nfl qb most passing yards per completion 1920 to 2023 minimum 1000 attempts

Between the 1920 and 2023 seasons, Ed Brown had the most passing yards per completion by a quarterback when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, with 16.28.

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NFL qb most passing yards per completion 1920 to 2023 minimum 1000 passing attempts
NAME YDS/CMP ATT YDS CMP GP PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Ed Brown
E. Brown
16.28
1,886
14,591
896
128
47.5
7.7
114.0
94
131
61.6
5.0
6.9
2 Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
15.95
1,693
14,050
881
117
52.0
8.3
120.1
132
128
74.5
7.8
7.6
3 Lamar McHan
L. McHan
15.49
1,442
9,449
610
113
42.3
6.6
83.6
73
108
50.3
5.1
7.5
4 Otto Graham
O. Graham
15.48
1,565
13,499
872
72
55.7
8.6
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
5 Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
15.27
1,752
11,760
770
111
43.9
6.7
105.9
73
108
54.9
4.2
6.2
6 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
15.2
2,895
23,611
1,553
140
53.6
8.2
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
7 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
15.09
2,689
20,809
1,379
255
51.3
7.7
81.6
161
148
74.1
6.0
5.5
58
487
8 Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
15.06
1,295
9,654
641
67
49.5
7.5
144.1
83
104
62.3
6.4
8.0
9 Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
14.92
1,796
13,399
898
134
50.0
7.5
100.0
104
141
61.4
5.8
7.9
10 Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
14.91
2,530
18,717
1,255
137
49.6
7.4
136.6
161
134
73.4
6.4
5.3
72
636
11 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14.78
3,073
21,218
1,436
122
46.7
6.9
173.9
114
183
57.3
3.7
6.0
21
187
12 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
14.76
3,700
26,768
1,814
175
49.0
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
13 Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
14.72
2,133
16,042
1,090
126
51.1
7.5
127.3
149
111
77.6
7.0
5.2
4
35
14 Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
14.71
1,905
14,165
963
90
50.6
7.4
157.4
98
101
70.2
5.1
5.3
50
494
15 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
14.7
2,308
17,199
1,170
104
50.7
7.5
165.4
135
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
16 Joe Namath
J. Namath
14.67
3,762
27,663
1,886
140
50.1
7.4
197.6
173
220
65.5
4.6
5.8
109
1,052
17 Paul Christman
P. Christman
14.47
1,140
7,294
504
61
44.2
6.4
119.6
58
76
54.8
5.1
6.7
18 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
14.42
3,153
21,265
1,475
177
46.8
6.7
120.1
165
203
59.8
5.2
6.4
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19 Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
14.31
3,593
26,886
1,879
149
52.3
7.5
180.4
182
208
69.6
5.1
5.8
247
1,986
20 Tom Flores
T. Flores
14.27
1,715
11,959
838
106
48.9
7.0
112.8
93
92
67.6
5.4
5.4
1
11
21 Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
14.22
1,282
8,176
575
110
44.9
6.4
74.3
43
84
49.9
3.4
6.6
41
353
22 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
14.22
5,186
40,239
2,830
211
54.6
7.8
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
23 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
14.18
2,907
18,850
1,329
149
45.7
6.5
126.5
148
191
56.8
5.1
6.6
24 John Hadl
J. Hadl
14.18
4,687
33,503
2,363
224
50.4
7.1
149.6
244
268
67.4
5.2
5.7
179
1,514
25 Tommy Thompson
T. Thompson
14.16
1,396
10,240
723
88
51.8
7.3
116.4
90
100
67.4
6.4
7.2
StatMuse has season-level data for completions, passing attempts, and passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/14
CHI CHI
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DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Last Game
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22

Final

24

CHI Bears

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Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM