nfl least amount of passing attempts to reach 3000 passing yards in a season by a player

Chris Chandler has the fewest pass attempts with 3,000+ passing yards in a season, with 327 attempts in 1998.

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NFL least amount of passing attempts to reach 3000 or more passing yards in a season by a player
NAMEATTYDSSEASONTMGPCMPPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
327
3,154
1998
ATL ATL
14
190
58.1
9.6
225.3
25
12
100.9
7.6
3.7
45
283
2Bert Jones
B. Jones
343
3,104
1976
BAL BAL
14
207
60.3
9.0
221.7
24
9
102.5
7.0
2.6
29
284
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
347
3,429
2000
STL STL
11
235
67.7
9.9
311.7
21
18
98.3
6.1
5.2
20
115
4Steve Young
S. Young
356
3,029
1997
SF SF
15
241
67.7
8.5
201.9
19
6
104.7
5.3
1.7
35
220
5George Blanda
G. Blanda
362
3,330
1961
HOU HOU
14
187
51.7
9.2
237.9
36
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
6Norm Snead
N. Snead
363
3,043
1963
WAS WAS
14
175
48.2
8.4
217.4
13
27
58.1
3.6
7.4
7Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
366
3,261
1962
PHI PHI
14
196
53.6
8.9
232.9
22
26
74.3
6.0
7.1
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
367
3,145
1963
NYG NYG
13
221
60.2
8.6
241.9
36
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
9Michael Vick
M. Vick
372
3,018
2010
PHI PHI
12
233
62.6
8.1
251.5
21
6
100.2
5.6
1.6
34
210
10Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
372
3,000
1986
MIN MIN
13
208
55.9
8.1
230.8
24
10
92.6
6.5
2.7
31
178
11Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
375
3,224
1962
NYG NYG
14
200
53.3
8.6
230.3
33
20
89.5
8.8
5.3
12Craig Morton
C. Morton
376
3,195
1981
DEN DEN
15
225
59.8
8.5
213.0
21
14
90.5
5.6
3.7
54
394
13Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
377
3,169
1975
CIN CIN
13
228
60.5
8.4
243.8
21
11
93.9
5.6
2.9
32
247
14Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
377
3,088
1967
NYG NYG
14
204
54.1
8.2
220.6
29
19
85.9
7.7
5.0
15Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
378
3,099
1960
BAL BAL
12
190
50.3
8.2
258.3
25
24
73.7
6.6
6.3
16Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
380
3,035
2015
BUF BUF
14
242
63.7
8.0
216.8
20
6
99.4
5.3
1.6
36
212
17Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
380
3,043
2008
HOU HOU
11
251
66.1
8.0
276.6
15
10
92.7
3.9
2.6
23
149
18Joe Namath
J. Namath
380
3,147
1968
NYJ NYJ
14
187
49.2
8.3
224.8
15
17
72.1
3.9
4.5
19Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
386
3,250
2015
CIN CIN
13
255
66.1
8.4
250.0
25
7
106.3
6.5
1.8
20
118
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
386
3,521
1989
SF SF
13
271
70.2
9.1
270.8
26
8
112.4
6.7
2.1
33
198
21Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
388
3,572
1988
CIN CIN
16
223
57.5
9.2
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
22Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
389
3,200
2010
PIT PIT
12
240
61.7
8.2
266.7
17
5
97.0
4.4
1.3
32
220
23Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
389
3,033
1987
CLE CLE
12
241
62.0
7.8
252.8
22
9
95.4
5.7
2.3
22
129
24Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
391
3,130
1989
BUF BUF
13
228
58.3
8.0
240.8
25
18
86.2
6.4
4.6
30
216
25Danny White
D. White
391
3,098
1981
DAL DAL
16
223
57.0
7.9
193.6
22
13
87.5
5.6
3.3
30
234
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Wed
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PHI PHI
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KC KC
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LAC LAC
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