | 34 | 11 | 69 | 453 | 6 | 1973 | 1856 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1993 | sfo | N | 16 | 326 | 472 | 4185 | 32 | 17 | 68 | 416 | 2 | 1920 | 1856 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1997 | sfo | N | 15 | 253 | 357 | 3132 | 19 | 6 | 49 | 198 | 3 | 1600 | 1856 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1991 | sfo | N | 11 | 194 | 295 | 2638 | 20 | 8 | 67 | 433 | 4 | 1368 | 1856 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2004 | clt | N | 16 | 340 | 513 | 4517 | 46 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 0 | 2362 | 1814 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2006 | clt | N | 16 | 366 | 573 | 4480 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 1913 | 1814 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2003 | clt | N | 16 | 387 | 578 | 4443 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1831 | 1814 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2000 | clt | N | 16 | 361 | 571 | 4451 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 116 | 1 | 1676 | 1814 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2005 | clt | N | 16 | 309 | 463 | 3842 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 1666 | 1814 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 1999 | clt | N | 16 | 331 | 519 | 4064 | 26 | 14 | 36 | 77 | 2 | 1435 | 1814 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1976 | min | N | 15 | 411 | 591 | 4646 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 2069 | 1811 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1975 | min | N | 16 | 419 | 583 | 4386 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 95 | 2 | 1943 | 1811 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1973 | min | N | 16 | 296 | 424 | 3576 | 23 | 6 | 37 | 180 | 1 | 1793 | 1811 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1967 | nyg | N | 16 | 306 | 492 | 4103 | 31 | 14 | 46 | 327 | 2 | 1742 | 1811 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1974 | min | N | 15 | 318 | 500 | 4044 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 116 | 2 | 1723 | 1811 |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton | 1970 | nyg | N | 16 | 350 | 544 | 4103 | 24 | 10 | 44 | 252 | 2 | 1598 | 1811 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1945 | was | N | 13 | 412 | 454 | 3875 | 21 | 4 | 23 | -104 | 0 | 2273 | 1772 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1947 | was | N | 16 | 462 | 624 | 4526 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 1877 | 1772 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1940 | was | N | 16 | 354 | 413 | 3311 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1748 | 1772 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1942 | was | N | 16 | 412 | 528 | 3739 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 81 | 1 | 1696 | 1772 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1948 | was | N | 16 | 381 | 531 | 4158 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1521 | 1772 |
| 7 | Sammy Baugh | 1943 | was | N | 16 | 428 | 580 | 4141 | 35 | 14 | 23 | -65 | 0 | 1519 | 1772 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1982 | sdg | N | 16 | 394 | 613 | 5364 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2369 | 1761 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1981 | sdg | N | 16 | 402 | 632 | 4902 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 1933 | 1761 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1980 | sdg | N | 16 | 391 | 633 | 5020 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1696 | 1761 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1979 | sdg | N | 16 | 409 | 601 | 4722 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 1609 | 1761 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1978 | sdg | N | 15 | 309 | 475 | 3941 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 1594 | 1761 |
| 8 | Dan Fouts | 1985 | sdg | N | 14 | 277 | 439 | 3712 | 27 | 16 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 1365 | 1761 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1953 | cle | N | 16 | 307 | 382 | 4357 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 160 | 5 | 2785 | 1697 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1952 | cle | N | 16 | 361 | 572 | 4897 | 23 | 16 | 44 | 145 | 4 | 1926 | 1697 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1951 | cle | N | 16 | 301 | 431 | 3771 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 1666 | 1697 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1955 | cle | N | 16 | 199 | 306 | 2996 | 20 | 6 | 69 | 123 | 5 | 1541 | 1697 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1950 | cle | N | 16 | 274 | 402 | 3262 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 141 | 5 | 1171 | 1697 |
| 9 | Otto Graham | 1954 | cle | N | 16 | 247 | 358 | 3038 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 130 | 8 | 1093 | 1697 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1943 | chi | N | 16 | 354 | 490 | 5180 | 42 | 9 | 27 | -61 | 1 | 3180 | 1693 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1941 | chi | N | 16 | 215 | 283 | 2943 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 1804 | 1693 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1945 | chi | N | 16 | 377 | 541 | 4010 | 27 | 9 | 44 | -173 | 0 | 1442 | 1693 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1946 | chi | N | 16 | 325 | 514 | 3873 | 30 | 13 | 27 | -99 | 0 | 1261 | 1693 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1942 | chi | N | 16 | 178 | 246 | 2513 | 19 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 0 | 1253 | 1693 |
| 10 | Sid Luckman | 1947 | chi | N | 16 | 388 | 569 | 4178 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 93 | 1 | 1220 | 1693 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1961 | phi | N | 16 | 368 | 579 | 4919 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 1977 | 1652 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1967 | was | N | 16 | 433 | 663 | 4978 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 1961 | 1652 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1966 | was | N | 16 | 374 | 563 | 4292 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1587 | 1652 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1969 | was | N | 16 | 406 | 587 | 4168 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 164 | 1 | 1476 | 1652 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1970 | was | N | 16 | 323 | 471 | 3478 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 1474 | 1652 |
| 11 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1964 | was | N | 16 | 320 | 523 | 4030 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 59 | 2 | 1435 | 1652 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1953 | ram | N | 16 | 287 | 424 | 3831 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1900 | 1631 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1950 | ram | N | 16 | 254 | 370 | 3461 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1743 | 1631 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1960 | phi | N | 16 | 299 | 472 | 4030 | 30 | 13 | 13 | -15 | 0 | 1683 | 1631 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1954 | ram | N | 16 | 242 | 388 | 3829 | 15 | 15 | 7 | -11 | 0 | 1598 | 1631 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1959 | phi | N | 16 | 381 | 578 | 4288 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1442 | 1631 |
| 12 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1951 | ram | N | 16 | 204 | 315 | 2950 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1420 | 1631 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1989 | sfo | N | 13 | 293 | 397 | 3484 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 221 | 3 | 1905 | 1627 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1982 | sfo | N | 16 | 411 | 642 | 4861 | 31 | 15 | 48 | 200 | 2 | 1757 | 1627 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1984 | sfo | N | 16 | 299 | 444 | 3679 | 26 | 8 | 35 | 107 | 2 | 1719 | 1627 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1983 | sfo | N | 16 | 360 | 540 | 3988 | 25 | 9 | 54 | 246 | 2 | 1573 | 1627 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1987 | sfo | N | 14 | 311 | 435 | 3334 | 29 | 11 | 33 | 137 | 1 | 1405 | 1627 |
| 13 | Joe Montana | 1985 | sfo | N | 15 | 331 | 505 | 3727 | 27 | 10 | 39 | 138 | 2 | 1403 | 1627 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1984 | mia | N | 16 | 389 | 580 | 5152 | 45 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 2536 | 1602 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1986 | mia | N | 16 | 408 | 635 | 4819 | 45 | 18 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 1748 | 1602 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1992 | mia | N | 16 | 371 | 610 | 4578 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 1511 | 1602 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1994 | mia | N | 16 | 381 | 602 | 4350 | 30 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 1 | 1295 | 1602 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1991 | mia | N | 16 | 343 | 581 | 4161 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 1277 | 1602 |
| 14 | Dan Marino | 1988 | mia | N | 16 | 400 | 633 | 4610 | 31 | 20 | 18 | -16 | 0 | 1247 | 1602 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1962 | kan | A | 16 | 284 | 377 | 3457 | 27 | 9 | 41 | 256 | 3 | 1932 | 1597 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1966 | kan | A | 16 | 240 | 338 | 3057 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 185 | 0 | 1678 | 1597 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1971 | kan | N | 16 | 279 | 437 | 3835 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 1674 | 1597 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1968 | kan | A | 16 | 211 | 292 | 2827 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 1511 | 1597 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1967 | kan | A | 16 | 309 | 436 | 3455 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 1429 | 1597 |
| 15 | Len Dawson | 1964 | kan | A | 16 | 268 | 397 | 3237 | 27 | 10 | 46 | 104 | 2 | 1361 | 1597 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1976 | rai | N | 14 | 313 | 418 | 4294 | 37 | 16 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 2372 | 1581 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1974 | rai | N | 16 | 285 | 441 | 3843 | 39 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 1 | 1916 | 1581 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1973 | rai | N | 16 | 286 | 402 | 3380 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 90 | 0 | 1558 | 1581 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1977 | rai | N | 15 | 292 | 442 | 3657 | 30 | 17 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1360 | 1581 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1979 | rai | N | 16 | 374 | 565 | 4181 | 29 | 18 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 1279 | 1581 |
| 16 | Ken Stabler | 1975 | rai | N | 16 | 262 | 402 | 3363 | 20 | 19 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 1003 | 1581 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1963 | nyg | N | 15 | 344 | 500 | 4039 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 101 | 2 | 1904 | 1459 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1953 | sfo | N | 15 | 274 | 384 | 3395 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 1700 | 1459 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1957 | sfo | N | 16 | 388 | 528 | 3912 | 19 | 13 | 42 | 236 | 6 | 1497 | 1459 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1962 | nyg | N | 16 | 302 | 516 | 3967 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 110 | 2 | 1416 | 1459 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1954 | sfo | N | 16 | 296 | 440 | 3202 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 77 | 4 | 1145 | 1459 |
| 17 | Y.A. Tittle | 1961 | nyg | N | 15 | 255 | 397 | 3002 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 83 | 3 | 1093 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1967 | nyj | A | 16 | 388 | 599 | 5222 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2077 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1968 | nyj | A | 16 | 301 | 496 | 4219 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1606 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1972 | nyj | N | 15 | 279 | 491 | 4415 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1578 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1974 | nyj | N | 16 | 306 | 514 | 4072 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1262 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1969 | nyj | A | 16 | 286 | 471 | 3632 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 1226 | 1459 |
| 18 | Joe Namath | 1966 | nyj | A | 16 | 351 | 560 | 4088 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 1005 | 1459 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 1999 | ram | N | 16 | 325 | 486 | 4279 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 97 | 1 | 2163 | 1453 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 2001 | ram | N | 16 | 377 | 551 | 4897 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 2044 | 1453 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 2008 | crd | N | 16 | 393 | 609 | 4526 | 30 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1465 | 1453 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 2000 | ram | N | 11 | 238 | 347 | 3458 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1449 | 1453 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 2007 | crd | N | 14 | 266 | 446 | 3327 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 805 | 1453 |
| 19 | Kurt Warner | 2005 | crd | N | 10 | 245 | 383 | 2782 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 792 | 1453 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1967 | sdg | A | 16 | 326 | 521 | 4385 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 119 | 3 | 1687 | 1431 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1973 | ram | N | 16 | 237 | 399 | 3399 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1504 | 1431 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1971 | sdg | N | 16 | 390 | 626 | 4710 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 74 | 1 | 1399 | 1431 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1965 | sdg | A | 16 | 260 | 401 | 3540 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 108 | 1 | 1393 | 1431 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1966 | sdg | A | 16 | 302 | 446 | 3443 | 22 | 10 | 42 | 105 | 2 | 1329 | 1431 |
| 20 | John Hadl | 1968 | sdg | A | 16 | 335 | 574 | 4656 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1276 | 1431 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1976 | clt | N | 16 | 334 | 492 | 4870 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 183 | 2 | 2816 | 1399 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1977 | clt | N | 16 | 386 | 591 | 4514 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 130 | 2 | 1859 | 1399 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1975 | clt | N | 16 | 311 | 472 | 3637 | 23 | 6 | 41 | 284 | 3 | 1653 | 1399 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1981 | clt | N | 15 | 272 | 442 | 3159 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 73 | 0 | 781 | 1399 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1980 | clt | N | 15 | 279 | 480 | 3337 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 154 | 2 | 746 | 1399 |
| 21 | Bert Jones | 1974 | clt | N | 13 | 229 | 385 | 2506 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 269 | 4 | 539 | 1399 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 1995 | gnb | N | 16 | 343 | 539 | 4171 | 36 | 12 | 40 | 188 | 3 | 1717 | 1393 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 1996 | gnb | N | 16 | 327 | 536 | 3923 | 40 | 12 | 48 | 140 | 2 | 1417 | 1393 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 2001 | gnb | N | 16 | 316 | 515 | 3976 | 32 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 1370 | 1393 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 1997 | gnb | N | 16 | 319 | 515 | 3999 | 36 | 17 | 57 | 186 | 1 | 1361 | 1393 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 2007 | gnb | N | 16 | 337 | 529 | 4046 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 1272 | 1393 |
| 22 | Brett Favre | 1998 | gnb | N | 16 | 366 | 561 | 4287 | 29 | 22 | 39 | 133 | 1 | 1222 | 1393 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1970 | sfo | N | 16 | 357 | 528 | 4345 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 2085 | 1381 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1965 | sfo | N | 15 | 376 | 533 | 4038 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 1572 | 1381 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1961 | sfo | N | 16 | 243 | 394 | 3419 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 2 | 1420 | 1381 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1968 | sfo | N | 16 | 374 | 567 | 4274 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 1366 | 1381 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1971 | sfo | N | 16 | 348 | 562 | 4047 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 1013 | 1381 |
| 23 | John Brodie | 1969 | sfo | N | 15 | 287 | 461 | 3231 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 831 | 1381 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1976 | crd | N | 16 | 351 | 557 | 4622 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1900 | 1331 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1973 | crd | N | 14 | 312 | 495 | 3762 | 23 | 9 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1423 | 1331 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1977 | crd | N | 16 | 321 | 534 | 4272 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1311 | 1331 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1974 | crd | N | 16 | 320 | 553 | 3753 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1273 | 1331 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1975 | crd | N | 16 | 279 | 473 | 3672 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1113 | 1331 |
| 24 | Jim Hart | 1978 | crd | N | 15 | 331 | 594 | 4101 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 967 | 1331 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1988 | cin | N | 16 | 252 | 405 | 3714 | 31 | 12 | 40 | 230 | 1 | 1772 | 1328 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1986 | cin | N | 16 | 295 | 478 | 4020 | 24 | 14 | 41 | 138 | 1 | 1540 | 1328 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1985 | cin | N | 15 | 274 | 440 | 3513 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 71 | 1 | 1418 | 1328 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1989 | cin | N | 16 | 278 | 468 | 3488 | 28 | 10 | 45 | 271 | 0 | 1314 | 1328 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1993 | nyj | N | 16 | 299 | 483 | 3559 | 18 | 11 | 44 | 121 | 1 | 1052 | 1328 |
| 25 | Boomer Esiason | 1987 | cin | N | 13 | 281 | 481 | 3625 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 233 | 0 | 870 | 1328 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1977 | mia | N | 16 | 311 | 462 | 3785 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1705 | 1325 |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1971 | mia | N | 16 | 243 | 382 | 3200 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 81 | 0 | 1487 | 1325 |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1976 | mia | N | 15 | 261 | 390 | 3290 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 92 | 0 | 1300 | 1325 |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1974 | mia | N | 15 | 243 | 360 | 3063 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 1262 | 1325 |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1975 | mia | N | 11 | 181 | 262 | 2480 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 1127 | 1325 |
| 26 | Bob Griese | 1968 | mia | A | 15 | 300 | 463 | 3315 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 235 | 1 | 1069 | 1325 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1968 | rai | A | 15 | 332 | 543 | 4350 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 100 | 1 | 1744 | 1324 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1967 | rai | A | 16 | 330 | 519 | 4207 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 122 | 4 | 1740 | 1324 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1969 | rai | A | 16 | 341 | 556 | 4387 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 1562 | 1324 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1970 | rai | N | 16 | 286 | 498 | 3718 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1182 | 1324 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1972 | rai | N | 16 | 257 | 426 | 3133 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1014 | 1324 |
| 27 | Daryle Lamonica | 1971 | rai | N | 16 | 197 | 351 | 2630 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 699 | 1324 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1966 | gnb | N | 16 | 230 | 324 | 3019 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 110 | 2 | 1766 | 1302 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1964 | gnb | N | 16 | 252 | 369 | 2945 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 171 | 3 | 1455 | 1302 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1968 | gnb | N | 14 | 174 | 240 | 2289 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 1234 | 1302 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1962 | gnb | N | 16 | 269 | 393 | 3000 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 73 | 1 | 1184 | 1302 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1961 | gnb | N | 16 | 269 | 411 | 3195 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 1113 | 1302 |
| 28 | Bart Starr | 1965 | gnb | N | 16 | 218 | 342 | 2666 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 180 | 1 | 1061 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1977 | pit | N | 16 | 279 | 472 | 4240 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 153 | 3 | 1712 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1978 | pit | N | 16 | 286 | 459 | 3830 | 37 | 15 | 25 | 74 | 1 | 1567 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1979 | pit | N | 16 | 319 | 535 | 4308 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 69 | 0 | 1324 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1975 | pit | N | 16 | 253 | 392 | 3010 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 185 | 3 | 1293 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1981 | pit | N | 14 | 224 | 384 | 2947 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 140 | 2 | 998 | 1302 |
| 29 | Terry Bradshaw | 1980 | pit | N | 15 | 245 | 456 | 3555 | 23 | 16 | 31 | 98 | 2 | 916 | 1302 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 2003 | kan | N | 16 | 337 | 534 | 4206 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 79 | 2 | 1616 | 1298 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 2004 | kan | N | 16 | 373 | 573 | 4551 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 82 | 0 | 1554 | 1298 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 2005 | kan | N | 16 | 321 | 518 | 4116 | 17 | 10 | 35 | 82 | 0 | 1481 | 1298 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 2002 | kan | N | 16 | 276 | 457 | 3629 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 218 | 1 | 1303 | 1298 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 2000 | ram | N | 8 | 147 | 240 | 2081 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 976 | 1298 |
| 30 | Trent Green | 1998 | was | N | 15 | 293 | 518 | 3503 | 22 | 10 | 41 | 117 | 2 | 856 | 1298 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1990 | oti | N | 15 | 414 | 636 | 5023 | 34 | 12 | 55 | 212 | 2 | 2090 | 1292 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1991 | oti | N | 16 | 436 | 693 | 4915 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 71 | 2 | 1265 | 1292 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1989 | oti | N | 16 | 302 | 477 | 3593 | 23 | 12 | 67 | 261 | 4 | 1223 | 1292 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1995 | min | N | 16 | 361 | 573 | 3996 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 85 | 0 | 1210 | 1292 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1997 | sea | N | 15 | 329 | 530 | 3803 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 1002 | 1292 |
| 31 | Warren Moon | 1992 | oti | N | 11 | 252 | 381 | 2804 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 150 | 1 | 963 | 1292 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1973 | phi | N | 16 | 473 | 712 | 5448 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2293 | 1253 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1967 | ram | N | 16 | 294 | 484 | 3692 | 27 | 10 | 45 | 212 | 6 | 1449 | 1253 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1969 | ram | N | 16 | 322 | 530 | 3425 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 164 | 5 | 1121 | 1253 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1971 | ram | N | 16 | 301 | 511 | 3428 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 2 | 1016 | 1253 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1970 | ram | N | 16 | 338 | 569 | 3771 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 111 | 1 | 960 | 1253 |
| 32 | Roman Gabriel | 1968 | ram | N | 16 | 294 | 513 | 3346 | 20 | 13 | 34 | 141 | 4 | 677 | 1253 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2007 | nwe | N | 16 | 377 | 571 | 4680 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 99 | 2 | 2386 | 1244 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2005 | nwe | N | 16 | 338 | 541 | 4214 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 89 | 1 | 1461 | 1244 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2003 | nwe | N | 16 | 324 | 538 | 3769 | 23 | 11 | 41 | 60 | 1 | 1034 | 1244 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2004 | nwe | N | 16 | 291 | 489 | 3660 | 26 | 15 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 1006 | 1244 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2006 | nwe | N | 16 | 323 | 530 | 3596 | 24 | 13 | 48 | 98 | 0 | 870 | 1244 |
| 33 | Tom Brady | 2002 | nwe | N | 16 | 359 | 585 | 3701 | 26 | 15 | 43 | 107 | 1 | 709 | 1244 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1993 | den | N | 16 | 361 | 563 | 4192 | 27 | 10 | 43 | 156 | 0 | 1560 | 1217 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1997 | den | N | 16 | 294 | 504 | 3759 | 27 | 11 | 49 | 217 | 1 | 1267 | 1217 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1987 | den | N | 13 | 262 | 448 | 3491 | 18 | 10 | 63 | 294 | 4 | 1213 | 1217 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1995 | den | N | 16 | 302 | 512 | 3752 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 183 | 1 | 1117 | 1217 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1996 | den | N | 15 | 289 | 460 | 3348 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 257 | 4 | 1092 | 1217 |
| 34 | John Elway | 1994 | den | N | 14 | 304 | 484 | 3409 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 253 | 4 | 1055 | 1217 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1998 | min | N | 16 | 273 | 433 | 3770 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 132 | 1 | 1819 | 1195 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1990 | phi | N | 16 | 310 | 507 | 3713 | 30 | 12 | 118 | 930 | 5 | 1523 | 1195 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1992 | phi | N | 15 | 262 | 423 | 3087 | 21 | 10 | 89 | 559 | 6 | 1156 | 1195 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1988 | phi | N | 16 | 340 | 585 | 3959 | 26 | 14 | 86 | 578 | 5 | 1120 | 1195 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1987 | phi | N | 13 | 261 | 444 | 3041 | 22 | 10 | 72 | 489 | 3 | 929 | 1195 |
| 35 | Randall Cunningham | 1989 | phi | N | 16 | 313 | 547 | 3364 | 21 | 13 | 99 | 606 | 4 | 623 | 1195 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1958 | pit | N | 13 | 252 | 429 | 3607 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 162 | 3 | 1446 | 1193 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1951 | det | N | 16 | 311 | 539 | 4109 | 33 | 16 | 60 | 286 | 1 | 1315 | 1193 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1950 | det | N | 16 | 304 | 534 | 3900 | 20 | 11 | 56 | 243 | 3 | 1160 | 1193 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1952 | det | N | 16 | 278 | 451 | 3476 | 22 | 13 | 99 | 459 | 1 | 1133 | 1193 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1953 | det | N | 16 | 230 | 405 | 3343 | 22 | 14 | 97 | 385 | 0 | 1056 | 1193 |
| 36 | Bobby Layne | 1956 | det | N | 16 | 289 | 469 | 3598 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 163 | 4 | 1051 | 1193 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1977 | den | N | 16 | 226 | 382 | 3242 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 112 | 4 | 1467 | 1187 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1969 | dal | N | 15 | 240 | 401 | 3519 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 1400 | 1187 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1981 | den | N | 15 | 251 | 390 | 3262 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1336 | 1187 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1970 | dal | N | 14 | 163 | 289 | 2688 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 1270 | 1187 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1972 | dal | N | 16 | 319 | 514 | 3757 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 876 | 1187 |
| 37 | Craig Morton | 1978 | den | N | 14 | 201 | 333 | 2368 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 771 | 1187 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1991 | buf | N | 15 | 328 | 501 | 4029 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 1612 | 1174 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1990 | buf | N | 14 | 250 | 377 | 3030 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 1300 | 1174 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1986 | buf | N | 16 | 308 | 489 | 3648 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 189 | 0 | 1153 | 1174 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1992 | buf | N | 16 | 302 | 508 | 3845 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 1 | 1059 | 1174 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1988 | buf | N | 16 | 304 | 472 | 3514 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 143 | 0 | 984 | 1174 |
| 38 | Jim Kelly | 1989 | buf | N | 13 | 246 | 402 | 3097 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 134 | 2 | 933 | 1174 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2004 | min | N | 16 | 383 | 565 | 4676 | 37 | 11 | 88 | 392 | 2 | 2203 | 1173 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2000 | min | N | 16 | 300 | 474 | 3971 | 34 | 15 | 91 | 469 | 7 | 1695 | 1173 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2003 | min | N | 14 | 302 | 464 | 3623 | 25 | 10 | 71 | 403 | 4 | 1516 | 1173 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2001 | min | N | 11 | 236 | 369 | 2648 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 418 | 6 | 747 | 1173 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2002 | min | N | 16 | 321 | 536 | 3795 | 17 | 24 | 106 | 584 | 9 | 628 | 1173 |
| 39 | Daunte Culpepper | 2007 | rai | N | 7 | 102 | 184 | 1296 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 248 | 1173 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1983 | was | N | 16 | 300 | 481 | 3788 | 27 | 8 | 33 | 203 | 1 | 1644 | 1166 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1982 | was | N | 16 | 311 | 468 | 3782 | 23 | 12 | 50 | 255 | 0 | 1528 | 1166 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1979 | was | N | 16 | 287 | 448 | 3235 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 150 | 3 | 1079 | 1166 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1984 | was | N | 16 | 304 | 490 | 3437 | 23 | 10 | 56 | 285 | 1 | 1076 | 1166 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1981 | was | N | 16 | 327 | 515 | 3642 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 153 | 2 | 966 | 1166 |
| 40 | Joe Theismann | 1978 | was | N | 16 | 258 | 486 | 3407 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 140 | 1 | 702 | 1166 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | rai | N | 16 | 402 | 602 | 4611 | 25 | 10 | 51 | 151 | 3 | 1819 | 1158 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 2001 | rai | N | 16 | 363 | 554 | 3881 | 27 | 9 | 64 | 232 | 2 | 1408 | 1158 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 2000 | rai | N | 16 | 287 | 473 | 3459 | 28 | 10 | 90 | 528 | 4 | 1304 | 1158 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 1999 | rai | N | 16 | 304 | 501 | 3774 | 24 | 13 | 47 | 315 | 2 | 1293 | 1158 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 1998 | kan | N | 12 | 217 | 361 | 2346 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 173 | 3 | 578 | 1158 |
| 41 | Rich Gannon | 1991 | min | N | 15 | 228 | 374 | 2270 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 246 | 2 | 546 | 1158 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1989 | ram | N | 16 | 328 | 533 | 4264 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 1539 | 1156 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1988 | ram | N | 16 | 348 | 540 | 4121 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 96 | 0 | 1456 | 1156 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1990 | ram | N | 16 | 351 | 604 | 4273 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 1034 | 1156 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1995 | nor | N | 16 | 330 | 536 | 3752 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 1020 | 1156 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1994 | nor | N | 16 | 343 | 529 | 3766 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 962 | 1156 |
| 42 | Jim Everett | 1992 | ram | N | 16 | 316 | 523 | 3696 | 24 | 16 | 33 | 135 | 0 | 927 | 1156 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2006 | nor | N | 16 | 360 | 570 | 4501 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 1684 | 1141 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2008 | nor | N | 16 | 405 | 647 | 5006 | 35 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 1619 | 1141 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2004 | sdg | N | 15 | 265 | 413 | 3131 | 25 | 7 | 52 | 82 | 2 | 1223 | 1141 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2005 | sdg | N | 16 | 327 | 511 | 3667 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 1010 | 1141 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2007 | nor | N | 16 | 417 | 644 | 4307 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 966 | 1141 |
| 43 | Drew Brees | 2002 | sdg | N | 16 | 308 | 512 | 3229 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 126 | 1 | 344 | 1141 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1960 | cle | N | 16 | 295 | 415 | 3746 | 26 | 4 | 19 | -27 | 2 | 2106 | 1140 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1961 | cle | N | 16 | 277 | 421 | 3192 | 18 | 7 | 25 | -17 | 1 | 1202 | 1140 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1959 | cle | N | 16 | 312 | 452 | 3264 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1191 | 1140 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1964 | det | N | 14 | 238 | 390 | 3078 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 944 | 1140 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1958 | cle | N | 16 | 193 | 303 | 2497 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 114 | 4 | 898 | 1140 |
| 44 | Milt Plum | 1962 | det | N | 16 | 271 | 448 | 2926 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 174 | 1 | 496 | 1140 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1984 | crd | N | 16 | 370 | 576 | 4676 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 167 | 3 | 1926 | 1137 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1988 | crd | N | 14 | 288 | 463 | 3530 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 1301 | 1137 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1987 | crd | N | 13 | 322 | 506 | 3697 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 1266 | 1137 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1983 | crd | N | 13 | 227 | 371 | 2688 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 110 | 2 | 949 | 1137 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1985 | crd | N | 16 | 289 | 481 | 3279 | 18 | 10 | 29 | 113 | 0 | 875 | 1137 |
| 45 | Neil Lomax | 1982 | crd | N | 16 | 210 | 381 | 2543 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 202 | 2 | 506 | 1137 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1980 | cle | N | 16 | 379 | 596 | 4399 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 1 | 1636 | 1106 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1978 | cle | N | 16 | 306 | 497 | 3819 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 69 | 2 | 1432 | 1106 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1976 | cle | N | 16 | 287 | 448 | 3315 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 1061 | 1106 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1979 | cle | N | 16 | 352 | 607 | 4387 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 148 | 1 | 1045 | 1106 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1983 | cle | N | 15 | 316 | 520 | 3637 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 806 | 1106 |
| 46 | Brian Sipe | 1981 | cle | N | 16 | 350 | 588 | 3957 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 132 | 1 | 654 | 1106 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1971 | det | N | 16 | 227 | 379 | 3426 | 22 | 10 | 75 | 524 | 3 | 1630 | 1082 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1976 | det | N | 16 | 271 | 418 | 3438 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 200 | 1 | 1585 | 1082 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1972 | det | N | 16 | 231 | 406 | 3239 | 25 | 16 | 77 | 483 | 8 | 1104 | 1082 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1970 | det | N | 14 | 133 | 190 | 1584 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 374 | 1 | 867 | 1082 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1979 | clt | N | 16 | 332 | 518 | 3391 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 95 | 0 | 768 | 1082 |
| 47 | Greg Landry | 1977 | det | N | 13 | 233 | 361 | 2284 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 88 | 0 | 540 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 1996 | jax | N | 16 | 355 | 550 | 4394 | 19 | 19 | 79 | 409 | 3 | 1417 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 1997 | jax | N | 14 | 277 | 436 | 3393 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 256 | 2 | 1391 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 2000 | jax | N | 16 | 315 | 512 | 3671 | 20 | 13 | 48 | 236 | 2 | 1051 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 2001 | jax | N | 15 | 291 | 477 | 3355 | 19 | 12 | 39 | 225 | 1 | 926 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 1999 | jax | N | 15 | 259 | 429 | 3008 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 220 | 1 | 858 | 1082 |
| 48 | Mark Brunell | 1998 | jax | N | 13 | 220 | 361 | 2648 | 19 | 9 | 48 | 192 | 0 | 850 | 1082 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2004 | phi | N | 15 | 303 | 484 | 3841 | 29 | 8 | 41 | 212 | 3 | 1711 | 1078 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2006 | phi | N | 10 | 182 | 325 | 2697 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 203 | 3 | 1171 | 1078 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2007 | phi | N | 14 | 276 | 467 | 3237 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 239 | 0 | 983 | 1078 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2008 | phi | N | 16 | 338 | 582 | 3867 | 23 | 13 | 39 | 143 | 2 | 898 | 1078 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2001 | phi | N | 16 | 287 | 498 | 3278 | 25 | 11 | 83 | 485 | 2 | 861 | 1078 |
| 49 | Donovan McNabb | 2003 | phi | N | 16 | 281 | 488 | 3349 | 16 | 10 | 70 | 339 | 3 | 846 | 1078 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1945 | ram | N | 16 | 287 | 427 | 3736 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 1571 | 1076 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1951 | ram | N | 15 | 180 | 286 | 2678 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 1318 | 1076 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1949 | ram | N | 16 | 312 | 476 | 3747 | 21 | 16 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 1234 | 1076 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1950 | ram | N | 16 | 244 | 339 | 2586 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 990 | 1076 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1946 | ram | N | 16 | 376 | 564 | 3705 | 30 | 14 | 17 | -78 | 1 | 967 | 1076 |
| 50 | Bob Waterfield | 1948 | ram | N | 15 | 179 | 304 | 2166 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 379 | 1076 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1973 | den | N | 16 | 322 | 535 | 4172 | 30 | 16 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 1409 | 1074 |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1974 | den | N | 16 | 218 | 347 | 3065 | 20 | 8 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1399 | 1074 |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1963 | crd | N | 16 | 345 | 576 | 4212 | 28 | 17 | 42 | 145 | 1 | 1177 | 1074 |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1964 | crd | N | 16 | 344 | 570 | 4183 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 96 | 2 | 893 | 1074 |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1972 | den | N | 14 | 228 | 361 | 2796 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 861 | 1074 |
| 51 | Charley Johnson | 1965 | crd | N | 13 | 241 | 439 | 3165 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 64 | 1 | 706 | 1074 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1993 | dal | N | 14 | 281 | 401 | 3225 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 128 | 0 | 1453 | 1072 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1992 | dal | N | 16 | 339 | 520 | 3832 | 25 | 12 | 38 | 107 | 1 | 1302 | 1072 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1995 | dal | N | 16 | 268 | 408 | 3122 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 1197 | 1072 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1991 | dal | N | 12 | 256 | 384 | 2886 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 936 | 1072 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1998 | dal | N | 11 | 197 | 321 | 2372 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 69 | 2 | 849 | 1072 |
| 52 | Troy Aikman | 1994 | dal | N | 14 | 231 | 353 | 2614 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 67 | 1 | 697 | 1072 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1967 | phi | N | 16 | 360 | 567 | 4516 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1619 | 1062 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1972 | nyg | N | 16 | 338 | 493 | 3617 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1316 | 1062 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1965 | phi | N | 13 | 233 | 392 | 3044 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 86 | 3 | 935 | 1062 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1962 | was | N | 16 | 278 | 488 | 3601 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 894 | 1062 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1970 | phi | N | 16 | 290 | 468 | 3432 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 818 | 1062 |
| 53 | Norm Snead | 1963 | was | N | 16 | 272 | 494 | 3908 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 102 | 2 | 788 | 1062 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1968 | clt | N | 16 | 291 | 445 | 4117 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1910 | 1047 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1963 | det | N | 16 | 271 | 447 | 3366 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 107 | 1 | 1145 | 1047 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1965 | nyg | N | 16 | 241 | 411 | 3174 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 0 | 1066 | 1047 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1972 | mia | N | 16 | 143 | 227 | 2132 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 1 | 1018 | 1047 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1970 | clt | N | 16 | 82 | 130 | 1170 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 579 | 1047 |
| 54 | Earl Morrall | 1957 | pit | N | 16 | 306 | 546 | 3446 | 16 | 10 | 43 | 87 | 2 | 565 | 1047 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2000 | sfo | N | 16 | 359 | 561 | 4315 | 31 | 9 | 73 | 413 | 4 | 1880 | 1042 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2001 | sfo | N | 16 | 318 | 509 | 3587 | 32 | 11 | 73 | 255 | 6 | 1218 | 1042 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2007 | tam | N | 13 | 198 | 323 | 2376 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 118 | 1 | 856 | 1042 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2008 | tam | N | 12 | 239 | 383 | 2678 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 143 | 1 | 800 | 1042 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2002 | sfo | N | 16 | 315 | 514 | 3288 | 20 | 10 | 74 | 342 | 3 | 776 | 1042 |
| 55 | Jeff Garcia | 2003 | sfo | N | 13 | 230 | 401 | 2816 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 304 | 7 | 725 | 1042 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1982 | dal | N | 16 | 301 | 459 | 3868 | 29 | 16 | 27 | 154 | 0 | 1544 | 1039 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1983 | dal | N | 16 | 363 | 558 | 4059 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1204 | 1039 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1981 | dal | N | 16 | 249 | 406 | 3163 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 90 | 0 | 1142 | 1039 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1980 | dal | N | 16 | 292 | 469 | 3499 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 101 | 1 | 920 | 1039 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1985 | dal | N | 14 | 291 | 460 | 3221 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 826 | 1039 |
| 56 | Danny White | 1987 | dal | N | 12 | 252 | 396 | 2857 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 596 | 1039 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1975 | was | N | 14 | 273 | 475 | 3574 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1169 | 1035 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1971 | was | N | 16 | 278 | 444 | 3402 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1151 | 1035 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1973 | was | N | 11 | 214 | 351 | 2803 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1093 | 1035 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1974 | was | N | 13 | 219 | 333 | 2540 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1049 | 1035 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1972 | was | N | 14 | 207 | 341 | 2584 | 26 | 10 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 916 | 1035 |
| 57 | Billy Kilmer | 1969 | nor | N | 16 | 286 | 478 | 3402 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 833 | 1035 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1985 | nyg | N | 16 | 300 | 506 | 3907 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 119 | 0 | 1133 | 1034 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1984 | nyg | N | 16 | 307 | 548 | 4098 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 147 | 0 | 1118 | 1034 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1988 | nyg | N | 15 | 297 | 500 | 3492 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 141 | 0 | 1065 | 1034 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1993 | nyg | N | 16 | 257 | 409 | 3160 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 1064 | 1034 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1990 | nyg | N | 14 | 210 | 339 | 2447 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 60 | 1 | 930 | 1034 |
| 58 | Phil Simms | 1987 | nyg | N | 10 | 191 | 308 | 2434 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 895 | 1034 |
| 59 | Johnny Lujack | 1949 | chi | N | 16 | 329 | 501 | 4593 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 2145 | 1032 |
| 59 | Johnny Lujack | 1951 | chi | N | 16 | 174 | 286 | 2214 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 169 | 6 | 812 | 1032 |
| 59 | Johnny Lujack | 1950 | chi | N | 16 | 242 | 404 | 2906 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 386 | 9 | 663 | 1032 |
| 59 | Johnny Lujack | 1948 | chi | N | 12 | 74 | 111 | 978 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 109 | 1 | 509 | 1032 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 2003 | oti | N | 14 | 256 | 409 | 3348 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 132 | 4 | 1531 | 1013 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 2001 | oti | N | 15 | 266 | 435 | 3397 | 21 | 11 | 76 | 418 | 6 | 1272 | 1013 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 1998 | oti | N | 16 | 305 | 501 | 3286 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 567 | 4 | 932 | 1013 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 2000 | oti | N | 16 | 251 | 396 | 2871 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 403 | 0 | 837 | 1013 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 2002 | oti | N | 16 | 289 | 479 | 3331 | 21 | 16 | 83 | 426 | 3 | 768 | 1013 |
| 60 | Steve McNair | 2005 | oti | N | 14 | 295 | 486 | 3241 | 16 | 11 | 32 | 139 | 1 | 737 | 1013 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1966 | dal | N | 15 | 261 | 444 | 3752 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 257 | 5 | 1703 | 1011 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1968 | dal | N | 15 | 274 | 434 | 3538 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 125 | 1 | 1485 | 1011 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1965 | dal | N | 16 | 219 | 415 | 3133 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 263 | 1 | 962 | 1011 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1963 | dal | N | 16 | 260 | 422 | 3058 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 188 | 3 | 757 | 1011 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1962 | dal | N | 15 | 159 | 292 | 2066 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 600 | 1011 |
| 61 | Don Meredith | 1967 | dal | N | 13 | 192 | 333 | 2437 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 90 | 0 | 557 | 1011 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1978 | nor | N | 16 | 402 | 587 | 4489 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 160 | 1 | 1756 | 1010 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1980 | nor | N | 16 | 347 | 547 | 3956 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 146 | 0 | 1175 | 1010 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1979 | nor | N | 16 | 310 | 476 | 3666 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 154 | 1 | 1100 | 1010 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1972 | nor | N | 16 | 397 | 679 | 4360 | 25 | 19 | 60 | 324 | 2 | 734 | 1010 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1977 | nor | N | 11 | 195 | 308 | 2158 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 241 | 5 | 694 | 1010 |
| 62 | Archie Manning | 1973 | nor | N | 15 | 245 | 413 | 2779 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 261 | 2 | 603 | 1010 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1958 | ram | N | 16 | 343 | 546 | 4434 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 96 | 2 | 1401 | 1007 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1961 | chi | N | 15 | 218 | 348 | 2983 | 22 | 9 | 46 | 249 | 2 | 1329 | 1007 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1956 | ram | N | 16 | 204 | 342 | 2754 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 90 | 3 | 918 | 1007 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1959 | ram | N | 16 | 306 | 444 | 3279 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 99 | 2 | 891 | 1007 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1962 | chi | N | 16 | 340 | 567 | 3903 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 149 | 4 | 809 | 1007 |
| 63 | Bill Wade | 1960 | ram | N | 15 | 207 | 302 | 2110 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 193 | 2 | 691 | 1007 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1983 | atl | N | 14 | 297 | 453 | 3230 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 1336 | 994 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1980 | atl | N | 16 | 289 | 498 | 3773 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 1278 | 994 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1981 | atl | N | 16 | 332 | 553 | 3909 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 997 | 994 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1982 | atl | N | 16 | 320 | 486 | 3544 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 924 | 994 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1984 | atl | N | 11 | 194 | 277 | 2187 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 781 | 994 |
| 64 | Steve Bartkowski | 1978 | atl | N | 14 | 258 | 460 | 3271 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 650 | 994 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 2002 | buf | N | 16 | 360 | 594 | 4286 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 65 | 2 | 1163 | 991 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 1997 | nwe | N | 16 | 330 | 524 | 3832 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 1127 | 991 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 1996 | nwe | N | 16 | 375 | 615 | 4111 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 999 | 991 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 1998 | nwe | N | 14 | 278 | 490 | 3698 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 0 | 999 | 991 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 2005 | dal | N | 16 | 303 | 510 | 3731 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 2 | 864 | 991 |
| 65 | Drew Bledsoe | 1999 | nwe | N | 16 | 305 | 525 | 3917 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 107 | 0 | 796 | 991 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1985 | nyj | N | 16 | 324 | 499 | 3967 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 1773 | 979 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1986 | nyj | N | 15 | 324 | 491 | 3747 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 1210 | 979 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1987 | nyj | N | 13 | 274 | 430 | 2943 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 59 | 0 | 843 | 979 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1991 | nyj | N | 16 | 310 | 517 | 3459 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 0 | 756 | 979 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1990 | nyj | N | 16 | 258 | 448 | 3058 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 0 | 707 | 979 |
| 66 | Ken O'Brien | 1989 | nyj | N | 15 | 311 | 490 | 3311 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 588 | 979 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1959 | nyg | N | 13 | 226 | 330 | 2795 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 1422 | 976 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1948 | nyg | N | 16 | 334 | 504 | 3480 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 158 | 4 | 1196 | 976 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1949 | nyg | N | 16 | 308 | 490 | 3695 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 1156 | 976 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1957 | nyg | N | 16 | 282 | 439 | 3105 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 931 | 976 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1952 | nyg | N | 15 | 164 | 266 | 1895 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 128 | 0 | 596 | 976 |
| 67 | Charlie Conerly | 1956 | nyg | N | 16 | 202 | 335 | 2155 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 558 | 976 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1979 | buf | N | 16 | 293 | 520 | 4132 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 1 | 1331 | 975 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1975 | buf | N | 16 | 259 | 440 | 3554 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 72 | 1 | 1320 | 975 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1981 | buf | N | 16 | 281 | 517 | 3728 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 892 | 975 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1977 | buf | N | 16 | 381 | 687 | 4711 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 249 | 2 | 858 | 975 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1976 | buf | N | 8 | 119 | 217 | 1704 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 69 | 0 | 781 | 975 |
| 68 | Joe Ferguson | 1978 | buf | N | 16 | 242 | 411 | 2807 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 667 | 975 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1997 | rai | N | 16 | 305 | 523 | 4050 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 1562 | 945 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1995 | atl | N | 16 | 321 | 527 | 3915 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1284 | 945 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1999 | min | N | 14 | 191 | 320 | 2768 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 1074 | 945 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1994 | atl | N | 16 | 319 | 513 | 3648 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 71 | 0 | 853 | 945 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1993 | clt | N | 13 | 243 | 416 | 2628 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 528 | 945 |
| 69 | Jeff George | 1991 | clt | N | 16 | 315 | 513 | 3050 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 369 | 945 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1987 | cle | N | 13 | 282 | 425 | 3311 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1363 | 943 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1986 | cle | N | 16 | 335 | 541 | 3913 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 1284 | 943 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1991 | cle | N | 16 | 331 | 523 | 3655 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 77 | 0 | 1198 | 943 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1989 | cle | N | 16 | 327 | 527 | 3496 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 68 | 1 | 791 | 943 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1988 | cle | N | 9 | 176 | 270 | 1965 | 11 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 1 | 626 | 943 |
| 70 | Bernie Kosar | 1992 | cle | N | 7 | 116 | 171 | 1290 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 398 | 943 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1973 | nwe | N | 16 | 338 | 582 | 4316 | 20 | 16 | 39 | 186 | 5 | 1218 | 939 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1974 | nwe | N | 16 | 277 | 501 | 3825 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 155 | 2 | 1020 | 939 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1982 | rai | N | 16 | 293 | 485 | 3786 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 968 | 939 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1983 | rai | N | 14 | 250 | 397 | 2993 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 68 | 0 | 846 | 939 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1971 | nwe | N | 16 | 264 | 476 | 3305 | 26 | 13 | 44 | 207 | 0 | 825 | 939 |
| 71 | Jim Plunkett | 1977 | sfo | N | 16 | 221 | 373 | 2845 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 63 | 1 | 754 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1998 | nyj | N | 15 | 273 | 429 | 3314 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 104 | 1 | 1467 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1996 | rav | N | 16 | 327 | 542 | 4203 | 34 | 18 | 33 | 194 | 2 | 1403 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1995 | cle | N | 13 | 231 | 371 | 2725 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 2 | 850 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1990 | tam | N | 14 | 232 | 398 | 3019 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 276 | 1 | 715 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1992 | tam | N | 14 | 231 | 394 | 2841 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 200 | 2 | 644 | 939 |
| 72 | Vinny Testaverde | 1993 | cle | N | 10 | 135 | 235 | 1869 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 0 | 553 | 939 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2005 | sea | N | 16 | 297 | 459 | 3543 | 24 | 9 | 36 | 124 | 1 | 1398 | 933 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2003 | sea | N | 16 | 320 | 524 | 4003 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 119 | 2 | 1321 | 933 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2007 | sea | N | 16 | 333 | 555 | 3862 | 26 | 13 | 40 | 90 | 0 | 1052 | 933 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2002 | sea | N | 14 | 257 | 408 | 3024 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 196 | 1 | 929 | 933 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2004 | sea | N | 14 | 282 | 489 | 3353 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 87 | 1 | 645 | 933 |
| 73 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2006 | sea | N | 12 | 212 | 381 | 2488 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 105 | 0 | 255 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1980 | phi | N | 16 | 289 | 485 | 3757 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 84 | 1 | 1446 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1982 | phi | N | 16 | 322 | 531 | 3862 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 990 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1979 | phi | N | 16 | 234 | 424 | 3087 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 99 | 1 | 869 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1983 | phi | N | 16 | 255 | 467 | 3381 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 112 | 1 | 815 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1977 | phi | N | 16 | 286 | 520 | 3669 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 113 | 5 | 777 | 933 |
| 74 | Ron Jaworski | 1985 | phi | N | 16 | 278 | 494 | 3520 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 698 | 933 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1979 | nwe | N | 16 | 254 | 480 | 3801 | 31 | 16 | 53 | 305 | 1 | 1212 | 929 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1978 | nwe | N | 16 | 250 | 451 | 3711 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 427 | 4 | 1175 | 929 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1977 | nwe | N | 16 | 276 | 459 | 3633 | 26 | 18 | 52 | 289 | 1 | 1113 | 929 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1983 | nwe | N | 12 | 182 | 317 | 2459 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 94 | 2 | 774 | 929 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1975 | nwe | N | 15 | 213 | 376 | 2895 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 97 | 3 | 681 | 929 |
| 75 | Steve Grogan | 1980 | nwe | N | 12 | 197 | 329 | 2635 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 99 | 1 | 618 | 929 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1986 | sea | N | 15 | 243 | 382 | 2966 | 21 | 9 | 32 | 116 | 1 | 1133 | 920 |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1992 | kan | N | 16 | 258 | 454 | 3465 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 75 | 2 | 1036 | 920 |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1984 | sea | N | 16 | 296 | 493 | 3720 | 30 | 19 | 42 | 169 | 3 | 1013 | 920 |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1983 | sea | N | 9 | 160 | 255 | 2182 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 897 | 920 |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1985 | sea | N | 16 | 311 | 544 | 3675 | 27 | 16 | 32 | 109 | 1 | 769 | 920 |
| 76 | Dave Krieg | 1988 | sea | N | 9 | 151 | 238 | 1810 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 674 | 920 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2006 | ram | N | 16 | 374 | 605 | 4382 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 1571 | 913 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2004 | ram | N | 14 | 325 | 500 | 3929 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 86 | 3 | 1361 | 913 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2003 | ram | N | 15 | 343 | 544 | 4004 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 72 | 4 | 950 | 913 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2005 | ram | N | 8 | 194 | 293 | 2355 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 839 | 913 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2002 | ram | N | 7 | 133 | 208 | 1796 | 13 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 1 | 726 | 913 |
| 77 | Marc Bulger | 2008 | ram | N | 15 | 246 | 448 | 2686 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 913 |
| 78 | Matt Ryan | 2008 | atl | N | 16 | 260 | 442 | 3397 | 16 | 13 | 56 | 101 | 1 | 905 | 905 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 1998 | atl | N | 14 | 201 | 333 | 3210 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 121 | 2 | 1466 | 900 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 1997 | atl | N | 14 | 212 | 343 | 2784 | 20 | 7 | 42 | 157 | 0 | 1142 | 900 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 2001 | atl | N | 14 | 224 | 368 | 2887 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 84 | 0 | 815 | 900 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 1992 | crd | N | 15 | 275 | 454 | 3150 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 152 | 1 | 717 | 900 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 1999 | atl | N | 12 | 174 | 299 | 2299 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 663 | 900 |
| 79 | Chris Chandler | 1995 | oti | N | 13 | 215 | 337 | 2325 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 60 | 2 | 597 | 900 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1983 | gnb | N | 16 | 314 | 507 | 4547 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1664 | 897 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1984 | gnb | N | 15 | 254 | 412 | 3238 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 990 | 897 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1982 | gnb | N | 16 | 239 | 405 | 3330 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 888 | 897 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1980 | gnb | N | 16 | 312 | 514 | 3757 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 751 | 897 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1981 | gnb | N | 13 | 228 | 367 | 2647 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 682 | 897 |
| 80 | Lynn Dickey | 1973 | oti | N | 14 | 124 | 186 | 1503 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 405 | 897 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1961 | oti | A | 16 | 272 | 420 | 4070 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2077 | 889 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1963 | oti | A | 16 | 321 | 503 | 3592 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 935 | 889 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1964 | oti | A | 16 | 353 | 567 | 3696 | 15 | 15 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 662 | 889 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1960 | oti | A | 16 | 233 | 414 | 2900 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 644 | 889 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1953 | chi | N | 11 | 311 | 536 | 3464 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 70 | 0 | 518 | 889 |
| 81 | George Blanda | 1962 | oti | A | 16 | 296 | 509 | 3521 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 497 | 889 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 1999 | was | N | 16 | 316 | 505 | 3936 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 1401 | 876 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 2002 | tam | N | 13 | 270 | 439 | 2998 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 985 | 876 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 1997 | min | N | 13 | 289 | 453 | 3139 | 20 | 13 | 34 | 138 | 0 | 824 | 876 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 2003 | tam | N | 16 | 362 | 582 | 3968 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 772 | 876 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 1996 | min | N | 12 | 196 | 307 | 2272 | 17 | 9 | 33 | 93 | 1 | 683 | 876 |
| 82 | Brad Johnson | 2001 | tam | N | 16 | 342 | 564 | 3453 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 121 | 3 | 591 | 876 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1968 | cle | N | 16 | 243 | 411 | 3349 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 1348 | 873 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1969 | cle | N | 16 | 282 | 468 | 3685 | 25 | 16 | 5 | -12 | 0 | 1134 | 873 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1966 | pit | N | 6 | 93 | 145 | 1501 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 911 | 873 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1971 | cle | N | 16 | 291 | 472 | 3552 | 18 | 18 | 13 | -18 | 0 | 803 | 873 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1970 | cle | N | 14 | 254 | 437 | 3186 | 20 | 14 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 794 | 873 |
| 83 | Bill Nelsen | 1967 | pit | N | 9 | 111 | 215 | 1495 | 11 | 7 | 9 | -20 | 0 | 251 | 873 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1978 | sea | N | 16 | 342 | 552 | 4314 | 20 | 15 | 46 | 230 | 5 | 1466 | 872 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1979 | sea | N | 16 | 351 | 573 | 4235 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 231 | 1 | 1325 | 872 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1981 | sea | N | 13 | 264 | 412 | 2846 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 121 | 1 | 898 | 872 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1980 | sea | N | 16 | 310 | 525 | 3562 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 189 | 1 | 709 | 872 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1977 | sea | N | 11 | 179 | 377 | 2835 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 126 | 1 | 564 | 872 |
| 84 | Jim Zorn | 1982 | sea | N | 16 | 243 | 455 | 2865 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 192 | 2 | 266 | 872 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1962 | nwe | A | 11 | 210 | 308 | 2491 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 172 | 2 | 1226 | 856 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1964 | nwe | A | 16 | 307 | 531 | 3896 | 28 | 15 | 39 | 196 | 2 | 1128 | 856 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1952 | gnb | N | 16 | 154 | 278 | 2462 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 118 | 1 | 819 | 856 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1966 | nwe | A | 16 | 274 | 455 | 3292 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 791 | 856 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1967 | nwe | A | 16 | 242 | 420 | 3019 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 611 | 856 |
| 85 | Babe Parilli | 1961 | nwe | A | 16 | 151 | 230 | 1606 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 205 | 3 | 563 | 856 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1966 | cle | N | 16 | 294 | 494 | 3980 | 34 | 11 | 37 | 166 | 0 | 1644 | 850 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1963 | cle | N | 15 | 210 | 349 | 2602 | 25 | 10 | 63 | 228 | 2 | 848 | 850 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1964 | cle | N | 16 | 269 | 453 | 3302 | 27 | 17 | 38 | 225 | 1 | 836 | 850 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1967 | cle | N | 15 | 204 | 366 | 2692 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 61 | 0 | 691 | 850 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1962 | cle | N | 13 | 169 | 267 | 1896 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 247 | 1 | 648 | 850 |
| 86 | Frank Ryan | 1965 | cle | N | 14 | 185 | 331 | 2272 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 0 | 434 | 850 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1971 | atl | N | 13 | 227 | 328 | 3071 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 1270 | 847 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1972 | atl | N | 16 | 266 | 420 | 3384 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 79 | 2 | 1247 | 847 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1970 | atl | N | 14 | 250 | 376 | 2668 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 812 | 847 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1969 | atl | N | 8 | 105 | 165 | 1460 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 72 | 0 | 768 | 847 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1968 | atl | N | 11 | 130 | 215 | 2028 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 141 | 2 | 711 | 847 |
| 87 | Bob Berry | 1974 | min | N | 11 | 54 | 68 | 475 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 273 | 847 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1990 | kan | N | 16 | 295 | 484 | 3689 | 23 | 4 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 1551 | 845 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1984 | tam | N | 16 | 331 | 523 | 3602 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 2 | 841 | 845 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1979 | sfo | N | 16 | 427 | 656 | 4224 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 820 | 845 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1988 | kan | N | 13 | 253 | 432 | 3052 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 646 | 845 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1991 | kan | N | 16 | 276 | 459 | 3107 | 20 | 13 | 21 | -16 | 0 | 624 | 845 |
| 88 | Steve Deberg | 1987 | tam | N | 13 | 186 | 301 | 2064 | 13 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 590 | 845 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1963 | sdg | A | 16 | 244 | 340 | 3002 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 70 | 2 | 1316 | 833 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1956 | gnb | N | 16 | 327 | 593 | 4153 | 29 | 12 | 82 | 384 | 10 | 1243 | 833 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1952 | gnb | N | 16 | 164 | 247 | 2205 | 15 | 5 | 61 | 350 | 2 | 1136 | 833 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1958 | det | N | 16 | 224 | 411 | 2588 | 16 | 8 | 86 | 373 | 3 | 473 | 833 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1955 | gnb | N | 16 | 318 | 566 | 3442 | 23 | 15 | 75 | 338 | 4 | 462 | 833 |
| 89 | Tobin Rote | 1954 | gnb | N | 16 | 313 | 570 | 3356 | 16 | 13 | 75 | 342 | 8 | 370 | 833 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1956 | chi | N | 16 | 215 | 323 | 3142 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 158 | 1 | 1508 | 827 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1963 | pit | N | 16 | 261 | 493 | 3830 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 1001 | 827 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1959 | chi | N | 16 | 250 | 420 | 3082 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 113 | 1 | 922 | 827 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1955 | chi | N | 16 | 172 | 271 | 2276 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 207 | 2 | 892 | 827 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1964 | pit | N | 16 | 187 | 369 | 2734 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 114 | 2 | 330 | 827 |
| 90 | Ed Brown | 1954 | chi | N | 16 | 17 | 25 | 411 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 308 | 827 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 2005 | den | N | 16 | 280 | 466 | 3451 | 18 | 7 | 46 | 151 | 2 | 1204 | 819 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 2004 | den | N | 16 | 306 | 537 | 4053 | 25 | 21 | 61 | 195 | 1 | 898 | 819 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 2001 | crd | N | 16 | 306 | 530 | 3704 | 18 | 13 | 35 | 164 | 0 | 884 | 819 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 2003 | den | N | 11 | 193 | 309 | 2272 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 196 | 3 | 829 | 819 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 1998 | crd | N | 16 | 342 | 557 | 3804 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 217 | 4 | 681 | 819 |
| 91 | Jake Plummer | 1997 | crd | N | 10 | 165 | 297 | 2278 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 215 | 2 | 420 | 819 |
| 92 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2007 | pit | N | 15 | 250 | 399 | 3071 | 30 | 11 | 36 | 207 | 2 | 1205 | 817 |
| 92 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2005 | pit | N | 13 | 170 | 274 | 2446 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 69 | 3 | 994 | 817 |
| 92 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2004 | pit | N | 14 | 198 | 304 | 2598 | 16 | 11 | 55 | 139 | 1 | 891 | 817 |
| 92 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2006 | pit | N | 15 | 283 | 482 | 3579 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 94 | 2 | 522 | 817 |
| 92 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2008 | pit | N | 16 | 276 | 478 | 3260 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 98 | 2 | 474 | 817 |
| 93 | Tony Romo | 2007 | dal | N | 16 | 317 | 514 | 4100 | 34 | 20 | 32 | 131 | 2 | 1353 | 811 |
| 93 | Tony Romo | 2006 | dal | N | 16 | 223 | 346 | 2958 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 98 | 0 | 1035 | 811 |
| 93 | Tony Romo | 2008 | dal | N | 13 | 271 | 458 | 3405 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 864 | 811 |
| 93 | Tony Romo | 2005 | dal | N | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -7 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2002 | nyj | N | 15 | 265 | 388 | 3068 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 47 | 2 | 1350 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2008 | mia | N | 16 | 315 | 485 | 3607 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 1316 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2004 | nyj | N | 13 | 245 | 382 | 2650 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 122 | 1 | 728 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2006 | nyj | N | 16 | 317 | 499 | 3415 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 104 | 0 | 655 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2003 | nyj | N | 10 | 193 | 303 | 2227 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 533 | 811 |
| 94 | Chad Pennington | 2007 | nyj | N | 9 | 170 | 257 | 1719 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 282 | 811 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 1999 | car | N | 16 | 343 | 556 | 4360 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 131 | 2 | 1713 | 803 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 1993 | crd | N | 16 | 268 | 427 | 3291 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 823 | 803 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 2000 | car | N | 16 | 328 | 533 | 3762 | 19 | 17 | 44 | 106 | 1 | 797 | 803 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 1998 | car | N | 12 | 228 | 349 | 2660 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 787 | 803 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 1989 | rai | N | 10 | 117 | 223 | 1659 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 382 | 803 |
| 95 | Steve Beuerlein | 1997 | car | N | 7 | 93 | 153 | 1067 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 319 | 803 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1991 | was | N | 16 | 269 | 445 | 3735 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1637 | 786 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1989 | was | N | 14 | 302 | 489 | 3728 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 55 | 1 | 1274 | 786 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1992 | was | N | 16 | 302 | 527 | 3651 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 2 | 668 | 786 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1988 | was | N | 9 | 129 | 217 | 1799 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 562 | 786 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1990 | was | N | 10 | 190 | 331 | 2217 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 385 | 786 |
| 96 | Mark Rypien | 1995 | ram | N | 11 | 123 | 205 | 1368 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 191 | 786 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1960 | sdg | A | 16 | 291 | 463 | 3628 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 245 | 6 | 1164 | 780 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1963 | buf | A | 16 | 277 | 457 | 3480 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 272 | 7 | 1047 | 780 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1961 | sdg | A | 16 | 240 | 422 | 3283 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 118 | 5 | 899 | 780 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1964 | buf | A | 16 | 160 | 302 | 2569 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 145 | 5 | 615 | 780 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1965 | buf | A | 16 | 267 | 451 | 2996 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 58 | 5 | 485 | 780 |
| 97 | Jack Kemp | 1967 | buf | A | 16 | 242 | 450 | 3262 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 65 | 2 | 467 | 780 |
| 98 | Dieter Brock | 1985 | ram | N | 15 | 238 | 373 | 2712 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 776 | 776 |
| 99 | Carson Palmer | 2005 | cin | N | 16 | 349 | 520 | 3933 | 32 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 1490 | 774 |
| 99 | Carson Palmer | 2006 | cin | N | 16 | 328 | 535 | 4111 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 1403 | 774 |
| 99 | Carson Palmer | 2007 | cin | N | 16 | 353 | 568 | 4022 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 810 | 774 |
| 99 | Carson Palmer | 2004 | cin | N | 14 | 266 | 446 | 2872 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 221 | 774 |
| 99 | Carson Palmer | 2008 | cin | N | 4 | 74 | 131 | 722 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | -53 | 774 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1982 | nyj | N | 16 | 295 | 485 | 3648 | 25 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 2 | 1250 | 758 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1981 | nyj | N | 16 | 312 | 516 | 3298 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 113 | 0 | 842 | 758 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1977 | nyj | N | 14 | 229 | 399 | 3131 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 830 | 758 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1979 | nyj | N | 15 | 210 | 379 | 3077 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 77 | 4 | 724 | 758 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1980 | nyj | N | 16 | 297 | 515 | 3544 | 16 | 22 | 43 | 291 | 4 | 463 | 758 |
| 100 | Richard Todd | 1983 | nyj | N | 16 | 334 | 543 | 3547 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 88 | 0 | 438 | 758 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1957 | was | N | 16 | 218 | 316 | 2735 | 16 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 0 | 1143 | 747 |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1952 | was | N | 16 | 192 | 305 | 2469 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 183 | 2 | 873 | 747 |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1958 | was | N | 16 | 150 | 232 | 2105 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 861 | 747 |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1962 | dal | N | 16 | 144 | 229 | 1767 | 16 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 656 | 747 |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1955 | was | N | 16 | 160 | 295 | 2211 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 194 | 4 | 490 | 747 |
| 101 | Eddie LeBaron | 1960 | dal | N | 15 | 217 | 374 | 2831 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 106 | 1 | 461 | 747 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1986 | min | N | 13 | 225 | 379 | 3046 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 1 | 1230 | 745 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1982 | min | N | 16 | 340 | 572 | 3790 | 27 | 16 | 34 | 131 | 5 | 840 | 745 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1980 | min | N | 15 | 336 | 561 | 3814 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 101 | 1 | 716 | 745 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1981 | min | N | 14 | 360 | 615 | 3994 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 691 | 745 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1985 | min | N | 15 | 302 | 517 | 3594 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 498 | 745 |
| 102 | Tommy Kramer | 1979 | min | N | 16 | 388 | 642 | 3929 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 114 | 1 | 496 | 745 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1953 | phi | N | 16 | 298 | 451 | 3941 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1741 | 731 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1955 | phi | N | 13 | 178 | 283 | 2328 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 961 | 731 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1952 | phi | N | 16 | 190 | 333 | 2320 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 98 | 1 | 630 | 731 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1951 | gnb | N | 15 | 256 | 359 | 2233 | 14 | 6 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 627 | 731 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1954 | phi | N | 13 | 144 | 254 | 1804 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 370 | 731 |
| 103 | Bobby Thomason | 1957 | phi | N | 16 | 101 | 174 | 1143 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 3 | 55 | 731 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1995 | pit | N | 12 | 235 | 393 | 2807 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 874 | 718 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1993 | pit | N | 16 | 280 | 497 | 3337 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 113 | 0 | 871 | 718 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1992 | pit | N | 12 | 208 | 344 | 2539 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 738 | 718 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1998 | cin | N | 13 | 224 | 349 | 2256 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 708 | 718 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1997 | nyj | N | 15 | 272 | 461 | 2891 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 1 | 606 | 718 |
| 104 | Neil O'Donnell | 1991 | pit | N | 12 | 168 | 303 | 2057 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 512 | 718 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1995 | clt | N | 15 | 191 | 297 | 2434 | 16 | 5 | 53 | 244 | 2 | 1122 | 717 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1990 | chi | N | 14 | 206 | 340 | 2333 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 317 | 4 | 739 | 717 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1997 | clt | N | 12 | 198 | 310 | 2130 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 205 | 0 | 722 | 717 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1992 | chi | N | 16 | 227 | 394 | 2765 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 277 | 1 | 692 | 717 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1991 | chi | N | 16 | 297 | 506 | 3271 | 18 | 15 | 71 | 353 | 2 | 529 | 717 |
| 105 | Jim Harbaugh | 1996 | clt | N | 14 | 233 | 400 | 2646 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 198 | 1 | 496 | 717 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 2002 | nyg | N | 16 | 322 | 530 | 4005 | 18 | 15 | 45 | -3 | 0 | 1044 | 715 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 2000 | nyg | N | 16 | 315 | 529 | 3641 | 22 | 12 | 41 | 65 | 1 | 885 | 715 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 2005 | rai | N | 15 | 305 | 577 | 3854 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 758 | 715 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 2001 | nyg | N | 16 | 329 | 573 | 3816 | 19 | 15 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 656 | 715 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 1996 | car | N | 13 | 205 | 360 | 2469 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 526 | 715 |
| 106 | Kerry Collins | 1999 | nyg | N | 10 | 191 | 323 | 2276 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 2 | 422 | 715 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2005 | car | N | 16 | 265 | 444 | 3508 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1006 | 713 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2004 | car | N | 16 | 314 | 550 | 3852 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 68 | 1 | 925 | 713 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2008 | car | N | 16 | 241 | 422 | 3247 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 826 | 713 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2003 | car | N | 16 | 272 | 459 | 3352 | 19 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 737 | 713 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2006 | car | N | 13 | 266 | 443 | 2858 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 511 | 713 |
| 107 | Jake Delhomme | 2007 | car | N | 3 | 52 | 85 | 608 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 272 | 713 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1992 | nor | N | 16 | 280 | 464 | 3656 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 97 | 0 | 1152 | 712 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1988 | nor | N | 16 | 316 | 499 | 3281 | 22 | 13 | 34 | 73 | 0 | 721 | 712 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1987 | nor | N | 13 | 192 | 321 | 2313 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 702 | 712 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1989 | nor | N | 14 | 240 | 363 | 2658 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 85 | 0 | 684 | 712 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1993 | atl | N | 14 | 273 | 439 | 3098 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 655 | 712 |
| 108 | Bobby Hebert | 1991 | nor | N | 9 | 161 | 262 | 1757 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 360 | 712 |
| 109 | Jay Cutler | 2008 | den | N | 16 | 377 | 627 | 4470 | 25 | 21 | 58 | 194 | 2 | 978 | 708 |
| 109 | Jay Cutler | 2007 | den | N | 16 | 281 | 461 | 3405 | 19 | 15 | 45 | 208 | 1 | 914 | 708 |
| 109 | Jay Cutler | 2006 | den | N | 5 | 82 | 141 | 1020 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 233 | 708 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1966 | rai | A | 16 | 228 | 364 | 3192 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 1438 | 706 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1963 | rai | A | 16 | 162 | 294 | 2513 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 940 | 706 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1960 | rai | A | 16 | 188 | 287 | 2089 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 126 | 2 | 691 | 706 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1961 | rai | A | 16 | 276 | 425 | 2660 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 466 | 706 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1965 | rai | A | 16 | 182 | 310 | 2015 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 433 | 706 |
| 110 | Tom Flores | 1964 | rai | A | 16 | 132 | 224 | 1562 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 266 | 706 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1983 | kan | N | 16 | 376 | 632 | 4434 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 1224 | 703 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1985 | kan | N | 16 | 198 | 345 | 2588 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 844 | 703 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1987 | kan | N | 12 | 180 | 298 | 2300 | 14 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 745 | 703 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1984 | kan | N | 9 | 162 | 290 | 2126 | 14 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 558 | 703 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1982 | kan | N | 12 | 183 | 314 | 2218 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 558 | 703 |
| 111 | Bill Kenney | 1981 | kan | N | 13 | 164 | 284 | 2024 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 77 | 1 | 291 | 703 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1985 | chi | N | 13 | 194 | 320 | 2441 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 227 | 2 | 823 | 664 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1982 | chi | N | 14 | 232 | 390 | 2792 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 178 | 2 | 809 | 664 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1987 | chi | N | 7 | 146 | 230 | 1789 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 85 | 2 | 619 | 664 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1984 | chi | N | 9 | 91 | 147 | 1161 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 251 | 2 | 585 | 664 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1983 | chi | N | 14 | 190 | 309 | 2227 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 266 | 2 | 583 | 664 |
| 112 | Jim McMahon | 1991 | phi | N | 12 | 202 | 329 | 2347 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 57 | 1 | 565 | 664 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1993 | rai | N | 15 | 245 | 428 | 3372 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 207 | 6 | 1117 | 661 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1994 | rai | N | 16 | 261 | 446 | 3257 | 20 | 15 | 46 | 171 | 2 | 778 | 661 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1991 | nyg | N | 12 | 193 | 301 | 2130 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 285 | 2 | 764 | 661 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1996 | rai | N | 13 | 244 | 397 | 2564 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 185 | 1 | 507 | 661 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1995 | rai | N | 11 | 165 | 270 | 1888 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 124 | 0 | 415 | 661 |
| 113 | Jeff Hostetler | 1992 | nyg | N | 13 | 116 | 211 | 1363 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 175 | 3 | 385 | 661 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2003 | nor | N | 16 | 313 | 529 | 3692 | 24 | 8 | 53 | 167 | 2 | 1193 | 657 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2002 | nor | N | 16 | 272 | 514 | 3513 | 25 | 16 | 62 | 248 | 2 | 660 | 657 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2001 | nor | N | 16 | 314 | 563 | 3885 | 26 | 21 | 81 | 360 | 1 | 645 | 657 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2004 | nor | N | 16 | 313 | 559 | 3777 | 20 | 17 | 57 | 167 | 4 | 631 | 657 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2000 | nor | N | 8 | 114 | 194 | 1527 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 170 | 2 | 495 | 657 |
| 114 | Aaron Brooks | 2005 | nor | N | 13 | 243 | 440 | 2955 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 281 | 2 | 318 | 657 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1976 | kan | N | 16 | 305 | 485 | 4208 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 76 | 2 | 1690 | 646 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1977 | kan | N | 15 | 247 | 424 | 3064 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 712 | 646 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1975 | kan | N | 8 | 135 | 242 | 1824 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 1 | 609 | 646 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1969 | kan | A | 10 | 130 | 210 | 1492 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 107 | 0 | 430 | 646 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1973 | kan | N | 9 | 131 | 224 | 1550 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 84 | 2 | 367 | 646 |
| 115 | Mike Livingston | 1978 | kan | N | 14 | 219 | 361 | 2067 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 70 | 646 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1980 | det | N | 16 | 274 | 448 | 3431 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 205 | 2 | 1201 | 645 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1984 | det | N | 15 | 270 | 422 | 3117 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 198 | 3 | 963 | 645 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1978 | det | N | 16 | 275 | 437 | 3014 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 807 | 645 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1985 | cle | N | 8 | 106 | 167 | 1300 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 113 | 0 | 452 | 645 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1981 | det | N | 6 | 63 | 100 | 800 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 232 | 645 |
| 116 | Gary Danielson | 1987 | cle | N | 6 | 29 | 36 | 307 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 645 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 2003 | cin | N | 16 | 331 | 531 | 3739 | 26 | 14 | 37 | 108 | 0 | 1028 | 640 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 2006 | det | N | 16 | 376 | 613 | 4287 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 150 | 2 | 799 | 640 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 2007 | det | N | 16 | 336 | 554 | 3961 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 64 | 0 | 710 | 640 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 1999 | sea | N | 15 | 270 | 482 | 3289 | 23 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 0 | 588 | 640 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 2002 | cin | N | 14 | 283 | 460 | 3125 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 503 | 640 |
| 117 | Jon Kitna | 2000 | sea | N | 15 | 262 | 418 | 2681 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 127 | 1 | 210 | 640 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1988 | min | N | 14 | 230 | 347 | 2855 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 126 | 2 | 1205 | 636 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1992 | atl | N | 9 | 125 | 179 | 1519 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 781 | 636 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1987 | min | N | 13 | 164 | 289 | 2299 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 255 | 5 | 704 | 636 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1989 | min | N | 14 | 209 | 372 | 2516 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 129 | 1 | 420 | 636 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1986 | min | N | 9 | 86 | 146 | 1183 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 403 | 636 |
| 118 | Wade Wilson | 1990 | min | N | 6 | 94 | 159 | 1237 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 0 | 302 | 636 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1976 | ram | N | 8 | 147 | 227 | 2291 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 1200 | 634 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1974 | ram | N | 13 | 170 | 282 | 2403 | 17 | 5 | 39 | 108 | 5 | 1085 | 634 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1975 | ram | N | 15 | 241 | 391 | 3146 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 1062 | 634 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1977 | sdg | N | 10 | 188 | 317 | 2084 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 313 | 634 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1969 | buf | A | 5 | 23 | 47 | 359 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 92 | 634 |
| 119 | James Harris | 1970 | buf | N | 8 | 38 | 70 | 499 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 54 | 634 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 1996 | cin | N | 16 | 310 | 542 | 3646 | 24 | 13 | 71 | 327 | 2 | 850 | 632 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 1995 | cin | N | 16 | 312 | 536 | 3612 | 26 | 16 | 54 | 321 | 2 | 817 | 632 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 1999 | cin | N | 14 | 215 | 379 | 2624 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 351 | 2 | 603 | 632 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 1997 | cin | N | 11 | 193 | 318 | 2197 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 233 | 3 | 571 | 632 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 1994 | cin | N | 10 | 155 | 300 | 2104 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 220 | 1 | 485 | 632 |
| 120 | Jeff Blake | 2000 | nor | N | 11 | 186 | 302 | 2042 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 243 | 1 | 463 | 632 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 2000 | den | N | 10 | 218 | 336 | 2711 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 102 | 1 | 1291 | 624 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 2002 | den | N | 13 | 280 | 424 | 3160 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 104 | 1 | 766 | 624 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 2004 | tam | N | 11 | 236 | 347 | 2609 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 743 | 624 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 1999 | den | N | 14 | 261 | 440 | 2980 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 146 | 2 | 532 | 624 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 2001 | den | N | 15 | 277 | 455 | 2866 | 23 | 18 | 51 | 174 | 1 | 289 | 624 |
| 121 | Brian Griese | 2005 | tam | N | 6 | 113 | 178 | 1165 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 121 | 624 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1981 | tam | N | 16 | 266 | 489 | 3637 | 19 | 10 | 41 | 181 | 3 | 1101 | 623 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1982 | tam | N | 16 | 316 | 570 | 3853 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 268 | 3 | 747 | 623 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1980 | tam | N | 16 | 285 | 560 | 3615 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 326 | 3 | 668 | 623 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1988 | was | N | 11 | 241 | 397 | 2713 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 647 | 623 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1987 | was | N | 5 | 95 | 156 | 1262 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 488 | 623 |
| 122 | Doug Williams | 1978 | tam | N | 10 | 101 | 242 | 1537 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 623 |
| 123 | Philip Rivers | 2008 | sdg | N | 16 | 306 | 487 | 3959 | 35 | 13 | 31 | 81 | 0 | 1618 | 621 |
| 123 | Philip Rivers | 2006 | sdg | N | 16 | 287 | 473 | 3452 | 22 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 1062 | 621 |
| 123 | Philip Rivers | 2007 | sdg | N | 16 | 262 | 454 | 3069 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 1 | 470 | 621 |
| 123 | Philip Rivers | 2004 | sdg | N | 2 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -9 | 621 |
| 123 | Philip Rivers | 2005 | sdg | N | 3 | 12 | 22 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -38 | 621 |
| 124 | Greg Cook | 1969 | cin | A | 13 | 164 | 257 | 2463 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 155 | 1 | 1204 | 599 |
| 124 | Greg Cook | 1973 | cin | N | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 599 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 2000 | kan | N | 15 | 330 | 547 | 4200 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 111 | 1 | 1467 | 598 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 1999 | kan | N | 16 | 294 | 486 | 3331 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 738 | 598 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 1995 | sfo | N | 16 | 121 | 173 | 1388 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 526 | 598 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 1997 | kan | N | 10 | 188 | 315 | 2009 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 167 | 1 | 459 | 598 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 2001 | rav | N | 14 | 267 | 471 | 3075 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 276 | 598 |
| 125 | Elvis Grbac | 1994 | sfo | N | 12 | 35 | 49 | 384 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 598 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1990 | rai | N | 16 | 208 | 364 | 3052 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 80 | 0 | 1153 | 594 |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1986 | was | N | 16 | 298 | 551 | 4172 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 45 | 1 | 980 | 594 |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1987 | was | N | 12 | 151 | 292 | 2050 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 116 | 3 | 420 | 594 |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1991 | rai | N | 15 | 204 | 378 | 2685 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 79 | 0 | 411 | 594 |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1985 | was | N | 9 | 122 | 214 | 1488 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 347 | 594 |
| 126 | Jay Schroeder | 1988 | rai | N | 9 | 128 | 267 | 1912 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 101 | 1 | 252 | 594 |
| 127 | Bob Celeri | 1951 | nyy | N | 15 | 209 | 387 | 3073 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 106 | 0 | 907 | 591 |
| 127 | Bob Celeri | 1952 | dtx | N | 11 | 62 | 118 | 852 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 151 | 0 | 275 | 591 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1968 | det | N | 14 | 290 | 462 | 3271 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 110 | 1 | 1130 | 571 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1974 | det | N | 13 | 266 | 416 | 2917 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 945 | 571 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1970 | det | N | 9 | 134 | 221 | 1550 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 443 | 571 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1973 | det | N | 11 | 166 | 289 | 1911 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 409 | 571 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1975 | det | N | 6 | 100 | 150 | 917 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 270 | 571 |
| 128 | Bill Munson | 1964 | ram | N | 13 | 167 | 303 | 2106 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 155 | 0 | 231 | 571 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1978 | oti | N | 16 | 275 | 459 | 3250 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 832 | 568 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1977 | oti | N | 16 | 292 | 480 | 3339 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 736 | 568 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1974 | oti | N | 13 | 224 | 352 | 2445 | 15 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 636 | 568 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1976 | oti | N | 15 | 269 | 443 | 2816 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 573 | 568 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1975 | oti | N | 16 | 250 | 469 | 3007 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 86 | 1 | 421 | 568 |
| 129 | Dan Pastorini | 1979 | oti | N | 15 | 201 | 368 | 2417 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 212 | 568 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1991 | atl | N | 15 | 237 | 437 | 3252 | 31 | 17 | 33 | 239 | 0 | 871 | 555 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1989 | atl | N | 15 | 302 | 541 | 3422 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 682 | 555 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1992 | atl | N | 8 | 171 | 278 | 1934 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 0 | 644 | 555 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1990 | atl | N | 12 | 254 | 423 | 2930 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 98 | 1 | 631 | 555 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1995 | ram | N | 13 | 222 | 383 | 2479 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 70 | 0 | 280 | 555 |
| 130 | Chris Miller | 1994 | ram | N | 13 | 171 | 310 | 2055 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 108 | 0 | 224 | 555 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1992 | sdg | N | 16 | 295 | 500 | 3733 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 80 | 5 | 974 | 549 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1994 | sdg | N | 15 | 262 | 444 | 3135 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 769 | 549 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1995 | sdg | N | 15 | 270 | 452 | 3195 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 55 | 1 | 691 | 549 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1996 | sdg | N | 13 | 233 | 411 | 2686 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 417 | 549 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1997 | sdg | N | 8 | 127 | 226 | 1539 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 244 | 549 |
| 131 | Stan Humphries | 1993 | sdg | N | 12 | 180 | 331 | 2061 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 198 | 549 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1977 | ram | N | 14 | 210 | 325 | 2607 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 95 | 2 | 1160 | 546 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1978 | ram | N | 16 | 316 | 553 | 3936 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 163 | 0 | 967 | 546 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1976 | ram | N | 11 | 97 | 151 | 1406 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 72 | 3 | 722 | 546 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1979 | ram | N | 10 | 201 | 329 | 2145 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 331 | 546 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1981 | ram | N | 13 | 154 | 277 | 1853 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 247 | 546 |
| 132 | Pat Haden | 1980 | ram | N | 4 | 21 | 44 | 197 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | -152 | 546 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 1996 | was | N | 16 | 272 | 464 | 3474 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 946 | 545 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 1999 | det | N | 9 | 175 | 280 | 2081 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 623 | 545 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 2000 | den | N | 10 | 140 | 232 | 1791 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 496 | 545 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 1997 | was | N | 13 | 214 | 403 | 2773 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 65 | 2 | 492 | 545 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 2003 | min | N | 16 | 39 | 66 | 718 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 379 | 545 |
| 133 | Gus Frerotte | 1995 | was | N | 16 | 190 | 374 | 2600 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 335 | 545 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1995 | det | N | 16 | 331 | 551 | 4100 | 30 | 11 | 36 | 108 | 4 | 1456 | 541 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1997 | det | N | 16 | 308 | 511 | 3603 | 19 | 15 | 36 | 83 | 1 | 833 | 541 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1993 | mia | N | 13 | 138 | 238 | 1844 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 91 | 0 | 536 | 541 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1996 | det | N | 14 | 255 | 432 | 2935 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 86 | 4 | 445 | 541 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1991 | mia | N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 |
| 134 | Scott Mitchell | 1998 | det | N | 2 | 40 | 76 | 460 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 0 | -23 | 541 |
| 135 | Frankie Albert | 1952 | sfo | N | 16 | 142 | 203 | 1676 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 97 | 1 | 648 | 539 |
| 135 | Frankie Albert | 1951 | sfo | N | 16 | 184 | 270 | 1908 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 144 | 3 | 538 | 539 |
| 135 | Frankie Albert | 1950 | sfo | N | 16 | 310 | 486 | 2967 | 18 | 15 | 53 | 264 | 2 | 432 | 539 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1984 | nwe | N | 16 | 278 | 443 | 3271 | 22 | 6 | 36 | 140 | 4 | 1296 | 519 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1986 | nwe | N | 15 | 298 | 456 | 3379 | 19 | 8 | 32 | 161 | 0 | 1272 | 519 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1985 | nwe | N | 16 | 183 | 305 | 2200 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 338 | 519 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1989 | nwe | N | 3 | 62 | 108 | 753 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 128 | 519 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1987 | nwe | N | 4 | 49 | 86 | 494 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 59 | 519 |
| 136 | Tony Eason | 1989 | nyj | N | 2 | 24 | 37 | 252 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 519 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 1998 | buf | N | 13 | 213 | 361 | 2759 | 19 | 10 | 47 | 247 | 1 | 900 | 492 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 2000 | buf | N | 11 | 134 | 231 | 1715 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 161 | 1 | 613 | 492 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 1999 | buf | N | 15 | 264 | 465 | 3117 | 19 | 15 | 90 | 493 | 1 | 567 | 492 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 2001 | sdg | N | 16 | 296 | 526 | 3512 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 193 | 1 | 458 | 492 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 2003 | sdg | N | 7 | 93 | 171 | 1142 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 160 | 2 | 298 | 492 |
| 137 | Doug Flutie | 2004 | sdg | N | 2 | 20 | 39 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 119 | 492 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1995 | chi | N | 16 | 301 | 493 | 3627 | 27 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 1 | 1250 | 481 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1998 | chi | N | 8 | 159 | 255 | 1856 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 513 | 481 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1997 | chi | N | 15 | 289 | 478 | 3113 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 83 | 2 | 469 | 481 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1993 | det | N | 5 | 90 | 141 | 1042 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 368 | 481 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1994 | chi | N | 6 | 98 | 155 | 1103 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 171 | 481 |
| 138 | Erik Kramer | 1991 | det | N | 13 | 147 | 280 | 1714 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 117 | 481 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1980 | ram | N | 16 | 270 | 434 | 3406 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 1180 | 462 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1982 | ram | N | 12 | 228 | 388 | 2993 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 880 | 462 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1983 | ram | N | 16 | 297 | 486 | 3341 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 613 | 462 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1977 | ram | N | 3 | 16 | 23 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 462 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1979 | ram | N | 8 | 65 | 125 | 900 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 9 | 462 |
| 139 | Vince Ferragamo | 1986 | gnb | N | 3 | 25 | 41 | 287 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 462 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1964 | rai | A | 16 | 209 | 359 | 2808 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 195 | 2 | 940 | 461 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1961 | kan | A | 16 | 219 | 383 | 2989 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 138 | 1 | 851 | 461 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1960 | kan | A | 16 | 247 | 432 | 2974 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 692 | 461 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1963 | rai | A | 16 | 110 | 231 | 1526 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 151 | 4 | 265 | 461 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1962 | rai | A | 15 | 179 | 391 | 2478 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 461 |
| 140 | Cotton Davidson | 1965 | rai | A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 461 |
| 141 | Joe Flacco | 2008 | rav | N | 16 | 252 | 436 | 2934 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 174 | 2 | 449 | 449 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1950 | nyy | N | 16 | 280 | 467 | 3780 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1314 | 438 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1955 | cle | N | 13 | 65 | 78 | 877 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 580 | 438 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1953 | cle | N | 12 | 42 | 61 | 482 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 291 | 438 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1954 | cle | N | 8 | 56 | 79 | 675 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 1 | 268 | 438 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1956 | cle | N | 5 | 87 | 110 | 750 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 230 | 438 |
| 142 | George Ratterman | 1952 | cle | N | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -57 | 438 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1990 | pit | N | 16 | 255 | 422 | 2919 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 646 | 437 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1988 | pit | N | 13 | 198 | 386 | 2739 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 194 | 5 | 510 | 437 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1993 | phi | N | 10 | 188 | 316 | 1982 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 472 | 437 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1998 | den | N | 7 | 82 | 133 | 1004 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 102 | 1 | 412 | 437 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1989 | pit | N | 14 | 202 | 352 | 2340 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 375 | 437 |
| 143 | Bubby Brister | 1991 | pit | N | 8 | 111 | 201 | 1415 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 208 | 437 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1952 | pit | N | 16 | 316 | 528 | 4012 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 1333 | 434 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1955 | pit | N | 16 | 335 | 569 | 3952 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 77 | 4 | 593 | 434 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1954 | pit | N | 16 | 285 | 457 | 2909 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 484 | 434 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1951 | pit | N | 16 | 29 | 39 | 344 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 176 | 434 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1953 | pit | N | 15 | 241 | 433 | 2376 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 434 |
| 144 | Jim Finks | 1950 | pit | N | 12 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -30 | 434 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2002 | atl | N | 15 | 222 | 410 | 2887 | 15 | 8 | 115 | 753 | 7 | 929 | 432 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2004 | atl | N | 15 | 183 | 331 | 2293 | 13 | 13 | 119 | 870 | 3 | 548 | 432 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2006 | atl | N | 16 | 206 | 399 | 2521 | 20 | 14 | 122 | 996 | 2 | 513 | 432 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2005 | atl | N | 15 | 216 | 395 | 2473 | 15 | 14 | 101 | 597 | 6 | 313 | 432 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2001 | atl | N | 8 | 50 | 114 | 796 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 302 | 1 | 214 | 432 |
| 145 | Michael Vick | 2003 | atl | N | 5 | 51 | 102 | 609 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 243 | 1 | 74 | 432 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1965 | chi | N | 16 | 274 | 425 | 3427 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 1405 | 427 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1964 | chi | N | 10 | 153 | 217 | 1510 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 467 | 427 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1961 | pit | N | 13 | 139 | 217 | 1655 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 324 | 427 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1963 | chi | N | 7 | 45 | 59 | 474 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 427 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1960 | pit | N | 16 | 49 | 85 | 584 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 104 | 427 |
| 146 | Rudy Bukich | 1958 | was | N | 4 | 15 | 35 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 63 | 427 |
| 147 | Jason Campbell | 2008 | was | N | 16 | 309 | 515 | 3205 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 250 | 1 | 731 | 414 |
| 147 | Jason Campbell | 2007 | was | N | 13 | 237 | 412 | 2629 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 188 | 1 | 368 | 414 |
| 147 | Jason Campbell | 2006 | was | N | 7 | 111 | 213 | 1321 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 103 | 0 | 142 | 414 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2007 | jax | N | 12 | 197 | 321 | 2443 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 188 | 1 | 1038 | 410 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2008 | jax | N | 16 | 329 | 545 | 3575 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 312 | 2 | 615 | 410 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2005 | jax | N | 8 | 99 | 172 | 1145 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 172 | 3 | 389 | 410 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2006 | jax | N | 11 | 147 | 248 | 1768 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 240 | 0 | 356 | 410 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2003 | jax | N | 2 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 410 |
| 148 | David Garrard | 2004 | jax | N | 4 | 38 | 74 | 371 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 410 |
| 149 | Butch Songin | 1960 | nwe | A | 16 | 258 | 447 | 2976 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 762 | 404 |
| 149 | Butch Songin | 1961 | nwe | A | 16 | 142 | 246 | 1747 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 548 | 404 |
| 149 | Butch Songin | 1962 | nyj | A | 8 | 63 | 110 | 554 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | -100 | 404 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1961 | oti | A | 16 | 96 | 147 | 1473 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 812 | 387 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1960 | oti | A | 16 | 57 | 88 | 1012 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 506 | 387 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1965 | den | A | 5 | 66 | 92 | 875 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 458 | 387 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1968 | kan | A | 7 | 40 | 59 | 513 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 387 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1962 | oti | A | 16 | 39 | 61 | 543 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 387 |
| 150 | Jacky Lee | 1964 | den | A | 16 | 179 | 297 | 1811 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 190 | 3 | 89 | 387 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 1990 | det | N | 11 | 162 | 295 | 2115 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 358 | 6 | 676 | 382 |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 1992 | det | N | 10 | 138 | 234 | 1893 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 581 | 382 |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 2002 | car | N | 14 | 214 | 371 | 2586 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 347 | 382 |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 1989 | det | N | 8 | 111 | 200 | 1463 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 144 | 4 | 261 | 382 |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 1997 | phi | N | 5 | 71 | 118 | 899 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 226 | 382 |
| 151 | Rodney Peete | 1991 | det | N | 8 | 125 | 205 | 1403 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 131 | 2 | 200 | 382 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 2001 | pit | N | 16 | 268 | 446 | 3152 | 14 | 10 | 97 | 540 | 6 | 925 | 378 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 1997 | pit | N | 16 | 248 | 441 | 3123 | 21 | 18 | 86 | 474 | 11 | 671 | 378 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 2000 | pit | N | 16 | 153 | 289 | 1876 | 11 | 8 | 79 | 435 | 7 | 384 | 378 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 2002 | pit | N | 8 | 105 | 162 | 1136 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 185 | 2 | 224 | 378 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 1995 | pit | N | 10 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 89 | 1 | 59 | 378 |
| 152 | Kordell Stewart | 2005 | rav | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 378 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1973 | atl | N | 14 | 210 | 356 | 3023 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 1202 | 366 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1977 | min | N | 6 | 72 | 108 | 877 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 302 | 366 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1970 | min | N | 7 | 64 | 110 | 901 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 274 | 366 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1971 | min | N | 16 | 75 | 131 | 916 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 187 | 366 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1979 | ram | N | 3 | 14 | 25 | 281 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 141 | 366 |
| 153 | Bob Lee | 1972 | min | N | 2 | 5 | 9 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 366 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 1998 | det | N | 12 | 183 | 309 | 2217 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 228 | 1 | 704 | 363 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 1999 | det | N | 11 | 151 | 263 | 1924 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 92 | 2 | 566 | 363 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 2001 | det | N | 10 | 199 | 344 | 2425 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 476 | 363 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 2006 | pit | N | 8 | 31 | 54 | 501 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 280 | 363 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 2000 | det | N | 15 | 224 | 412 | 2510 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 199 | 2 | 103 | 363 |
| 154 | Charlie Batch | 2005 | pit | N | 4 | 23 | 37 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 50 | 363 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1989 | gnb | N | 16 | 381 | 616 | 4272 | 27 | 17 | 72 | 349 | 4 | 1130 | 361 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1990 | gnb | N | 9 | 171 | 288 | 2062 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 184 | 1 | 411 | 361 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1988 | gnb | N | 13 | 201 | 351 | 2203 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 208 | 1 | 283 | 361 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1987 | gnb | N | 7 | 64 | 139 | 955 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 123 | 0 | 231 | 361 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1995 | det | N | 8 | 14 | 19 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 361 |
| 155 | Don Majkowski | 1994 | clt | N | 9 | 83 | 149 | 987 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 53 | 361 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1971 | cin | N | 11 | 231 | 322 | 2487 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1078 | 357 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1970 | cin | N | 15 | 229 | 389 | 2434 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 263 | 2 | 530 | 357 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1972 | cin | N | 11 | 81 | 124 | 908 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 268 | 357 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1968 | chi | N | 8 | 88 | 171 | 1088 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 269 | 4 | 188 | 357 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1976 | chi | N | 9 | 5 | 7 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 357 |
| 156 | Virgil Carter | 1975 | sdg | N | 1 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -28 | 357 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 1997 | ram | N | 16 | 265 | 488 | 3365 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 185 | 1 | 600 | 356 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 1999 | rav | N | 13 | 169 | 311 | 2099 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 98 | 0 | 490 | 356 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 1996 | ram | N | 14 | 193 | 364 | 2560 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 219 | 0 | 338 | 356 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 2001 | was | N | 15 | 199 | 373 | 2419 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 153 | 2 | 311 | 356 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 1998 | ram | N | 14 | 254 | 416 | 2580 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 156 | 3 | 212 | 356 |
| 157 | Tony Banks | 2003 | htx | N | 7 | 62 | 104 | 722 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 184 | 356 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 2001 | mia | N | 16 | 275 | 454 | 3336 | 20 | 18 | 74 | 323 | 5 | 758 | 354 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 2002 | mia | N | 11 | 172 | 284 | 1990 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 96 | 3 | 454 | 354 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 2000 | mia | N | 15 | 206 | 357 | 2423 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 267 | 1 | 376 | 354 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 2003 | mia | N | 12 | 183 | 321 | 2226 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 84 | 3 | 309 | 354 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 1999 | jax | N | 8 | 61 | 91 | 645 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 168 | 354 |
| 158 | Jay Fiedler | 2005 | nyj | N | 2 | 8 | 13 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 354 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1976 | den | N | 14 | 206 | 387 | 3030 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 821 | 352 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1975 | den | N | 13 | 196 | 320 | 2288 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 506 | 352 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1972 | den | N | 10 | 112 | 208 | 1646 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 331 | 352 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1974 | den | N | 8 | 66 | 105 | 903 | 8 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 251 | 352 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1971 | den | N | 10 | 141 | 258 | 1715 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 133 | 352 |
| 159 | Steve Ramsey | 1973 | den | N | 6 | 18 | 42 | 328 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 352 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1992 | cle | N | 12 | 135 | 232 | 1883 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 583 | 351 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1994 | pit | N | 6 | 54 | 91 | 785 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 414 | 351 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1988 | chi | N | 14 | 97 | 178 | 1362 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 379 | 351 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1996 | pit | N | 16 | 223 | 396 | 2784 | 15 | 16 | 22 | -7 | 0 | 346 | 351 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1999 | pit | N | 16 | 139 | 251 | 1597 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 200 | 351 |
| 160 | Mike Tomczak | 1991 | gnb | N | 12 | 138 | 252 | 1562 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 97 | 1 | 182 | 351 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1962 | den | A | 16 | 360 | 535 | 3655 | 16 | 14 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 964 | 349 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1960 | den | A | 16 | 342 | 545 | 3652 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 582 | 349 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1950 | crd | N | 13 | 94 | 172 | 1209 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 276 | 349 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1951 | crd | N | 4 | 35 | 47 | 417 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 231 | 349 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1949 | det | N | 8 | 126 | 233 | 1440 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 65 | 349 |
| 161 | Frank Tripucka | 1952 | crd | N | 8 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -26 | 349 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1960 | nyg | N | 12 | 148 | 258 | 2060 | 14 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 0 | 537 | 342 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1955 | clt | N | 16 | 241 | 392 | 2761 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 307 | 3 | 529 | 342 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1959 | nyg | N | 7 | 48 | 61 | 709 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 431 | 342 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1956 | clt | N | 7 | 101 | 144 | 1216 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 394 | 342 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1958 | clt | N | 16 | 78 | 142 | 819 | 8 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 95 | 342 |
| 162 | George Shaw | 1962 | den | A | 15 | 74 | 134 | 981 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 342 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 1997 | tam | N | 16 | 228 | 387 | 2642 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 99 | 1 | 604 | 340 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 2005 | cle | N | 11 | 201 | 340 | 2380 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 381 | 340 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 2001 | sea | N | 9 | 73 | 123 | 1028 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 364 | 340 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 1998 | tam | N | 16 | 238 | 437 | 2778 | 20 | 14 | 39 | 141 | 2 | 317 | 340 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 1999 | tam | N | 10 | 146 | 237 | 1591 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 152 | 0 | 197 | 340 |
| 163 | Trent Dilfer | 2000 | rav | N | 9 | 135 | 225 | 1515 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 176 | 340 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1981 | det | N | 16 | 156 | 290 | 2407 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 145 | 6 | 740 | 338 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1985 | det | N | 16 | 243 | 415 | 3012 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 80 | 2 | 661 | 338 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1986 | det | N | 16 | 207 | 311 | 1949 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 322 | 338 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1983 | det | N | 16 | 221 | 405 | 2628 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 148 | 2 | 262 | 338 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1988 | det | N | 5 | 14 | 28 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 338 |
| 164 | Eric Hipple | 1984 | det | N | 8 | 17 | 39 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 338 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1987 | rai | N | 16 | 178 | 291 | 2260 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 88 | 0 | 787 | 327 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1984 | rai | N | 16 | 164 | 290 | 2180 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 1 | 364 | 327 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1983 | rai | N | 10 | 73 | 123 | 881 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 250 | 327 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1985 | rai | N | 16 | 211 | 396 | 2661 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 88 | 2 | 230 | 327 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1986 | rai | N | 16 | 139 | 244 | 1748 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 224 | 327 |
| 165 | Marc Wilson | 1989 | nwe | N | 14 | 81 | 154 | 995 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 103 | 327 |
| 166 | Matt Schaub | 2008 | htx | N | 11 | 246 | 387 | 3005 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 66 | 2 | 932 | 314 |
| 166 | Matt Schaub | 2007 | htx | N | 11 | 182 | 286 | 2182 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 590 | 314 |
| 166 | Matt Schaub | 2005 | atl | N | 16 | 33 | 65 | 508 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 257 | 314 |
| 166 | Matt Schaub | 2006 | atl | N | 16 | 18 | 28 | 212 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 314 |
| 166 | Matt Schaub | 2004 | atl | N | 6 | 33 | 72 | 327 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 0 | -213 | 314 |
| 167 | Tom Kennedy | 1966 | nyg | N | 7 | 81 | 129 | 1000 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 313 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2005 | jax | N | 11 | 177 | 309 | 2177 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 67 | 2 | 669 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2004 | jax | N | 14 | 270 | 455 | 2915 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 143 | 2 | 543 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2003 | jax | N | 15 | 244 | 427 | 2935 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 103 | 2 | 468 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2008 | pit | N | 5 | 21 | 37 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 151 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2006 | jax | N | 6 | 109 | 188 | 1181 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 2 | 141 | 313 |
| 168 | Byron Leftwich | 2007 | atl | N | 3 | 30 | 57 | 272 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -95 | 313 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 2000 | buf | N | 12 | 177 | 306 | 2143 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 307 | 1 | 650 | 312 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 1998 | buf | N | 8 | 71 | 109 | 926 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 137 | 1 | 441 | 312 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 2001 | buf | N | 8 | 135 | 218 | 1485 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 242 | 1 | 327 | 312 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 1999 | buf | N | 2 | 25 | 33 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 199 | 312 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 1997 | jax | N | 5 | 23 | 28 | 356 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 183 | 312 |
| 169 | Rob Johnson | 2002 | tam | N | 6 | 55 | 86 | 527 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 0 | 70 | 312 |
| 170 | Trent Edwards | 2008 | buf | N | 14 | 240 | 381 | 2665 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 113 | 3 | 587 | 306 |
| 170 | Trent Edwards | 2007 | buf | N | 10 | 143 | 266 | 1587 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 306 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1956 | crd | N | 16 | 161 | 292 | 2185 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 155 | 4 | 676 | 305 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1957 | crd | N | 16 | 192 | 378 | 2844 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 88 | 2 | 614 | 305 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1958 | crd | N | 16 | 172 | 317 | 1991 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 1 | 193 | 305 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1959 | gnb | N | 16 | 96 | 184 | 1319 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 0 | 183 | 305 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1962 | clt | N | 11 | 15 | 28 | 342 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 177 | 305 |
| 171 | Lamar McHan | 1963 | clt | N | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 305 |
| 172 | Aaron Rodgers | 2008 | gnb | N | 16 | 334 | 546 | 3988 | 28 | 15 | 57 | 201 | 4 | 1206 | 304 |
| 172 | Aaron Rodgers | 2007 | gnb | N | 2 | 19 | 28 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 102 | 304 |
| 172 | Aaron Rodgers | 2006 | gnb | N | 2 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | -34 | 304 |
| 172 | Aaron Rodgers | 2005 | gnb | N | 3 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -57 | 304 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2004 | htx | N | 16 | 288 | 481 | 3500 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 288 | 0 | 815 | 299 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2006 | htx | N | 16 | 305 | 454 | 2819 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 185 | 2 | 435 | 299 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2005 | htx | N | 16 | 259 | 432 | 2551 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 308 | 1 | 294 | 299 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2003 | htx | N | 12 | 171 | 301 | 2096 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 144 | 2 | 287 | 299 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2008 | nyg | N | 3 | 9 | 12 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 299 |
| 173 | David Carr | 2002 | htx | N | 16 | 224 | 432 | 2549 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 273 | 3 | -109 | 299 |
| 174 | Pete Liske | 1971 | phi | N | 16 | 239 | 390 | 2997 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 885 | 295 |
| 174 | Pete Liske | 1972 | phi | N | 16 | 122 | 209 | 1526 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 319 | 295 |
| 174 | Pete Liske | 1969 | den | A | 8 | 94 | 150 | 1123 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 241 | 295 |
| 174 | Pete Liske | 1970 | den | N | 13 | 179 | 333 | 1980 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 110 | 295 |
| 174 | Pete Liske | 1964 | nyj | A | 2 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -82 | 295 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1973 | nyg | N | 10 | 173 | 274 | 2165 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 766 | 291 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1969 | atl | N | 7 | 76 | 124 | 1059 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 431 | 291 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1971 | nyg | N | 6 | 69 | 107 | 731 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 203 | 291 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1972 | nyg | N | 5 | 17 | 26 | 361 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 178 | 291 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1976 | gnb | N | 3 | 34 | 50 | 391 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 140 | 291 |
| 175 | Randy Johnson | 1975 | was | N | 9 | 63 | 108 | 814 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 291 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1954 | phi | N | 16 | 214 | 345 | 2527 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 773 | 285 |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1953 | phi | N | 13 | 103 | 176 | 1261 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 287 | 285 |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1952 | phi | N | 16 | 74 | 129 | 976 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 284 | 285 |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1955 | phi | N | 16 | 223 | 377 | 2366 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 135 | 2 | 207 | 285 |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1950 | bcl | N | 16 | 86 | 189 | 1340 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 127 | 285 |
| 176 | Adrian Burk | 1951 | phi | N | 16 | 188 | 354 | 2273 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 285 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1980 | kan | N | 14 | 217 | 344 | 2395 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 242 | 3 | 608 | 283 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1982 | kan | N | 16 | 95 | 173 | 1237 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 375 | 283 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1984 | chi | N | 6 | 57 | 80 | 603 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 318 | 283 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1981 | kan | N | 13 | 86 | 139 | 953 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 102 | 0 | 248 | 283 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1985 | chi | N | 16 | 58 | 109 | 793 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 69 | 4 | 113 | 283 |
| 177 | Steve Fuller | 1986 | chi | N | 16 | 37 | 65 | 458 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 33 | 283 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1970 | min | N | 14 | 205 | 359 | 2541 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 0 | 585 | 275 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1966 | clt | N | 8 | 38 | 65 | 567 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 275 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1968 | min | N | 5 | 38 | 46 | 420 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 275 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1967 | nor | N | 15 | 201 | 339 | 2075 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 1 | 202 | 275 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1969 | min | N | 10 | 73 | 130 | 931 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 173 | 275 |
| 178 | Gary Cuozzo | 1965 | clt | N | 8 | 84 | 143 | 908 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1986 | clt | N | 5 | 92 | 147 | 1172 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 372 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1987 | clt | N | 6 | 116 | 184 | 1250 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 346 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1989 | crd | N | 14 | 220 | 374 | 2564 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 87 | 1 | 287 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1985 | dal | N | 16 | 76 | 129 | 998 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 237 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1988 | clt | N | 9 | 86 | 137 | 1036 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 1 | 231 | 275 |
| 179 | Gary Hogeboom | 1984 | dal | N | 16 | 209 | 377 | 2398 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 177 | 275 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 1999 | cle | N | 15 | 223 | 388 | 2405 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 294 | 1 | 328 | 275 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 2001 | cle | N | 16 | 274 | 458 | 3082 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 129 | 0 | 307 | 275 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 2003 | cle | N | 10 | 123 | 207 | 1373 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 261 | 275 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 2000 | cle | N | 7 | 139 | 215 | 1496 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 259 | 275 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 2002 | cle | N | 14 | 262 | 431 | 2795 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 75 | 0 | 220 | 275 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1988 | dal | N | 16 | 277 | 454 | 3264 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 291 | 2 | 773 | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1986 | dal | N | 16 | 232 | 385 | 2769 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 242 | 1 | 560 | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1987 | dal | N | 13 | 64 | 110 | 701 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 137 | 1 | 172 | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1989 | kan | N | 5 | 28 | 48 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 139 | 2 | 138 | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1985 | dal | N | 2 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 274 |
| 181 | Steve Pelleur | 1984 | dal | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1969 | oti | A | 14 | 278 | 483 | 3262 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 93 | 2 | 520 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1968 | oti | A | 10 | 169 | 291 | 2090 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 326 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1971 | crd | N | 10 | 100 | 205 | 1578 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 254 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1965 | kan | A | 16 | 54 | 103 | 800 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 163 | 5 | 194 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1973 | kan | N | 10 | 54 | 99 | 658 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 186 | 274 |
| 182 | Pete Beathard | 1966 | kan | A | 16 | 59 | 107 | 699 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 168 | 1 | 162 | 274 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1970 | buf | N | 16 | 285 | 449 | 3704 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 224 | 0 | 1134 | 272 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1972 | buf | N | 16 | 235 | 391 | 2612 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 127 | 0 | 375 | 272 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1971 | buf | N | 15 | 249 | 422 | 2777 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 139 | 272 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1974 | crd | N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1973 | buf | N | 5 | 39 | 71 | 508 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 272 |
| 183 | Dennis Shaw | 1975 | crd | N | 3 | 6 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 0 | -11 | 272 |
| 184 | Tommy O'Connell | 1957 | cle | N | 15 | 139 | 208 | 2229 | 13 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 1 | 1142 | 261 |
| 184 | Tommy O'Connell | 1960 | buf | A | 16 | 90 | 165 | 1242 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 163 | 261 |
| 184 | Tommy O'Connell | 1953 | chi | N | 16 | 61 | 99 | 700 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 138 | 261 |
| 184 | Tommy O'Connell | 1961 | buf | A | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -44 | 261 |
| 184 | Tommy O'Connell | 1956 | cle | N | 9 | 94 | 185 | 1039 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 2 | -95 | 261 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1991 | sfo | N | 9 | 152 | 251 | 1695 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 536 | 255 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1995 | kan | N | 16 | 280 | 492 | 2950 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 118 | 5 | 525 | 255 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1992 | sfo | N | 16 | 40 | 62 | 515 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 165 | 255 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1994 | kan | N | 7 | 65 | 115 | 778 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 116 | 255 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1993 | sfo | N | 8 | 41 | 62 | 433 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 96 | 255 |
| 185 | Steve Bono | 1996 | kan | N | 14 | 236 | 433 | 2588 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 92 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1972 | sfo | N | 15 | 254 | 408 | 3109 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 949 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1973 | sfo | N | 13 | 145 | 243 | 1493 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 192 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1975 | sfo | N | 13 | 156 | 284 | 1686 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 186 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1976 | tam | N | 16 | 251 | 446 | 2554 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 99 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1969 | sfo | N | 7 | 120 | 194 | 1244 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 51 | 255 |
| 186 | Steve Spurrier | 1970 | sfo | N | 16 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 0 | 50 | 255 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1977 | chi | N | 16 | 266 | 441 | 3368 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 97 | 1 | 871 | 254 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1975 | chi | N | 9 | 103 | 173 | 1380 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 295 | 254 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1978 | chi | N | 13 | 195 | 329 | 2257 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 269 | 254 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1976 | chi | N | 16 | 190 | 389 | 2479 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 80 | 254 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1979 | chi | N | 7 | 33 | 58 | 359 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 254 |
| 187 | Bob Avellini | 1983 | chi | N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 |
| 188 | Eli Manning | 2008 | nyg | N | 16 | 283 | 488 | 3198 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 658 | 254 |
| 188 | Eli Manning | 2005 | nyg | N | 16 | 297 | 569 | 3858 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 80 | 1 | 609 | 254 |
| 188 | Eli Manning | 2006 | nyg | N | 16 | 304 | 537 | 3305 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 233 | 254 |
| 188 | Eli Manning | 2007 | nyg | N | 16 | 281 | 523 | 3248 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 70 | 1 | 85 | 254 |
| 188 | Eli Manning | 2004 | nyg | N | 9 | 96 | 203 | 1034 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 0 | -313 | 254 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1960 | nyj | A | 16 | 277 | 451 | 3303 | 23 | 16 | 95 | 466 | 5 | 931 | 252 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1961 | nyj | A | 16 | 286 | 508 | 3240 | 18 | 17 | 60 | 356 | 3 | 406 | 252 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1956 | was | N | 16 | 123 | 215 | 1376 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 101 | 0 | 226 | 252 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1954 | was | N | 15 | 122 | 206 | 1448 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 133 | 3 | 102 | 252 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1957 | phi | N | 8 | 37 | 68 | 385 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 56 | 2 | -71 | 252 |
| 189 | Al Dorow | 1955 | was | N | 11 | 4 | 20 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 0 | -81 | 252 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1966 | gnb | N | 9 | 53 | 83 | 761 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 373 | 250 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1961 | ram | N | 15 | 194 | 320 | 2044 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 303 | 250 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1954 | chi | N | 16 | 117 | 194 | 1578 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 280 | 250 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1967 | gnb | N | 7 | 80 | 123 | 962 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 250 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1971 | gnb | N | 7 | 32 | 54 | 456 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 250 |
| 190 | Zeke Bratkowski | 1968 | gnb | N | 11 | 109 | 177 | 1182 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 173 | 250 |
| 191 | Don Breaux | 1963 | den | A | 10 | 100 | 164 | 1118 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 286 | 242 |
| 191 | Don Breaux | 1965 | sdg | A | 16 | 33 | 50 | 511 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 199 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1948 | ram | N | 16 | 231 | 356 | 2224 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 629 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1950 | crd | N | 15 | 234 | 408 | 2747 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 441 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1951 | crd | N | 9 | 114 | 185 | 1383 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 279 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1952 | det | N | 12 | 56 | 93 | 755 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 225 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1947 | ram | N | 12 | 51 | 100 | 598 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -6 | 0 | -37 | 242 |
| 192 | Jim Hardy | 1949 | crd | N | 16 | 128 | 241 | 1293 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -84 | 242 |
| 193 | Matt Cassel | 2008 | nwe | N | 16 | 321 | 526 | 3647 | 21 | 13 | 74 | 262 | 2 | 935 | 233 |
| 193 | Matt Cassel | 2005 | nwe | N | 3 | 13 | 25 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 233 |
| 193 | Matt Cassel | 2006 | nwe | N | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 233 |
| 193 | Matt Cassel | 2007 | nwe | N | 6 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | -37 | 233 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1984 | ram | N | 14 | 153 | 292 | 2048 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 139 | 1 | 544 | 228 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1986 | sfo | N | 10 | 128 | 204 | 1578 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 517 | 228 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1987 | sea | N | 14 | 27 | 36 | 432 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 298 | 228 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1983 | ram | N | 4 | 13 | 26 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 12 | 228 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1990 | sea | N | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 194 | Jeff Kemp | 1989 | sea | N | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 228 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1972 | cle | N | 16 | 248 | 462 | 3126 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 236 | 5 | 511 | 226 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1970 | cle | N | 16 | 46 | 84 | 782 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 238 | 226 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1979 | chi | N | 12 | 165 | 289 | 1776 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 231 | 226 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1973 | cle | N | 16 | 259 | 463 | 2909 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 352 | 5 | 207 | 226 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1981 | chi | N | 3 | 12 | 18 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 226 |
| 195 | Mike Phipps | 1976 | cle | N | 5 | 32 | 53 | 229 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 226 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1979 | mia | N | 16 | 69 | 113 | 960 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 319 | 224 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1978 | mia | N | 16 | 99 | 168 | 1084 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 310 | 224 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1988 | cle | N | 4 | 62 | 95 | 765 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 227 | 224 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1976 | mia | N | 5 | 34 | 67 | 563 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 210 | 224 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1983 | mia | N | 15 | 37 | 54 | 411 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 0 | 168 | 224 |
| 196 | Don Strock | 1985 | mia | N | 16 | 8 | 9 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 112 | 224 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1980 | chi | N | 13 | 166 | 299 | 2171 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 270 | 6 | 433 | 222 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1983 | chi | N | 9 | 82 | 152 | 1130 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 123 | 1 | 259 | 222 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1987 | rai | N | 3 | 46 | 91 | 688 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 139 | 1 | 213 | 222 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1993 | rai | N | 8 | 47 | 78 | 666 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 161 | 222 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1979 | chi | N | 4 | 39 | 71 | 588 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 142 | 222 |
| 197 | Vince Evans | 1995 | rai | N | 9 | 96 | 165 | 1168 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 122 | 222 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1996 | sea | N | 8 | 121 | 208 | 1639 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 569 | 218 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1994 | was | N | 15 | 104 | 176 | 1237 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 218 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1993 | sdg | N | 12 | 133 | 243 | 1458 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 218 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1991 | sdg | N | 16 | 283 | 515 | 3035 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 138 | 218 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1995 | sea | N | 6 | 61 | 113 | 751 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 218 |
| 198 | John Friesz | 1998 | sea | N | 6 | 31 | 50 | 416 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 218 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 2006 | kan | N | 10 | 150 | 251 | 1913 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 832 | 214 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 1999 | mia | N | 16 | 125 | 210 | 1266 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 131 | 0 | 237 | 214 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 2007 | kan | N | 11 | 195 | 328 | 2198 | 10 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 209 | 214 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 1998 | mia | N | 3 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 214 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 2001 | nwe | N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 199 | Damon Huard | 2002 | nwe | N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1994 | tam | N | 15 | 223 | 391 | 2852 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 73 | 1 | 790 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1996 | mia | N | 8 | 55 | 98 | 785 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 270 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1993 | tam | N | 16 | 242 | 467 | 3177 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 98 | 0 | 192 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1995 | clt | N | 6 | 48 | 78 | 554 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 51 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1992 | tam | N | 6 | 17 | 29 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 214 |
| 200 | Craig Erickson | 1997 | mia | N | 2 | 14 | 28 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -21 | 214 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR | Best6Avg |
Remind me again why Kenny Anderson isn't in the Hall of Fame?
For what it's worth, here are the top single-seasons by estimated YAR:
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Luckman | 1943 | chi | N | 16 | 354 | 490 | 5180 | 42 | 9 | 27 | -61 | 1 | 3180 |
| 2 | Bert Jones | 1976 | clt | N | 16 | 334 | 492 | 4870 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 183 | 2 | 2816 |
| 3 | Otto Graham | 1953 | cle | N | 16 | 307 | 382 | 4357 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 160 | 5 | 2785 |
| 4 | Dan Marino | 1984 | mia | N | 16 | 389 | 580 | 5152 | 45 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 2536 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | 2007 | nwe | N | 16 | 377 | 571 | 4680 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 99 | 2 | 2386 |
| 6 | Ken Stabler | 1976 | rai | N | 14 | 313 | 418 | 4294 | 37 | 16 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 2372 |
| 7 | Dan Fouts | 1982 | sdg | N | 16 | 394 | 613 | 5364 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2369 |
| 8 | Peyton Manning | 2004 | clt | N | 16 | 340 | 513 | 4517 | 46 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 0 | 2362 |
| 9 | Ken Anderson | 1975 | cin | N | 15 | 350 | 517 | 4642 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 166 | 2 | 2339 |
| 10 | Roman Gabriel | 1973 | phi | N | 16 | 473 | 712 | 5448 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2293 |
| 11 | Sammy Baugh | 1945 | was | N | 13 | 412 | 454 | 3875 | 21 | 4 | 23 | -104 | 0 | 2273 |
| 12 | Ken Anderson | 1974 | cin | N | 15 | 341 | 467 | 4152 | 27 | 9 | 40 | 303 | 2 | 2273 |
| 13 | Daunte Culpepper | 2004 | min | N | 16 | 383 | 565 | 4676 | 37 | 11 | 88 | 392 | 2 | 2203 |
| 14 | Steve Young | 1992 | sfo | N | 16 | 301 | 442 | 3854 | 27 | 6 | 77 | 546 | 5 | 2171 |
| 15 | Kurt Warner | 1999 | ram | N | 16 | 325 | 486 | 4279 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 97 | 1 | 2163 |
| 16 | Johnny Lujack | 1949 | chi | N | 16 | 329 | 501 | 4593 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 2145 |
| 17 | Roger Staubach | 1973 | dal | N | 16 | 314 | 443 | 4109 | 35 | 14 | 41 | 223 | 3 | 2128 |
| 18 | Milt Plum | 1960 | cle | N | 16 | 295 | 415 | 3746 | 26 | 4 | 19 | -27 | 2 | 2106 |
| 19 | Steve Young | 1994 | sfo | N | 16 | 321 | 451 | 3877 | 36 | 9 | 58 | 316 | 7 | 2106 |
| 20 | Warren Moon | 1990 | oti | N | 15 | 414 | 636 | 5023 | 34 | 12 | 55 | 212 | 2 | 2090 |
| 21 | John Brodie | 1970 | sfo | N | 16 | 357 | 528 | 4345 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 2085 |
| 22 | Joe Namath | 1967 | nyj | A | 16 | 388 | 599 | 5222 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2077 |
| 23 | George Blanda | 1961 | oti | A | 16 | 272 | 420 | 4070 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2077 |
| 24 | Fran Tarkenton | 1976 | min | N | 15 | 411 | 591 | 4646 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 2069 |
| 25 | Ken Anderson | 1982 | cin | N | 16 | 421 | 574 | 4642 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 144 | 6 | 2059 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR |
| 26 | Kurt Warner | 2001 | ram | N | 16 | 377 | 551 | 4897 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 2044 |
| 27 | Roger Staubach | 1977 | dal | N | 16 | 362 | 543 | 4403 | 27 | 8 | 43 | 153 | 3 | 2040 |
| 28 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1961 | phi | N | 16 | 368 | 579 | 4919 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 1977 |
| 29 | Steve Young | 1998 | sfo | N | 15 | 340 | 527 | 4245 | 34 | 11 | 69 | 453 | 6 | 1973 |
| 30 | Johnny Unitas | 1964 | clt | N | 16 | 244 | 414 | 3879 | 20 | 6 | 38 | 168 | 2 | 1972 |
| 31 | Sonny Jurgensen | 1967 | was | N | 16 | 433 | 663 | 4978 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 1961 |
| 32 | Johnny Unitas | 1957 | clt | N | 16 | 379 | 569 | 4625 | 35 | 15 | 44 | 184 | 1 | 1944 |
| 33 | Fran Tarkenton | 1975 | min | N | 16 | 419 | 583 | 4386 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 95 | 2 | 1943 |
| 34 | Dan Fouts | 1981 | sdg | N | 16 | 402 | 632 | 4902 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 1933 |
| 35 | Len Dawson | 1962 | kan | A | 16 | 284 | 377 | 3457 | 27 | 9 | 41 | 256 | 3 | 1932 |
| 36 | Neil Lomax | 1984 | crd | N | 16 | 370 | 576 | 4676 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 167 | 3 | 1926 |
| 37 | Otto Graham | 1952 | cle | N | 16 | 361 | 572 | 4897 | 23 | 16 | 44 | 145 | 4 | 1926 |
| 38 | Steve Young | 1993 | sfo | N | 16 | 326 | 472 | 4185 | 32 | 17 | 68 | 416 | 2 | 1920 |
| 39 | Ken Stabler | 1974 | rai | N | 16 | 285 | 441 | 3843 | 39 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 1 | 1916 |
| 40 | Peyton Manning | 2006 | clt | N | 16 | 366 | 573 | 4480 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 1913 |
| 41 | Earl Morrall | 1968 | clt | N | 16 | 291 | 445 | 4117 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1910 |
| 42 | Joe Montana | 1989 | sfo | N | 13 | 293 | 397 | 3484 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 221 | 3 | 1905 |
| 43 | Y.A. Tittle | 1963 | nyg | N | 15 | 344 | 500 | 4039 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 101 | 2 | 1904 |
| 44 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1953 | ram | N | 16 | 287 | 424 | 3831 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1900 |
| 45 | Jim Hart | 1976 | crd | N | 16 | 351 | 557 | 4622 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1900 |
| 46 | Johnny Unitas | 1959 | clt | N | 16 | 385 | 624 | 4750 | 40 | 13 | 32 | 151 | 2 | 1893 |
| 47 | Jeff Garcia | 2000 | sfo | N | 16 | 359 | 561 | 4315 | 31 | 9 | 73 | 413 | 4 | 1880 |
| 48 | Sammy Baugh | 1947 | was | N | 16 | 462 | 624 | 4526 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 1877 |
| 49 | Bert Jones | 1977 | clt | N | 16 | 386 | 591 | 4514 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 130 | 2 | 1859 |
| 50 | Johnny Unitas | 1963 | clt | N | 16 | 369 | 559 | 4470 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 228 | 0 | 1857 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR |
| 51 | Johnny Unitas | 1967 | clt | N | 16 | 383 | 569 | 4554 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 95 | 0 | 1832 |
| 52 | Peyton Manning | 2003 | clt | N | 16 | 387 | 578 | 4443 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1831 |
| 53 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | rai | N | 16 | 402 | 602 | 4611 | 25 | 10 | 51 | 151 | 3 | 1819 |
| 54 | Randall Cunningham | 1998 | min | N | 16 | 273 | 433 | 3770 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 132 | 1 | 1819 |
| 55 | Sid Luckman | 1941 | chi | N | 16 | 215 | 283 | 2943 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 1804 |
| 56 | Ken Anderson | 1981 | cin | N | 16 | 335 | 497 | 3832 | 29 | 7 | 40 | 277 | 1 | 1793 |
| 57 | Fran Tarkenton | 1973 | min | N | 16 | 296 | 424 | 3576 | 23 | 6 | 37 | 180 | 1 | 1793 |
| 58 | Roger Staubach | 1971 | dal | N | 15 | 211 | 306 | 2883 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 339 | 2 | 1790 |
| 59 | Roger Staubach | 1979 | dal | N | 16 | 329 | 523 | 4148 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 143 | 0 | 1789 |
| 60 | Ken O'Brien | 1985 | nyj | N | 16 | 324 | 499 | 3967 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 1773 |
| 61 | Boomer Esiason | 1988 | cin | N | 16 | 252 | 405 | 3714 | 31 | 12 | 40 | 230 | 1 | 1772 |
| 62 | Bart Starr | 1966 | gnb | N | 16 | 230 | 324 | 3019 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 110 | 2 | 1766 |
| 63 | Roger Staubach | 1978 | dal | N | 15 | 319 | 515 | 4192 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 144 | 1 | 1764 |
| 64 | Joe Montana | 1982 | sfo | N | 16 | 411 | 642 | 4861 | 31 | 15 | 48 | 200 | 2 | 1757 |
| 65 | Archie Manning | 1978 | nor | N | 16 | 402 | 587 | 4489 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 160 | 1 | 1756 |
| 66 | Johnny Unitas | 1960 | clt | N | 16 | 371 | 628 | 5054 | 31 | 19 | 41 | 220 | 0 | 1752 |
| 67 | Sammy Baugh | 1940 | was | N | 16 | 354 | 413 | 3311 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1748 |
| 68 | Dan Marino | 1986 | mia | N | 16 | 408 | 635 | 4819 | 45 | 18 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 1748 |
| 69 | Daryle Lamonica | 1968 | rai | A | 15 | 332 | 543 | 4350 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 100 | 1 | 1744 |
| 70 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1950 | ram | N | 16 | 254 | 370 | 3461 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1743 |
| 71 | Fran Tarkenton | 1967 | nyg | N | 16 | 306 | 492 | 4103 | 31 | 14 | 46 | 327 | 2 | 1742 |
| 72 | Bobby Thomason | 1953 | phi | N | 16 | 298 | 451 | 3941 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1741 |
| 73 | Daryle Lamonica | 1967 | rai | A | 16 | 330 | 519 | 4207 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 122 | 4 | 1740 |
| 74 | Fran Tarkenton | 1974 | min | N | 15 | 318 | 500 | 4044 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 116 | 2 | 1723 |
| 75 | Joe Montana | 1984 | sfo | N | 16 | 299 | 444 | 3679 | 26 | 8 | 35 | 107 | 2 | 1719 |
| 76 | Brett Favre | 1995 | gnb | N | 16 | 343 | 539 | 4171 | 36 | 12 | 40 | 188 | 3 | 1717 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR |
| 77 | Steve Beuerlein | 1999 | car | N | 16 | 343 | 556 | 4360 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 131 | 2 | 1713 |
| 78 | Terry Bradshaw | 1977 | pit | N | 16 | 279 | 472 | 4240 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 153 | 3 | 1712 |
| 79 | Donovan McNabb | 2004 | phi | N | 15 | 303 | 484 | 3841 | 29 | 8 | 41 | 212 | 3 | 1711 |
| 80 | Bob Griese | 1977 | mia | N | 16 | 311 | 462 | 3785 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1705 |
| 81 | Don Meredith | 1966 | dal | N | 15 | 261 | 444 | 3752 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 257 | 5 | 1703 |
| 82 | Y.A. Tittle | 1953 | sfo | N | 15 | 274 | 384 | 3395 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 1700 |
| 83 | Roger Staubach | 1976 | dal | N | 16 | 335 | 530 | 4260 | 19 | 10 | 37 | 157 | 3 | 1698 |
| 84 | Dan Fouts | 1980 | sdg | N | 16 | 391 | 633 | 5020 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1696 |
| 85 | Sammy Baugh | 1942 | was | N | 16 | 412 | 528 | 3739 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 81 | 1 | 1696 |
| 86 | Daunte Culpepper | 2000 | min | N | 16 | 300 | 474 | 3971 | 34 | 15 | 91 | 469 | 7 | 1695 |
| 87 | Mike Livingston | 1976 | kan | N | 16 | 305 | 485 | 4208 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 76 | 2 | 1690 |
| 88 | John Hadl | 1967 | sdg | A | 16 | 326 | 521 | 4385 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 119 | 3 | 1687 |
| 89 | Drew Brees | 2006 | nor | N | 16 | 360 | 570 | 4501 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 1684 |
| 90 | Norm Van Brocklin | 1960 | phi | N | 16 | 299 | 472 | 4030 | 30 | 13 | 13 | -15 | 0 | 1683 |
| 91 | Len Dawson | 1966 | kan | A | 16 | 240 | 338 | 3057 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 185 | 0 | 1678 |
| 92 | Peyton Manning | 2000 | clt | N | 16 | 361 | 571 | 4451 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 116 | 1 | 1676 |
| 93 | Len Dawson | 1971 | kan | N | 16 | 279 | 437 | 3835 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 1674 |
| 94 | Otto Graham | 1951 | cle | N | 16 | 301 | 431 | 3771 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 1666 |
| 95 | Peyton Manning | 2005 | clt | N | 16 | 309 | 463 | 3842 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 1666 |
| 96 | Lynn Dickey | 1983 | gnb | N | 16 | 314 | 507 | 4547 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1664 |
| 97 | Bert Jones | 1975 | clt | N | 16 | 311 | 472 | 3637 | 23 | 6 | 41 | 284 | 3 | 1653 |
| 98 | Ken Anderson | 1973 | cin | N | 16 | 314 | 509 | 4109 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 86 | 0 | 1650 |
| 99 | Frank Ryan | 1966 | cle | N | 16 | 294 | 494 | 3980 | 34 | 11 | 37 | 166 | 0 | 1644 |
| 100 | Joe Theismann | 1983 | was | N | 16 | 300 | 481 | 3788 | 27 | 8 | 33 | 203 | 1 | 1644 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | Lg | G | Comp | Att | pYds | pTD | INT | Rush | rYds | rTD | YAR |
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Says here that Drew Brees moves up this list after this year. I think he's already got more than 344 YAR THIS YEAR. My bet is that he ends up in the top 30, at least.
Yeah, according to FO he's at 396 (it'd probably be less when era-adjusted, but still). BTW, did anyone think Brees would be this good coming out of Purdue? I remember people felt he was too small, he didn't have a good enough arm, he was just a system QB in college, etc., so how amazing is it that he's one of the best QBs of the decade (even after that arm injury)?
Neil, when you ask-"did anyone think Brees would be this good"?-what exactly do you mean?? What has Brees accomplished so far as an NFL Quarterback that would make you say it that way? He has put up some big passing numbers in the regular season, but his QB accomplishments are not big at all, yet.
Well, he has led the league in passing yards twice and TDs once, and he's having a great season this year so far; in fact, he's on pace for his 4th consecutive 4,400-yard season (and his 7th 3,000-yard season in 8 years). When he was working out before the 2000 draft, I don't think a lot of people expected him to eventually put up those kinds of video-game-esque numbers.
Ok, fair enough, and I was 1 that had plenty of doubts about him, I admit. But just to explain my thinking on it-his biggest QB accomplishment so far in his career is leading his team to the Conf. Champ. game in '06. His post-season record is only 1-2, although he has performed good to very good in those 3 games. He was good in that conf. champ. game except for the fact that he only led his offense to a total of 14 points. His reg. season accomplishments include leading his teams to a total of only 2 playoff appearances, and a 55-51 won loss record. I think we can say this-his passing accomplishments have far surpassed his quarterback accomplishments. I don't think his teammates would mind if his passing numbers went down as long as he was finding a way to lead them to enough wins to qualify for the playoffs.
Does it make sense to include Romo's season of two rushes for -2 yards in the averages? If he hadn't gotten on the field twice (as a holder? to run out the clock?) then his average is considerably different.
Really, I'm saying small sample sizes screw everything up. Like Matt Ryan's one season compared to Romo's "4".
Instead of averaging seasons, summing the best 6 might make more sense to compare to current players.
And I think they would go down if they made the playoffs, because they'd be playing ball-control in the second half and he wouldn't be in so many shootouts. I don't know if, as a QB, I'd want to pass for 5,000 yards, just because it most likely means you're playing from behind on a mediocre team with a suspect defense (unless you were Tom Brady circa-2007, and your coach basically said "f*** it, we're throwing on every play even when we're up by 35".) Give me 3,500 yards and 13 wins over 5,000 yards and 8 wins any day, and I bet Brees would say the same thing.
Bob S.,
So in your world, Trent Dilfer is a better QB than Brees and Marino, Peyton Manning sucked until the Colts magically put together a run defense one winter, and Terry Bradshaw is the most awesome QB of all time. Got it.
Yes, of course the Saints would rather have a slightly worse QB and a better overall team, what in the world does that have to do with how good a QB is?
YAR is independent of situation, so Brees has been good in the positions he's been put in. They aren't empty numbers.
On that we can agree (your last sentence). The only positive thing that I can say about putting up big passing numbers is this: Joe Montana still holds the career post-season records for all of the meaningful passing records and they did help him to lead his team to 4 championships, so they are not all bad.
"I don't think BREES WOULD MIND if his passing numbers went down as long as HIS TEAMMATES WERE BETTER AND THE TEAM was finding a way TO GET enough wins to qualify for the playoffs."
Fixed. Bold is my changes to Bob S. comments. His teammates better hope he is as good as he has been, not worse. I envision a day when a quarterback will be judged by the content of his contribution to winning, and not by the quality of his teammates and coaching staff.
"Remind me again why Kenny Anderson isn't in the Hall of Fame?"
The early version of Walsh's offense that he ran was considered "dinking and dunking" at the time, and the Bengals weren't a good enough team to get Anderson a Hall-worthy post-season record.
Brees has been on at least 3 teams (02 Chargers, 05 Chargers, 08 Saints) that should have made the playoffs and didn't. Part of that is his fault each time. How much is up for debate, but you can't ignore that he's been to the playoffs only twice in his first 8 seasons. That's not good enough. Guys that made the HOF even though they didn't start a Super Bowl or win the AP MVP award (Fouts/Moon type) did manage more playoff trips than that. Right now the only way Brees can make the HOF is if he continues putting up the numbers he has since 2004, but it's going to take some playoff appearances to justify it as well.
I like the idea of using each QB's six best seasons better than using their entire careers, because it keeps compilers off the list and rightfully compensates guys who had their careers cut short for whatever reason. Personally, I would also include all playoff games in addition to the top six seasons.
However, I totally disagree with your use of YAR as the measuring stick. First of all, this isn't even real YAR, it's just an estimate, so its accuracy may be a bit suspect. However, what really bothers me is using replacement level as the baseline. This weights a QB's number of attempts far too much, and his value over average does not get weighted enough.
For example, a QB who attempts 600 passes at league average efficiency will score a lot of YAR. Meanwhile, a QB who attempts 400 passes at an above average level will probably not score any better. For this type of list, that's just wrong. Performing at or below league average should not count at all, because if a QB doesn't even have six seasons above average, then he's not going to be an all-time great.
Averaging 8 YPA over 500 passes is obviously better than 8 YPA over 300 passes. But is 6 YPA over 600 passes better than 9 YPA over 150 passes? I don't think so, at least not for this type of list.
I also like using 6 seasons. It is long enough to weed out the flash-in-the-pan guys.
I noticed that the top of the list seems to be heavy on older players. Of the top 25 QBs, only 5 had great seasons after '94 (modern era). And, only 22 of those seasons (out of 150) occurred since '94. It seems a bit imbalanced to me.
The only explanation I could come up with is that maybe back in the day, only teams with good QBs even tried to throw the ball. But more recently, even teams with terrible QBs try to throw anyway (The Bucs throw 66% of the time),and still compile stats through sheer hard-headeness.
What do you think?
@The Brees debate:
I, as a Broncos fan, saw a lot of this debate last season. Jay Cutler was lighting up scoreboards, and his defense was gift-wrapping 70-yards rushing TDs. Still people blamed the losses on Cutler (and the offense in general) because he commited too many turnovers.
My point is: You can't blame a QB for NOT delivering at a superhumanly level. The thing that haunted Cutler was, that he was forced to gamble every single game. He had to force passes to Marshall - it was the only way the '08 Broncos had a chance to win a game that wasn't officiated by Ed Hochuli. And Cutler was relatively succesful at that - because he's a talented QB, but when you gamble all the time (against a defense that's thinking pass, pass, pass), sometimes you'll win (45-yard pass to Marshall), and sometimes you'll loose (ugly pick). It's a matter of chance (and skill of the opponent) if those loosing games will come in the NFC-champ-game or in a meaningless week 17 game.
In other words, an elite QB (like Brees) will get you a long way, but if that's all you've got (like the current Saints), you'll come up short when the opponents get real good.
Danish, you make some very good points, but over the years there have been QB's that get it done in spite of not having a great total team effort. Kurt Warner is 1 that comes to mind. He is the only QB ever to lead 2 teams into the playoffs where their defense gave up over 400 points in the reg. season, and he took 1 of those teams all the way to the S.B. last year. In '99 he won a championship with a team that gave up 37 points in their 1st po game and had no running game throughout the playoffs, but he got it done anyway. That's elite to my way of thinking. Brees can still be that elite, but it hasn't happened yet, IMO.
Re: 11 - Anderson often gets pigeon-holed as strictly a 'dink and dunk' qb and while he no doubt excelled at the style, I'm pretty sure he was also the guy throwing those rainbows to Isaac Curtis and Charlie Joiner.
His team's success, or relative lack of it, probably has, fair or not, hurt his HOF chances. The Bengals were good team from 1973-77, but not as good as the dominant AFC teams of that period, one of whom was in the same division as them. Then the bottom fell out in the late 70's and they were off the radar until their pretty much out of nowhere reemergence in 1981. Had the Bengals won Super Bowl XVI against Walsh and co., I think Anderson would've been voted into the HOF 5-10 years ago. After that Super Bowl, the Bengals were very good during the strike-shortened 1982 season but laid an egg against the Jets in the playoffs. They then slid into mediocrity during the 1983-84 seasons (Anderson missed some time due to injuries during those two years) before Anderson was replaced as the Bengals starting qb by Esiason early in the '85 season.
awesome list! a lot of fun... and i wholeheartedly agree that ken anderson should be in the hall of fame... although i did not expect him to top this list!
Bob S:
Really? Kurt Warner had no team around him? Marhall Faulk, Isaac Burce, Torry Holt, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin would have a word with you.
Not to mention that the Cardinals were a pretty mediocre team in the regular season and didn't actually become good enough to win in the postseason until Warner somehow put the dfense onhis back and made them show up during hte post-season I guess.
And by your definition, Elway does not even approach elite, since he wasn't good enough to win until TD got there andhe had a decent defense.
QB wins are the second-most useless widespread statistic in sports, right behind the neae-meaningless Pitcher wins, a statistic where a player is praised or punished by something completely out of his control.
Even ranking Defenses by yards allowed is more useful than dismising efficiency QB numbers (which YAR is) because of QB wins.
Bob S. --
You are completely ignoring the rest of the team. A QB does NOT have control over how well his defense or special teams play.
In that regard last year the Cardinals may have been horrible on D in the regular season, but they played VERY WELL in the playoffs. They stepped up and allowed only 3.5 yards/carry and did a much better job pressuring QB's than the regular season -- against superior competition than the regular season.
Giving Warner all the credit for "leading his team" is an insult to their Defense.
Quarterbacks dont "Lead their team to victory". They "Lead their offense to scoring points" -- at best.
Brady couldn't lead the 2001 Pats to a SB without a defensive effort that stopped the greatest show on earth. E. Manning couldn't lead the 2007 Giants to a SB win without a defensive effort that held a team that was scoring almost 37 points a game to 14 points.
Quite simply, measuring a QB's career by postseason success is an insult to the rest of the guys who play the game. As if Montana didn't have great teammates, or as if he didn't have a good defense from time to time? As if Trent Dilfer was the main reason for the Ravens SB run?
In Bob S's defense, he never said his guys in STL were terrible, he said that they gave up 400 points which was true. Arizona played out of their mind on defense in the playoffs, but they still gave up 400 points in the regular season (hence the 9-7 record in a terrible NFC West). However, I disagree that QB wins are as useless as pitcher wins in baseball. For one, QBs play the whole game, where in baseball, relievers can come in and mess up what the starter has done. No matter what you say, good QB play has a high correlation with winning football. There are very few great (or even good) teams that had terrible QBs.
*You all wanna say Trent Dilfer with Baltimore, but after Tony Banks led the Ravens to 4 straight games without a TD (5-3), Dilfer came in and went 7-1 and they scored 21 ppg. He was not all terrible.
Roby --
A QB plays less than half the game (defense and ST play a bit more than half).
While it is true that good QB play (e.g. QB rating, ANY/A, etc) has a high correlation with wins, it is not perfectly correlated. Therefore, you cannot pick teams with low win count and say that the QB was not playing and the same thing with teams with high win counts.
Averaging these six-season blocks doesn't make sense for QB's like Philip Rivers. Only a five season career, the first two of which were spent backing up Drew Brees, two seasons during which Rivers started zero games and only threw 30 passes. Two years that had a combimed -39 YAR.
You'd do better in cases like this, dropping those two seasons, and averaging his other three years, which would give Rivers a best of 3 average of 1050, instead of the 601 he earns because he didn't have siz full season of actual playing time to examine.
Correlation does not imply causation. One could argue that a third factor such as overall quality of the team drives both QB stats and win%. It's even logical -- QBs do better with the lead thanks to a good defense, and they do better when they've got a running game that puts extra defenders in the box, and they do better when they've more time to throw the ball, and they do better when they've got Jerry Rice catching the ball...
For my money, pitcher wins is more significant than QB win%, simply because there's less guys involved who should be getting a share of the credit/blame in baseball.
I agree that they're both useless stats though -- I watched an AAA game where the pitcher threw a 9 inning no-hitter and didn't get the win. He was pulled in the 10th for a pinch hitter, and his team went on to lose.
Incidentally, no-hitters are amazing feats to hear about but holy crap they're boring to watch live.
Actually a great QB does have control over how well his defense plays, and i think Manning figured this out 3 years ago. If you score so quick all the time your defense will always be on the field too long. The key is to have long clock killing drives, and then scoring to cap it off. I fully believe Peyton realized this and adjusted his game, he can still score quick when he needs to, but pays more attention to the strategy and timing of the game. Not just putting up as many yards and big plays as you can like Brees. Not saying he isnt a very good QB, just dont toss around that great word. Its not something to be taken lightly.
And i always said Steve was a better QB than Joe and people said i was crazy.
Johnny U is the GOAT, but Steve Young and Manning are the two best ive seen with my own eyes.
Saul, I hope everyone that contributes to this board reads and digests your excellent point that you make in post #26. I agree with you 100%, and I can't help but think about another QB (Marino) that never did seem to understand that. Coach Shula would send running plays in knowing in some instances that all they might do was to knock another minute or so off the clock, but that would be more time for his D to rest. But more often than not, those running plays were audibled into passing plays. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Saul, I just heard a good Sid Gillman story about this subject. Someone asked Sid why he was giving so much attention to developing his passing game for his team. His reply was something like-do you think I'm going to stay up all night just to come up with a new running play that will get me 3 yards. He has a point.
QB throws an interception, it's returned to the one yard line, the opponent scores a TD one play later. Want to blame the defense?
The offense and defense do impact each other in a game, it's just not as seamless like in basketball or hockey. Field position is probably the biggest part of it. Then you have the fatigue effect of multiple 3 and outs.
Thanks, TGT, for clearing up the mystery of Romo's 2005 season for me. I kept thinking, "He wasn't the quarterback in 2005." Guess it'll take 3 more years of him quarterbacking for him to be actually ranked in this system.
This analysis does seem to be strong proof of Anderson's HOF credentials.
Obviously QBs don't play all 60 minutes. What I was saying is that they play till the end, which means they will always have a hand in the outcome of the game. No matter what the defense gives up, A QB has a chance to go in and take it back.
I would like to see a list of the top 20 QBs by winning % (minimum 100 games). I can't seem to find it. I imagine there will be a lot of great QBs on that list. This is because QBs have so much impact on the outcome of the game. You can be a great RB without winning (Barry Sanders), but it is very difficuly to be a great QB while losing.
While it is true that a great team makes people percieve QB as a little better than they are (Aikman, Bradshaw, Brady), on the whole, QBs that are percieved as great, usually are.
Roby, I think this would be the list you're looking for:
1. Tom Brady
2. Roger Staubach
3. Joe Montana
4. Terry Bradshaw
5. Peyton Manning
6. Ken Stabler
7. Steve Young
8. Donovan McNabb
9. Johnny Unitas
10. John Elway
11. Jack Kemp
12. Brett Favre
13. Jim Kelly
14. Norm Van Brocklin
15. Earl Morrall
16. Joe Theismann
17. Bob Griese
18. Bart Starr
19. Len Dawson
20. Dan Marino
12 of them are in the HOF, at least 3 more will be (Favre-Manning-Brady). I think McNabb gets in down the road as well. Stabler's been a finalist before. Theismann won a SB and league MVP. Morrall was a bit surprising, but he played on great teams and won a MVP himself (underrated player). Jack Kemp is the only one that doesn't seem to fit in.
(Note: the only other QB with 100+ starts and a win % over .600 was Randall Cunningham)
I never thought Brees was a very good real QB, just a good stats QB. After seeing the Saints D yesterday, though, I'm starting to think Drew Brees is a very good QB.
That is a pretty good list. It is odd to see Kemp on that list. I figured Aikman would be somewhere up there. I guess his 1-15 rookie year hurt his % pretty bad.
Aikman was 0-11 his rookie year, if you subtract that debacle from the record, he had a .610 winning percentage as a starter. Not bad. Not as good as I thought it would be though.
@Roby 21.
I stand by my Dilfer comment. Yes, the Raven's scored 21 points a game with him at QB, but how many of those points were due to Defense/Special Teams play?
You can actually see how well Dilfer performed that year in the above table. 9 games. 176 DYAR. Roughly 20 Yards a game better than the average backup. That is not good. It was his 6th best season. He was so good, that he was released by the Bucs the year before after his 5th best season.
No, he was not terrible (I never said he was), but his superbowl ring makes him the perfect example of why it is stupid to judge QBs by rings and wins.
@Roby 32
Lets say I grant all your premises as true. So there's 3 seconds left in the game, and the QB is down by 6 at his own 2 yard line after a bumbled kickoff return. Miraculously, he pump fakes all the DBs out of place and hits his WR on a GO route past the secondary. That WR has a case of Eagles Rookie, and decides to spike the ball at the 3 yard line. Game over. So, how would this loss be the QBs fault? He had his chance to respond, but he just couldn't do it.
I never said every game won is 100% a direct result of the QB. That would be absolutely ridiculous. I don't know why you are arguing an off-the-wall scenario. I simply said that as compared to pitchers (who leave in the 6th or 7th inning quite often, and maybe complete 1 out of every 10 games), they have more say in the outcome.
I think that list of QB winning % says it all. 15 HOFers. Baseball's top-20 list features only 5 HOFers (10 if you choose to include those not-yet-eligible. They probably are locks though).
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/win_loss_perc_career.shtml
Look at the spread for Carson Palmer, -53 1490, jeez!
@Roby
You're arguing that winning percentage is a valid criteria in judging how good a QB is. I'm saying it's not. I used a ridiculous situation, because you dismissed the previous mentions that there are factors that go into winning other than QB play.
Mentioning that 15 of the top 20 QBs by winning % are in the Hall of Fame doesn't support your point in the slightest. People who believe winning and winning superbowls is important for QBs think QBs with good winning percentages should be in the Hall. It's called begging the question.
@Roby:
Maybe I didn't express myself in the best manner possible, but I completely agree that Pitcher Wins are THE most useless statistic in sports by a mile and nothing even compares.
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QB wins comes in a distant second precisely because the QB at least has the chance to counteract the effects of the D and ST. But they're still pretty useless.
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And the QB that proves that it is perfectly posible to be a great QB and still be on a bad team is Dan Fouts.
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If you remove just three years from his 15-year career (or 20%), his record as a starter is 53-69-1 (43%). And I refuse to beliwve he just became HoF good for three years and sucked for 12 more. Even with the three years put back in his winning & is 50.29%, which would make him the definition of mediocre if we go by QB wins, no?
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And his post-season record of 3-4 means he's a pretty bad QB, since postseason success counts for so much more, right?
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Things get even better with Fran Tarkenton. His career 51.88 win& drops to 45.45% if you remove his three great years (17& of his 18-year career). That's a lot of time of being on sucky teams.
Heck, even if we just use the 64-70 seasons, when he went to the Pro-Bowl 6 of the 7 years, and before his big four years with Minesotta the second time around (you know, when he actually had a D to play with), so they weren't reputation bids, hiw win% is EXACTLY 50. A guy who was regarded as one of the best QBs in the game for almost a decade, and who I think we can agree is certainly a Top-15 QB of all time (at LEAST), could only win half of the games he played. Again, the definition of mediocrity if we go by QB wins.
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Also, another problem with the list posted above: It's for QBs with at least 100 starts. Guess what? If you started 100 games, that tells me you had to be at least decent for a good stretch there. So you're not oging to find many players that stand out in a list like that.
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In fact, here's a link to the 85 QBs with at least 100 games started, sorted by ascending AV Value: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny/PpQtA
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Lowest value guy on that chart? Trent Dilfer.
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Guys in the top 20 of AV on that list NOT in the completion & list?
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Drew Bledsoe
Dave Krieg
Vinny Testaverde
Bobby Layne*
Y.A. Tittle*
Ken Anderson
Dan Fouts*
Warren Moon*
Fran Tarkenton*
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Another 5 HoFers. And is anyone really going to put forth a case where Theissman, Morrall and Kemp are even in the same stratosphere as Tarkenton, Fouts, Tittle or Layne?
Also very interestingly, 100 may be a nice round number, but if you raise that to 110, you narrow it down to 68 and you only lose Hasselbeck, Brees, Warner and Van Brocklin (meaning the Top 20 Win% list would gain Cunningham and lose Van Brocklin), of consecuence, and three of them will reach 110 this year.
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Or going the other way, we get Jim McMahon (69% on 97 GS, ahead of Bradshaw), Frank Ryan (67% on 87 GS, ahead of Manning) and Jeff Hostetler (61% on 83 GS, ahead of Marino). Even just McMahon, who falls just 3 games short of 100, being 4th all time should paint that list as even less filled with greats (and I'm a Bears fan).
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So, a QB can't acumulate wins if they aren't any good (they won't even get chances to), but a W-L record is a prety dismal meassure of the QB's worth.
That Tarkenton is No.6 in YAR is sufficient to blow that statistic out of the water. That Tarkenton deserves to be in the Hall of Fame is not in question. His permanent reinvention of the need for mobility in a quarterback, his longetivity, and his ability to make long lead pass completions with a very weak arm showed his talents. But that weak arm made him the worst red zone quarterback of all the good ones. This is not picked up by YAR.
well, it's been awhile, but...
is there any evidence showing fran tarkenton as being the "worst red zone quarterback of all the good ones"... or even near the bottom?
i'd be interested in seeing some numbers.
For kicks, I used the player TD finder to look at what percentage of TD passes were from within the redzone. The average of the top 40 or so was 62%, and Tarkenton was 58%. Just looking at the names, I think he'd be at or above average if one adjusted for era. Now whether that metric I just invented actually MEANS anything is anybody's guess. Random era-grouped numbers:
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Warner: 74%
Favre: 68%
Brady: 68%
Brees: 66%
Manning: 62%
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Young: 64%
Marino: 64%
Anderson: 60%
Montana: 59%
Elway: 58%
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Griese: 67%
Bradshaw: 59%
Tarkenton: 58%
Jurgensen: 56%
Hadl: 51%
Tittle: 50%
Namath: 50%
Great stuff, Mattie. It may not be conclusive by any means, but it does seem to strike a blow against the claim that Tarkenton's "weak arm" caused him to perform worse in the red zone, seeing as how Elway -- one of the strongest-armed QBs ever -- had an identical proportion of his TDs come inside the 20. Simply put, you don't toss as many TDs as Tarkenton did without being able to perform in the red zone.
I'm guessing the numbers near to the era-average are meaningless due to external factors like quality of running game, but the extreme numbers may indicate something. Griese and Warner stand out as significantly higher than the others from their times, and both are known for having fairly weak arms, yes?
I went ahead and did the same for all QBs with over 100 TD passes I think, against the average year of their career.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4095612185_9bee143e55_o.jpg
I don't know much about the arm strength of most QBs, but in general I think of most of the guys below the line as stronger armed and the ones above the line as weaker armed... With some exceptions of course.
interesting stuff!
i don't know what it might really mean, but it is interesting... plus i like the fact that tarkenton comes out okay in it!
thanks for commenting and posting the info!
Dear Neil
I admit that I have always been confused over both the logic and method used behind the concept of "replacement player" figures in research studies such as your's. In the Football Outsiders link you gave us, it clearly states that, "DYAR...is useless for comparing players from today to players from history" because "You need to have the entire play-by-play of a season to compute it."
You claim to have come up with some type of formula to overcome this problem, but unless to have access to the game sheets housed at the HOF (which only go back to about 1960), I don't see how approximations are of much use as the degree of error entered into your equation must be huge.
Several years ago, you produced your "100 Greatest QBs' opus, a work that you admit was a "flawed monstrosity". That it was flawed was obvious to anyone reading it due to the player example you used---Len Dawson's 1966 season. When you standardized Dawson's 1966 stats to 2006 levels, you gave him credit for the best single-season completion percentage of all-time. That was the tip-off that your study had to be flawed. (P.S. I don't think it was a "montrosity" however. I thought your rankings were very accurate although your totals might have been off kilter. I've quoted your results many times.)
Now, with this current study, you have repeated your same mistake by trying to standardize the stats of the old-time QBs to modern levels. At best, standardization produces skewed results for each stat examined, i.e., Dawson's completion percentage. However, when multiple stats are involved, those little errors multiply like compound interest. At least, in your "100" study, you were using real stats; in your current study, you are making approximations from decades-old box-score data which simply can't compare with the accurate data available from 1994 onward.
The secondary problem is this concept of "replacement level". Football Outsiders tell us that a replacement level QB is 12.5% less effective (valuable) than an average starting QB in the NFL. Does anyone know what that means? This 12.5% figure is entirely arbitrary and has been changed several times over the years. It is not based upon any scientific anaylsis, just an approximation---an educated quess. It is a contrived stat which is not recognized in any official capacity.
As one of this web site bloggers, "James", at one time remarked, "Why can't we use real stats?",--- when evaluating the merits of a particular player. It's a darn good question. Why do we go on using these artificially contrived stats which are utterly incomprehensible to the ordinary fan?