most pass attempts in a career before first career touchdown

Drew Bledsoe had 70 pass attempts versus the Vikings on November 13, 1994.

Interpreted as:
most pass attempts in a career before first career passing touchdown in a game by a player
NAMEATTTDDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
70
3
11/13/1994
vs
45
64.3
426
6.1
0
95.3
4.3
0.0
0
0
2Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
69
2
12/24/2000
@
36
52.2
481
7.0
3
66.2
2.9
4.3
1
8
3George Blanda
G. Blanda
68
1
11/1/1964
@
37
54.4
393
5.8
3
58.0
1.5
4.4
4Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
68
2
12/30/2001
vs
35
51.5
411
6.0
1
73.8
2.9
1.5
2
8
5Jared Goff
J. Goff
68
2
9/29/2019
vs
45
66.2
517
7.6
3
80.3
2.9
4.4
2
27
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
68
4
1/10/2021
vs
47
69.1
501
7.4
4
85.5
5.9
5.9
0
0
7Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
68
1
11/6/2022
vs
43
63.2
446
6.6
1
80.9
1.5
1.5
4
24
8Brian Griese
B. Griese
67
2
9/21/2008
@
38
56.7
407
6.1
3
66.0
3.0
4.5
0
0
9Chris Miller
C. Miller
66
2
12/24/1989
vs
37
56.1
334
5.1
1
73.7
3.0
1.5
1
10
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
66
2
12/10/2017
vs
44
66.7
506
7.7
0
99.7
3.0
0.0
3
20
11Tom Brady
T. Brady
66
2
1/16/2023
vs
35
53.0
351
5.3
1
72.2
3.0
1.5
2
17
12Steve Young
S. Young
65
0
1/6/1996
vs
32
49.2
328
5.0
2
51.3
0.0
3.1
3
20
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
65
1
12/16/2012
vs
36
55.4
443
6.8
2
68.9
1.5
3.1
3
18
14Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
65
2
10/18/2015
@
43
66.2
503
7.7
0
99.7
3.1
0.0
3
15
15Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
64
1
1/3/1987
vs
33
51.6
489
7.6
2
69.1
1.6
3.1
4
11
16Dan Marino
D. Marino
64
2
12/30/1995
@
33
51.6
422
6.6
3
63.4
3.1
4.7
0
0
17Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
64
1
9/15/2002
@
43
67.2
403
6.3
2
76.5
1.6
3.1
5
34
18Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
64
3
1/9/2022
@
34
53.1
383
6.0
1
80.4
4.7
1.6
3
28
19Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
63
1
10/20/1991
@
35
55.6
317
5.0
0
74.6
1.6
0.0
2
14
20Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
63
2
12/6/1998
vs
42
66.7
418
6.6
1
89.3
3.2
1.6
0
0
21Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
63
1
9/23/2001
@
33
52.4
326
5.2
3
52.7
1.6
4.8
2
11
22Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
63
1
12/30/2001
vs
36
57.1
223
3.5
1
63.1
1.6
1.6
0
0
23Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
63
1
11/13/2011
@
33
52.4
329
5.2
4
46.3
1.6
6.3
2
16
24Drew Brees
D. Brees
63
4
1/14/2012
@
40
63.5
462
7.3
2
93.5
6.3
3.2
3
27
25Eli Manning
E. Manning
63
1
12/22/2016
@
38
60.3
356
5.7
3
61.3
1.6
4.8
0
0
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