who had the best yds per throw in a season

Sid Luckman has the most passing yards per attempt in a season, with 10.9 yards in 1943.

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Assumption:14+ ATT/TG
Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Pass Attempts Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	10.9	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	219.4	28	12	107.5	13.9	5.9
2	Otto Graham O. Graham	10.6	1953	CLE	12	167	258	64.7	2,722	226.8	11	9	99.7	4.3	3.5
3	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	10.1	1954	LA	12	139	260	53.5	2,637	219.8	13	21	71.9	5.0	8.1
4	Ed Brown E. Brown	9.9	1956	CHB	12	96	168	57.1	1,667	138.9	11	12	83.1	6.5	7.1
5	Kurt Warner K. Warner	9.9	2000	STL	11	235	347	67.7	3,429	311.7	21	18	98.3	6.1	5.2	20	115
6	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	9.6	1998	ATL	14	190	327	58.1	3,154	225.3	25	12	100.9	7.6	3.7	45	283
7	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	9.6	2023	SF	16	308	444	69.4	4,280	267.5	31	11	113.0	7.0	2.5	28	153
8	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	9.6	2018	TB	8	164	246	66.7	2,366	295.8	17	12	100.4	6.9	4.9	14	76
9	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	9.6	2019	TEN	12	201	286	70.3	2,742	228.5	22	6	117.5	7.7	2.1	31	212
10	Len Dawson L. Dawson	9.4	1968	KC	14	131	224	58.5	2,109	150.6	17	9	98.6	7.6	4.0
11	Greg Cook G. Cook	9.4	1969	CIN	11	106	197	53.8	1,854	168.5	15	11	88.3	7.6	5.6	29	195
12	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	9.4	1945	CLE	10	89	171	52.0	1,609	160.9	14	17	72.4	8.2	9.9
13	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	9.4	1976	OAK	12	194	291	66.7	2,737	228.1	27	17	103.4	9.3	5.8	19	203
14	Otto Graham O. Graham	9.3	1955	CLE	12	98	185	53.0	1,721	143.4	15	8	94.0	8.1	4.3
15	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	9.3	1964	BAL	14	158	305	51.8	2,824	201.7	19	6	96.4	6.2	2.0
16	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	9.3	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	4,944	309.0	38	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
17	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	9.2	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	4,643	309.5	45	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
18	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	9.2	1983	GB	16	289	484	59.7	4,458	278.6	32	29	87.3	6.6	6.0	40	307
19	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	9.2	1988	CIN	16	223	388	57.5	3,572	223.3	28	14	97.4	7.2	3.6	30	245
20	George Blanda G. Blanda	9.2	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	237.9	36	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
21	Milt Plum M. Plum	9.2	1960	CLE	12	151	250	60.4	2,297	191.4	21	5	110.4	8.4	2.0
22	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	9.2	1968	BAL	14	182	317	57.4	2,909	207.8	26	17	93.2	8.2	5.4
23	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	9.2	1945	WAS	8	128	182	70.3	1,669	208.6	11	4	109.9	6.0	2.2
24	Peyton Manning P. Manning	9.2	2004	IND	16	336	497	67.6	4,557	284.8	49	10	121.1	9.9	2.0	13	101
25	John Brodie J. Brodie	9.1	1961	SF	14	155	283	54.8	2,588	184.9	14	12	84.7	4.9	4.2

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Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
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Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
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