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Passer Rating

121.1Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004
117.2Tom Brady, New England, 2007
110.4Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960

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Passer Rating,
Rookie Season

98.1Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004
96.0Dan Marino, Miami, 1983
88.2Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 1969

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Passes Attempted

691Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994
655Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
652Drew Breese, New Orleans, 2007

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Passes Attempted,
Rookie Season

575Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
540Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
486Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993

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Most Completions

440Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2007
418Rich Gannon, Oakland, 2002
413Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2008

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Completions,
Rookie Season

326Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
293Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
274Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993

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Most Passing Yards

5,084Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
5,069Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2008
4,830Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001

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Passing Yards,
Rookie Season

3,739Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
2,931Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
2,833Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993

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Most Touchdown Passes

50Tom Brady, New England, 2007
49Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004
48Dan Marino, Miami, 1984

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Touchdown Passes,
Rookie Season

26Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
22Charlie Conerly, NY Giants, 1948
20Dan Marino, Miami, 1983

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Completion Percentage

70.60Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2009 (514 attempts, 363 completions)
70.55Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1982 (309 attempts, 218 completions)
70.33Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1945 (182 attempts, 128 completions)

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Completion Percentage,
Rookie Season

66.44Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004 (295 attempts, 196 completions)
58.45Dan Marino, Miami, 1983 (296 attempts, 173 completions)
57.18Byron Leftwich, Jacksonville, 2003 (418 attempts, 239 completions)

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Highest Average Gain

11.17Tommy O'Connell, Cleveland, 1957 (110 attempts, 1,229 yards)
10.86Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears, 1943 (202 attempts, 2,194 yards)
10.55Otto Graham, Cleveland, 1953 (258 attempts, 2,722 yards)

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Highest Average Gain,
Rookie Season

9.411Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 1969 (197 attempts, 1,854 yards)
9.409Bob Waterfield, Cleveland, 1945 (171 attempts, 1,609 yards)
8.88Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004 (295-2,621) (295 attempts, 2,621 yards)

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Most Passes Had Intercepted

42George Blanda, Houston, 1962
35Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, 1988
34Frank Tripucka, Denver, 1960

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Lowest Interception Percentage

0.41Damon Huard, Kansas City, 2006 (244 attempts, 1 interceptions)
0.66Joe Ferguson, Buffalo, 1976 (151 attempts, 1 interceptions)
0.90Steve DeBerg, Kansas City, 1990 (444 attempts, 4 interceptions)

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Lowest Interception Percentage,
Rookie Season

1.98Charlie Batch, Detroit, 1998 (303 attempts, 6 interceptions)
2.03Dan Marino, Miami, 1983 (296 attempts, 6 interceptions)
2.10Gary Wood, NY Giants, 1964 (143 attempts, 3 interceptions)

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Most Games,
400 or More Yards

4Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
3Dan Marino, Miami, 1986

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Most Games,
300 or More Yards

10Rich Gannon, Oakland, 2002
9Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
9Warren Moon, Houston, 1990
9Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999
9Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001
8Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1980
9Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2000
9Trent Green, Kansas City, 2004
9Marc Bulger, St. Louis, 2006
9Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2006
9Tom Brady, New England, 2007

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Most Games, Four or More
Touchdown Passes

6Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
6Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004
5Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
5Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1996
5Tom Brady, New England, 2007
4George Blanda, Houston, 1961
4Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles, 1980
4Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
4Randall Cunningham, Minnesota, 1998
4Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, 2004
4Tony Romo, Dallas, 2007

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Most Times Sacked

76David Carr, Houston, 2002
72Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia, 1986
68David Carr, Houston, 2005
63Jon Kitna, Detroit, 2006

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Other Resources

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NFL/AFL Career Passing Records

NFL/AFL Season Records: Combined Yards, Returns, & Fumbles

NFL/AFL Season Records: Defense & Punting

NFL/AFL Season Records: Receiving

NFL/AFL Season Records: Rushing

NFL/AFL Season Records: Scoring

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