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Single-Season Longest Pass Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Year Teams
1. Jeff Garcia (34) 99 2004 CLE
Frank Filchock (23) 99 1939 WAS
Otto Graham+ (26) 99 1947 CLE
George Izo (26) 99 1963 WAS
Karl Sweetan (24) 99 1966 DET
Sonny Jurgensen+ (34) 99 1968 WAS
Jim Plunkett (36) 99 1983 RAI
Ron Jaworski (34) 99 1985 PHI
Stan Humphries (29) 99 1994 SDG
Brett Favre (26) 99 1995 GNB
Trent Green (32) 99 2002 KAN
12. Doug Russell (27) 98 1938 CRD
Ogden Compton (23) 98 1955 CRD
Billy Wade (31) 98 1961 CHI
Jacky Lee (23) 98 1962 HOU
Earl Morrall (32) 98 1966 NYG
Jim Hart (28) 98 1972 STL
Bobby Hebert (33) 98 1993 ATL
Charlie Batch (24) 98 1998 DET
20. Pat Coffee (22) 97 1937 CRD
Bobby Layne+ (27) 97 1953 DET
George Shaw (29) 97 1962 DEN
Bernie Kosar (26) 97 1989 CLE
Steve Young+ (30) 97 1991 SFO
25. Tobin Rote (22) 96 1950 GNB
Frank Ryan (25) 96 1961 RAM
Frank Tripucka (35) 96 1962 DEN
Billy Kilmer (28) 96 1967 NOR
Billy Kilmer (36) 96 1975 WAS
Ken O'Brien (25) 96 1985 NYJ
Joe Montana+ (32) 96 1988 SFO
32. Bill Munson (23) 95 1964 RAM
George Blanda+ (38) 95 1965 HOU
Don Meredith (28) 95 1966 DAL
Lynn Dickey (28) 95 1977 GNB
Craig Morton (38) 95 1981 DEN
Joe Montana+ (33) 95 1989 SFO
Randall Cunningham (27) 95 1990 PHI
Todd Collins (25) 95 1996 BUF
40. Jack Kemp (29) 94 1964 BUF
George Blanda+ (41) 94 1968 OAK
Norm Snead (33) 94 1972 NYG
Ken Anderson (28) 94 1977 CIN
Eric Hipple (24) 94 1981 DET
Chris Chandler (36) 94 2001 ATL
46. Billy Wade (28) 93 1958 RAM
Daryle Lamonica (22) 93 1963 BUF
Tom Flores (26) 93 1963 OAK
Jack Concannon (24) 93 1967 CHI
Roman Gabriel (29) 93 1969 RAM
Mike Livingston (24) 93 1969 KAN
Steve DeBerg (26) 93 1980 SFO
Neil Lomax (29) 93 1988 PHO
Rodney Peete (27) 93 1993 DET
Randall Cunningham (31) 93 1994 PHI
56. Arnie Herber+ (29) 92 1939 GNB
Jacky Lee (21) 92 1960 HOU
Len Dawson+ (27) 92 1962 DTX
Milt Plum (29) 92 1964 DET
King Hill (32) 92 1968 2TM
Len Dawson+ (33) 92 1968 KAN
Joe Ferguson (28) 92 1978 BUF
Marc Wilson (27) 92 1984 RAI
Eric Zeier (25) 92 1997 BAL
65. Ed Brown (32) 91 1960 CHI
Bart Starr+ (26) 91 1960 GNB
M.C. Reynolds (23) 91 1958 CRD
Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) 91 1958 PHI
Bob Waterfield+ (31) 91 1951 RAM
Jack Kemp (26) 91 1961 SDG
Joe Namath+ (32) 91 1975 NYJ
Roger Staubach+ (36) 91 1978 DAL
Scott Mitchell (27) 91 1995 DET
Tom Brady (24) 91 2001 NWE
Donovan McNabb (29) 91 2005 PHI
Jon Kitna (35) 91 2007 DET
77. Charley Johnson (37) 90 1975 DEN
Bert Jones (24) 90 1975 BAL
Virgil Carter (26) 90 1971 CIN
John McCormick (28) 90 1965 DEN
Cotton Davidson (31) 90 1962 2TM
Babe Parilli (22) 90 1952 GNB
Terry Bradshaw+ (33) 90 1981 PIT
Ron Jaworski (33) 90 1984 PHI
Tony Eason (26) 90 1985 NWE
Kordell Stewart (29) 90 2001 PIT
Troy Aikman+ (33) 90 1999 DAL
Billy Joe Hobert (28) 90 1999 NOR
Troy Aikman+ (28) 90 1994 DAL
Bubby Brister (28) 90 1990 PIT
Steve DeBerg (36) 90 1990 KAN
92. Billy Kilmer (33) 89 1972 WAS
Don Horn (25) 89 1970 GNB
Craig Morton (27) 89 1970 DAL
Len Dawson+ (31) 89 1966 KAN
Johnny Unitas+ (33) 89 1966 BAL
Earl Morrall (31) 89 1965 NYG
Jack Kemp (28) 89 1963 BUF
Fran Tarkenton+ (22) 89 1962 MIN
Joe Namath+ (31) 89 1974 NYJ
Vince Evans (25) 89 1980 CHI
Bubby Brister (26) 89 1988 PIT
A.J. Feeley (29) 89 2006 PHI
Tim Rattay (28) 89 2005 SFO
Kerry Collins (26) 89 1998 2TM
Heath Shuler (26) 89 1997 NOR
Kerry Collins (23) 89 1995 CAR
Chris Miller (27) 89 1992 ATL
Neil O'Donnell (25) 89 1991 PIT
Vinny Testaverde (27) 89 1990 TAM
111. Johnny Unitas+ (34) 88 1967 BAL
Rudy Bukich (29) 88 1961 PIT
George Blanda+ (33) 88 1960 HOU
Ed Brown (31) 88 1959 CHI
Frank Reagan (28) 88 1947 NYG
Dave Ryan (23) 88 1946 DET
Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) 88 1969 WAS
Bob Berry (27) 88 1969 ATL
Jim Plunkett (24) 88 1971 NWE
Steve Beuerlein (34) 88 1999 CAR
Brian Griese (24) 88 1999 DEN
Jeff Blake (25) 88 1995 CIN
Ed Rubbert (23) 88 1987 WAS
Ed Luther (27) 88 1984 SDG
Ken Stabler (31) 88 1976 OAK
126. Jerry Rhome (28) 87 1970 HOU
Joe Namath+ (25) 87 1968 NYJ
Tom Sherman (23) 87 1968 BOS
Bill Nelsen (27) 87 1968 CLE
Norm Snead (28) 87 1967 PHI
Bill Nelsen (24) 87 1965 PIT
Norm Snead (25) 87 1964 PHI
Frank Tripucka (34) 87 1961 DEN
Terry Bradshaw+ (22) 87 1970 PIT
Richard Todd (24) 87 1977 NYJ
Gary Danielson (29) 87 1980 DET
Charlie Batch (32) 87 2006 PIT
Donovan McNabb (30) 87 2006 PHI
Steve McNair (33) 87 2006 BAL
Kent Graham (30) 87 1998 NYG
Troy Aikman+ (26) 87 1992 DAL
Vinny Testaverde (28) 87 1991 TAM
Warren Moon+ (34) 87 1990 HOU
Jim McMahon (24) 87 1983 CHI
145. Lee Grosscup (26) 86 1962 NYT
Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) 86 1966 WAS
Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 86 1967 WAS
Zeke Bratkowski (36) 86 1967 GNB
Bill Munson (27) 86 1968 DET
Charley Johnson (24) 86 1962 STL
Milt Plum (25) 86 1960 CLE
Ed Brown (27) 86 1955 CHI
Sammy Baugh+ (34) 86 1948 WAS
Sid Luckman+ (28) 86 1944 CHI
Lou Brock (26) 86 1943 GNB
Rabbit Keen (23) 86 1937 PHI
Pete Beathard (27) 86 1969 HOU
Bob Griese+ (26) 86 1971 MIA
Drew Brees (27) 86 2006 NOR
Joey Harrington (27) 86 2005 DET
Doug Johnson (26) 86 2003 ATL
Peyton Manning (25) 86 2001 IND
Elvis Grbac (29) 86 1999 KAN
Drew Bledsoe (26) 86 1998 NWE
Vinny Testaverde (33) 86 1996 BAL
Bernie Kosar (30) 86 1993 2TM
John Elway+ (28) 86 1988 DEN
Boomer Esiason (27) 86 1988 CIN
Steve Bartkowski (30) 86 1982 ATL
Jim Plunkett (33) 86 1980 OAK
171. John Hadl (25) 85 1965 SDG
Joe Kapp (29) 85 1967 MIN
Roger Staubach+ (29) 85 1971 DAL
Bobby Douglass (25) 85 1972 CHI
Jim Plunkett (29) 85 1976 SFO
Ken Anderson (27) 85 1976 CIN
Dan Pastorini (28) 85 1977 HOU
Tobin Rote (35) 85 1963 SDG
Ed Brown (35) 85 1963 PIT
Eddie LeBaron (32) 85 1962 DAL
Norm Snead (23) 85 1962 WAS
Tom Flores (24) 85 1961 OAK
M.C. Reynolds (24) 85 1959 CRD
Tobin Rote (23) 85 1951 GNB
Charlie Conerly (28) 85 1949 NYG
Sid Luckman+ (23) 85 1939 CHI
Davey O'Brien (22) 85 1939 PHI
Archie Manning (30) 85 1979 NOR
Ron Jaworski (30) 85 1981 PHI
J.P. Losman (26) 85 2007 BUF
Ben Roethlisberger (23) 85 2005 PIT
Jake Plummer (30) 85 2004 DEN
Brett Favre (33) 85 2002 GNB
Tony Banks (28) 85 2001 WAS
Kurt Warner (29) 85 2000 STL
Warren Moon+ (39) 85 1995 MIN
Jeff George (27) 85 1994 ATL
Jim Harbaugh (31) 85 1994 IND
Erik Kramer (30) 85 1994 CHI
Vince Evans (26) 85 1981 CHI
Vince Ferragamo (28) 85 1982 RAM
Dan Marino+ (22) 85 1983 MIA
Mike Tomczak (24) 85 1986 CHI
Dan Marino+ (25) 85 1986 MIA
Jay Schroeder (27) 85 1988 RAI
Jeff Hostetler (27) 85 1988 NYG
207. Bart Starr+ (33) 84 1967 GNB
Fran Tarkenton+ (28) 84 1968 NYG
Earl Morrall (34) 84 1968 BAL
John Hadl (28) 84 1968 SDG
Charley Johnson (31) 84 1969 STL
Bob Berry (29) 84 1971 ATL
Greg Landry (27) 84 1973 DET
Roman Gabriel (26) 84 1966 RAM
Ron C. Smith (24) 84 1966 PIT
Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) 84 1962 PHI
Zeke Bratkowski (30) 84 1961 RAM
Ed Brown (33) 84 1961 CHI
Jim Ninowski (25) 84 1961 DET
Adrian Burk (27) 84 1954 PHI
Adrian Burk (25) 84 1952 PHI
Norm Van Brocklin+ (26) 84 1952 RAM
Bob Waterfield+ (25) 84 1945 RAM
Len Dawson+ (39) 84 1974 KAN
Joe Ferguson (29) 84 1979 BUF
Byron Leftwich (23) 84 2003 JAX
Rich Gannon (35) 84 2000 OAK
Doug Pederson (31) 84 1999 PHI
Brett Favre (29) 84 1998 GNB
Doug Flutie (36) 84 1998 BUF
Drew Bledsoe (24) 84 1996 NWE
Mike Tomczak (32) 84 1994 PIT
Jim Harbaugh (28) 84 1991 CHI
Jay Schroeder (28) 84 1989 RAI
Jay Schroeder (26) 84 1987 WAS
Doug Williams (26) 84 1981 TAM
Joe Theismann (34) 84 1983 WAS
Bill Kenney (30) 84 1985 KAN
Jack Trudeau (24) 84 1986 IND
Steve Pelluer (24) 84 1986 DAL
Jim Kelly+ (26) 84 1986 BUF
Bobby Hebert (26) 84 1986 NOR
243. Ron Jaworski (32) 83 1983 PHI
Joe Namath+ (29) 83 1972 NYJ
Joe Kapp (31) 83 1969 MIN
Bart Starr+ (32) 83 1966 GNB
John Brodie (29) 83 1964 SFO
Frank Ryan (27) 83 1963 CLE
Bart Starr+ (28) 83 1962 GNB
Lamar McHan (25) 83 1957 CRD
Frank Gifford+ (24) 83 1954 NYG
Clyde LeForce (25) 83 1948 DET
Arnie Herber+ (25) 83 1935 GNB
Neil Lomax (25) 83 1984 STL
Ken O'Brien (26) 83 1986 NYJ
J.P. Losman (25) 83 2006 BUF
Jake Plummer (32) 83 2006 DEN
Jamie Martin (35) 83 2005 STL
Trent Dilfer (30) 83 2002 SEA
Ryan Leaf (24) 83 2000 SDG
Steve McNair (23) 83 1996 HOU
Jim Kelly+ (34) 83 1994 BUF
Jim Harbaugh (29) 83 1992 CHI
David Klingler (23) 83 1992 CIN
Warren Moon+ (31) 83 1987 HOU
Ben Roethlisberger (25) 83 2007 PIT