NFL Game-Winning Drives Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1950)

For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses

Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player GWD Tm Link
2023Geno Smith (32)5SEAView Game-Winning Drives
2022Kirk Cousins (34)8MINView Game-Winning Drives
2021Ben Roethlisberger (39)7PITView Game-Winning Drives
2020Ryan Tannehill (32)6TENView Game-Winning Drives
2019Josh Allen (23)5BUFView Game-Winning Drives
2019Deshaun Watson (23)5HOUView Game-Winning Drives
2019Russell Wilson (30)5SEAView Game-Winning Drives
2018Drew Brees (39)7NORView Game-Winning Drives
2017Kirk Cousins (29)4WASView Game-Winning Drives
2017Marcus Mariota (23)4TENView Game-Winning Drives
2017Dak Prescott (24)4DALView Game-Winning Drives
2017Ben Roethlisberger (35)4PITView Game-Winning Drives
2017Matthew Stafford (29)4DETView Game-Winning Drives
2016Matthew Stafford (28)8DETView Game-Winning Drives
2015Blake Bortles (23)4JAXView Game-Winning Drives
2015Derek Carr (24)4OAKView Game-Winning Drives
2015Jay Cutler (32)4CHIView Game-Winning Drives
2015Cam Newton (26)4CARView Game-Winning Drives
2015Carson Palmer (35)4ARIView Game-Winning Drives
2015Matt Ryan (30)4ATLView Game-Winning Drives
2014Matthew Stafford (26)5DETView Game-Winning Drives
2013Tom Brady (36)5NWEView Game-Winning Drives
2013Geno Smith (22)5NYJView Game-Winning Drives
2012Andrew Luck (22)7INDView Game-Winning Drives
2011Eli Manning (30)6NYGView Game-Winning Drives
2010Matt Ryan (25)6ATLView Game-Winning Drives
2009Peyton Manning+ (33)7INDView Game-Winning Drives
2008Peyton Manning+ (32)6INDView Game-Winning Drives
2007Tom Brady (30)4NWEView Game-Winning Drives
2007Brett Favre+ (37)4GNBView Game-Winning Drives
2006Vince Young (23)5TENView Game-Winning Drives
2005Drew Bledsoe (33)5DALView Game-Winning Drives
2004Aaron Brooks (28)5NORView Game-Winning Drives
2004Ben Roethlisberger (22)5PITView Game-Winning Drives
2003Jake Delhomme (28)7CARView Game-Winning Drives
2002Kerry Collins (29)5NYGView Game-Winning Drives
2002Peyton Manning+ (26)5INDView Game-Winning Drives
2001Brad Johnson (32)5TAMView Game-Winning Drives
2001Vinny Testaverde (37)5NYJView Game-Winning Drives
2000Charlie Batch (25)5DETView Game-Winning Drives
1999Peyton Manning+ (23)7INDView Game-Winning Drives
1998Jake Plummer (23)7ARIView Game-Winning Drives
1997Kordell Stewart (24)5PITView Game-Winning Drives
1996Jeff Blake (25)5CINView Game-Winning Drives
1995Jeff George (27)4ATLView Game-Winning Drives
1995Jim Harbaugh (31)4INDView Game-Winning Drives
1995Neil O'Donnell (29)4PITView Game-Winning Drives
1995Rodney Peete (29)4PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1994Warren Moon+ (37)5MINView Game-Winning Drives
1993Jim Kelly+ (33)4BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1993Wade Wilson (34)4NORView Game-Winning Drives
1992Dan Marino+ (30)6MIAView Game-Winning Drives
1991Warren Moon+ (34)5HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1991Ken O'Brien (30)5NYJView Game-Winning Drives
1991Mark Rypien (28)5WASView Game-Winning Drives
1990Troy Aikman+ (23)6DALView Game-Winning Drives
1989Don Majkowski (25)7GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1988Jim Kelly+ (28)5BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1987Randall Cunningham (24)3PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1987Boomer Esiason (26)3CINView Game-Winning Drives
1987Bobby Hebert (27)3NORView Game-Winning Drives
1987Mark Malone (28)3PITView Game-Winning Drives
1987Jim McMahon (28)3CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1987Joe Montana+ (31)3SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1987Warren Moon+ (30)3HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1987Danny White (35)3DALView Game-Winning Drives
1986Bernie Kosar (22)6CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1985John Elway+ (25)6DENView Game-Winning Drives
1984Richard Todd (30)5NORView Game-Winning Drives
1983Steve DeBerg (29)4DENView Game-Winning Drives
1983Lynn Dickey (33)4GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1983Mike Pagel (22)4BALView Game-Winning Drives
1983Jim Plunkett (35)4RAIView Game-Winning Drives
1983Ken Stabler+ (37)4NORView Game-Winning Drives
1983Joe Theismann (34)4WASView Game-Winning Drives
1982Jim Plunkett (34)4RAIView Game-Winning Drives
1981Scott Brunner (24)3NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1981Dan Fouts+ (30)3SDGView Game-Winning Drives
1981Doug Williams (26)3TAMView Game-Winning Drives
1981Marc Wilson (24)3OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1980Steve Bartkowski (27)4ATLView Game-Winning Drives
1980Terry Bradshaw+ (32)4PITView Game-Winning Drives
1980Joe Ferguson (30)4BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1980Steve Fuller (23)4KANView Game-Winning Drives
1980Tommy Kramer (25)4MINView Game-Winning Drives
1980Brian Sipe (31)4CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1980Doug Williams (25)4TAMView Game-Winning Drives
1979Brian Sipe (30)7CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1978Steve Grogan (25)6NWEView Game-Winning Drives
1978Pat Haden (25)6RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1978Dan Pastorini (29)6HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1977Bob Avellini (24)4CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1976Jim Hart (32)4STLView Game-Winning Drives
1976Billy Kilmer (37)4WASView Game-Winning Drives
1976Ken Stabler+ (30)4OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1975Jim Hart (31)4STLView Game-Winning Drives
1975Billy Kilmer (36)4WASView Game-Winning Drives
1975Dan Pastorini (26)4HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1974Joe Ferguson (24)3BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1974Bob Griese+ (29)3MIAView Game-Winning Drives
1974Bill Munson (33)3DETView Game-Winning Drives
1974Joe Namath+ (31)3NYJView Game-Winning Drives
1974Roger Staubach+ (32)3DALView Game-Winning Drives
1973Ken Stabler+ (27)3OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1972Mike Phipps (24)5CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1971Terry Bradshaw+ (23)3PITView Game-Winning Drives
1971Len Dawson+ (36)3KANView Game-Winning Drives
1971John Hadl (31)3SDGView Game-Winning Drives
1971Bill Nelsen (30)3CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1970Fran Tarkenton+ (30)5NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1969Fran Tarkenton+ (29)4NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1969Daryle Lamonica (28)3OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1969Joe Namath+ (26)3NYJView Game-Winning Drives
1968Virgil Carter (22)3CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1968Roman Gabriel (28)3RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1968Joe Namath+ (25)3NYJView Game-Winning Drives
1967John Hadl (27)3SDGView Game-Winning Drives
1967Johnny Unitas+ (34)3BALView Game-Winning Drives
1966Charley Johnson (27)4STLView Game-Winning Drives
1966Joe Namath+ (23)2NYJView Game-Winning Drives
1965Don Meredith (27)3DALView Game-Winning Drives
1965Frank Ryan (29)3CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1965Norm Snead (26)3PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1965George Blanda+ (37)2HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1965Tom Flores+ (28)2OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1965John Hadl (25)2SDGView Game-Winning Drives
1964Daryle Lamonica (23)3BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1964Babe Parilli (34)3BOSView Game-Winning Drives
1964Fran Tarkenton+ (24)3MINView Game-Winning Drives
1963Ed Brown (34)4PITView Game-Winning Drives
1963Cotton Davidson (31)2OAKView Game-Winning Drives
1963Jack Kemp (28)2BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1963John McCormick (26)2DENView Game-Winning Drives
1962Billy Wade (31)4CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1962George Blanda+ (34)3HOUView Game-Winning Drives
1962Frank Tripucka (34)3DENView Game-Winning Drives
1961Johnny Unitas+ (28)4BALView Game-Winning Drives
1961Al Dorow (31)2NYTView Game-Winning Drives
1961Johnny Green (23)2BUFView Game-Winning Drives
1961Babe Parilli (31)2BOSView Game-Winning Drives
1960Jack Kemp (25)4LACView Game-Winning Drives
1960Norm Van Brocklin+ (34)4PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1959Johnny Unitas+ (26)3BALView Game-Winning Drives
1959Norm Van Brocklin+ (33)3PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1958Charlie Conerly (36)5NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1957Y.A. Tittle+ (30)6SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1956Johnny Unitas+ (23)3BALView Game-Winning Drives
1955Tobin Rote (27)3GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1955Norm Van Brocklin+ (29)3RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1954George Blanda+ (26)3CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1953Jim Finks+ (26)3PITView Game-Winning Drives
1953Eddie LeBaron (23)3WASView Game-Winning Drives
1952Eddie LeBaron (22)2WASView Game-Winning Drives
1951Sammy Baugh+ (37)2WASView Game-Winning Drives
1951Y.A. Tittle+ (24)2SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1950Charlie Conerly (28)3NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1949Charlie Conerly (27)2NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1949Otto Graham+ (27)2CLEView Game-Winning Drives
1949Frank Tripucka (21)2DETView Game-Winning Drives
1948Sammy Baugh+ (34)3WASView Game-Winning Drives
1948Frankie Albert (28)1SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1947Boley Dancewicz (22)3BOSView Game-Winning Drives
1947Frankie Albert (27)2SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1946Frankie Albert (26)1SFOView Game-Winning Drives
1946Sammy Baugh+ (32)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1946Tommy Thompson (30)1PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1946Bob Waterfield+ (26)1RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1945Sammy Baugh+ (31)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1945Scott Gudmundson (24)1BOSView Game-Winning Drives
1945Arnie Herber+ (35)1NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1945Cotton Price (27)1DETView Game-Winning Drives
1944Sammy Baugh+ (30)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1944Irv Comp (25)1GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1944Arnie Herber+ (34)1NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1944Albie Reisz (26)1RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1944Frankie Sinkwich (23)1DETView Game-Winning Drives
1944Hank Soar (30)1NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1943Tony Canadeo+ (24)1GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1943Tuffy Leemans+ (30)1NYGView Game-Winning Drives
1943Sid Luckman+ (26)1CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1943Roy Zimmerman (25)1PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1942Sammy Baugh+ (28)2WASView Game-Winning Drives
1941Sammy Baugh+ (27)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1941Dick Booth (23)1DETView Game-Winning Drives
1941Sid Luckman+ (24)1CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1940Sid Luckman+ (23)1CHIView Game-Winning Drives
1940Davey O'Brien (23)1PHIView Game-Winning Drives
1940Billy Patterson (22)1PITView Game-Winning Drives
1940Cotton Price (22)1DETView Game-Winning Drives
1939Cecil Isbell (24)2GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1938Sammy Baugh+ (24)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1938Frank Filchock (21)12TMView Game-Winning Drives
1938Cecil Isbell (23)1GNBView Game-Winning Drives
1938Stan Pincura (25)1RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1938Bob Snyder (25)1RAMView Game-Winning Drives
1937Sammy Baugh+ (23)1WASView Game-Winning Drives
1937Johnny Blood+ (33)1PITView Game-Winning Drives
1937George Grosvenor (27)1CRDView Game-Winning Drives
1936Ed Matesic (28)2PITView Game-Winning Drives
1933Bill Tanguay (24)1PITView Game-Winning Drives