Between the 1920 and 2023 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards per completion by a quarterback when throwing 6,000+ pass attempts, with 12.75.
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NFL qb most passing yards per completion 1920 to 2023 minimum 6000 passing attempts| NAME | YDS/CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP | GP | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | 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 |
| 17 |  | M. Ryan | 11.31 | 8,464 | 62,792 | 5,551 | 234 | 65.6 | 7.4 | 268.3 | 381 | 183 | 93.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 488 | 3,267 |
| 18 |  | D. Brees | 11.25 | 10,551 | 80,358 | 7,142 | 287 | 67.7 | 7.6 | 280.0 | 571 | 243 | 98.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 420 | 2,991 |
| 19 |  | J. Flacco | 10.97 | 6,503 | 43,936 | 4,004 | 188 | 61.6 | 6.8 | 233.7 | 245 | 155 | 84.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 386 | 2,759 |
StatMuse has season-level data for completions, passing attempts, and passing yards 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 |
