Bart Starr has made the fewest passing attempts by an NFL MVP and by a quarterback in a season, with 251 attempts in 1966.
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least number of passing attempts by sb mvp in a regular season qb| NAME | ATT | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Starr | 251 | 1 | 1966 | 14 | 156 | 62.2 | 2,257 | 9.0 | 161.2 | 14 | 3 | 105.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | |||
| 2 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 284 | 1 | 1960 | 12 | 153 | 53.9 | 2,471 | 8.7 | 205.9 | 24 | 17 | 86.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | |||
| 3 | | T. Rote | 286 | 1 | 1963 | 14 | 170 | 59.4 | 2,510 | 8.8 | 179.3 | 20 | 17 | 86.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | |||
| 4 |  | J. Unitas | 305 | 1 | 1964 | 14 | 158 | 51.8 | 2,824 | 9.3 | 201.7 | 19 | 6 | 96.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | |||
| 5 | | K. Stabler | 310 | 1 | 1974 | 14 | 178 | 57.4 | 2,469 | 8.0 | 176.4 | 26 | 12 | 94.9 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 18 | 141 | |
| 6 | | E. Morrall | 317 | 1 | 1968 | 14 | 182 | 57.4 | 2,909 | 9.2 | 207.8 | 26 | 17 | 93.2 | 8.2 | 5.4 | |||
| 7 | | B. Jones | 343 | 1 | 1976 | 14 | 207 | 60.3 | 3,104 | 9.0 | 221.7 | 24 | 9 | 102.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 29 | 284 | |
| 8 | | J. Namath | 361 | 1 | 1969 | 14 | 185 | 51.2 | 2,734 | 7.6 | 195.3 | 19 | 17 | 74.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 13 | 117 | |
| 9 | | G. Blanda | 362 | 1 | 1961 | 14 | 187 | 51.7 | 3,330 | 9.2 | 237.9 | 36 | 22 | 91.3 | 9.9 | 6.1 | |||
| 10 | | Y.A. Tittle | 367 | 1 | 1963 | 13 | 221 | 60.2 | 3,145 | 8.6 | 241.9 | 36 | 14 | 104.8 | 9.8 | 3.8 | |||
| 11 | | J. Unitas | 367 | 1 | 1959 | 12 | 193 | 52.6 | 2,899 | 7.9 | 241.6 | 32 | 14 | 92.0 | 8.7 | 3.8 | |||
| 12 |  | T. Bradshaw | 368 | 1 | 1978 | 16 | 207 | 56.3 | 2,915 | 7.9 | 182.2 | 28 | 20 | 84.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 21 | 222 | |
| 13 | | J. Brodie | 378 | 1 | 1970 | 14 | 223 | 59.0 | 2,941 | 7.8 | 210.1 | 24 | 10 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 8 | 67 | |
| 14 | | J. Namath | 380 | 1 | 1968 | 14 | 187 | 49.2 | 3,147 | 8.3 | 224.8 | 15 | 17 | 72.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Montana | 386 | 1 | 1989 | 13 | 271 | 70.2 | 3,521 | 9.1 | 270.8 | 26 | 8 | 112.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 33 | 198 | |
| 16 | | B. Esiason | 388 | 1 | 1988 | 16 | 223 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 9.2 | 223.3 | 28 | 14 | 97.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 30 | 245 | |
| 17 | | J. Kemp | 391 | 1 | 1965 | 14 | 179 | 45.8 | 2,368 | 6.1 | 169.1 | 10 | 18 | 54.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | |||
| 18 | | R. Gabriel | 399 | 1 | 1969 | 14 | 217 | 54.4 | 2,549 | 6.4 | 182.1 | 24 | 7 | 86.8 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 14 | 112 | |
| 19 | | S. McNair | 400 | 1 | 2003 | 14 | 250 | 62.5 | 3,215 | 8.0 | 229.6 | 24 | 7 | 100.4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 19 | 108 | |
| 20 |  | L. Jackson | 401 | 1 | 2019 | 15 | 265 | 66.1 | 3,127 | 7.8 | 208.5 | 36 | 6 | 113.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 23 | 106 | |
| 21 |  | S. Young | 402 | 1 | 1992 | 16 | 268 | 66.7 | 3,465 | 8.6 | 216.6 | 25 | 7 | 107.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 29 | 152 | |
| 22 |  | J. Elway | 410 | 1 | 1987 | 12 | 224 | 54.6 | 3,198 | 7.8 | 266.5 | 19 | 12 | 83.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 20 | 138 | |
| 23 | | F. Tarkenton | 425 | 1 | 1975 | 14 | 273 | 64.2 | 2,994 | 7.0 | 213.9 | 25 | 13 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 27 | 245 | |
| 24 | | D. Lamonica | 425 | 1 | 1967 | 14 | 220 | 51.8 | 3,228 | 7.6 | 230.6 | 30 | 20 | 80.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 | |||
| 25 | | J. Unitas | 436 | 1 | 1967 | 14 | 255 | 58.5 | 3,428 | 7.9 | 244.9 | 20 | 16 | 83.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | |||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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