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Passer Rating

112.8Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
112.4Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1989
110.4Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960

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Passer Rating,
Rookie Season

96.0Dan Marino, Miami, 1983
88.2Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 1969
84.0Charlie Conerly, NY Giants, 1948

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Passes Attempted

691Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994
655Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
636Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1995

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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

418Rich Gannon, Oakland, 2002
404Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
400Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994

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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
4,830Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001
4,802Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1981

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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

48Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
44Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
41Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999

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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

70.55Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1982 (309 attempts, 218 completions)
70.33Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1945 (182 attempts, 128 completions)
70.28Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994 (461 attempts, 324 completions)

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Completion Percentage,
Rookie Season

58.45Dan Marino, Miami, 1983 (296 attempts, 173 completions)
57.18Byron Leftwich, Jacksonville, 2003 (418 attempts, 239 completions)
57.14Jim McMahon, Chicago, 1982 (210 attempts, 120 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)
8.36 Zeke Bratkowski, Chi. Bears, 1954 (130 attempts, 1,087 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

0.66Joe Ferguson, Buffalo, 1976 (151 attempts, 1 interceptions)
0.90Steve DeBerg, Kansas City, 1990 (444 attempts, 4 interceptions)
1.16Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta, 1983 (432 attempts, 5 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

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Most Games, Four or More
Touchdown Passes

6Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
5Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
5Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1996
4George Blanda, Houston, 1961
4Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles, 1980
4Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
4Randall Cunningham, Minnesota, 1998

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Most Times Sacked

76David Carr, Houston, 2002
72Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia, 1986
62Ken O'Brien, NY Jets, 1985
62Steve Beuerlein, Carolina, 2000

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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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