qb with highest career yards per attempt before 2023

Before 2023, Charlie O'Rourke had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback, with 10.8 yards.

Interpreted as:
qb with highest career passing yards with a minimum of 7 passing attempts per team game per attempt before 2023
NAMEAVGGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Charlie O'Rourke
C. O'Rourke
10.8
11
37
88
42.0
951
86.5
11
16
82.1
12.5
18.2
2Greg Cook
G. Cook
9.3
12
107
200
53.5
1,865
155.4
15
11
87.6
7.5
5.5
29
195
3Otto Graham
O. Graham
8.6
72
872
1,565
55.7
13,499
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
4Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
8.3
117
881
1,693
52.0
14,050
120.1
132
128
74.5
7.8
7.6
5Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
8.3
74
1,167
1,726
67.6
14,289
193.1
87
42
99.6
5.0
2.4
123
820
6Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
8.2
140
1,553
2,895
53.6
23,611
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
7Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
8.2
60
1,285
1,918
67.0
15,641
260.7
111
41
102.3
5.8
2.1
194
1,156
8Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8.1
80
1,985
2,993
66.3
24,241
303.0
192
49
105.7
6.4
1.6
121
794
9Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
8.1
9
114
170
67.1
1,374
152.7
13
4
107.3
7.6
2.4
11
84
10Steve Young
S. Young
8.0
169
2,667
4,149
64.3
33,124
196.0
232
107
96.8
5.6
2.6
358
2,055
11Kurt Warner
K. Warner
7.9
124
2,666
4,070
65.5
32,344
260.8
208
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
12Tony Romo
T. Romo
7.9
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
34,183
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
13Bart Starr
B. Starr
7.8
196
1,808
3,149
57.4
24,718
126.1
152
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
14Bob Berry
B. Berry
7.8
78
661
1,173
56.4
9,197
117.9
64
64
77.2
5.5
5.5
131
927
15Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
7.8
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
63,440
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
16Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
7.8
45
404
808
50.0
6,295
139.9
41
54
65.3
5.1
6.7
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.8
173
3,371
5,218
64.6
40,583
234.6
308
98
100.2
5.9
1.9
482
3,206
18Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
7.8
24
428
655
65.3
5,085
211.9
27
23
88.0
4.1
3.5
36
266
19Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
7.8
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
40,239
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
20Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
7.7
255
1,379
2,689
51.3
20,809
81.6
161
148
74.1
6.0
5.5
58
487
21Ed Brown
E. Brown
7.7
128
896
1,886
47.5
14,591
114.0
94
131
61.6
5.0
6.9
22Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
7.7
230
5,001
7,660
65.3
59,055
256.8
475
105
103.6
6.2
1.4
530
3,596
23Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.7
86
1,738
2,834
61.3
21,840
254.0
139
96
87.5
4.9
3.4
193
1,229
24Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
7.7
42
1,044
1,530
68.2
11,774
280.3
82
31
100.4
5.4
2.0
124
860
25Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
7.7
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/11
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9-23
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10/11
@
20-12
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10/11
@
29-27
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10/11
@
27-30
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10/11
@
25-19

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1/25
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