List of NFL quarterback records

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This is a list of the records in the National Football League (NFL) set by individual quarterbacks. For NFL records set by players in other positions, see List of NFL individual records.

Playing

Passing

Passer rating

Passing attempts

Pass completions

Pass completion percentage

  • Most seasons led league: 8, Len Dawson; 1962, 1964–1969, 1975[1]:s-8
  • Most consecutive seasons led league: 6, Len Dawson, 1964–1969[1]:s-8
  • Highest completion percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 68.5, Joe Burrow (1,921 passing completions/2,806 attempts), 2020–2025[40]
  • Highest completion percentage, season (among qualified players): 74.44, Drew Brees, (364/489), 2018[41]
  • Highest completion percentage, rookie, season: 67.76, Dak Prescott, (311/459), 2016[1]:s-8
  • Highest completion percentage, regular season game (minimum 20 attempts): 96.67, Drew Brees, (29/30), December 16, 2019
  • Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 28, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[42]
  • Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 4, Drew Brees, 2018; Kirk Cousins, 2019; Trevor Lawrence, 2022 [43]
  • Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 passes per game): 26, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[44]
  • 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[45]
  • Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 67, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[46]
  • Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 8, Tom Brady, 2007[47]
  • Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 51, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[48]
  • Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 6, Tom Brady, 2007; Dak Prescott, 2016[49]
  • Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 116, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[50]
  • Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 13, Drew Brees, 2017[51]
  • Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 75, Drew Brees, 2004–2020[52]
  • Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 9, Dak Prescott, 2016
  • Most seasons with at least 70% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 5, Drew Brees; 2009, 2011, 2016–2018[53]
  • Most seasons with at least 60% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 21, Tom Brady; 2001–2007, 2009–2022[54]

Passing yards

Average passing yards

  • Most seasons led league: 7, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943, 1946–47[1]:s-10
  • Most consecutive seasons led league: 5, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943[1]:s-10
  • Highest yards per attempt, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 8.63 (13,499 yards on 1,565 attempts), Otto Graham, 1950–1955[1]:s-10[108]
  • Highest yards per attempt, season (among qualified players): 11.17 (1,229 on 110 attempts), Tommy O'Connell, 1957[1]:s-10[109]
  • Highest yards per attempt, rookie, season: 9.41 (1,854 yards on 197 attempts), Greg Cook, 1969[1]:s-10[1]:s-10[110]
  • Highest yards per attempt, game: 18.58 (446 yards on 24 attempts) Sammy Baugh, Oct 31, 1948[1]:s-10

Passing touchdowns

Career
Regular season
Game

Interceptions thrown

Pick Sixes

Lowest interception percentage

  • Most seasons led league, interception percentage: 5, Sammy Baugh, 1940, 1942, 1944–45, 1947[1]:s-11
  • Lowest interception percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 1.4 (32 INTs, 2,246 attempts), Jacoby Brissett, 2016-2025, (123 INTs, 8,743 attempts), Aaron Rodgers, 2005-2025[139]
  • Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 200 attempts): 0.0 (0 INTs, 200 attempts), Brian Hoyer, 2016
  • Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 16 starts): 0.335 (2 INTs, 597 attempts), Aaron Rodgers, 2018
  • Lowest interception percentage, rookie season: 0.87 (4 INTs, 459 attempts), Dak Prescott, 2016[1]:s-11[140]

Sacks, fumbles, and tackles

Sacked

Fumbles

Fumbles recovered

While the NFL records recoveries for both own fumbles and opponents' fumbles, all quarterback records were set for recovering only their own fumbles.

  • Most fumbles recovered, career: 56, Warren Moon, 1984–2000[1]:s-22
  • Most fumbles recovered, season: 12, David Carr, 2002[1]:s-22
  • Most fumbles recovered, game: 4,[1]:s-22
Otto Graham on October 25, 1953
Sam Etcheverry on September 17, 1961
Roman Gabriel on October 12, 1969
Joe Ferguson on September 18, 1977
Randall Cunningham on November 30, 1986
Tony Romo on September 26, 2011
Matthew Stafford on 2013

Tackles

On rare occasions, a quarterback loses the ball due to either an interception or a fumble, and then tackles the opposing player in possession of the ball.

  • Most tackles by a quarterback, career: 29, Joe Webb, 2010–2020[148]

Rushing

Wins/losses

Wins

Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book

Losses

Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book

Firsts

Starts

  • First quarterback with 100 consecutive starts: Ron Jaworski November 27, 1983
  • First quarterback with 200 consecutive starts: Brett Favre November 29, 2004[171]

Wins

See also

References

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