NFL Passes Completed per Game Year-by-Year Leaders

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Leaders Table
Year Player C/G Tm
2023Patrick Mahomes (27)25.1KAN
2022Tom Brady (45)28.8TAM
2021Tom Brady (44)28.5TAM
2020Ben Roethlisberger (38)26.6PIT
2019Matt Ryan (34)27.2ATL
2018Ben Roethlisberger (36)28.3PIT
2017Drew Brees (38)24.1NOR
2017Tom Brady (40)24.1NWE
2016Drew Brees (37)29.4NOR
2015Drew Brees (36)28.5NOR
2014Drew Brees (35)28.5NOR
2013Peyton Manning+ (37)28.1DEN
2012Matthew Stafford (24)27.2DET
2011Drew Brees (32)29.3NOR
2010Peyton Manning+ (34)28.1IND
2009Matt Schaub (28)24.8HOU
2008Drew Brees (29)25.8NOR
2007Drew Brees (28)27.5NOR
2006Jon Kitna (33)23.3DET
2005Kurt Warner+ (34)24.2ARI
2004Daunte Culpepper (27)23.7MIN
2003Peyton Manning+ (27)23.7IND
2002Rich Gannon (36)26.1OAK
2001Kurt Warner+ (30)23.4STL
2000Peyton Manning+ (24)22.3IND
1999Steve Beuerlein (34)21.4CAR
1998Brett Favre+ (28)21.7GNB
1997Brad Johnson (28)21.2MIN
1996Drew Bledsoe (24)23.3NWE
1995Steve Young+ (33)27.2SFO
1994Drew Bledsoe (22)25.0NWE
1993John Elway+ (33)21.8DEN
1992Dan Marino+ (30)20.6MIA
1991Warren Moon+ (34)25.3HOU
1990Warren Moon+ (33)24.1HOU
1989Don Majkowski (25)22.1GNB
1988Dan Marino+ (26)22.1MIA
1987Neil Lomax (28)22.9STL
1986Joe Montana+ (30)23.9SFO
1985Dan Marino+ (23)21.0MIA
1984Dan Fouts+ (33)24.4SDG
1983Bill Kenney (28)21.6KAN
1982Ken Anderson (33)24.2CIN
1981Tommy Kramer (26)23.0MIN
1980Dan Fouts+ (29)21.8SDG
1979Steve DeBerg (25)21.7SFO
1978Fran Tarkenton+ (38)21.6MIN
1977Fran Tarkenton+ (37)17.2MIN
1976Fran Tarkenton+ (36)19.6MIN
1975Fran Tarkenton+ (35)19.5MIN
1974Roman Gabriel (34)17.5PHI
1973Roman Gabriel (33)19.3PHI
1972Archie Manning (23)16.4NOR
1971Fran Tarkenton+ (31)17.4NYG
1970John Brodie (35)15.9SFO
1969Sonny Jurgensen+ (35)19.6WAS
1969Daryle Lamonica (28)15.8OAK
1968John Brodie (33)16.7SFO
1968Daryle Lamonica (27)15.8OAK
1967Sonny Jurgensen+ (33)20.6WAS
1967Joe Namath+ (24)18.4NYJ
1966Sonny Jurgensen+ (32)18.1WAS
1966Joe Namath+ (23)16.6NYJ
1965John Brodie (30)18.6SFO
1965George Blanda+ (37)13.3HOU
1964George Blanda+ (36)18.7HOU
1964Billy Wade (33)16.5CHI
1963Y.A. Tittle+ (36)17.0NYG
1963George Blanda+ (35)16.0HOU
1962Frank Tripucka (34)17.1DEN
1962Billy Wade (31)16.1CHI
1961Sonny Jurgensen+ (27)16.8PHI
1961Al Dorow (31)14.1NYT
1960Frank Tripucka (32)17.7DEN
1960Johnny Unitas+ (27)15.8BAL
1959Johnny Unitas+ (26)16.1BAL
1958Norm Van Brocklin+ (32)16.5PHI
1957Y.A. Tittle+ (30)14.7SFO
1956Tobin Rote (28)12.2GNB
1955Jim Finks+ (28)13.8PIT
1954George Blanda+ (26)16.4CHI
1953George Blanda+ (25)14.1CHI
1952Otto Graham+ (30)15.1CLE
1951Bobby Layne+ (24)12.7DET
1950Y.A. Tittle+ (23)13.4BCL
1949Johnny Lujack (24)13.5CHI
1949Y.A. Tittle+ (22)13.5BCL
1948Sammy Baugh+ (34)15.4WAS
1948Glenn Dobbs (28)13.2LAD
1947Sammy Baugh+ (33)17.5WAS
1947Bud Schwenk (30)12.0BCL
1946Bob Waterfield+ (26)11.5RAM
1946Glenn Dobbs (26)11.3BDA
1945Sammy Baugh+ (31)12.8WAS
1944Sammy Baugh+ (30)10.3WAS
1943Sammy Baugh+ (29)13.3WAS
1942Cecil Isbell (27)13.3GNB
1941Cecil Isbell (26)10.6GNB
1940Davey O'Brien (23)11.3PHI
1939Parker Hall (22)9.6RAM
1938Sammy Baugh+ (24)7.0WAS
1937Sammy Baugh+ (23)7.4WAS
1936Arnie Herber+ (26)6.4GNB
1935Ed Danowski (23)4.8NYG
1934Arnie Herber+ (24)3.8GNB
1933Benny Friedman+ (28)6.0BKN
1932Jack McBride (30)4.0NYG