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List of NFL individual records This is a list of the records in the National Football League (NFL) set by individual players. For records specific to quarterbacks, see List of NFL quarterback records. Service * Most seasons: 26, George Blanda, 1949–1958, 1960–1975 * Mo ...

Playing

* Most seasons: 26,

George Blanda George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American professional American football, football quarterback and placekicker who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda ...

, 1949–1958, 1960–1975 * Most games played: 335,

Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New Engla ...

, 2001–2007; 2009–2022 * Most consecutive starts: 297 (321 including playoffs), Brett Favre, 1992–2010 * Most consecutive starts to begin a career: 208 (227 including playoffs)

Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...

, 1998–2011

Passing

Passer rating

* Most seasons led league: 6,

Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football quarterback who played 16 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horne ...

, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949;

Steve Young Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Tampa Bay Bu ...

, 1991–1994, 1996–1997 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 4,

, 1991–1994 * Highest passer rating, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 102.6,

Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...

, 2005–2024 * Highest passer rating, season (minimum 100 attempts): 122.5,

, 2011 * Highest passer rating, rookie, season: 104.9,

Dak Prescott Rayne Dakota Prescott (; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team ...

, 2016 * Youngest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game:

Marcus Mariota Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks footb ...

(21 years, 318 days), September 13, 2015 * Oldest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game:

(43 years, 145 days), December 26, 2020 * Most games, 100+ passer rating, career: 156,

, 2001–2022 * Most games, 120+ passer rating, career: 63,

Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees is sec ...

, 2002–2020 * Most games, 130+ passer rating, career: 41,

, 2002–2020;

, 2005–2024 * Most games, 140+ passer rating, career: 22,

, 2001–2022 * Most games, 150+ passer rating, career: 8,

, 2002–2020;

Ben Roethlisberger Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. ( ; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed "Big Ben", is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Ste ...

, 2004–2018;

Lamar Jackson Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman T ...

, 2018-2024 * Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, career: 4,

, 2018–2024 * Most games, 100+ passer rating, season: 14,

, 2020 * Most games, 120+ passer rating, season: 10,

, 2020 * Most games, 130+ passer rating, season: 7,

, 2024 * Most games, 140+ passer rating, season: 5,

, 2024 * Most games, 150+ passer rating, season: 3,

Roger Staubach Roger Thomas Staubach (, -; , -; born February 5, 1942), nicknamed "Roger the Dodger", "Captain America", and "Captain Comeback", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 se ...

, 1973;

Kirk Cousins Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans football, Mi ...

, 2015;

, 2018;

Jared Goff Jared Thomas Goff (born October 14, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting Pac-12 Conference single- ...

, 2024;

, 2024 * Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, season: 2,

, 2007;

, 2019 * Most seasons, 100+ passer rating (minimum 10 games started): 9,

, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015–2019;

, 2009-2014, 2016, 2020-2021 * Most seasons, 120+ passer rating (minimum 10 games started): 2,

, 2011, 2020

Passing attempts

* Most seasons led league: 5,

Dan Marino Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. ( ; born September 15, 1961) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played college f ...

, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 3,

Johnny Unitas John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Nicknamed "J ...

, 1959–1961;

, 1963–1965;

Drew Bledsoe Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for Washi ...

, 1994–1996 * Most pass attempts, career: 12,050,

, 2000–2022 * Most pass attempts, season: 733,

, 2022 * Most pass attempts, rookie, season: 627,

Andrew Luck Andrew Austen Luck (born September 12, 1989) is an American football executive and former professional quarterback who is the general manager of the Stanford Cardinal. He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons ...

, 2012 * Most pass attempts, game: 70,

, November 13, 1994 (OT) * Most pass attempts, regulation game: 69,

Vinny Testaverde Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. (; born November 13, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning con ...

, December 24, 2000 * Most pass attempts per game, career: 40.1,

Justin Herbert Justin Patrick Herbert (born March 10, 1998) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks football, Orego ...

, 2020–2022 * Most pass attempts per game, season: 45.44,

Matthew Stafford John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football, Georg ...

, (727 attempts/16 games), 2012 * Most pass attempts, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 33,

, September 27, 2018;

Deshaun Watson Derrick Deshaun Watson (born September 14, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, leading the team to a national ...

, October 6, 2019 * Most seasons, 500+ pass attempts: 17,

, 2002–2022 * Most seasons, 550+ pass attempts: 14,

; 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011–2015, 2017–2022

Pass completions

* Most seasons led league: 6,

; 1984–1986, 1988, 1992, 1997;

; 2007–2008, 2011, 2014, 2016–2017 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 3,

, 1963–1965,

, 1984–1986 * Most pass completions, career: 7,753,

, 2000–2022 * Most pass completions, season: 490,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

* Most pass completions per game, career: 26.0,

, 2020–2023 * Most pass completions per game, season: 29.44,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

* Most pass completions, rookie, season: 396,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

* Most pass completions, rookie, game: 37,

Joe Burrow Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, O ...

on Sep 17, 2020;

on Nov 22, 2020 * Most seasons 300+ completions: 18,

, 2000–2022;

Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...

, 1992–2009 * Most seasons 350+ completions: 14,

, 2002–2022 * Most seasons 400+ completions: 9,

, 2007–2008, 2010–2016 * Most consecutive seasons 300+ completions: 18,

, 1992–2009 * Most consecutive seasons 350+ completions: 13,

, 2006–2018 * Most consecutive seasons 400+ completions: 7,

, 2010–2016 * Most pass completions, playoff game: 47,

, 01-10-2021 * Most pass completions, regulation game, regular season: 45,

, Sep 29, 2019. * Most pass completions, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 28,

, Oct 6, 2019 * Most consecutive pass completions: 25,

Ryan Tannehill Ryan Timothy Tannehill III (born July 27, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, playing wide receiver until his junior year, and was selected eighth overall by the Miami Dol ...

, Oct 18–25, 2015 (last 7 completions on October 18, 2015; first 18 completions on October 25, 2015);

Nick Foles Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. A member of six teams, he achieved his greatest success wi ...

, December 30, 2018

Pass completion percentage

* Most seasons led league: 8,

Len Dawson Leonard Ray Dawson (June 20, 1935 – August 24, 2022) was an American professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the K ...

; 1962, 1964–1969, 1975 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 6,

, 1964–1969 * Highest completion percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 68.0,

(1,288 passing completions/1,895 attempts), 2020–2023 * Highest completion percentage, season (among qualified players): 74.44,

, (364/489), 2018 * Highest completion percentage, rookie, season: 67.76,

, (311/459), 2016 * Highest completion percentage, regular season game (minimum 20 attempts): 96.67,

, (29/30), December 16, 2019 * Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 28,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 4,

, 2018;

, 2019;

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospect ...

, 2022 * Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 passes per game): 26,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 passes per game): 4,

, 2018;

, 2019 * Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 67,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 8,

, 2007 * Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 51,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 6,

, 2007;

, 2016 * Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 116,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 13,

, 2017 * Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 75,

, 2004–2020 * Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 9,

, 2016 * Most seasons with at least 70% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 5,

; 2009, 2011, 2016–2018 * Most seasons with at least 60% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 21,

; 2001–2007, 2009–2022

Passing yards

* Most seasons leading league: 7,

, 2006, 2008, 2011–2012, 2014–2016 * Most consecutive seasons leading league: 4,

Dan Fouts Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) throughout his 15-season career (1973–1987). After a relatively und ...

, 1979–1982 * Most passing yards, career: 89,214,

, 2000–2022 * Highest yards per game, career: 303.0,

Patrick Mahomes Patrick Lavon Mahomes II ( ; born September 17, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game app ...

, (24,241 yards/80 games), 2017–2022 * Highest yards per game, season: 342.31,

, (5,477 yards/16 games), 2013 * Most seasons 2,000+ yards: 21,

, 2001–2007; 2009–2022 * Most seasons 2,500+ yards: 21,

, 2001–2007, 2009–2022 * Most seasons 3,000+ yards: 20,

, 2002–2007, 2009–2022 * Most seasons 3,500+ yards: 20,

, 2002–2007, 2009–2022 * Most seasons 4,000+ yards: 14,

; 1999–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014 * Most seasons 4,500+ yards: 8,

, 2008, 2010–2016 * Most seasons 5,000+ yards: 5,

; 2008, 2011–2013, 2016 * Most consecutive seasons 2,000+ yards: 19,

, 2002–2020;

, 1992–2010 * Most consecutive seasons 2,500+ yards: 19,

, 1992–2010 * Most consecutive seasons 3,000+ yards: 18,

, 1992–2009 * Most consecutive seasons 3,500+ yards: 14,

, 2005–2018;

, 2009–2022 * Most consecutive seasons 4,000+ yards: 12,

, 2006–2017 * Most consecutive seasons 4,500+ yards: 7,

, 2010–2016 * Most consecutive seasons 5,000+ yards: 3,

, 2011–2013 * Most passing yards, season: 5,477,

, 2013 * Most passing yards, rookie, season: 4,374,

, 2012 * Most passing yards, season, home: 2,853,

, 2015 * Most passing yards, season, away: 2,852,

, 2011 * Most passing yards, game: 554,

Norm Van Brocklin Norman Mack Van Brocklin (March 15, 1926 – May 2, 1983), nicknamed "the Dutchman", was an American professional football player, coach and executive. He played as a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. ...

, September 28, 1951 * Most passing yards, combined, game: 1,000,

, (520) and

Matt Flynn Matt or Matthew Flynn may refer to: * Matt Flynn (American football) (born 1985), American football player * Matt Flynn (Australian footballer) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer * Matt Flynn (politician) (born 1947), American politician * ...

, (480), January 1, 2012 * Most passing yards, 1st half: 361,

, January 9, 2005 * Most passing yards, 2nd half: 417,

, December 17, 2022 * Most passing yards, overtime: 219,

Derek Carr Derek Dallas Carr (born March 28, 1991) is an American former professional football quarterback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, receiving first-team All-Mou ...

, October 30, 2016 * Most passing yards, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 465,

, Sep 27, 2018 * Most passing yards, game, rookie: 470,

C. J. Stroud Coleridge Bernard "C. J." Stroud IV (born October 3, 2001) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes f ...

, November 5, 2023 * Most games, 200+ yards passing, career: 238, Tom Brady, 2000–2021 * Most games, 250+ yards passing, career: 189,

, 2001–2022 *Most games, 300+ yards passing, career: 122,

, 2002–2020 * Most games, 350+ yards passing, career: 63,

, 2002–2019 *Most games, 400+ yards passing, career: 16,

, 2001–2018 * Most games, 450+ yards passing, career: 6,

, 2009–2018 * Most games, 500+ yards passing, career: 3,

, 2009–2017 * Most games, 250+ yards passing, season: 16,

, 2011 * Most games, 300+ yards passing, season: 13,

, 2011 * Most games, 350+ yards passing, season: 8,

, 2011;

, 2013 * Most games, 400+ yards passing, season: 4,

, 1984;

, 2013;

Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine teams, the ...

, 2018 * Most consecutive 200+ yards passing games: 64, Matt Ryan, 2013–2017 * Most consecutive 250+ yards passing games: 18,

, 2010–2012 * Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games: 9,

(twice) 2011–2012, 2012–2013 * Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games as rookie: 3,

, 2020 * Most consecutive 350+ yards passing games: 4,

, 2011;

, 2011–2012 * Most consecutive 400+ yards passing games: 3,

, 2018;

, 2020 * Most consecutive 450+ yards passing games: 3,

, 2020 * Longest pass completion: 99 yards, by 13 players, most recently

Eli Manning Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning family, he is the youngest ...

, December 24, 2011 * Youngest player, 3,000 yards passing:

Jameis Winston Jameis Lanaed Winston ( ; born January6, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, becoming the youngest pl ...

(21 years, 342 days) December 13, 2015 * Youngest player, 4,000 yards passing:

(21 years, 363 days) January 3, 2016 * Fewest games to reach 10,000 career passing yards: 34,

, 2017–2020 * Fewest games to reach 15,000 career passing yards: 49,

, 2017–2021 * Fewest games to reach 20,000 career passing yards: 67,

, 2017–2022 * Fewest games to reach 25,000 career passing yards: 83,

, 2017–2023 * Fewest games to reach 30,000 career passing yards: 103,

, 2017-2024 * Fewest games to reach 35,000 career passing yards: 126,

, 2009–2018 * Fewest games to reach 40,000 career passing yards: 147,

, 2009–2019 * Fewest games to reach 45,000 career passing yards: 165,

, 2009–2020 * Fewest games to reach 50,000 career passing yards: 183,

, 2001–2013,

, 2009–2022 * Fewest games to reach 55,000 career passing yards: 199,

, 2001–2014 * Fewest games to reach 60,000 career passing yards: 215,

, 2001–2015 * Fewest games to reach 65,000 career passing yards: 230,

, 2001–2016 * Fewest games to reach 70,000 career passing yards: 248,

, 2001–2017 * Fewest games to reach 75,000 career passing yards: 267,

, 2001–2019 * Fewest games to reach 80,000 career passing yards: 286,

, 2001–2020 * Fewest games to reach 85,000 career passing yards: 321,

, 2001–2022

Average passing yards

* Most seasons led league: 7,

Sid Luckman Sidney Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1939 through 1950. During his 12 seasons with the Bears, he led t ...

, 1939–1943, 1946–47 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 5,

, 1939–1943 * Highest yards per attempt, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 8.63 (13,499 yards on 1,565 attempts),

Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was an American professional American football, football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League ...

, 1950–1955 * Highest yards per attempt, season (among qualified players): 11.17 (1,229 on 110 attempts), Tommy O'Connell, 1957 * Highest yards per attempt, rookie, season: 9.41 (1,854 yards on 197 attempts),

Greg Cook Gregory Lynn Cook (November 20, 1946 – January 27, 2012) was an American football quarterback who played two professional seasons, in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, 1969 * Highest yards per attempt, game: 18.58 (446 yards on 24 attempts)

, Oct 31, 1948

Passing touchdowns

;Career * Most passing touchdowns, career: 649,

, 2000–2022 * Most games 1+ TD passes, career: 289,

, 2000–2022 * Most red zone touchdown passes: 418,

;Regular season * Most seasons led league: 5,

, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021 * Most consecutive seasons led league: 4,

, 1957–1960 * Most touchdown passes per game average, regular season: 2.400,

, (192 TD passes/80 games), 2017–2022. * Most passing touchdowns, season: 55,

, 2013 * Most passing touchdowns, rookie, season: 31,

, 2020 * Most consecutive seasons, 1+ passing touchdowns: 21,

, 1987–2007 * Most consecutive seasons, 20+ passing touchdowns: 17,

, 2004–2020 * Most consecutive seasons, 25+ passing touchdowns: 16,

, 1998–2014 * Most consecutive seasons, 30+ passing touchdowns: 9,

, 2008–2016 * Most consecutive seasons, 35+ passing touchdowns: 3,

, 1995–1997;

, 2011–2013;

, 2012–2014

, 2020–2022 * Most consecutive seasons, 40+ passing touchdowns: 2,

, 2011–2012, Tom Brady, 2020–2021 * Most seasons, 20+ passing touchdowns: 20,

, 2002–2007, 2009–2022 * Most seasons, 25+ passing touchdowns: 18,

, 2002, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009–2022 * Most seasons, 30+ passing touchdowns: 10,

, 2008–2016, 2018 * Most seasons, 35+ passing touchdowns: 6,

, 2007, 2010–2011, 2015, 2020–2021 * Most seasons, 40+ passing touchdowns: 3,

2007, 2020, 2021;

, 2011, 2016, 2020 * Most consecutive games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 54,

, 2009–2012 * Most consecutive uninterrupted games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 52,

, 2010–2013 * Most consecutive passing touchdowns, no interceptions, home: 49,

;Game * Most passing touchdowns, game: 7,

, November 14, 1943;

Adrian Burk Adrian Matthew Burk (December 14, 1927 – July 28, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played colleg ...

, October 17, 1954;

, November 19, 1961;

Y. A. Tittle Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017) was an American professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants; he also ...

, October 28, 1962;

Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp (March 19, 1938 – May 8, 2023) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Footbal ...

, September 28, 1969;

, September 5, 2013;

, November 3, 2013;

, November 1, 2015 * Most passing touchdowns, one half: 6,

Daryle Lamonica Daryle Pasquale Lamonica (July 17, 1941 – April 21, 2022) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Rai ...

, October 19, 1969;

, November 9, 2014 * Most passing touchdowns, rookie, one half: 4,

, September 13, 2015;

, November 22, 2015 * Most passing touchdowns, one quarter: 5,

, October 18, 2009 * Most passing touchdowns, no interceptions, game: 7,

, October 28, 1962;

, September 5, 2013;

, November 3, 2013 * Most passing touchdowns, perfect

passer rating Passer rating (also known as passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in gridiron football. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football Leagu ...

( 158.3), game: 7

, November 3, 2013 * Highest percentage of touchdown passes out of pass attempts, game: 35.29,

, (6 TD passes/17 attempts), December 21, 1969 * Most games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 291,

, 2001–2022. * Most games, 2+ passing touchdowns: 204,

, 2001–2022. * Most games, 3+ passing touchdowns: 104,

, 2001–2022. * Most games, 4+ passing touchdowns: 39,

, 2001–2022. * Most games, 5+ passing touchdowns: 11,

, 2004–2019. * Most games, 6+ passing touchdowns: 3,

, 2003–2013. * Fewest games to reach 100 touchdown passes: 40,

, 2017–2020. * Fewest games to reach 200 touchdown passes: 84,

, 2017–2023 * Fewest games to reach 300 touchdown passes: 144,

, 2005–2017 * Fewest games to reach 400 touchdown passes: 192,

, 2005–2020 * Fewest games to reach 500 touchdown passes: 244,

, 1998–2014 * Fewest games to reach 600 touchdown passes: 308,

, 2001–2021.

Interceptions thrown

* Most seasons led league: 4,

, 1988–1989, 2000, 2004 * Most passes intercepted, career: 336,

, 1991–2010 * Most passes intercepted, season: 42,

, 1962 * Most passes intercepted, rookie season: 28,

, 1998 * Most passes intercepted, game: 8,

Jim Hardy James Francis Hardy (April 24, 1923 – August 16, 2019) was an American professional football quarterback. He was born in Los Angeles. Early life Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. College ...

, September 24, 1950 * Most passes intercepted, half: 5,

Nathan Peterman Nathan Michael Peterman (born May 4, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers following a stint with the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fif ...

, November 20, 2017 * Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted: 402,

, September 30, 2018 – December 16, 2018 * Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a career: 186,

, 2023 * Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a season: 287,

Alex Smith Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning first-team All-American ho ...

, 2017 * Most attempts with no interceptions, game: 70

, November 13, 1994 * Most completions with no interceptions, game: 45

, November 13, 1994 * Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, career: 123,

, 2001–2019 * Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, season: 11,

, 2012;

, 2014 and 2020;

, 2020 * Most consecutive touchdowns, and no interceptions, home: 49,

* Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 134,

, 2001–2019 * Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 14,

2010 * Most consecutive games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions: 11,

, 2010

Lowest interception percentage

* Most seasons led league, interception percentage: 5,

, 1940, 1942, 1944–45, 1947 * Lowest interception percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 1.37 (105 INTs, 7,660 attempts),

, 2005–2022 * Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 200 attempts): 0.0 (0 INTs, 200 attempts),

Brian Hoyer Axel Edward Brian Hoyer (born October 13, 1985) is an American professional American football, football quarterback. Since joining the NFL in 2009 as an undrafted free agent, he has started for eight different teams, the second-most in league hi ...

, 2016 * Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 16 starts): 0.335 (2 INTs, 597 attempts),

, 2018 * Lowest interception percentage, rookie season: 0.87 (4 INTs, 459 attempts),

, 2016

Sacked

* Most times sacked, career: 571,

, 2005–2024 572,

Fran Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940), nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He is wi ...

(unofficial). * Most times sacked, season: 76, David Carr, 2002 * Most times sacked, game: 12,

Bert Jones Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player ...

, October 26, 1980;

Warren Moon Harold Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956) is an American former professional Gridiron football, football player who was a quarterback for 23 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He spent most of h ...

, September 29, 1985;

Donovan McNabb Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college ...

, September 30, 2007 * Most sack yards lost, career: 3,794,

Dave Krieg David Michael Krieg ( ; born October 20, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Milton College in his home state of Wisconsin and made the Seattle Seaha ...

* Lowest sacked percentage (times sacked per passing play attempted), season: 0.98%,

* Lowest sacked percentage (times sacked per passing play attempted), career: 2.83%,

Fumbles

* Most fumbles, career: 166, Brett Favre, 1991–2010 * Most fumbles, season: 23;

Kerry Collins Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panth ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

;

Daunte Culpepper Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the U ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

* Most fumbles, game: 7,

, November 15, 1964

Fumbles recovered

* Most fumbles recovered, career, own and opponents' : 56 (all own),

, 1984–2000 * Most fumbles recovered, season, own and opponents' : 12 (all own), David Carr,

* Most fumbles recovered, game, own and opponents' : 4, :

on October 25, 1953 (all own) :

Sam Etcheverry Samuel Etcheverry (May 20, 1930 – August 29, 2009), nicknamed "the Rifle", was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the C ...

on September 17, 1961 (all own) :

Roman Gabriel Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (August 5, 1940 – April 20, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, twice earning first- ...

on October 12, 1969 (all own) :

Joe Ferguson Joseph Carlton Ferguson Jr. (born April 23, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football fo ...

on September 18, 1977 (all own) :

Randall Cunningham Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is ...

on November 30, 1986 (all own) :

Tony Romo Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Pan ...

on September 26, 2011 (all own) :

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

(all own)

Rushing

* Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career: 6,173,

, 2018–2024 * Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season: 1,206,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

* Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game: 181,

Colin Kaepernick Colin Rand Kaepernick ( ; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). In 2016, he gained na ...

, January 12, 2013 (playoffs); 178,

Justin Fields Justin Skyler Fields (born March 5, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Georgia Bulldogs, he played college football for the Ohio State B ...

, November 6, 2022 (regular season) * Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career: 74,

Cam Newton Cameron Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. He is the NFL le ...

, 2011–2021 * Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season: 15,

Jalen Hurts Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Hurts began his college football career with the Alabama Crims ...

, 2023;

Josh Allen Joshua Patrick Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys football, Wyoming Cow ...

, 2023 * Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game: 4, many players * Longest run by a quarterback: 93 yards,

Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor Sr. (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver and quarterback. Considered the most recruited high school football-basketball athlete in southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements, Pryor was ...

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team based in Oakland, California, from its founding in 1960 to 1981, and again from 1995 to 2019 before Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas, relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan ...

vs.

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...

; October 27, 2013

Wins/losses

Wins

''Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book'' * Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 251,

, 2001–2022. * Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback, single team: 219,

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...

, 2000–2019. * Most career wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 35,

, 2001–2022. * Most consecutive wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 23,

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...

, 2008–2009 * Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10,

, 2001, 2003–2005 * Most consecutive wins, regular season, to start a career for a starting quarterback: 15,

, 2004–2005 * Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10,

, 2001, 2003–2005 * Most consecutive home wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 31,

, 2006–2011Brady, Patriots Rout Jets 45–3
/ref> * Most consecutive home wins, regular season, to start a career for a quarterback: 15,

Kurt Warner Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. His career, whi ...

St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 through the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, California, where the team had played ...

, 1999–2001 * Most consecutive road wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 18,

Joe Montana Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Co ...

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...

, 1988–1990,

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

, 1993 * Most road wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 8,

, 1990;

, 2001;

, 2007;

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

, 2014 * Most road wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 6,

, 2004;

, 2016;

Mac Jones Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones (born September 5, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he set t ...

, 2021 * Most home wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 8,

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has primarily played for the Seattle Seahawks. With the Sea ...

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...

, 2012 * Most wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 16,

, 2007 * Most wins, regular season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 13,

, 2004;

, 2016 * Most wins in a season, post-season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 2,

Joe Flacco Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue ...

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...

, 2008;

Mark Sanchez Mark Travis John Sanchez (born November 11, 1986) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans ...

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

, 2009 * Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 22,

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

, 2002–2021. * Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 9,

, 2014–2019 * Most career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7,

, 2008–2010, 2012, 2014,

, 2001–2019,

, 2020 * Most consecutive career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 5,

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

2007, 2011 * Most regular season home wins with one team by a starting quarterback: 121,

, 2001–2018 * Most road wins by a starting quarterback: 104,

, 2001–2020. * Most NFL teams defeated at least once, career: 32, Brett Favre,

, and

* Most wins against a single opponent, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 33,

, 2001–2019,

, 2021 vs.

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...

. * Fewest wins in a regular season by a starting quarterback who won the Super Bowl: 0, Doug Williams,

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

1987 * Oldest starting quarterback to win a playoff game:

(

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

in Wild Card Round; 44 years 166 days)

Losses

''Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book'' * Most career losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 123,

, 1987–2007 * Most career home losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 56,

, 2004–2019 * Most career home losses, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 58,

, 2004–2019 * Most career road losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 76,

, 1992–2010 * Most career road losses, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 83,

, 1992–2010 * Most career losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 13,

, 2000–2022;

, 2000–2015. * Most career road losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Brett Favre, 1993–2010 * Most career home losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 6,

, 2000–2015 * Most consecutive losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 4,

, 1957–1963;

1991–1994;

Andy Dalton Andrew Gregory Dalton (born October 29, 1987) is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "the Red Rifle", he played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, wher ...

2011–2014 * Most consecutive road losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 6,

, 1983–1994 * Most consecutive road losses by a starting quarterback: 14,

Steve DeBerg Steven Leroy DeBerg (born January 19, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 years. Early life DeBerg is an alumnus of Savanna High School in Anaheim, Califor ...

, 1978–1979 * Most consecutive home losses by a starting quarterback: 10,

Archie Manning Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982. He also h ...

, 1979–1980;

Chris Weinke Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach and former football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the a ...

, 2001–2002, 2006 * Most road losses in a season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 8,

1998;

, 2014 * Most losses in a season, by a starting quarterback: 15,

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

, 1980;

Jeff George Jeffrey Scott George (born December 8, 1967) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, winning the Samm ...

, 1991;

DeShone Kizer DeShone Allen Kizer (; born January 3, 1996) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected ...

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...

, 2017 * Most consecutive losses, by a rookie starting quarterback: 15,

, 2017 * Most losses in a season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 15,

, 2017 * Most consecutive losses in a season, by a starting quarterback: 15,

, 2017 * Most consecutive losses to start a season, by a starting quarterback: 15,

, 2017 * Most consecutive losses by a starting quarterback: 21,

Dan Pastorini Dante Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. He played college football for the Sa ...

Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1960 Houston Oilers season, 1960 to 1996 Houston Oilers season, 1996. The Houston Oilers began play as a charter member of the Ame ...

, 1972–1974 * Most consecutive losses by a starting quarterback, regular season, to start a career: 15,

, 2017 * Most consecutive road losses by a starting quarterback, regular season, to start a career: 13,

Joey Harrington John Joseph Harrington (born October 21, 1978) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he earned Pac- ...

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

, 2002–2003;

David Klingler David Ryan Klingler (born February 17, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six years in the National Football League (NFL) and current Associate Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological ...

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

, 1992–1994 * Most losses during the regular season by a starting quarterback who won the Super Bowl: 7,

, 2011

Firsts

* First 1,000 yard passing season:

Curly Lambeau Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau ( ; April 9, 1898 – June 1, 1965) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin native, George Whitney ...

, 1,094 passing yards,

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

, 1924 * First 1,500 yard passing season:

Cecil Isbell Cecil Frank Isbell (July 11, 1915 – June 23, 1985) was an American football quarterback and coach. He played 5 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers, leading them to the NFL Championship in 1939 NFL Champion ...

, 2,021 passing yards,

, 1942 * First 2,000 yard passing season:

, 2,021 passing yards,

, 1942 * First 2,500 yard passing season:

, 2,938 passing yards,

, 1947 * First 3,000 yard passing season:

, 3,099 passing yards,

Baltimore Colts The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It w ...

, 1960 * First 3,500 yard passing season:

Sonny Jurgensen Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington ...

, 3,723 passing yards,

, 1961 * First 4,000 yard passing season:

Joe Namath Joseph William Namath (; ; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seaso ...

, 4,007 passing yards,

, 1967 * First 4,500 yard passing season:

, 4,715 passing yards,

San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). The Chargers played in San Diego, California from 1961 until 2016, before relocating back to the Greater Los Angeles area, where the franch ...

, 1980 * First 5,000 yard passing season:

, 5,084 passing yards,

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...

, 1984 * First 300 completion season:

, 345 completions,

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as ...

, 1978 * First 350 completion season:

, 360 completions,

, 1981 * First 400 completion season:

, 404 completions,

, 1991 * First 450 completion season:

, 450 completions,

, 2010 * First 20 touchdown pass season:

Benny Friedman Benjamin Friedman (March 18, 1905 – November 24, 1982) was an American football player and coach, and athletics administrator. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Friedman played college football as a halfback and quarterback for the University of ...

, 20 touchdown passes,

, 1929 * First 30 touchdown pass season:

, 32 touchdown passes,

, 1959 * First 40 touchdown pass season:

, 48 touchdown passes,

, 1984 * First 50 touchdown pass season:

, 50 touchdown passes,

, 2007 * First 55 touchdown pass season:

, 55 touchdown passes,

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...

, 2013 * First 400 yard passing game:

, 433 passing yards,

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

vs.

; November 14, 1943 * First 500 yard passing game:

, 554 passing yards,

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West ...

vs.

New York Yanks The New York Yanks were an American football team that played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. Season-by-season overview 1949 The team began in 1944 as the Boston Yanks, owned by Kate Smith's m ...

; September 28, 1951 * First 40 completion game:

Richard Todd Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor n ...

, 42 completions,

vs.

; September 21, 1980 * First 4 touchdown pass game:

* First 5 touchdown pass game:

Ray Buivid Raymond Vincent Buivid (August 15, 1915 – July 5, 1972) was an American football player who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. A versatile player, Buivid played quarterback, halfback, and defensive ...

vs.

Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ca ...

; December 5, 1937 * First 6 touchdown pass game:

vs.

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brook ...

; October 31, 1943 * First 7 touchdown pass game:

vs.

; November 14, 1943 * First player with 100 career touchdown passes:

* First player with 200 career touchdown passes:

* First player with 300 career touchdown passes:

* First player with 400 career touchdown passes:

* First player with 500 career touchdown passes:

* First player with 600 career touchdown passes:

. * First player with 10,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 20,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 30,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 40,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 50,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 60,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 70,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 80,000 career passing yards:

* First player with 1,000 career pass completions:

Bobby Layne Robert Lawrence Layne (December 19, 1926 – December 1, 1986) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns before ...

* First player with 2,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 3,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 4,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 5,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 6,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 7,000 career pass completions:

* First player with 1,000 career pass attempts:

Arnie Herber Arnold Charles "Flash" Herber (April 2, 1910 – October 14, 1969) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. During his Packers ...

* First player with 2,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 3,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 4,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 5,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 6,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 7,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 8,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 9,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 10,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 11,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 12,000 career pass attempts:

* First player with 100 career passing interceptions:

* First player with 200 career passing interceptions:

* First player with 300 career passing interceptions:

Starts

* First quarterback with 100 consecutive starts:

Ron Jaworski Ronald Vincent Jaworski (born March 23, 1951), nicknamed "Jaws", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He played college football for the Youngstown State Pengui ...

November 27, 1983 * First quarterback with 200 consecutive starts:

November 29, 2004

Wins

* First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises:

vs.

; October 5, 2009''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Edited by Randall Liu, pp. 436–443, Workman Publishing, 2001, * First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season):

vs.

; November 9, 1969 * First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season):

vs.

; September 23, 2007 * First NFL quarterback to reach 200 career wins (regular season):

vs.

; October 14, 2018 * First NFL quarterback to reach 200 career wins (regular season and postseason combined):

vs.

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

; February 7, 2016 * First NFL quarterback to reach 250 career wins (regular season and postseason combined):

vs.

; September 20, 2020 * First NFL quarterback to reach 250 career wins (regular season):

vs.

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...

; December 25, 2022

References

External links

NFL.com – NFL History – Record and Factbook
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