most passing attempts in a single season until 1972

Before 1973, Sonny Jurgensen made the most pass attempts in a season, with 508 attempts in 1967.

Interpreted as:
most passing attempts by a player in a single season until 1972
NAMEATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
508
1967
14
288
56.7
3,747
7.4
267.6
31
16
87.3
6.1
3.1
2George Blanda
G. Blanda
505
1964
14
262
51.9
3,287
6.5
234.8
17
27
61.4
3.4
5.3
3Joe Namath
J. Namath
491
1967
14
258
52.5
4,007
8.2
286.2
26
28
73.8
5.3
5.7
4Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
478
1960
14
248
51.9
3,038
6.4
217.0
24
34
58.9
5.0
7.1
5Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
473
1964
14
228
48.2
3,465
7.3
247.5
31
27
70.8
6.6
5.7
6Joe Namath
J. Namath
471
1966
14
232
49.3
3,379
7.2
241.4
19
27
62.6
4.0
5.7
7Archie Manning
A. Manning
448
1972
14
230
51.3
2,781
6.2
198.6
18
21
64.6
4.0
4.7
43
347
8Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
442
1969
14
274
62.0
3,102
7.0
221.6
22
15
85.4
5.0
3.4
40
322
9George Blanda
G. Blanda
442
1965
14
186
42.1
2,542
5.8
181.6
20
30
47.9
4.5
6.8
10John Hadl
J. Hadl
440
1968
14
208
47.3
3,473
7.9
248.1
27
32
64.5
6.1
7.3
11Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
440
1962
14
240
54.5
2,917
6.6
208.4
17
25
64.4
3.9
5.7
12Al Dorow
A. Dorow
438
1961
14
197
45.0
2,651
6.1
189.4
19
30
50.7
4.3
6.8
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
436
1967
14
255
58.5
3,428
7.9
244.9
20
16
83.6
4.6
3.7
14Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
436
1966
14
254
58.3
3,209
7.4
229.2
28
19
84.5
6.4
4.4
15Norm Snead
N. Snead
434
1967
14
240
55.3
3,399
7.8
242.8
29
24
80.0
6.7
5.5
16John Hadl
J. Hadl
431
1971
14
233
54.1
3,075
7.1
219.6
21
25
68.9
4.9
5.8
16
145
17John Hadl
J. Hadl
427
1967
14
217
50.8
3,365
7.9
240.4
24
22
74.5
5.6
5.2
18John Brodie
J. Brodie
427
1966
14
232
54.3
2,810
6.6
200.7
16
22
65.8
3.7
5.2
19Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
426
1969
14
221
51.9
3,302
7.8
235.9
34
25
79.8
8.0
5.9
11
100
20Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
426
1965
14
173
40.6
2,597
6.1
185.5
18
26
50.0
4.2
6.1
21Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
425
1967
14
220
51.8
3,228
7.6
230.6
30
20
80.8
7.1
4.7
22George Blanda
G. Blanda
423
1963
14
224
53.0
3,003
7.1
214.5
24
25
70.1
5.7
5.9
23Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
423
1963
14
222
52.5
3,280
7.8
234.3
28
21
79.5
6.6
5.0
24Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
420
1964
14
223
53.1
3,045
7.3
217.5
21
24
69.4
5.0
5.7
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
420
1961
14
229
54.5
2,990
7.1
213.6
16
24
66.1
3.8
5.7
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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