Top 20 Passing Statistics

History Published on : 2/21/2006
Pro Football Hall of Fame Top 20 - Passing Statistics
(At the Start of the 2006 NFL Season)
 
Total Passes Attempted
  
Total Touchdown Passes
1 Dan Marino *
8358
   1 Dan Marino *
420
2 BRETT FAVRE
7610
   2 BRETT FAVRE
396
3 John Elway *
7250
   3 Fran Tarkenton *
342
4 Warren Moon *
6823
   4 John Elway *
300
5 DREW BLEDSOE
6548
   5 Warren Moon *
291
6 VINNY TESTAVERDE
6526
   6 Johnny Unitas *
290
7 Fran Tarkenton *
6467
   7 Joe Montana *
273
8 Dan Fouts *
5604
   8 VINNY TESTAVERDE
269
9 Joe Montana *
5391
   9 Dave Krieg
261
10 Dave Krieg
5311
   10 Sonny Jurgensen *
255
11 Boomer Esiason
5205
   11 Dan Fouts *
254
12 Johnny Unitas *
5186
   12 Boomer Esiason
247
13 KERRY COLLINS
5082
   13T DREW BLEDSOE
244
14 Jim Hart
5076
   13T John Hadl
244
15 Steve DeBerg
5024
   13T PEYTON MANNING
244
16 Jim Everett
4923
   16 Y.A. Tittle *
242
17 Jim Kelly  *
4779
   17 Len Dawson *
239
18 Troy Aikman *
4715
   18 Jim Kelly *
237
19 John Hadl
4687
   19 George Blanda *
236
20 Phil Simms
4647
   20 Steve Young *
232
     

Notes: KERRY COLLINS entered the Top 20 in Total Passes Attempted in 2005. Joe Ferguson (4519) was displaced. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2005 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Passes Attempted…MARK BRUNELL (4334), PEYTON MANNING (4333), and JAKE PLUMMER (4033).
 

   Notes: No new quarterbacks entered the Top 20 in Total Touchdown Passes in 2005. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2005 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Touchdown Passes…MARK BRUNELL (174).
Total Passes Completed
  
Total Yards Passing
1 Dan Marino *
4967
   1 Dan Marino *
61,361
2 BRETT FAVRE
4678
   2 BRETT FAVRE
53,615
3 John Elway *
4123
   3 John Elway *
51,475
4 Warren Moon *
3988
   4 Warren Moon *
49,325
5 DREW BLEDSOE
3749
   5 Fran Tarkenton *
47,003
6 VINNY TESTAVERDE
3691
   6 VINNY TESTAVERDE
45,252
7 Fran Tarkenton *
3686
   7 DREW BLEDSOE
43,447
8 Joe Montana *
3409
   8 Dan Fouts *
43,040
9 Dan Fouts *
3297
   9 Joe Montana *
40,551
10 Dave Krieg
3105
   10 Johnny Unitas *
40,239
11 Boomer Esiason
2969
   11 Dave Krieg
38,147
12 Troy Aikman *
2898
   12 Boomer Esiason
37,920
13T Jim Kelly *
2874
   13 Jim Kelly *
35,467
13T Steve DeBerg
2874
   14 Jim Everett
34,837
15 Jim Everett
2841
   15 Jim Hart
34,665
16 Johnny Unitas *
2830
   16 Steve DeBerg
34,241
17 KERRY COLLINS
2826
   17 KERRY COLLINS
33,637
18 PEYTON MANNING
2769
   18 John Hadl
33,503
19 Steve Young *
2667
   19 Phil Simms
33,462
20 Ken Anderson
2654
   20 PEYTON MANNING
33,189
         
Notes: KERRY COLLINS and PEYTON MANNING entered the Top 20 in Total Passes Completed in 2005. Jim Hart (2593) and Phil Simms (2576) were displaced. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2005 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Passes Completed…MARK BRUNELL (2576), BRAD JOHNSON (2350), JAKE PLUMMER (2309) and STEVE McNAIR (2305).   Notes: KERRY COLLINS and PEYTON MANNING entered the Top 20 in Total Passing Yards in 2005. Steve Young* (33,124) and Y.A. Tittle* (33,070) were displaced. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2005 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Yards Passing. . .MARK BRUNELL (30,037).
 
ACTIVE IN 2005
* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
Statistics include those from the All-America Football Conference, 1946-1949
 
 
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