All-time Passing Statistics

General Published on : 1/1/2005
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(At the Start of 2003 Season)

Total Passes Attempted
1 Dan Marino [7] 8358
2 John Elway [37] 7250
3 Warren Moon [29] 6823
4 Fran Tarkenton* [35] 6467
5 BRETT FAVRE [5] 5993
6 VINNY TESTAVERDE [68] 5727
7 Dan Fouts* [36] 5604
8 Joe Montana* [3] 5391
9 Dave Krieg [25] 5311
10 Boomer Esiason [27] 5205
11 Johnny Unitas* [46] 5186
12 DREW BLEDSOE [53] 5128
13 Jim Hart [117] 5076
14 Steve DeBerg [74] 5024
15 Jim Everett [43] 4923
16 Jim Kelly* [12] 4779
17 Troy Aikman [24] 4715
18 John Hadl [114] 4687
19 Phil Simms [44] 4647
20 Joe Ferguson [106] 4519
2002 Notes:
No new quarterbacks entered the Top 20 in Total Passes Attempted in 2002. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2002 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Passes Attempted…Jeff George (3967), and Rich Gannon (3913).
Total Touchdown Passes
1 Dan Marino [7] 420
2 Fran Tarkenton* [35] 342
3 BRETT FAVRE [5] 314
4 John Elway [37] 300
5 Warren Moon [29] 291
6 Johnny Unitas* [46] 290
7 Joe Montana* [3] 273
8 Dave Krieg [25] 261
9 Sonny Jurgensen* [17] 255
10 Dan Fouts* [36] 254
11 Boomer Esiason [27] 247
12T John Hadl [114] 244
12T VINNY TESTAVERDE [68] 244
14 Y.A. Tittle* [72] 242
15 Len Dawson* [18] 239
16 Jim Kelly* [12] 237
17 George Blanda* [129] 236
18 Steve Young [2] 232
19 John Brodie [87] 214
20 Terry Bradshaw* [97] 212
2002 Notes:
No new quarterbacks entered the Top 20 in Total Touchdown Passes in 2002. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2002 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Touchdown Passes…Drew Bledsoe (190), and Rich Gannon (171).
Total Passes Completed
1 Dan Marino [7] 4967
2 John Elway [37] 4123
3 Warren Moon [29] 3988
4 Fran Tarkenton* [35] 3686
5 BRETT FAVRE [5] 3652
6 Joe Montana* [3] 3409
7 Dan Fouts* [36] 3297
8 VINNY TESTAVERDE [68] 3211
9 Dave Krieg [25] 3105
10 Boomer Esiason [27] 2969
11 DREW BLEDSOE [53] 2919
12 Troy Aikman [24] 2898
13T Jim Kelly* [12] 2874
13T Steve DeBerg [74] 2874
15 Jim Everett [43] 2841
16 Johnny Unitas* [46] 2830
17 Steve Young [2] 2667
18 Ken Anderson [19] 2654
19 Jim Hart [117] 2593
20 Phil Simms [44] 2576
2002 Notes:
No new quarterbacks entered the Top 20 in Total Passes Completed in 2002. Next in Line: Quarterbacks active in 2002 who are closest to attaining Top 20 in Total Passes Completed…Rich Gannon (2367), Jeff George (2298), Chris Chandler (2186), and Mark Brunell (2142).
Total Yards Passing
1 Dan Marino [7] 61,361
2 John Elway [37] 51,475
3 Warren Moon [29] 49,325
4 Fran Tarkenton* [35] 47,003
5 Dan Fouts* [36] 43,040
6 BRETT FAVRE [5] 42,285
7 Joe Montana* [3] 40,551
8 Johnny Unitas* [46] 40,239
9 VINNY TESTAVERDE [68] 39,558
10 Dave Krieg [25] 38,147
11 Boomer Esiason [27] 37,920
12 Jim Kelly* [12] 35,467
13 Jim Everett [43] 34,837
14 Jim Hart [117] 34,665
15 Steve DeBerg [74] 34,241
16 DREW BLEDSOE [53] 34,016
17 John Hadl [114] 33,503
18 Phil Simms [44] 33,462
19 Steve Young [2] 33,124
20 Y.A. Tittle* [72] 33,070
2002 Notes:
DREW BLEDSOE entered the Top 20 in Total Yards Passing in 2002. Troy Aikman (32,942) was displaced. Next in Line: There are no quarterbacks active in 2002 who are close to attaining Top 20 in Total Yards Passing next season.


* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
# — Includes All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)
[ ] - All-time rank based on passer rating
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