All-Time Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
AY/A |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Earl Morrall | 25.07 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
2 | Len Dawson+ | 23.87 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963 |
3 | Craig Morton | 23.76 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
4 | Charlie Conerly | 23.53 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949 |
5 | Milt Plum | 23.43 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 2, 1960 |
6 | Frank Ryan | 23.23 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1964 |
7 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 23.12 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 1950 |
8 | Steve Grogan | 23.06 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979 |
9 | Jacky Lee | 22.77 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Denver Broncos, November 20, 1960 |
10 | Johnny Unitas+ | 22.50 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 12, 1967 |
11 | James Harris | 22.40 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 20, 1974 |
12 | Sammy Baugh+ | 21.92 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Boston Yanks, October 31, 1948 |
13 | Johnny Unitas+ | 21.88 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960 |
14 | Jim Hart | 21.69 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Jets, November 23, 1975 |
15 | Craig Morton | 21.56 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 27, 1981 |
16 | Pete Layden | 21.23 | NYY | New York Yankees vs. Chicago Rockets, October 31, 1948 |
17 | Lamar Jackson | 21.20 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019 |
18 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 21.11 | NYG | New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 25, 1970 |
19 | Jay Schroeder | 20.93 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 |
20 | Roger Staubach+ | 20.86 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 12, 1971 |
21 | Steve Young+ | 20.67 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New England Patriots, October 22, 1989 |
22 | Drew Brees | 20.48 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots, November 30, 2009 |
23 | Joe Namath+ | 20.39 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, September 24, 1972 |
24 | Charley Johnson | 20.26 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965 |
25 | Johnny Unitas+ | 20.15 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears, September 27, 1964 |
26 | John Brodie | 20.11 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, November 19, 1961 |
27 | Otto Graham+ | 20.08 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons, October 14, 1949 |
28 | Lamar Jackson | 20.05 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, December 31, 2023 |
29 | Tony Banks | 19.94 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 15, 1996 |
30 | Chad Pennington | 19.93 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 16, 2003 |
31 | Jim Kelly+ | 19.88 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, October 1, 1989 |
32 | John Hadl | 19.78 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 20, 1968 |
33 | Otto Graham+ | 19.75 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, November 2, 1947 |
34 | Jim McMahon | 19.73 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 19, 1985 |
35 | Len Dawson+ | 19.71 | DTX | Dallas Texans vs. Denver Broncos, November 18, 1962 |
36 | Steve Bartkowski | 19.62 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Houston Oilers, September 23, 1984 |
| Matt Robinson | 19.62 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, October 15, 1978 |
38 | Kurt Warner+ | 19.53 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000 |
39 | Nick Foles | 19.50 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 3, 2013 |
40 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 19.40 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, November 16, 1952 |
41 | Len Dawson+ | 19.36 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, November 13, 1966 |
42 | Alex Smith | 19.35 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, December 15, 2013 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 19.35 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 9, 2007 |
44 | Ben Roethlisberger | 19.31 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 5, 2007 |
45 | Marcus Mariota | 19.27 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 13, 2015 |
46 | Dick Shiner | 19.13 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints, September 16, 1973 |
47 | Dan Pastorini | 19.08 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 11, 1979 |
| Tommy Kramer | 19.08 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 4, 1977 |
| Don Meredith | 19.08 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, September 18, 1966 |
50 | Dick Jamieson | 19.06 | NYT | New York Titans vs. Houston Oilers, October 23, 1960 |
51 | Ryan Tannehill | 19.05 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans, October 25, 2015 |
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