List of NFL quarterback records
This is a list of the records in the National Football League set by individual quarterbacks. For NFL records set by players in other positions, see List of NFL individual records.
Playing
Most seasons: 26, George Blanda, 1949–1958, 1960–1975Most games played: 335, Tom Brady, 2001–2007; 2009–2022- Most consecutive starts: 297, Brett Favre, 1992–2010Most consecutive starts to begin a career: 208 Peyton Manning, 1998–2011
Passing
Passer rating
Most seasons led league: 6, Sammy Baugh, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949; Steve Young, 1991–1994, 1996–1997Most consecutive seasons led league: 4, Steve Young, 1991–1994Highest passer rating, career : 102.2, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2025, Lamar Jackson, 2018-2025Highest passer rating, season : 122.5, Aaron Rodgers, 2011Highest passer rating, rookie, season: 104.9, Dak Prescott, 2016Youngest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game: Marcus Mariota, September 13, 2015Oldest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game: Tom Brady, December 26, 2020Most games, 100+ passer rating, career: 156, Tom Brady, 2001–2022Most games, 120+ passer rating, career: 63, Drew Brees, 2002–2020Most games, 130+ passer rating, career: 41, Drew Brees, 2002–2020; Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2024Most games, 140+ passer rating, career: 22, Tom Brady, 2001–2022Most games, 150+ passer rating, career: 8, Drew Brees, 2002–2020; Ben Roethlisberger, 2004–2018; Lamar Jackson, 2018-2024Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, career: 4, Lamar Jackson, 2018–2024Most games, 100+ passer rating, season: 14, Aaron Rodgers, 2020Most games, 120+ passer rating, season: 10, Aaron Rodgers, 2020Most games, 130+ passer rating, season: 7, Lamar Jackson, 2024Most games, 140+ passer rating, season: 5, Lamar Jackson, 2024Most games, 150+ passer rating, season: 3, Roger Staubach, 1973; Kirk Cousins, 2015; Drew Brees, 2018; Jared Goff, 2024; Lamar Jackson, 2024Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, season: 2, Ben Roethlisberger, 2007; Lamar Jackson, 2019Most seasons, 100+ passer rating : 9, Drew Brees, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015–2019; Aaron Rodgers, 2009-2014, 2016, 2020-2021Most seasons, 120+ passer rating : 2, Aaron Rodgers, 2011, 2020Passing attempts
Most seasons led league: 5, Dan Marino, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997Most consecutive seasons led league: 3, Johnny Unitas, 1959–1961; George Blanda, 1963–1965; Drew Bledsoe, 1994–1996Most pass attempts, career: 12,050, Tom Brady, 2000–2022Most pass attempts, season: 733, Tom Brady, 2022Most pass attempts, rookie, season: 627, Andrew Luck, 2012Most pass attempts, game: 70, Drew Bledsoe, November 13, 1994 Most pass attempts, regulation game: 69, Vinny Testaverde, December 24, 2000Most pass attempts per game, career: 38.3, Andrew Luck, 2012-2018Most pass attempts per game, season: 45.44, Matthew Stafford,, 2012Most pass attempts, game, perfect passer rating : 33, Jared Goff, September 27, 2018; Deshaun Watson, October 6, 2019Most seasons, 500+ pass attempts: 17, Tom Brady, 2002–2022Most seasons, 550+ pass attempts: 14, Tom Brady; 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011–2015, 2017–2022Pass completions
Most seasons led league: 6, Dan Marino; 1984–1986, 1988, 1992, 1997; Drew Brees; 2007–2008, 2011, 2014, 2016–2017Most consecutive seasons led league: 3, George Blanda, 1963–1965, Dan Marino, 1984–1986Most pass completions, career: 7,753, Tom Brady, 2000–2022Most pass completions, season: 490, Tom Brady, 2022Most pass completions per game, career: 24.9, Joe Burrow, 2020-2025Most pass completions per game, season: 29.4, Drew Brees, 2016Most pass completions, rookie, season: 396, Justin Herbert, 2020Most pass completions, rookie, game: 37, Joe Burrow on Sep 17, 2020; Justin Herbert on Nov 22, 2020Most seasons 300+ completions: 18, Tom Brady, 2000–2022; Brett Favre, 1992–2009Most seasons 350+ completions: 14, Tom Brady, 2002–2022Most seasons 400+ completions: 9, Drew Brees, 2007–2008, 2010–2016Most consecutive seasons 300+ completions: 18, Brett Favre, 1992–2009Most consecutive seasons 350+ completions: 13, Drew Brees, 2006–2018Most consecutive seasons 400+ completions: 7, Drew Brees, 2010–2016Most pass completions, playoff game: 47, Ben Roethlisberger, 01-10-2021Most pass completions, regulation game, regular season: 47, Jacoby Brissett, Nov 16, 2025Most pass completions, game, perfect passer rating : 28, Deshaun Watson, Oct 6, 2019Most consecutive pass completions: 25, Ryan Tannehill, Oct 18–25, 2015 ; Nick Foles, December 30, 2018, Philip Rivers, November 25, 2018Pass completion percentage
Most seasons led league: 8, Len Dawson; 1962, 1964–1969, 1975Most consecutive seasons led league: 6, Len Dawson, 1964–1969Highest completion percentage, career : 68.5, Joe Burrow, 2020–2025Highest completion percentage, season : 74.44, Drew Brees,, 2018Highest completion percentage, rookie, season: 67.76, Dak Prescott,, 2016Highest completion percentage, regular season game : 96.67, Drew Brees,, December 16, 2019Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, career : 28, Drew Brees, 2004–2020Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, season : 4, Drew Brees, 2018; Kirk Cousins, 2019; Trevor Lawrence, 2022 Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career : 26, Drew Brees, 2004–2020Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season : 4, Drew Brees, 2018; Kirk Cousins, 2019Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career : 67, Drew Brees, 2004–2020 Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, season : 8, Tom Brady, 2007Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career : 51, Drew Brees, 2004–2020 Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season : 6, Tom Brady, 2007; Dak Prescott, 2016Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, career : 116, Drew Brees, 2004–2020Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, season : 13, Drew Brees, 2017Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career : 75, Drew Brees, 2004–2020Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season : 9, Dak Prescott, 2016Most seasons with at least 70% pass completion rate : 5, Drew Brees; 2009, 2011, 2016–2018Most seasons with at least 60% pass completion rate : 21, Tom Brady; 2001–2007, 2009–2022Passing yards
Most seasons leading league: 7, Drew Brees, 2006, 2008, 2011–2012, 2014–2016Most consecutive seasons leading league: 4, Dan Fouts, 1979–1982Most passing yards, career: 89,214, Tom Brady, 2000–2022Highest yards per game, career: 285.2, Patrick Mahomes,, 2017–2025Highest yards per game, season: 342.3, Peyton Manning,, 2013, Drew Brees,, 2011Most seasons 2,000+ yards: 21, Tom Brady, 2001–2007; 2009–2022Most seasons 2,500+ yards: 21, Tom Brady, 2001–2007, 2009–2022Most seasons 3,000+ yards: 20, Tom Brady, 2002–2007, 2009–2022Most seasons 3,500+ yards: 20, Tom Brady, 2002–2007, 2009–2022Most seasons 4,000+ yards: 14, Peyton Manning; 1999–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014; Tom Brady, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011-2015, 2017-2022Most seasons 4,500+ yards: 8, Drew Brees, 2008, 2010–2016Most seasons 5,000+ yards: 5, Drew Brees; 2008, 2011–2013, 2016Most consecutive seasons 2,000+ yards: 19, Drew Brees, 2002–2020; Brett Favre, 1992–2010Most consecutive seasons 2,500+ yards: 19, Brett Favre, 1992–2010Most consecutive seasons 3,000+ yards: 18, Brett Favre, 1992–2009Most consecutive seasons 3,500+ yards: 14, Drew Brees, 2005–2018; Tom Brady, 2009–2022Most consecutive seasons 4,000+ yards: 12, Drew Brees, 2006–2017Most consecutive seasons 4,500+ yards: 7, Drew Brees, 2010–2016Most consecutive seasons 5,000+ yards: 3, Drew Brees, 2011–2013Most passing yards, season: 5,477, Peyton Manning, 2013Most passing yards, rookie, season: 4,374, Andrew Luck, 2012Most passing yards, season, home: 2,853, Drew Brees, 2015Most passing yards, season, away: 2,852, Drew Brees, 2011Most passing yards, game: 554, Norm Van Brocklin, September 28, 1951Most passing yards, combined, game: 1,000, Matthew Stafford, and Matt Flynn,, January 1, 2012Most passing yards, 1st half: 361, Peyton Manning, January 9, 2005Most passing yards, 2nd half: 417, Kirk Cousins, December 17, 2022Most passing yards, overtime: 219, Derek Carr, October 30, 2016Most passing yards, game, perfect passer rating : 465, Jared Goff, Sep 27, 2018Most passing yards, game, rookie: 470, C. J. Stroud, November 5, 2023Most games, 200+ yards passing, career: 238, Tom Brady, 2000–2021Most games, 250+ yards passing, career: 189, Tom Brady, 2001–2022- Most games, 300+ yards passing, career: 122, Drew Brees, 2002–2020Most games, 350+ yards passing, career: 63, Drew Brees, 2002–2019
- Most games, 400+ yards passing, career: 16, Drew Brees, 2001–2018Most games, 450+ yards passing, career: 6, Ben Roethlisberger, 2009–2018Most games, 500+ yards passing, career: 3, Ben Roethlisberger, 2009–2017Most games, 250+ yards passing, season: 16, Drew Brees, 2011Most games, 300+ yards passing, season: 13, Drew Brees, 2011Most games, 350+ yards passing, season: 8, Drew Brees, 2011; Peyton Manning, 2013Most games, 400+ yards passing, season: 4, Dan Marino, 1984; Peyton Manning, 2013; Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2018Most consecutive 200+ yards passing games: 64, Matt Ryan, 2013–2017Most consecutive 250+ yards passing games: 18, Drew Brees, 2010–2012Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games: 9, Drew Brees 2011–2012, 2012–2013Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games as rookie: 3, Joe Burrow, 2020Most consecutive 350+ yards passing games: 4, Drew Brees, 2011; Matthew Stafford, 2011–2012Most consecutive 400+ yards passing games: 3, Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2018; Dak Prescott, 2020Most consecutive 450+ yards passing games: 3, Dak Prescott, 2020Longest pass completion: 99 yards, by 13 players, most recently Eli Manning, December 24, 2011Youngest player, 3,000 yards passing: Jameis Winston December 13, 2015Youngest player, 4,000 yards passing: Jameis Winston January 3, 2016Fewest games to reach 10,000 career passing yards: 34, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2020Fewest games to reach 15,000 career passing yards: 49, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2021Fewest games to reach 20,000 career passing yards: 67, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2022Fewest games to reach 25,000 career passing yards: 83, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2023Fewest games to reach 30,000 career passing yards: 103, Patrick Mahomes, 2017-2024Fewest games to reach 35,000 career passing yards: 123, Patrick Mahomes, 2017-2025 Fewest games to reach 40,000 career passing yards: 147, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2019Fewest games to reach 45,000 career passing yards: 165, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2020Fewest games to reach 50,000 career passing yards: 183, Drew Brees, 2001–2013, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2022Fewest games to reach 55,000 career passing yards: 199, Drew Brees, 2001–2014Fewest games to reach 60,000 career passing yards: 215, Drew Brees, 2001–2015Fewest games to reach 65,000 career passing yards: 230, Drew Brees, 2001–2016Fewest games to reach 70,000 career passing yards: 248, Drew Brees, 2001–2017Fewest games to reach 75,000 career passing yards: 267, Drew Brees, 2001–2019Fewest games to reach 80,000 career passing yards: 286, Drew Brees, 2001–2020Fewest games to reach 85,000 career passing yards: 321, Tom Brady, 2001–2022
Average passing yards
Most seasons led league: 7, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943, 1946–47Most consecutive seasons led league: 5, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943Highest yards per attempt, career : 8.63, Otto Graham, 1950–1955Highest yards per attempt, season : 11.17, Tommy O'Connell, 1957Highest yards per attempt, rookie, season: 9.41, Greg Cook, 1969Highest yards per attempt, game: 18.58 Sammy Baugh, Oct 31, 1948Passing touchdowns
;Career- Most passing touchdowns, career: 649, Tom Brady, 2000–2022Most games 1+ TD passes, career: 289, Tom Brady, 2000–2022Most red zone touchdown passes: 418, Tom Brady
- Most consecutive games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 54, Drew Brees, 2009–2012
- Most consecutive uninterrupted games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 52, Tom Brady, 2010–2013Most consecutive passing touchdowns, no interceptions, home: 49, Aaron Rodgers
- Most passing touchdowns, game: 7, Sid Luckman, November 14, 1943; Adrian Burk, October 17, 1954; George Blanda, November 19, 1961; Y. A. Tittle, October 28, 1962; Joe Kapp, September 28, 1969; Peyton Manning, September 5, 2013; Nick Foles, November 3, 2013; Drew Brees, November 1, 2015Most passing touchdowns, one half: 6, Daryle Lamonica, October 19, 1969; Aaron Rodgers, November 9, 2014Most passing touchdowns, rookie, one half: 4, Marcus Mariota, September 13, 2015; Jameis Winston, November 22, 2015Most passing touchdowns, one quarter: 5, Tom Brady, October 18, 2009Most passing touchdowns, no interceptions, game: 7, Y. A. Tittle, October 28, 1962; Peyton Manning, September 5, 2013; Nick Foles, November 3, 2013Most passing touchdowns, perfect passer rating, game: 7 Nick Foles, November 3, 2013Highest percentage of touchdown passes out of pass attempts, game: 35.29, Daryle Lamonica,, December 21, 1969Most games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 291, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most games, 2+ passing touchdowns: 204, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most games, 3+ passing touchdowns: 104, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most games, 4+ passing touchdowns: 39, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most games, 5+ passing touchdowns: 11, Drew Brees, 2004–2019.Most games, 6+ passing touchdowns: 3, Peyton Manning, 2003–2013.Fewest games to reach 100 touchdown passes: 40, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2020.Fewest games to reach 200 touchdown passes: 84, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2023Fewest games to reach 300 touchdown passes: 144, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2017Fewest games to reach 400 touchdown passes: 192, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2020Fewest games to reach 500 touchdown passes: 244, Peyton Manning, 1998–2014Fewest games to reach 600 touchdown passes: 308, Tom Brady, 2001–2021.
Interceptions thrown
Most seasons led league: 4, Vinny Testaverde, 1988–1989, 2000, 2004Most passes intercepted, career: 336, Brett Favre, 1991–2010Most passes intercepted, season: 42, George Blanda, 1962Most passes intercepted, rookie season: 28, Peyton Manning, 1998Most passes intercepted, game: 8, Jim Hardy, September 24, 1950Most passes intercepted, half: 5, Nathan Peterman, November 20, 2017Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted: 402, Aaron Rodgers, September 30, 2018 – December 16, 2018Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a career: 191, C. J. Stroud, 2023Most consecutive passing attempts without an interception by a rookie: 354, Caleb Williams, 2024Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a season: 287, Alex Smith, 2017Most attempts with no interceptions, game: 70 Drew Bledsoe, November 13, 1994Most completions with no interceptions, game: 45 Drew Bledsoe, November 13, 1994Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, career: 123, Tom Brady, 2001–2019Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, season: 11, Tom Brady, 2012; Aaron Rodgers, 2014 and 2020; Patrick Mahomes, 2020Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 134, Tom Brady, 2001–2019Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 14, Tom Brady 2010Most consecutive games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions: 11, Tom Brady, 2010Fewest interceptions through 1,000 career passing attempts: 12, Caleb WilliamsPick Sixes
Most pick sixes, career: 32, Brett Favre, 1991-2010, Matthew Stafford, 2009-2025Most pick sixes, season: 7, Jameis Winston, 2019Most pick sixes, game: 3, Eli Manning, November 25, 2007, Ed Baker (quarterback), December 17, 1972, John Hadl, December 19, 1971, Joe Namath, September 29, 1968Lowest interception percentage
Most seasons led league, interception percentage: 5, Sammy Baugh, 1940, 1942, 1944–45, 1947Lowest interception percentage, career : 1.4, Jacoby Brissett, 2016-2025,, Aaron Rodgers, 2005-2025Lowest interception percentage, season : 0.0, Brian Hoyer, 2016Lowest interception percentage, season : 0.335, Aaron Rodgers, 2018Lowest interception percentage, rookie season: 0.87, Dak Prescott, 2016Sacks, fumbles, and tackles
Sacked
Most times sacked, career: 600, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2025Most times sacked, season: 76, David Carr, 2002Most times sacked, game: 12, Bert Jones, October 26, 1980; Warren Moon, September 29, 1985; Donovan McNabb, September 30, 2007Most sack yards lost, career: 4,088, Aaron Rodgers, 2005-2025Lowest sacked percentage, season: 0.98%, Dan Marino, 1988Lowest sacked percentage, career: 2.83%, George BlandaFumbles
Most fumbles, career: 166, Brett Favre, 1991–2010Most fumbles, season: 23; Kerry Collins, 2001; Daunte Culpepper, 2002Most fumbles, game: 7, Len Dawson, November 15, 1964Fumbles recovered
While the NFL records recoveries for both own fumbles and opponents' fumbles, all quarterback records were set for recovering only their own fumbles.Most fumbles recovered, career: 56, Warren Moon, 1984–2000Most fumbles recovered, season: 12, David Carr, 2002Most fumbles recovered, game: 4,Tackles
On rare occasions, a quarterback loses the ball due to either an interception or a fumble, and then tackles the opposing player in possession of the ball.Most tackles by a quarterback, career: 29, Joe Webb, 2010–2020Rushing
Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career: 6,522, Lamar Jackson, 2018–2025Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season: 1,206, Lamar Jackson, 2019Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game: 181, Colin Kaepernick, January 12, 2013 ; 178, Justin Fields, November 6, 2022 Most rushing attempts by a quarterback, career: 1,118, Cam Newton, 2011–2021Most rushing attempts by a quarterback, season: 176, Lamar Jackson, 2018–2025Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career: 79, Josh Allen, 2018–2025Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season: 15, Jalen Hurts, 2023; Josh Allen, 2023Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game: 4, Bobby Douglass, Billy KilmerLongest run by a quarterback: 93 yards, Terrelle Pryor, Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers; October 27, 2013Wins/losses
Wins
Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book- Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 251, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback, single team: 219, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2000–2019.Most career wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 35, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.Most consecutive wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 23, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2008–2009Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001, 2003–2005Most consecutive wins, regular season, to start a career for a starting quarterback: 15, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004–2005Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001, 2003–2005Most consecutive home wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 31, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2006–2011Most consecutive home wins, regular season, to start a career for a quarterback: 15, Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999–2001Most consecutive road wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 18, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1988–1990, Kansas City Chiefs, 1993Most road wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 8, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1990; Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2001; Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007; Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, 2014Most road wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 6, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, 2016; Mac Jones, New England Patriots, 2021Most home wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 8, Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks, 2012Most wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 16, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007Most wins, regular season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 13, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, 2016Most wins in a season, post-season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 2, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008; Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, 2009Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 22, Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002–2021.Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 9, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2014–2019Most career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008–2010, 2012, 2014, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020Most consecutive career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 5, Eli Manning, New York Giants 2007, 2011Most regular season home wins with one team by a starting quarterback: 121, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2018Most road wins by a starting quarterback: 104, Tom Brady, 2001–2020.Most NFL teams defeated at least once, career: 32, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom BradyMost wins against a single opponent, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 33, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021 vs. Buffalo Bills.Fewest wins in a regular season by a starting quarterback who won the Super Bowl: 0, Doug Williams, Washington Redskins 1987Oldest starting quarterback to win a playoff game: Tom Brady