Otto Graham has averaged the most career passing yards per attempt by a quarterback, with 8.6 yards.
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most qb air passing yards with a minimum of 1500 passing attempts per attempt all-time| NAME | AVG | ATT | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O. Graham | 8.6 | 1,565 | 72 | 872 | 55.7 | 13,499 | 187.5 | 88 | 94 | 78.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | | S. Luckman | 8.3 | 1,693 | 117 | 881 | 52.0 | 14,050 | 120.1 | 132 | 128 | 74.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Garoppolo | 8.2 | 1,936 | 85 | 1,304 | 67.4 | 15,828 | 186.2 | 96 | 52 | 97.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 140 | 936 |
| 4 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 8.2 | 2,895 | 140 | 1,553 | 53.6 | 23,611 | 168.7 | 173 | 178 | 75.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | ||
| 5 |  | S. Young | 8.0 | 4,149 | 169 | 2,667 | 64.3 | 33,124 | 196.0 | 232 | 107 | 96.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 358 | 2,055 |
| 6 |  | K. Warner | 7.9 | 4,070 | 124 | 2,666 | 65.5 | 32,344 | 260.8 | 208 | 128 | 93.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 260 | 1,669 |
| 7 |  | T. Romo | 7.9 | 4,335 | 156 | 2,829 | 65.3 | 34,183 | 219.1 | 248 | 117 | 97.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 248 | 1,672 |
| 8 | | B. Starr | 7.8 | 3,149 | 196 | 1,808 | 57.4 | 24,718 | 126.1 | 152 | 138 | 80.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 59 | 533 |
| 9 |  | L. Jackson | 7.8 | 2,888 | 116 | 1,870 | 64.8 | 22,608 | 194.9 | 187 | 56 | 102.2 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 228 | 1,247 |
| 10 |  | P. Rivers | 7.8 | 8,226 | 247 | 5,335 | 64.9 | 63,984 | 259.0 | 425 | 212 | 95.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 470 | 2,879 |
| 11 |  | D. Watson | 7.8 | 2,305 | 73 | 1,527 | 66.2 | 17,904 | 245.3 | 123 | 48 | 98.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 244 | 1,432 |
| 12 |  | J. Unitas | 7.8 | 5,186 | 211 | 2,830 | 54.6 | 40,239 | 190.7 | 290 | 253 | 78.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 |
| 13 | | E. Morrall | 7.7 | 2,689 | 255 | 1,379 | 51.3 | 20,809 | 81.6 | 161 | 148 | 74.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 58 | 487 |
| 14 | | E. Brown | 7.7 | 1,886 | 128 | 896 | 47.5 | 14,591 | 114.0 | 94 | 131 | 61.6 | 5.0 | 6.9 | ||
| 15 |  | P. Mahomes | 7.7 | 4,673 | 126 | 3,093 | 66.2 | 35,939 | 285.2 | 267 | 85 | 100.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 218 | 1,412 |
| 16 |  | D. Fouts | 7.7 | 5,604 | 181 | 3,297 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 237.8 | 254 | 242 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 |
| 17 | | L. Dawson | 7.7 | 3,741 | 211 | 2,136 | 57.1 | 28,711 | 136.1 | 239 | 183 | 82.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 18 |  | R. Wilson | 7.7 | 6,120 | 205 | 3,951 | 64.6 | 46,966 | 229.1 | 353 | 114 | 99.3 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 570 | 3,749 |
| 19 | | R. Staubach | 7.7 | 2,958 | 131 | 1,685 | 57.0 | 22,700 | 173.3 | 153 | 109 | 83.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 313 | 2,154 |
| 20 |  | P. Manning | 7.7 | 9,380 | 266 | 6,125 | 65.3 | 71,940 | 270.5 | 539 | 251 | 96.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 303 | 1,953 |
| 21 | | S. Baugh | 7.6 | 1,766 | 93 | 1,014 | 57.4 | 13,507 | 145.2 | 107 | 110 | 76.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Winston | 7.6 | 3,243 | 108 | 1,981 | 61.1 | 24,792 | 229.6 | 156 | 113 | 86.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 222 | 1,383 |
| 23 |  | D. Brees | 7.6 | 10,551 | 287 | 7,142 | 67.7 | 80,358 | 280.0 | 571 | 243 | 98.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 420 | 2,991 |
| 24 | | T. Green | 7.6 | 3,740 | 120 | 2,266 | 60.6 | 28,475 | 237.3 | 162 | 114 | 86.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 259 | 1,621 |
| 25 | | M. Schaub | 7.6 | 3,348 | 155 | 2,148 | 64.2 | 25,467 | 164.3 | 136 | 91 | 89.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 180 | 1,245 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt 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 |