Tom Brady has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback in a season when throwing 600+ pass attempts, with 8.6 yards in 2011.
| NAME | AVG | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Brady | 8.6 | 611 | 2011 | 16 | 401 | 65.6 | 5,235 | 327.2 | 39 | 12 | 105.6 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 32 | 173 | |
| 2 |  | D. Brees | 8.3 | 657 | 2011 | 16 | 468 | 71.2 | 5,476 | 342.3 | 46 | 14 | 110.6 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 24 | 158 | |
| 3 |  | P. Manning | 8.3 | 659 | 2013 | 16 | 450 | 68.3 | 5,477 | 342.3 | 55 | 10 | 115.1 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 18 | 120 | |
| 4 |  | J. Winston | 8.2 | 626 | 2019 | 16 | 380 | 60.7 | 5,109 | 319.3 | 33 | 30 | 84.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 47 | 282 | |
| 5 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 8.1 | 608 | 2014 | 16 | 408 | 67.1 | 4,952 | 309.5 | 32 | 9 | 103.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 33 | 172 | |
| 6 |  | M. Stafford | 8.1 | 601 | 2021 | 17 | 404 | 67.2 | 4,886 | 287.4 | 41 | 17 | 102.9 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 30 | 243 | |
| 7 |  | K. Cousins | 8.1 | 606 | 2016 | 16 | 406 | 67.0 | 4,917 | 307.3 | 25 | 12 | 97.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 23 | 190 | |
| 8 |  | P. Mahomes | 8.1 | 648 | 2022 | 17 | 435 | 67.1 | 5,250 | 308.8 | 41 | 12 | 105.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 26 | 188 | |
| 9 |  | M. Ryan | 8.1 | 608 | 2018 | 16 | 422 | 69.4 | 4,924 | 307.8 | 35 | 7 | 108.1 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 42 | 296 | |
| 10 | | D. Brees | 8.0 | 635 | 2008 | 16 | 413 | 65.0 | 5,069 | 316.8 | 34 | 17 | 96.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 13 | 92 | |
| 11 | | D. Brees | 7.9 | 650 | 2013 | 16 | 446 | 68.6 | 5,162 | 322.6 | 39 | 12 | 104.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 37 | 244 | |
| 12 |  | D. Fouts | 7.9 | 609 | 1981 | 16 | 360 | 59.1 | 4,802 | 300.1 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | |
| 13 | | D. Brees | 7.8 | 627 | 2015 | 15 | 428 | 68.3 | 4,870 | 324.7 | 32 | 11 | 101.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 31 | 235 | |
| 14 | | D. Brees | 7.7 | 673 | 2016 | 16 | 471 | 70.0 | 5,208 | 325.5 | 37 | 15 | 101.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 27 | 184 | |
| 15 |  | A. Luck | 7.7 | 616 | 2014 | 16 | 380 | 61.7 | 4,761 | 297.6 | 40 | 16 | 96.5 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 27 | 161 | |
| 16 | | D. Brees | 7.7 | 670 | 2012 | 16 | 422 | 63.0 | 5,177 | 323.6 | 43 | 19 | 96.3 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 26 | 190 | |
| 17 |  | D. Carr | 7.7 | 626 | 2021 | 17 | 428 | 68.4 | 4,804 | 282.6 | 23 | 14 | 94.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 40 | 241 | |
| 18 | | M. Ryan | 7.7 | 615 | 2012 | 16 | 422 | 68.6 | 4,719 | 294.9 | 32 | 14 | 99.1 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 28 | 210 | |
| 19 | | T. Brady | 7.6 | 624 | 2015 | 16 | 402 | 64.4 | 4,770 | 298.1 | 36 | 7 | 102.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 38 | 225 | |
| 20 |  | D. Marino | 7.6 | 623 | 1986 | 16 | 378 | 60.7 | 4,746 | 296.6 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 17 | 119 | |
| 21 |  | M. Stafford | 7.6 | 663 | 2011 | 16 | 421 | 63.5 | 5,038 | 314.9 | 41 | 16 | 97.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 36 | 257 | |
| 22 | | B. Roethlisberger | 7.6 | 675 | 2018 | 16 | 452 | 67.0 | 5,129 | 320.6 | 34 | 16 | 96.5 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 24 | 166 | |
| 23 |  | T. Brady | 7.6 | 610 | 2020 | 16 | 401 | 65.7 | 4,633 | 289.6 | 40 | 12 | 102.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 21 | 143 | |
| 24 |  | R. Gannon | 7.6 | 618 | 2002 | 16 | 418 | 67.6 | 4,689 | 293.1 | 26 | 10 | 97.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 36 | 214 | |
| 25 |  | D. Prescott | 7.6 | 600 | 2025 | 17 | 404 | 67.3 | 4,552 | 267.8 | 30 | 10 | 99.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 31 | 208 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
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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Seahawks| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 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 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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