highest completion percentage in nfl history in one season

Drew Brees has the highest completion percentage in a season, at 74.4 percent in 2018.

Interpreted as:

highest completion percentage with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a player in NFL history in one season

	NAME	PCT	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	74.4	2018	NO	15	364	489	3,992	8.2	266.1	32	5	115.7	6.5	1.0	17	121
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	74.3	2019	NO	11	281	378	2,979	7.9	270.8	27	4	116.3	7.1	1.1	12	89
3	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	72.9	2024	MIA	11	291	399	2,867	7.2	260.6	19	7	101.4	4.8	1.8	21	154
4	Drew Lock D. Lock	72.7	2026	SEA	1	16	22	187	8.5	187.0	1	0	113.3	4.5	0.0	1	7
5	Jared Goff J. Goff	72.4	2024	DET	17	390	539	4,629	8.6	272.3	37	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	72.0	2017	NO	16	386	536	4,334	8.1	270.9	23	8	103.9	4.3	1.5	20	145
7	Drake Maye D. Maye	72.0	2025	NE	17	354	492	4,394	8.9	258.5	31	8	113.5	6.3	1.6	47	201
8	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	71.6	2016	MIN	15	395	552	3,877	7.0	258.5	20	5	99.3	3.6	0.9	37	276
9	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	71.4	2024	TB	17	407	570	4,500	7.9	264.7	41	16	106.8	7.2	2.8	40	248
10	Drew Brees D. Brees	71.2	2011	NO	16	468	657	5,476	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
11	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	70.7	2020	GB	16	372	526	4,299	8.2	268.7	48	5	121.5	9.1	1.0	20	182
12	Drew Brees D. Brees	70.6	2009	NO	15	363	514	4,388	8.5	292.5	34	11	109.6	6.6	2.1	20	135
13	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	70.6	2024	CIN	17	460	652	4,918	7.5	289.3	43	9	108.5	6.6	1.4	48	278
14	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	70.6	1982	CIN	9	218	309	2,495	8.1	277.2	12	9	95.3	3.9	2.9	26	154
15	Drew Brees D. Brees	70.5	2020	NO	12	275	390	2,942	7.5	245.2	24	6	106.4	6.2	1.5	13	89
16	Geno Smith G. Smith	70.4	2024	SEA	17	407	578	4,320	7.5	254.1	21	15	93.2	3.6	2.6	50	338
17	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	70.4	2021	CIN	16	366	520	4,611	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
18	Jake Browning J. Browning	70.4	2023	CIN	9	171	243	1,936	8.0	215.1	12	7	98.4	4.9	2.9	24	169
19	Derek Carr D. Carr	70.4	2019	OAK	16	361	513	4,054	7.9	253.4	21	8	100.8	4.1	1.6	29	184
20	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	70.3	1945	WAS	8	128	182	1,669	9.2	208.6	11	4	109.9	6.0	2.2
21	Steve Young S. Young	70.3	1994	SF	16	324	461	3,969	8.6	248.1	35	10	112.8	7.6	2.2	31	163
22	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	70.3	2019	TEN	12	201	286	2,742	9.6	228.5	22	6	117.5	7.7	2.1	31	212
23	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	70.2	2020	HOU	16	382	544	4,823	8.9	301.4	33	7	112.4	6.1	1.3	49	293
24	Joe Montana J. Montana	70.2	1989	SF	13	271	386	3,521	9.1	270.8	26	8	112.4	6.7	2.1	33	198
25	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	70.1	2018	MIN	16	425	606	4,298	7.1	268.6	30	10	99.7	5.0	1.7	40	262

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