Passing
Records updated through Super Bowl XLII
| Passer Rating | |
| Highest Passer Rating, Career (40 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 127.8 | Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games |
| 122.8 | Jim Plunkett, Oakland-L.A. Raiders, 2 games |
| 112.8 | Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 4 games |
| Attempts | |
| Most Passes Attempted, Career | |
|---|---|
| 156 | Tom Brady, New England, 4 games |
| 152 | John Elway, Denver, 5 games |
| 145 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 4 games |
| Most Passes Attempted, Game | |
|---|---|
| 58 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Washington, XXVI |
| 51 | Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. New England, XXXIX |
| 50 | Dan Marino, Miami vs. San Francisco, XIX Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII |
| Completions | |
| Most Passes Completed, Career | |
|---|---|
| 100 | Tom Brady, New England, 4 games |
| 83 | Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games |
| 81 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 4 games |
| Most Passes Completed, Game | |
|---|---|
| 32 | Tom Brady, New England vs. Carolina, XXXVIII |
| 31 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII |
| 30 | Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. New England, XXXIX |
| Most Consecutive Completions, Game | |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV |
| 10 | Phil Simms, N.Y. Giants vs. Denver, XXI Troy Aikman, Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, XXX |
| 9 | Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII Neil O’Donnell, Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, XXX Steve McNair, Tennessee vs. St. Louis, XXXIV Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Chicago, XLI |
| Completion Percentage | |
| Highest Completion Percentage, Career (40 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 70.0 | Troy Aikman, Dallas, 3 games, (80-56) |
| 68.0 | Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games (122-83) |
| 64.1 | Tom Brady, New England, 4 games (156-100) |
| Highest Completion Percentage, Game (20 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 88.0 | Phil Simms, N.Y. Giants vs. Denver, XXI (25-22) |
| 75.9 | Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV (29-22) |
| 73.5 | Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XVI (34-25) |
| Yards Gained | |
| Most Yards Gained, Career | |
|---|---|
| 1,142 | Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games |
| 1,128 | John Elway, Denver, 5 games |
| 1,001 | Tom Brady, New England, 4 games |
| Most Yards Gained, Game | |
|---|---|
| 414 | Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. Tennessee, XXXIV |
| 365 | Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. New England, XXXVI |
| 357 | Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, XXIII Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. New England, XXXIX |
| Longest Pass Completion | |
|---|---|
| 85 | Jake Delhomme (to Muhammad), Carolina vs. New England, XXXVIII (TD) |
| 81 | Brett Favre (to Freeman), Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI (TD) |
| 80 | Jim Plunkett (to King), Oakland vs. Philadelphia, XV (TD) Doug Williams (to Sanders), Washington vs. Denver, XXII (TD) John Elway (to R. Smith), Denver vs. Atlanta, XXXIII (TD) |
| Average Gain | |
| Highest Average Gain, Career (40 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 11.10 | Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 4 games (84-932) |
| 9.62 | Bart Starr, Green Bay, 2 games (47-452) |
| 9.41 | Jim Plunkett, Oakland-L.A. Raiders, 2 games (46-433) |
| Highest Average Gain, Game (20 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 14.71 | Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles, XIV (21-309) |
| 12.80 | Jim McMahon, Chicago vs. New England, XX (20-256) |
| 12.43 | Jim Plunkett, Oakland vs. Philadelphia, XV (21-261) |
| Touchdowns | |
| Most Touchdown Passes, Career | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games |
| 9 | Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 4 games |
| 8 | Roger Staubach, Dallas, 4 games |
| Most Touchdown Passes, Game | |
|---|---|
| 6 | Steve Young, San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX |
| 5 | Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV |
| 4 | Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, XIII Doug Williams, Washington vs. Denver, XXII Troy Aikman, Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVII |
| Had Intercepted | |
| Lowest Percentage, Passes Had Intercepted, Career (40 attempts) | |
|---|---|
| 0.00 | Jim Plunkett, Oakland-L.A. Raiders, 2 games (46-0) Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games (122-0) |
| 0.64 | Tom Brady, New England, 4 games (156-1) |
| 1.25 | Troy Aikman, Dallas, 3 games (80-1) |
| Most Attempts, Without Interception, Game | |
|---|---|
| 48 | Tom Brady, New England vs. N.Y. Giants, XLII |
| 45 | Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. Tennessee, XXXIV |
| 36 | Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, XXIII Steve Young, San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX Steve McNair, Tennessee vs. St. Louis, XXXIV |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career | |
| 8 | John Elway, Denver, 5 games |
| 7 | Craig Morton, Dallas-Denver, 2 games Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 4 games |
| 6 | Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 3 games |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Rich Gannon, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, XXXVII |
| 4 | Craig Morton, Denver vs. Dallas, XII Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Washington, XXVI Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Green Bay, XXXI Kerry Collins, N.Y. Giants vs. Baltimore, XXXV |
| 3 | By 11 players |
