nfl best yards per attempt for a quarterback in a year minimum 250 attempts after 1970

Since 1971, Kurt Warner has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback with 250+ passing attempts in a season, with 9.9 yards in 2000.

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NFL best passing yards per attempt for a quarterback in a year minimum 250 passing attempts after 1970
NAMEAVGATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Kurt Warner
K. Warner
9.9
347
2000
STL STL
11
235
67.7
3,429
311.7
21
18
98.3
6.1
5.2
20
115
2Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
9.6
327
1998
ATL ATL
14
190
58.1
3,154
225.3
25
12
100.9
7.6
3.7
45
283
3Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
9.6
444
2023
SF SF
16
308
69.4
4,280
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
4Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
9.6
286
2019
TEN TEN
12
201
70.3
2,742
228.5
22
6
117.5
7.7
2.1
31
212
5Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
9.4
291
1976
OAK OAK
12
194
66.7
2,737
228.1
27
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
9.3
534
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
69.9
4,944
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
9.2
502
2011
GB GB
15
343
68.3
4,643
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
8Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
9.2
484
1983
GB GB
16
289
59.7
4,458
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
9Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
9.2
388
1988
CIN CIN
16
223
57.5
3,572
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
10Peyton Manning
P. Manning
9.2
497
2004
IND IND
16
336
67.6
4,557
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
11Joe Montana
J. Montana
9.1
386
1989
SF SF
13
271
70.2
3,521
270.8
26
8
112.4
6.7
2.1
33
198
12Nick Foles
N. Foles
9.1
317
2013
PHI PHI
13
203
64.0
2,891
222.4
27
2
119.2
8.5
0.6
28
173
13Bert Jones
B. Jones
9.0
343
1976
BAL BAL
14
207
60.3
3,104
221.7
24
9
102.5
7.0
2.6
29
284
14Steve Young
S. Young
9.0
279
1991
SF SF
11
180
64.5
2,517
228.8
17
8
101.8
6.1
2.9
13
79
15Dan Marino
D. Marino
9.0
564
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
64.2
5,084
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
16Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.9
268
2005
PIT PIT
12
168
62.7
2,385
198.8
17
9
98.6
6.3
3.4
23
129
17Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.9
295
2004
PIT PIT
14
196
66.4
2,621
187.2
17
11
98.1
5.8
3.7
30
213
18Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
8.9
400
2022
MIA MIA
13
259
64.8
3,548
272.9
25
8
105.5
6.3
2.0
21
163
19Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
8.9
520
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
70.4
4,611
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
20Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.9
544
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
70.2
4,823
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
21Kurt Warner
K. Warner
8.8
546
2001
STL STL
16
375
68.7
4,830
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
22Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
8.8
474
2024
BAL BAL
17
316
66.7
4,172
245.4
41
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.8
580
2018
KC KC
16
383
66.0
5,097
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
24Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
8.8
486
2009
SD SD
16
317
65.2
4,254
265.9
28
9
104.4
5.8
1.9
25
167
25Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
8.8
340
1983
SD SD
10
215
63.2
2,975
297.5
20
15
92.5
5.9
4.4
14
107
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2
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4
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