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Year-by-Year Pass Attempts Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Att Teams
2009  Tom Brady (32) 393 NWE
2008  Drew Brees (29) 635 NOR
2007  Drew Brees (28) 652 NOR
2006  Brett Favre (37) 613 GNB
2005  Brett Favre (36) 607 GNB
2004  Trent Green (34) 556 KAN
2003  Brad Johnson (35) 570 TAM
2002  Rich Gannon (37) 618 OAK
2001  Jon Kitna (29) 581 CIN
2000  Vinny Testaverde (37) 590 NYJ
1999  Brett Favre (30) 595 GNB
1998  Peyton Manning (22) 575 IND
1997  Dan Marino+ (36) 548 MIA
1996  Drew Bledsoe (24) 623 NWE
1995  Drew Bledsoe (23) 636 NWE
1994  Drew Bledsoe (22) 691 NWE
1993  John Elway+ (33) 551 DEN
1992  Dan Marino+ (31) 554 MIA
1991  Warren Moon+ (35) 655 HOU
1990  Warren Moon+ (34) 584 HOU
1989  Don Majkowski (25) 599 GNB
1988  Dan Marino+ (27) 606 MIA
1987  Neil Lomax (28) 463 STL
1986  Dan Marino+ (25) 623 MIA
1985  John Elway+ (25) 605 DEN
1984  Dan Marino+ (23) 564 MIA
1983  Bill Kenney (28) 603 KAN
1982  Joe Montana+ (26) 346 SFO
1981  Dan Fouts+ (30) 609 SDG
1980  Dan Fouts+ (29) 589 SDG
1979  Steve DeBerg (25) 578 SFO
1978  Fran Tarkenton+ (38) 572 MIN
1977  Joe Ferguson (27) 457 BUF
1976  Jim Zorn (23) 439 SEA
1975  Fran Tarkenton+ (35) 425 MIN
1974  Jim Hart (30) 388 STL
1973  Roman Gabriel (33) 460 PHI
1972  Archie Manning (23) 448 NOR
1971  John Hadl (31) 431 SDG
1970  Roman Gabriel (30) 407 RAM
1969  Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) 442 WAS
Daryle Lamonica (28) 426 OAK
1968  John Hadl (28) 440 SDG
John Brodie (33) 404 SFO
1967  Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 508 WAS
Joe Namath+ (24) 491 NYJ
1966  Joe Namath+ (23) 471 NYJ
Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) 436 WAS
1965  George Blanda+ (38) 442 HOU
John Brodie (30) 391 SFO
1964  George Blanda+ (37) 505 HOU
Charley Johnson (26) 420 STL
1963  Charley Johnson (25) 423 STL
George Blanda+ (36) 423 HOU
1962  Frank Tripucka (35) 440 DEN
Billy Wade (32) 412 CHI
1961  Al Dorow (32) 438 NYT
Johnny Unitas+ (28) 420 BAL
1960  Frank Tripucka (33) 478 DEN
Johnny Unitas+ (27) 378 BAL
1959  Johnny Unitas+ (26) 367 BAL
1958  Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) 374 PHI
1957  Johnny Unitas+ (24) 301 BAL
1956  Tobin Rote (28) 308 GNB
1955  Jim Finks+ (28) 344 PIT
1954  Tobin Rote (26) 382 GNB
1953  George Blanda+ (26) 362 CHI
1952  Otto Graham+ (31) 364 CLE
1951  Bobby Layne+ (25) 332 DET
1950  Bobby Layne+ (24) 336 DET
1949  Johnny Lujack (24) 312 CHI
Y.A. Tittle+ (23) 289 BCL
1948  Glenn Dobbs (28) 369 LAD
Sammy Baugh+ (34) 315 WAS
1947  Sammy Baugh+ (33) 354 WAS
Bud Schwenk (29) 327 BCL
1946  Glenn Dobbs (26) 269 BDA
Bob Waterfield+ (26) 251 RAM
1945  Paul Christman (27) 219 CRD
1944  Irv Comp (25) 177 GNB
1943  Sammy Baugh+ (29) 239 WAS
1942  Bud Schwenk (24) 295 CRD
1941  Cecil Isbell (26) 206 GNB
1940  Davey O'Brien (23) 277 PHI
1939  Parker Hall (23) 208 RAM
1938  Ace Parker+ (26) 148 BKN
1937  Sammy Baugh+ (23) 171 WAS
1936  Arnie Herber+ (26) 173 GNB
1935  Ed Danowski (24) 113 NYG
1934  Arnie Herber+ (24) 115 GNB
1933  Harry Newman (24) 136 NYG
1932  Arnie Herber+ (22) 101 GNB