Between the 1920 and 2023 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards per completion by a quarterback when throwing 5,000+ pass attempts, with 14.22.
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NFL qb most passing yards per completion 1920 to 2023 minimum 5000 passing attempts| NAME | YDS/CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP | GP | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | J. Hart | 13.37 | 5,076 | 34,665 | 2,593 | 201 | 51.1 | 6.8 | 172.5 | 209 | 247 | 66.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 243 | 1,936 |
| 3 |  | D. Fouts | 13.05 | 5,604 | 43,040 | 3,297 | 181 | 58.8 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 254 | 242 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 |
| 4 | | B. Esiason | 12.77 | 5,205 | 37,920 | 2,969 | 187 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 202.8 | 247 | 184 | 81.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 318 | 2,438 |
| 5 | | F. Tarkenton | 12.75 | 6,467 | 47,003 | 3,686 | 246 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 342 | 266 | 80.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 |
| 6 |  | J. Elway | 12.48 | 7,250 | 51,475 | 4,123 | 234 | 56.9 | 7.1 | 220.0 | 300 | 226 | 79.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 516 | 3,785 |
| 7 |  | W. Moon | 12.37 | 6,823 | 49,325 | 3,988 | 208 | 58.4 | 7.2 | 237.1 | 291 | 233 | 80.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 458 | 3,415 |
| 8 |  | D. Marino | 12.35 | 8,358 | 61,361 | 4,967 | 242 | 59.4 | 7.3 | 253.6 | 420 | 252 | 86.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 270 | 1,930 |
| 9 | | D. Krieg | 12.29 | 5,311 | 38,147 | 3,105 | 213 | 58.5 | 7.2 | 179.1 | 261 | 199 | 81.5 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 494 | 3,794 |
| 10 | | V. Testaverde | 12.21 | 6,701 | 46,233 | 3,787 | 233 | 56.5 | 6.9 | 198.4 | 275 | 267 | 75.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 417 | 2,992 |
| 11 |  | P. Rivers | 12.02 | 8,134 | 63,440 | 5,277 | 244 | 64.9 | 7.8 | 260.0 | 421 | 209 | 95.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 465 | 2,842 |
| 12 | | S. DeBerg | 11.91 | 5,024 | 34,241 | 2,874 | 206 | 57.2 | 6.8 | 166.2 | 196 | 204 | 74.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 296 | 2,469 |
| 13 |  | R. Wilson | 11.9 | 5,665 | 43,653 | 3,668 | 188 | 64.7 | 7.7 | 232.2 | 334 | 106 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 527 | 3,464 |
| 14 |  | J. Montana | 11.9 | 5,391 | 40,551 | 3,409 | 192 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 211.2 | 273 | 139 | 92.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 |
| 15 |  | A. Rodgers | 11.81 | 7,661 | 59,055 | 5,001 | 231 | 65.3 | 7.7 | 255.6 | 475 | 105 | 103.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 531 | 3,606 |
| 16 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 11.78 | 8,443 | 64,088 | 5,440 | 249 | 64.4 | 7.6 | 257.4 | 418 | 211 | 93.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 554 | 3,670 |
| 17 | | D. McNabb | 11.76 | 5,374 | 37,276 | 3,170 | 167 | 59.0 | 6.9 | 223.2 | 234 | 117 | 85.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 410 | 2,626 |
| 18 |  | P. Manning | 11.75 | 9,380 | 71,940 | 6,125 | 266 | 65.3 | 7.7 | 270.5 | 539 | 251 | 96.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 303 | 1,953 |
| 19 | | K. Collins | 11.74 | 6,261 | 40,922 | 3,487 | 198 | 55.7 | 6.5 | 206.7 | 208 | 196 | 73.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 337 | 2,230 |
| 20 |  | C. Palmer | 11.73 | 6,307 | 46,247 | 3,941 | 182 | 62.5 | 7.3 | 254.1 | 294 | 187 | 87.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 340 | 2,364 |
| 21 |  | E. Manning | 11.65 | 8,119 | 57,023 | 4,895 | 236 | 60.3 | 7.0 | 241.6 | 366 | 244 | 84.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 411 | 2,870 |
| 22 | | D. Bledsoe | 11.62 | 6,717 | 44,611 | 3,839 | 194 | 57.2 | 6.6 | 230.0 | 251 | 206 | 77.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 467 | 3,135 |
| 23 |  | M. Stafford | 11.59 | 7,649 | 56,047 | 4,834 | 206 | 63.2 | 7.3 | 272.1 | 357 | 180 | 91.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 474 | 3,152 |
| 24 |  | T. Brady | 11.51 | 12,050 | 89,214 | 7,753 | 335 | 64.3 | 7.4 | 266.3 | 649 | 212 | 97.2 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 565 | 3,576 |
| 25 |  | B. Favre | 11.4 | 10,169 | 71,838 | 6,300 | 302 | 62.0 | 7.1 | 237.9 | 508 | 336 | 86.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 525 | 3,487 |
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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 |
