Johnny Unitas has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by an NFL MVP and by a quarterback in a season, with 9.3 yards in 1964.
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Which qb had the highest passing yards per attempt in their mvp season?| NAME | AVG | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Unitas | 9.3 | 1 | 1964 | 14 | 158 | 305 | 51.8 | 2,824 | 201.7 | 19 | 6 | 96.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | |||
| 2 |  | M. Ryan | 9.3 | 1 | 2016 | 16 | 373 | 534 | 69.9 | 4,944 | 309.0 | 38 | 7 | 117.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 37 | 235 | |
| 3 |  | A. Rodgers | 9.2 | 1 | 2011 | 15 | 343 | 502 | 68.3 | 4,643 | 309.5 | 45 | 6 | 122.5 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 36 | 219 | |
| 4 |  | B. Esiason | 9.2 | 1 | 1988 | 16 | 223 | 388 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 223.3 | 28 | 14 | 97.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 30 | 245 | |
| 5 | | G. Blanda | 9.2 | 1 | 1961 | 14 | 187 | 362 | 51.7 | 3,330 | 237.9 | 36 | 22 | 91.3 | 9.9 | 6.1 | |||
| 6 | | E. Morrall | 9.2 | 1 | 1968 | 14 | 182 | 317 | 57.4 | 2,909 | 207.8 | 26 | 17 | 93.2 | 8.2 | 5.4 | |||
| 7 |  | P. Manning | 9.2 | 1 | 2004 | 16 | 336 | 497 | 67.6 | 4,557 | 284.8 | 49 | 10 | 121.1 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 13 | 101 | |
| 8 |  | J. Montana | 9.1 | 1 | 1989 | 13 | 271 | 386 | 70.2 | 3,521 | 270.8 | 26 | 8 | 112.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 33 | 198 | |
| 9 | | B. Jones | 9.0 | 1 | 1976 | 14 | 207 | 343 | 60.3 | 3,104 | 221.7 | 24 | 9 | 102.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 29 | 284 | |
| 10 |  | D. Marino | 9.0 | 1 | 1984 | 16 | 362 | 564 | 64.2 | 5,084 | 317.8 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 13 | 120 | |
| 11 | | B. Starr | 9.0 | 1 | 1966 | 14 | 156 | 251 | 62.2 | 2,257 | 161.2 | 14 | 3 | 105.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | |||
| 12 |  | K. Warner | 8.8 | 1 | 2001 | 16 | 375 | 546 | 68.7 | 4,830 | 301.9 | 36 | 22 | 101.4 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 38 | 233 | |
| 13 |  | P. Mahomes | 8.8 | 1 | 2018 | 16 | 383 | 580 | 66.0 | 5,097 | 318.6 | 50 | 12 | 113.8 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 26 | 171 | |
| 14 | | T. Rote | 8.8 | 1 | 1963 | 14 | 170 | 286 | 59.4 | 2,510 | 179.3 | 20 | 17 | 86.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | |||
| 15 | | K. Warner | 8.7 | 1 | 1999 | 16 | 325 | 499 | 65.1 | 4,353 | 272.1 | 41 | 13 | 109.2 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 29 | 201 | |
| 16 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 8.7 | 1 | 1960 | 12 | 153 | 284 | 53.9 | 2,471 | 205.9 | 24 | 17 | 86.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | |||
| 17 |  | S. Young | 8.6 | 1 | 1992 | 16 | 268 | 402 | 66.7 | 3,465 | 216.6 | 25 | 7 | 107.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 29 | 152 | |
| 18 | | S. Young | 8.6 | 1 | 1994 | 16 | 324 | 461 | 70.3 | 3,969 | 248.1 | 35 | 10 | 112.8 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 31 | 163 | |
| 19 | | Y.A. Tittle | 8.6 | 1 | 1963 | 13 | 221 | 367 | 60.2 | 3,145 | 241.9 | 36 | 14 | 104.8 | 9.8 | 3.8 | |||
| 20 | | A. Rodgers | 8.4 | 1 | 2014 | 16 | 341 | 520 | 65.6 | 4,381 | 273.8 | 38 | 5 | 112.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 28 | 174 | |
| 21 |  | T. Brady | 8.3 | 1 | 2007 | 16 | 398 | 578 | 68.9 | 4,806 | 300.4 | 50 | 8 | 117.2 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 21 | 128 | |
| 22 |  | P. Manning | 8.3 | 1 | 2013 | 16 | 450 | 659 | 68.3 | 5,477 | 342.3 | 55 | 10 | 115.1 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 18 | 120 | |
| 23 | | J. Namath | 8.3 | 1 | 1968 | 14 | 187 | 380 | 49.2 | 3,147 | 224.8 | 15 | 17 | 72.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | |||
| 24 | | A. Rodgers | 8.2 | 1 | 2020 | 16 | 372 | 526 | 70.7 | 4,299 | 268.7 | 48 | 5 | 121.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 20 | 182 | |
| 25 | | P. Mahomes | 8.1 | 1 | 2022 | 17 | 435 | 648 | 67.1 | 5,250 | 308.8 | 41 | 12 | 105.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 26 | 188 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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