
Between the 1971 and 1986 seasons, Joe Montana had the highest completion percentage when throwing 1,000+ pass attempts, at 63.2 percent.
Interpreted as:
best completion percentage by a player (min 1000 pass attempts) 1971 to 1986| NAME | PCT | ATT | GP | CMP | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Montana | 63.2 | 2,878 | 111 | 1,818 | 21,498 | 7.5 | 193.7 | 141 | 76 | 91.2 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 163 | 1,162 | |
| 2 | D. Marino | 60.9 | 2,050 | 59 | 1,249 | 16,177 | 7.9 | 274.2 | 142 | 67 | 95.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 58 | 476 | |
| 3 | K. O'Brien | 60.8 | 1,173 | 41 | 713 | 8,980 | 7.7 | 219.0 | 56 | 35 | 88.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 124 | 920 | |
| 4 | F. Tarkenton | 60.1 | 3,056 | 106 | 1,837 | 21,086 | 6.9 | 198.9 | 137 | 120 | 79.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 202 | 1,799 | |
| 5 | K. Stabler | 59.9 | 3,786 | 181 | 2,268 | 27,886 | 7.4 | 154.1 | 194 | 221 | 75.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 281 | 2,514 | |
| 6 | D. White | 59.6 | 2,546 | 152 | 1,517 | 19,068 | 7.5 | 125.4 | 142 | 112 | 83.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 192 | 1,683 | |
| 7 | K. Anderson | 59.3 | 4,475 | 192 | 2,654 | 32,838 | 7.3 | 171.0 | 197 | 160 | 81.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 398 | 2,875 | |
| 8 | L. Dawson | 59.1 | 1,082 | 62 | 639 | 7,732 | 7.1 | 124.7 | 42 | 47 | 75.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 120 | 1,057 | |
| 9 | D. Fouts | 59.0 | 5,240 | 170 | 3,091 | 40,523 | 7.7 | 238.4 | 244 | 227 | 80.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 295 | 2,128 | |
| 10 | T. Eason | 58.8 | 1,273 | 63 | 749 | 9,269 | 7.3 | 147.1 | 54 | 40 | 82.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 146 | 1,113 | |
| 11 | B. Griese | 58.4 | 2,246 | 113 | 1,311 | 16,900 | 7.5 | 149.6 | 134 | 105 | 82.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 203 | 1,747 | |
| 12 | N. Snead | 57.7 | 1,025 | 51 | 591 | 6,819 | 6.7 | 133.7 | 39 | 62 | 65.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 52 | 393 | |
| 13 | D. Krieg | 57.4 | 1,822 | 67 | 1,046 | 13,677 | 7.5 | 204.1 | 107 | 73 | 84.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 193 | 1,530 | |
| 14 | B. Esiason | 57.4 | 1,002 | 41 | 575 | 7,932 | 7.9 | 193.5 | 54 | 32 | 87.5 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 63 | 535 | |
| 15 | N. Lomax | 57.3 | 2,247 | 82 | 1,287 | 15,989 | 7.1 | 195.0 | 92 | 67 | 80.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 268 | 2,035 | |
| 16 | R. Staubach | 57.2 | 2,829 | 117 | 1,618 | 21,737 | 7.7 | 185.8 | 150 | 99 | 84.9 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 282 | 1,918 | |
| 17 | J. McMahon | 57.2 | 1,111 | 50 | 635 | 8,218 | 7.4 | 164.4 | 49 | 41 | 79.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 111 | 675 | |
| 18 | G. Danielson | 56.8 | 1,847 | 93 | 1,049 | 13,159 | 7.1 | 141.5 | 77 | 77 | 75.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 175 | 1,399 | |
| 19 | S. Fuller | 56.8 | 1,066 | 90 | 605 | 7,156 | 6.7 | 79.5 | 28 | 41 | 70.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 152 | 1,048 | |
| 20 | J. Theismann | 56.7 | 3,602 | 167 | 2,044 | 25,206 | 7.0 | 150.9 | 160 | 138 | 77.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 340 | 2,757 | |
| 21 | S. DeBerg | 56.5 | 2,722 | 115 | 1,539 | 17,691 | 6.5 | 153.8 | 102 | 132 | 68.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 159 | 1,306 | |
| 22 | B. Sipe | 56.5 | 3,439 | 125 | 1,944 | 23,713 | 6.9 | 189.7 | 154 | 149 | 74.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 224 | 1,889 | |
| 23 | B. Jones | 56.1 | 2,551 | 102 | 1,430 | 18,190 | 7.1 | 178.3 | 124 | 101 | 78.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 232 | 2,020 | |
| 24 | L. Dickey | 55.9 | 3,125 | 152 | 1,747 | 23,322 | 7.5 | 153.4 | 141 | 179 | 70.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 297 | 2,423 | |
| 25 | S. Bartkowski | 55.9 | 3,456 | 129 | 1,932 | 24,124 | 7.0 | 187.0 | 156 | 144 | 75.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 356 | 2,956 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |