Jim Plunkett has made the most career pass attempts in the regular-season and playoffs when throwing <4,000 pass attempts, with 3,973 attempts.
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most pass attempts by a player with less than 4000 pass attempts including playoffs ever| NAME | ATT | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Plunkett | 3,973 | 167 | 2,105 | 53.0 | 28,175 | 7.1 | 168.7 | 175 | 210 | 68.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 407 | 3,491 |
| 2 | | Y.A. Tittle | 3,938 | 182 | 2,171 | 55.1 | 28,996 | 7.4 | 159.3 | 216 | 234 | 72.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 3 | | L. Dawson | 3,929 | 219 | 2,243 | 57.1 | 30,208 | 7.7 | 137.9 | 246 | 191 | 82.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 173 | 1,475 |
| 4 | | J. Garcia | 3,893 | 131 | 2,390 | 61.4 | 26,894 | 6.9 | 205.3 | 168 | 90 | 86.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 191 | 1,016 |
| 5 | | J. Namath | 3,879 | 143 | 1,936 | 49.9 | 28,299 | 7.3 | 197.9 | 176 | 224 | 65.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 111 | 1,068 |
| 6 | | J. Theismann | 3,813 | 177 | 2,172 | 57.0 | 26,988 | 7.1 | 152.5 | 171 | 145 | 78.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 366 | 2,950 |
| 7 | | B. Layne | 3,797 | 179 | 1,860 | 49.0 | 27,336 | 7.2 | 152.7 | 197 | 255 | 62.2 | 5.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 8 | | T. Green | 3,794 | 122 | 2,298 | 60.6 | 28,794 | 7.6 | 236.0 | 164 | 116 | 85.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 263 | 1,646 |
| 9 | | T. Kramer | 3,791 | 135 | 2,083 | 54.9 | 25,651 | 6.8 | 190.0 | 162 | 165 | 72.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 256 | 1,643 |
| 10 | | S. Grogan | 3,688 | 153 | 1,927 | 52.3 | 27,457 | 7.4 | 179.5 | 185 | 215 | 69.1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 256 | 2,051 |
| 11 | | K. O'Brien | 3,669 | 132 | 2,155 | 58.7 | 25,598 | 7.0 | 193.9 | 130 | 102 | 80.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 362 | 2,716 |
| 12 | | A. Manning | 3,642 | 151 | 2,011 | 55.2 | 23,911 | 6.6 | 158.4 | 125 | 173 | 67.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 396 | 3,092 |
| 13 | | B. Griese | 3,637 | 173 | 2,038 | 56.0 | 26,559 | 7.3 | 153.5 | 202 | 184 | 76.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 282 | 2,470 |
| 14 | | B. Kosar | 3,635 | 136 | 2,146 | 59.0 | 25,254 | 6.9 | 185.7 | 140 | 97 | 81.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 288 | 1,734 |
| 15 |  | A. Luck | 3,618 | 94 | 2,185 | 60.4 | 25,925 | 7.2 | 275.8 | 183 | 96 | 88.1 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 185 | 1,198 |
| 16 | | S. Bartkowski | 3,567 | 133 | 1,985 | 55.6 | 24,916 | 7.0 | 187.3 | 161 | 152 | 74.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 370 | 3,073 |
| 17 |  | J. Herbert | 3,544 | 98 | 2,343 | 66.1 | 25,494 | 7.2 | 260.1 | 165 | 62 | 95.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 238 | 1,506 |
| 18 | | N. O'Donnell | 3,504 | 134 | 2,024 | 57.8 | 23,399 | 6.7 | 174.6 | 129 | 76 | 81.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 274 | 2,000 |
| 19 |  | C. Wentz | 3,500 | 106 | 2,196 | 62.7 | 23,629 | 6.8 | 222.9 | 159 | 72 | 89.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 263 | 1,681 |
| 20 | | B. Sipe | 3,479 | 126 | 1,957 | 56.3 | 23,896 | 6.9 | 189.7 | 154 | 152 | 74.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 226 | 1,903 |
| 21 | | M. Schaub | 3,437 | 157 | 2,211 | 64.3 | 26,072 | 7.6 | 166.1 | 138 | 93 | 89.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 181 | 1,254 |
| 22 | | B. Parilli | 3,395 | 193 | 1,580 | 46.5 | 23,170 | 6.8 | 120.1 | 180 | 222 | 59.7 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | C. Johnson | 3,392 | 165 | 1,737 | 51.2 | 24,410 | 7.2 | 147.9 | 170 | 181 | 69.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 118 | 894 |
| 24 | | R. Staubach | 3,368 | 151 | 1,908 | 56.7 | 25,491 | 7.6 | 168.8 | 177 | 128 | 82.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 374 | 2,544 |
| 25 | | B. Starr | 3,362 | 206 | 1,938 | 57.6 | 26,471 | 7.9 | 128.5 | 167 | 141 | 82.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 59 | 533 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |