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First 4,500 yard passing season: Dan Fouts, 4,715 passing yards, San Diego Chargers, 1980 [167] First 5,000 yard passing season : Dan Marino , 5,084 passing yards, Miami Dolphins , 1984 [ 167 ] First 300 completion season : Fran Tarkenton , 345 completions, Minnesota Vikings , 1978
Sammy Baugh led the NFL in completion percentage a record eight times. [1] This is a list of National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who have led the regular season in pass completion percentage each year. The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. [2]
Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 passes per game): 4, Drew Brees, 2018; Kirk Cousins, 2019 [44] Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) : 67, Drew Brees , 2004–2020 [ 45 ]
Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating four times in his 11 year career. Steve Young led the league in passer rating a record six times and is the only player to do so in four consecutive seasons. [6] Peyton Manning led the league for three consecutive seasons during the 2000s. [7] Tom Brady has led the league in passer rating twice.
Fewest net passing yards gained, 16-game season, 1,660; Kansas City Chiefs: 1979. Most net passing yards gained, single team, game, 541; Los Angeles Rams (vs New York Yanks, Sep 28, 1951) Fewest net passing yards gained, single team, game, −53; Denver Broncos (vs Oakland Raiders, Sep 10, 1967) Most net passing yards gained, both teams, game, 971
Several organizations give out NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Associated Press (AP) has been giving the award since 1972; Pro Football Writers of America/Pro Football Weekly since 1970; and Sporting News has announced winners since 2008. The Newspaper Enterprise Association was the originator of the award in 1966. However, it ...
This is a list of the top 50 National Football League quarterbacks career regular season passing completions and attempts, of quarterback playoff completions and attempts by players with over 250 playoff completions, and combined career totals. Tom Brady is the all-time leader in passing completions with 7,753 and passing attempts with 12,050 ...
Tom Brady has 649 passing touchdowns, the most in NFL history. In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can throw one, provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To qualify as a passing play, the ball must ...