Passing
Records updated through the 2006 season
| PASSER RATING | |
| Highest Passer Rating, Career (150 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 104.8 | Bart Starr, Green Bay, 10 games |
| 95.6 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 95.0 | Jake Delhomme, Carolina, 7 games |
| ATTEMPTS | |
| Most Passes Attempted, Career | |
|---|---|
| 734 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 687 | Dan Marino, Miami, 18 games |
| 663 | Brett Favre, Green Bay, 20 games |
| Most Passes Attempted, Game | |
|---|---|
| 65 | Steve Young, NFC-D: San Francisco vs. Green Bay, 1995 |
| 64 |
Bernie Kosar, AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT) Dan Marino, AFC-FR: Miami vs. Buffalo, 1995 |
| 58 | Jim Kelly, SB: Buffalo vs. Washington, 1991 |
| COMPLETIONS | |
| Most Passes Completed, Career | |
|---|---|
| 460 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 401 | Brett Favre, Green Bay, 20 games |
| 385 | Dan Marino, Miami, 18 games |
| Most Passes Completed, Game | |
|---|---|
| 36 | Warren Moon, AFC-FR: Houston vs. Buffalo, 1992 (OT) |
| 33 |
Dan Fouts, AFC-D: San Diego vs. Miami, 1981 (OT) Bernie Kosar, AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT) Dan Marino, AFC-FR: Miami vs. Buffalo, 1995 |
| 32 |
Neil Lomax, NFC-FR: St. Louis vs. Green Bay, 1982 Danny White, NFC-FR: Dallas vs. L.A. Rams, 1983 Warren Moon, AFC-D: Houston vs. Kansas City, 1993 Neil O’Donnell, AFC: Pittsburgh vs. San Diego, 1994 Steve Young, NFC-D: San Francisco vs. Green Bay, 1995 Tom Brady, AFC-D: New England vs. Oakland, 2001 (OT) Tom Brady, SB: New England vs. Carolina, 2003 |
| COMPLETION PERCENTAGE | |
| Highest Completion Percentage, Career (150 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 66.3 | Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 6 games (166-110) |
| 64.3 | Warren Moon, Houston-Minnesota, 10 games (403-259) |
| 64.2 | Rich Gannon, Minnesota-Kansas City-Oakland, 10 games (240-154) |
| Highest Completion Percentage, Game (15 completions) | |
|---|---|
| 88.0 | Phil Simms, SB: N.Y. Giants vs. Denver, 1986 (25-22) |
| 86.7 | Joe Montana, NFC: San Francisco vs. L.A. Rams, 1989 (30-26) |
| 84.6 | Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2003 (26-22) |
| YARDS GAINED | |
| Most Yards Gained, Career | |
|---|---|
| 5,772 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 4,964 | John Elway, Denver, 22 games |
| 4,902 | Brett Favre, Green Bay, 20 games |
| Most Yards Gained, Game | |
|---|---|
| 489 | Bernie Kosar, AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT) |
| 458 | Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2004 |
| 433 | Dan Fouts, AFC-D: San Diego vs. Miami, 1981 (OT) |
| Most Games, 300 or More Yards Passing, Career | |
|---|---|
| 6 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 5 | Dan Fouts, San Diego, 7 games |
| 4 |
Warren Moon, Houston-Minnesota, 10 games Troy Aikman, Dallas, 16 games Dan Marino, Miami, 18 games John Elway, Denver, 22 games Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 7 games Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 13 games |
| Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Yards Passing | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1979-1981 |
| 3 |
Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 1989-1990 Warren Moon, Houston, 1991-93 |
| 2 |
Daryle Lamonica, Oakland, 1968 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1981-82 Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 1979-1982 Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1983-84 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984 Troy Aikman, Dallas, 1994 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994-95 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999-2000 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2003 Marc Bulger, St. Louis, 2003-04 Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle, 2003-04 |
| Longest Pass Completion | |
|---|---|
| 96 | Trent Dilfer (to Sharpe), AFC: Baltimore vs. Oakland, 2000 (TD) |
| 94 | Troy Aikman (to Harper), NFC-D: Dallas vs. Green Bay, 1994 (TD) |
| 93 | Daryle Lamonica (to Dubenion), AFC-D: Buffalo vs. Boston, 1963 (TD) |
| AVERAGE GAIN | |
| Highest Average Gain, Career (150 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 8.55 | Jake Delhomme, Carolina, 7 games (192-1,642) |
| 8.45 | Joe Theismann, Washington, 10 games (211-1,782) |
| 8.43 | Jim Plunkett, Oakland/L.A.Raiders, 10 games (272-2,293) |
| Highest Average Gain, Game (20 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 14.71 | Terry Bradshaw, SB: Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles, 1979 (21-309) |
| 14.50 | Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2003 (26-377) |
| 13.88 | Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2004 (33-458) |
| TOUCHDOWNS | |
| Most Touchdown Passes, Career | |
|---|---|
| 45 | Joe Montana, San Francisco-Kansas City, 23 games |
| 34 | Brett Favre, Green Bay, 20 games |
| 32 | Dan Marino, Miami, 18 games |
| Most Touchdown Passes, Game | |
|---|---|
| 6 |
Daryle Lamonica, AFC-D: Oakland vs. Houston, 1969 Steve Young, SB: San Francisco vs. San Diego, 1994 |
| 5 |
Sid Luckman, NFC: Chi. Bears vs. Washington, 1943 Daryle Lamonica, AFC-D: Oakland vs. Kansas City, 1968 Joe Montana, SB: San Francisco vs. Denver, 1989 Kurt Warner, NFC-D: St. Louis vs. Minnesota, 1999 Kerry Collins, NFC: N.Y. Giants vs. Minnesota, 2000 Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2003 |
| 4 |
Otto Graham, NFC: Cleveland vs. Los Angeles, 1950 Tobin Rote, NFC: Detroit vs. Cleveland, 1957 Bart Starr, NFC: Green Bay vs. Dallas, 1966 Ken Stabler, AFC-D: Oakland vs. Miami, 1974 Roger Staubach, NFC: Dallas vs. Los Angeles, 1975 Terry Bradshaw, SB: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, 1978 Don Strock, AFC-D: Miami vs. San Diego, 1981 (OT) Lynn Dickey, NFC-FR: Green Bay vs. St. Louis, 1982 Dan Marino, AFC: Miami vs. Pittsburgh, 1984 Phil Simms, NFC-D: N.Y. Giants vs. San Francisco, 1986 Doug Williams, SB: Washington vs. Denver, 1987 Jim Kelly, AFC-D: Buffalo vs. Cleveland, 1989 Joe Montana, NFC-D: San Francisco vs. Minnesota, 1989 Warren Moon, AFC-FR: Houston vs. Buffalo, 1992 (OT) Frank Reich, AFC-FR: Buffalo vs. Houston, 1992 (OT) Troy Aikman, SB: Dallas vs. Buffalo, 1992 Jeff George, NFC-D: Minnesota vs. St. Louis, 1999 Aaron Brooks, NFC-FR: New Orleans vs. St. Louis, 2000 Kerry Collins, NFC-FR: N.Y. Giants vs. San Francisco, 2002 Peyton Manning, AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Denver, 2004 Daunte Culpepper, NFC-FR: Minnesota vs. Green Bay, 2004 |
| Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown Passes | |
|---|---|
| 16 | Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1995-2004 (current) |
| 13 | Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1995 |
| 12 | Tom Brady, New England, 2001-06 |
| HAD INTERCEPTED | |
| Lowest Percentage, Passes Had Intercepted, Career (150 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 1.41 | Bart Starr, Green Bay, 10 games (213-3) |
| 1.85 | Tom Brady, New England, 14 games (486-9) |
| 2.15 | Phil Simms, N.Y. Giants, 10 games (279-6) |
| Most Attempts Without Interception, Game | |
|---|---|
| 54 | Neil O’Donnell, AFC: Pittsburgh vs. San Diego, 1994 |
| 48 |
Warren Moon, AFC-FR: Houston vs. Pittsburgh, 1989 (OT) Randall Cunningham, NFC: Minnesota vs. Atlanta, 1998 (OT) |
| 47 | Daryle Lamonica, AFC: Oakland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1968 |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career | |
|---|---|
| 28 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 17 games |
| 26 |
Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 19 games Brett Favre, Green Bay, 20 games |
| 24 | Dan Marino, Miami, 18 games |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game | |
|---|---|
| 6 |
Frank Filchock, NFC: N.Y. Giants vs. Chi. Bears, 1946 Bobby Layne, NFC: Detroit vs. Cleveland, 1954 Norm Van Brocklin, NFC: Los Angeles vs. Cleveland, 1955 Brett Favre, NFC-D: Green Bay vs. St. Louis, 2001 |
| 5 |
Frank Filchock, NFC: Washington vs. Chi. Bears, 1940 George Blanda, AFC: Houston vs. San Diego, 1961 George Blanda, AFC: Houston vs. Dall. Texans, 1962 (OT) Y.A. Tittle, NFC: N.Y. Giants vs. Chicago, 1963 Mike Phipps, AFC-D: Cleveland vs. Miami, 1972 Dan Pastorini, AFC: Houston vs. Pittsburgh, 1978 Dan Fouts, AFC-D: San Diego vs. Houston, 1979 Tommy Kramer, NFC-D: Minnesota vs. Philadelphia, 1980 Dan Fouts, AFC-D: San Diego vs. Miami, 1982 Richard Todd, AFC: N.Y. Jets vs Miami, 1982 Gary Danielson, NFC-D: Detroit vs. San Francisco, 1983 Jay Schroeder, AFC: L.A. Raiders vs. Buffalo, 1990 Rich Gannon, SB: Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, 2002 |
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