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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
Gus Frerotte (37) 99 2008 MIN
Otto Graham+ (26) 99 1947 CLE
Frank Filchock (23) 99 1939 WAS
Jim Plunkett (36) 99 1983 RAI
Karl Sweetan (24) 99 1966 DET
Ron Jaworski (34) 99 1985 PHI
Trent Green (32) 99 2002 KAN
Brett Favre (26) 99 1995 GNB
Sonny Jurgensen+ (34) 99 1968 WAS
Stan Humphries (29) 99 1994 SDG
George Izo (26) 99 1963 WAS
13. Doug Russell (27) 98 1938 CRD
Ogden Compton (23) 98 1955 CRD
Charlie Batch (24) 98 1998 DET
Billy Wade (31) 98 1961 CHI
Ryan Fitzpatrick (27) 98 2009 BUF
Earl Morrall (32) 98 1966 NYG
Jim Hart (28) 98 1972 STL
Jacky Lee (23) 98 1962 HOU
Bobby Hebert (33) 98 1993 ATL
22. Steve Young+ (30) 97 1991 SFO
Bobby Layne+ (27) 97 1953 DET
Pat Coffee (22) 97 1937 CRD
Bernie Kosar (26) 97 1989 CLE
George Shaw (29) 97 1962 DEN
27. Dan Orlovsky (25) 96 2008 DET
Frank Ryan (25) 96 1961 RAM
Billy Kilmer (36) 96 1975 WAS
Ken O'Brien (25) 96 1985 NYJ
Tobin Rote (22) 96 1950 GNB
Frank Tripucka (35) 96 1962 DEN
Billy Kilmer (28) 96 1967 NOR
Joe Montana+ (32) 96 1988 SFO
35. Lynn Dickey (28) 95 1977 GNB
Bill Munson (23) 95 1964 RAM
Craig Morton (38) 95 1981 DEN
Don Meredith (28) 95 1966 DAL
Joe Montana+ (33) 95 1989 SFO
Todd Collins (25) 95 1996 BUF
George Blanda+ (38) 95 1965 HOU
Randall Cunningham (27) 95 1990 PHI
43. George Blanda+ (41) 94 1968 OAK
Chris Chandler (36) 94 2001 ATL
Eric Hipple (24) 94 1981 DET
Norm Snead (33) 94 1972 NYG
Jack Kemp (29) 94 1964 BUF
Ken Anderson (28) 94 1977 CIN
49. Billy Wade (28) 93 1958 RAM
Jay Cutler (25) 93 2008 DEN
Daryle Lamonica (22) 93 1963 BUF
Tom Flores (26) 93 1963 OAK
Roman Gabriel (29) 93 1969 RAM
Jack Concannon (24) 93 1967 CHI
Randall Cunningham (31) 93 1994 PHI
Mike Livingston (24) 93 1969 KAN
Steve DeBerg (26) 93 1980 SFO
Neil Lomax (29) 93 1988 PHO
Rodney Peete (27) 93 1993 DET
60. Milt Plum (29) 92 1964 DET
Len Dawson+ (33) 92 1968 KAN
Arnie Herber+ (29) 92 1939 GNB
Jacky Lee (21) 92 1960 HOU
Joe Ferguson (28) 92 1978 BUF
Eric Zeier (25) 92 1997 BAL
Len Dawson+ (27) 92 1962 DTX
King Hill (32) 92 1968 2TM
Marc Wilson (27) 92 1984 RAI
69. Joe Namath+ (32) 91 1975 NYJ
Tom Brady (24) 91 2001 NWE
Jon Kitna (35) 91 2007 DET
Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) 91 1958 PHI
M.C. Reynolds (23) 91 1958 CRD
Bob Waterfield+ (31) 91 1951 RAM
Donovan McNabb (29) 91 2005 PHI
Jack Kemp (26) 91 1961 SDG
Ed Brown (32) 91 1960 CHI
Bart Starr+ (26) 91 1960 GNB
Scott Mitchell (27) 91 1995 DET
Roger Staubach+ (36) 91 1978 DAL
81. Terry Bradshaw+ (33) 90 1981 PIT
Kordell Stewart (29) 90 2001 PIT
Matt Ryan (24) 90 2009 ATL
Babe Parilli (22) 90 1952 GNB
Troy Aikman+ (33) 90 1999 DAL
Billy Joe Hobert (28) 90 1999 NOR
Donovan McNabb (32) 90 2008 PHI
Seneca Wallace (28) 90 2008 SEA
Bert Jones (24) 90 1975 BAL
Charley Johnson (37) 90 1975 DEN
Ron Jaworski (33) 90 1984 PHI
Troy Aikman+ (28) 90 1994 DAL
Bubby Brister (28) 90 1990 PIT
Steve DeBerg (36) 90 1990 KAN
John McCormick (28) 90 1965 DEN
Cotton Davidson (31) 90 1962 2TM
Tony Eason (26) 90 1985 NWE
Virgil Carter (26) 90 1971 CIN
99. Tim Rattay (28) 89 2005 SFO
Billy Kilmer (33) 89 1972 WAS
Johnny Unitas+ (33) 89 1966 BAL
Fran Tarkenton+ (22) 89 1962 MIN
Kerry Collins (26) 89 1998 2TM
A.J. Feeley (29) 89 2006 PHI
Neil O'Donnell (25) 89 1991 PIT
Len Dawson+ (31) 89 1966 KAN
Jack Kemp (28) 89 1963 BUF
Craig Morton (27) 89 1970 DAL
Don Horn (25) 89 1970 GNB
Chris Miller (27) 89 1992 ATL
Bubby Brister (26) 89 1988 PIT
Vince Evans (25) 89 1980 CHI
Vinny Testaverde (27) 89 1990 TAM
Kerry Collins (23) 89 1995 CAR
Earl Morrall (31) 89 1965 NYG
Joe Namath+ (31) 89 1974 NYJ
Heath Shuler (26) 89 1997 NOR
118. Rudy Bukich (29) 88 1961 PIT
Dave Ryan (23) 88 1946 DET
Ken Stabler (31) 88 1976 OAK
Steve Beuerlein (34) 88 1999 CAR
Brian Griese (24) 88 1999 DEN
Ed Rubbert (23) 88 1987 WAS
Jim Plunkett (24) 88 1971 NWE
George Blanda+ (33) 88 1960 HOU
Jeff Blake (25) 88 1995 CIN
Frank Reagan (28) 88 1947 NYG
Ed Luther (27) 88 1984 SDG
Ed Brown (31) 88 1959 CHI
Johnny Unitas+ (34) 88 1967 BAL
Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) 88 1969 WAS
Bob Berry (27) 88 1969 ATL
133. Kent Graham (30) 87 1998 NYG
Charlie Batch (32) 87 2006 PIT
Donovan McNabb (30) 87 2006 PHI
Steve McNair (33) 87 2006 BAL
Vinny Testaverde (28) 87 1991 TAM
Tom Sherman (23) 87 1968 BOS
Joe Namath+ (25) 87 1968 NYJ
J.P. Losman (27) 87 2008 BUF
Norm Snead (25) 87 1964 PHI
Jim McMahon (24) 87 1983 CHI
Kyle Orton (27) 87 2009 DEN
Jerry Rhome (28) 87 1970 HOU
Frank Tripucka (34) 87 1961 DEN
Troy Aikman+ (26) 87 1992 DAL
Richard Todd (24) 87 1977 NYJ
Gary Danielson (29) 87 1980 DET
Warren Moon+ (34) 87 1990 HOU
Bill Nelsen (27) 87 1968 CLE
Norm Snead (28) 87 1967 PHI
Bill Nelsen (24) 87 1965 PIT
Terry Bradshaw+ (22) 87 1970 PIT
154. Charley Johnson (24) 86 1962 STL
JaMarcus Russell (24) 86 2009 OAK
Steve Bartkowski (30) 86 1982 ATL
Peyton Manning (25) 86 2001 IND
Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) 86 1966 WAS
Drew Bledsoe (26) 86 1998 NWE
Ed Brown (27) 86 1955 CHI
Drew Brees (27) 86 2006 NOR
Sammy Baugh+ (34) 86 1948 WAS
Doug Johnson (26) 86 2003 ATL
Lou Brock (26) 86 1943 GNB
Elvis Grbac (29) 86 1999 KAN
Bob Griese+ (26) 86 1971 MIA
Joey Harrington (27) 86 2005 DET
Vinny Testaverde (33) 86 1996 BAL
Sid Luckman+ (28) 86 1944 CHI
Rabbit Keen (23) 86 1937 PHI
Bernie Kosar (30) 86 1993 2TM
John Elway+ (28) 86 1988 DEN
Boomer Esiason (27) 86 1988 CIN
Jim Plunkett (33) 86 1980 OAK
Pete Beathard (27) 86 1969 HOU
Bill Munson (27) 86 1968 DET
Milt Plum (25) 86 1960 CLE
Zeke Bratkowski (36) 86 1967 GNB
Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 86 1967 WAS
Lee Grosscup (26) 86 1962 NYT
181. Eddie LeBaron (32) 85 1962 DAL
Dan Marino+ (22) 85 1983 MIA
Vince Ferragamo (28) 85 1982 RAM
Charlie Conerly (28) 85 1949 NYG
Tony Banks (28) 85 2001 WAS
Ron Jaworski (30) 85 1981 PHI
Vince Evans (26) 85 1981 CHI
Norm Snead (23) 85 1962 WAS
Davey O'Brien (22) 85 1939 PHI
Sid Luckman+ (23) 85 1939 CHI
Ken Anderson (27) 85 1976 CIN
Jim Plunkett (29) 85 1976 SFO
J.P. Losman (26) 85 2007 BUF
Dan Marino+ (25) 85 1986 MIA
Mike Tomczak (24) 85 1986 CHI
Kurt Warner (29) 85 2000 STL
Ed Brown (35) 85 1963 PIT
Tobin Rote (23) 85 1951 GNB
Bobby Douglass (25) 85 1972 CHI
Tom Flores (24) 85 1961 OAK
Jake Plummer (30) 85 2004 DEN
M.C. Reynolds (24) 85 1959 CRD
Jeff Hostetler (27) 85 1988 NYG
Jay Schroeder (27) 85 1988 RAI
Dan Pastorini (28) 85 1977 HOU
Jeff George (27) 85 1994 ATL
Jim Harbaugh (31) 85 1994 IND
Erik Kramer (30) 85 1994 CHI
John Hadl (25) 85 1965 SDG
Roger Staubach+ (29) 85 1971 DAL
Ben Roethlisberger (23) 85 2005 PIT
Tobin Rote (35) 85 1963 SDG
Brett Favre (33) 85 2002 GNB
Warren Moon+ (39) 85 1995 MIN
Archie Manning (30) 85 1979 NOR
Joe Kapp (29) 85 1967 MIN
217. Byron Leftwich (23) 84 2003 JAX
Jim Harbaugh (28) 84 1991 CHI
Norm Van Brocklin+ (26) 84 1952 RAM
Adrian Burk (25) 84 1952 PHI
Doug Flutie (36) 84 1998 BUF
Brett Favre (29) 84 1998 GNB
Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) 84 1962 PHI
Jim Ninowski (25) 84 1961 DET
John Hadl (28) 84 1968 SDG
Doug Pederson (31) 84 1999 PHI
Jay Schroeder (26) 84 1987 WAS
Rich Gannon (35) 84 2000 OAK
Jack Trudeau (24) 84 1986 IND
Steve Pelluer (24) 84 1986 DAL
Jim Kelly+ (26) 84 1986 BUF
Bobby Hebert (26) 84 1986 NOR
JaMarcus Russell (23) 84 2008 OAK
Drew Brees (29) 84 2008 NOR
Ed Brown (33) 84 1961 CHI
Zeke Bratkowski (30) 84 1961 RAM
Mike Tomczak (32) 84 1994 PIT
Earl Morrall (34) 84 1968 BAL
Fran Tarkenton+ (28) 84 1968 NYG
Bart Starr+ (33) 84 1967 GNB
Charley Johnson (31) 84 1969 STL
Joe Ferguson (29) 84 1979 BUF
Len Dawson+ (39) 84 1974 KAN
Drew Bledsoe (24) 84 1996 NWE
Bill Kenney (30) 84 1985 KAN
Jay Schroeder (28) 84 1989 RAI
Adrian Burk (27) 84 1954 PHI
Bob Berry (29) 84 1971 ATL
Roman Gabriel (26) 84 1966 RAM
Ron C. Smith (24) 84 1966 PIT
Joe Theismann (34) 84 1983 WAS
Doug Williams (26) 84 1981 TAM
Bob Waterfield+ (25) 84 1945 RAM
Greg Landry (27) 84 1973 DET