David Whitehurst has made the fewest pass attempts by a starting quarterback in a season when playing 16+ games, with 328 attempts in 1978.
| NAME | ATT | GP | SEASON | TM | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Whitehurst | 328 | 16 | 1978 | 168 | 51.2 | 2,093 | 6.4 | 130.8 | 10 | 17 | 59.9 | 3.0 | 5.2 | |||
| 2 | | J. Ferguson | 330 | 16 | 1978 | 175 | 53.0 | 2,136 | 6.5 | 133.5 | 16 | 15 | 70.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | |||
| 3 | | J. Schroeder | 334 | 16 | 1990 | 182 | 54.5 | 2,849 | 8.5 | 178.1 | 19 | 9 | 90.8 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 29 | 197 | |
| 4 | | S. Grogan | 362 | 16 | 1978 | 181 | 50.0 | 2,824 | 7.8 | 176.5 | 15 | 23 | 63.6 | 4.1 | 6.4 | |||
| 5 |  | T. Bradshaw | 368 | 16 | 1978 | 207 | 56.3 | 2,915 | 7.9 | 182.2 | 28 | 20 | 84.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | |||
| 6 | | D. Pastorini | 368 | 16 | 1978 | 199 | 54.1 | 2,473 | 6.7 | 154.6 | 16 | 17 | 70.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | |||
| 7 | | R. Jaworski | 374 | 16 | 1979 | 190 | 50.8 | 2,669 | 7.1 | 166.8 | 18 | 12 | 76.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |||
| 8 | | T. Dilfer | 386 | 16 | 1997 | 217 | 56.2 | 2,555 | 6.6 | 159.7 | 21 | 11 | 82.8 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 32 | 196 | |
| 9 | | B. Brister | 387 | 16 | 1990 | 223 | 57.6 | 2,725 | 7.0 | 170.3 | 20 | 14 | 81.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 28 | 213 | |
| 10 | | E. Hipple | 387 | 16 | 1983 | 204 | 52.7 | 2,577 | 6.7 | 161.1 | 12 | 18 | 64.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 37 | 274 | |
| 11 |  | M. Vick | 388 | 16 | 2006 | 204 | 52.6 | 2,474 | 6.4 | 154.6 | 20 | 13 | 75.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 45 | 303 | |
| 12 | | B. Esiason | 388 | 16 | 1988 | 223 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 9.2 | 223.3 | 28 | 14 | 97.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 30 | 245 | |
| 13 |  | R. Wilson | 393 | 16 | 2012 | 252 | 64.1 | 3,118 | 7.9 | 194.9 | 26 | 10 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 33 | 203 | |
| 14 | | J. Theismann | 395 | 16 | 1979 | 233 | 59.0 | 2,797 | 7.1 | 174.8 | 20 | 13 | 83.9 | 5.1 | 3.3 | |||
| 15 | | D. Williams | 397 | 16 | 1979 | 166 | 41.8 | 2,448 | 6.2 | 153.0 | 18 | 24 | 52.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | |||
| 16 | | D. Brown | 398 | 16 | 1996 | 214 | 53.8 | 2,412 | 6.1 | 150.8 | 12 | 20 | 61.3 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 49 | 276 | |
| 17 | | R. Jaworski | 398 | 16 | 1978 | 206 | 51.8 | 2,487 | 6.2 | 155.4 | 16 | 16 | 67.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |||
| 18 | | B. Sipe | 399 | 16 | 1978 | 222 | 55.6 | 2,906 | 7.3 | 181.6 | 21 | 15 | 80.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | |||
| 19 | | P. Simms | 400 | 16 | 1993 | 247 | 61.8 | 3,038 | 7.6 | 189.9 | 15 | 9 | 88.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 37 | 217 | |
| 20 |  | S. Young | 402 | 16 | 1992 | 268 | 66.7 | 3,465 | 8.6 | 216.6 | 25 | 7 | 107.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 29 | 152 | |
| 21 | | B. Esiason | 402 | 16 | 1990 | 224 | 55.7 | 3,031 | 7.5 | 189.4 | 24 | 22 | 77.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 31 | 198 | |
| 22 | | K. Stabler | 406 | 16 | 1978 | 237 | 58.4 | 2,944 | 7.3 | 184.0 | 16 | 30 | 63.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | |||
| 23 | | R. Wilson | 407 | 16 | 2013 | 257 | 63.1 | 3,357 | 8.2 | 209.8 | 26 | 9 | 101.2 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 44 | 272 | |
| 24 | | K. O'Brien | 411 | 16 | 1990 | 226 | 55.0 | 2,855 | 6.9 | 178.4 | 13 | 10 | 77.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 34 | 262 | |
| 25 | | D. Krieg | 413 | 16 | 1992 | 230 | 55.7 | 3,115 | 7.5 | 194.7 | 15 | 12 | 79.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 48 | 323 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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