NFL Pass Attempts per Game Year-by-Year Leaders

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Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player A/G Tm
2023Patrick Mahomes (27)37.3KAN
2022Tom Brady (45)43.1TAM
2021Tom Brady (44)42.3TAM
2020Ben Roethlisberger (38)40.5PIT
2019Matt Ryan (34)41.1ATL
2018Ben Roethlisberger (36)42.2PIT
2017Eli Manning (36)38.1NYG
2016Drew Brees (37)42.1NOR
2015Drew Brees (36)41.8NOR
2014Drew Brees (35)41.2NOR
2013Peyton Manning+ (37)41.2DEN
2012Matthew Stafford (24)45.4DET
2011Matthew Stafford (23)41.4DET
2010Peyton Manning+ (34)42.4IND
2009Matthew Stafford (21)37.7DET
2008Drew Brees (29)39.7NOR
2007Drew Brees (28)40.8NOR
2006Brett Favre+ (36)38.3GNB
2005Donovan McNabb (28)39.7PHI
2004Kerry Collins (31)36.6OAK
2003Kerry Collins (30)38.5NYG
2002Rich Gannon (36)38.6OAK
2001Jon Kitna (28)36.3CIN
2000Vinny Testaverde (36)36.9NYJ
1999Brett Favre+ (29)37.2GNB
1998Peyton Manning+ (22)35.9IND
1997Vinny Testaverde (33)36.2BAL
1996Drew Bledsoe (24)38.9NWE
1995Drew Bledsoe (23)42.4NWE
1994Drew Bledsoe (22)43.2NWE
1993Warren Moon+ (36)34.7HOU
1992Dan Marino+ (30)34.6MIA
1991Warren Moon+ (34)40.9HOU
1990Warren Moon+ (33)38.9HOU
1989Don Majkowski (25)37.4GNB
1988Dan Marino+ (26)37.9MIA
1987Neil Lomax (28)38.6STL
1986Dan Marino+ (24)38.9MIA
1985John Elway+ (25)37.8DEN
1984Dan Fouts+ (33)39.0SDG
1983Bill Kenney (28)37.7KAN
1982Joe Montana+ (26)38.4SFO
1981Tommy Kramer (26)42.4MIN
1980Dan Fouts+ (29)36.8SDG
1979Steve DeBerg (25)36.1SFO
1978Fran Tarkenton+ (38)35.8MIN
1977Joe Ferguson (27)32.6BUF
1976Fran Tarkenton+ (36)31.7MIN
1975Fran Tarkenton+ (35)30.4MIN
1974Roman Gabriel (34)30.7PHI
1973Roman Gabriel (33)32.9PHI
1972Archie Manning (23)32.0NOR
1971John Hadl (31)30.8SDG
1970Roman Gabriel (30)29.1RAM
1969Sonny Jurgensen+ (35)31.6WAS
1969Pete Beathard (27)30.8HOU
1968Daryle Lamonica (27)32.0OAK
1968John Brodie (33)28.9SFO
1967Sonny Jurgensen+ (33)36.3WAS
1967Joe Namath+ (24)35.1NYJ
1966Joe Namath+ (23)33.6NYJ
1966Sonny Jurgensen+ (32)31.1WAS
1965George Blanda+ (37)31.6HOU
1965John Brodie (30)30.1SFO
1964George Blanda+ (36)36.1HOU
1964Charley Johnson (25)30.0STL
1963George Blanda+ (35)30.2HOU
1963Charley Johnson (24)30.2STL
1962Frank Tripucka (34)31.4DEN
1962Billy Wade (31)29.4CHI
1961Al Dorow (31)31.3NYT
1961Johnny Unitas+ (28)30.0BAL
1960Frank Tripucka (32)34.1DEN
1960Johnny Unitas+ (27)31.5BAL
1959Johnny Unitas+ (26)30.6BAL
1958Norm Van Brocklin+ (32)31.2PHI
1957Johnny Unitas+ (24)25.1BAL
1956Tobin Rote (28)25.7GNB
1955Jim Finks+ (28)28.7PIT
1954George Blanda+ (26)35.1CHI
1953George Blanda+ (25)30.2CHI
1952Otto Graham+ (30)30.3CLE
1951Bobby Layne+ (24)27.7DET
1950Bobby Layne+ (23)28.0DET
1949Y.A. Tittle+ (22)26.3BCL
1949Johnny Lujack (24)26.0CHI
1948Glenn Dobbs (28)26.4LAD
1948Sammy Baugh+ (34)26.3WAS
1947Sammy Baugh+ (33)29.5WAS
1947Bud Schwenk (30)23.4BCL
1946Bob Waterfield+ (26)22.8RAM
1946Glenn Dobbs (26)22.4BDA
1945Paul Christman (27)27.4CRD
1944Sid Luckman+ (27)20.4CHI
1943Sammy Baugh+ (29)23.9WAS
1942Bud Schwenk (25)26.8CRD
1941Parker Hall (24)19.0RAM
1940Davey O'Brien (23)25.2PHI
1939Parker Hall (22)18.9RAM
1938Sammy Baugh+ (24)14.2WAS
1937Sammy Baugh+ (23)15.5WAS
1936Arnie Herber+ (26)14.4GNB
1935Arnie Herber+ (25)9.9GNB
1934Arnie Herber+ (24)10.5GNB
1933Benny Friedman+ (28)11.4BKN
1933Glenn Presnell (28)11.4PRT
1932Jack McBride (30)8.2NYG