List of NFL career passing completions leaders
This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks career regular season passing completions and attempts, of quarterback playoff completions and attempts by players with over 250 playoff completions. The top 50 are listed below.
Tom Brady is the all-time leader in passing completions with 7,753 and passing attempts with 12,050. He also leads in playoff completions and attempts with 1,200 and 1,921, respectively.
Regular season completions leaders
Bolded players indicate making their debut on list.| ^ | Pro Football Hall of Famer |
| * | Active |
Through season.
| Rank | Player | Team by season | |||
| 1 | New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7,753 | 12,050 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints | 7,142 | 10,551 | 67.7% | |
| 3 | ^ | Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings | 6,300 | 10,169 | 62% |
| 4 | ^ | Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos | 6,125 | 9,380 | 65.3% |
| 5 | * | Green Bay Packers New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers | 5,696 | 8,743 | 65.1% |
| 6 | * | Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams | 5,562 | 8,763 | 63.5% |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons Indianapolis Colts | 5,551 | 8,464 | 65.6% | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5,440 | 8,443 | 64.4% | |
| 9 | San Diego/L.A. Chargers Indianapolis Colts | 5,335 | 8,226 | 64.9% | |
| 10 | ^ | Miami Dolphins | 4,967 | 8,358 | 59.4% |
| 11 | New York Giants | 4,895 | 8,119 | 60.3% | |
| 12 | * | Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Cincinnati Bengals | 4,417 | 7,167 | 61.6% |
| 13 | ^ | Denver Broncos | 4,123 | 7,250 | 56.9% |
| 14 | ^ | Houston Oilers Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs | 3,988 | 6,823 | 58.4% |
| 15 | * | Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants | 3,951 | 6,120 | 64.6% |
| 16 | Cincinnati Bengals Oakland Raiders Arizona Cardinals | 3,941 | 6,307 | 62.5% | |
| 17 | * | Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons | 3,934 | 5,899 | 66.7% |
| 18 | New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys | 3,839 | 6,717 | 57.2% | |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens New York Jets Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots Carolina Panthers | 3,787 | 6,701 | 56.5% | |
| 20 | Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders New Orleans Saints | 3,765 | 5,685 | 65.1% | |
| 21 | ^ | Minnesota Vikings New York Giants | 3,686 | 6,467 | 57% |
| 22 | * | Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Cowboys Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers | 3,539 | 5,651 | 62.6% |
| 23 | Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints New York Giants Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts | 3,487 | 6,261 | 55.7% | |
| 24 | * | Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions | 3,440 | 5,224 | 65.8% |
| 25 | ^ | San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs | 3,409 | 5,391 | 63.2% |
| 26 | ^ | San Diego Chargers | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8% |
| 27 | San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs Washington Football Team | 3,250 | 5,193 | 62.6% | |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts | 3,222 | 5,330 | 60.5% | |
| 29 | * | Dallas Cowboys | 3,184 | 4,759 | 66.9% |
| 30 | Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings | 3,170 | 5,374 | 59% | |
| 31 | Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears Tennessee Oilers | 3,105 | 5,311 | 58.5% | |
| 32 | * | Kansas City Chiefs | 3,093 | 4,673 | 66.3% |
| 33 | St. Louis Rams Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills Tennessee Titans Houston Texans New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins Washington Football Team | 3,072 | 5,060 | 60.7% | |
| 34 | Miami Dolphins Tennessee Titans | 3,064 | 4,764 | 64.3% | |
| 35 | Denver Broncos Chicago Bears Miami Dolphins | 3,048 | 4,920 | 62% | |
| 36 | Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets Arizona Cardinals | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57% | |
| 37 | ^ | Dallas Cowboys | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61.5% |
| 38 | San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins Atlanta Falcons | 2,874 | 5,024 | 57.2% | |
| 38 | ^ | Buffalo Bills | 2,874 | 4,779 | 60.1% |
| 40 | Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints San Diego Chargers | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7% | |
| 41 | ^ | Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers | 2,830 | 5,186 | 54.6% |
| 42 | Dallas Cowboys | 2,829 | 4,335 | 65.3% | |
| 43 | Green Bay Packers Jacksonville Jaguars Washington Redskins New Orleans Saints New York Jets | 2,761 | 4,640 | 59.5% | |
| 44 | Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans Baltimore Ravens | 2,733 | 4,544 | 60.1% | |
| 45 | Carolina Panthers New England Patriots | 2,682 | 4,474 | 59.9% | |
| 46 | Seattle Seahawks Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions Dallas Cowboys | 2,677 | 4,442 | 60.3% | |
| 47 | Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2,668 | 4,324 | 61.7% | |
| 48 | ^ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers | 2,667 | 4,149 | 64.3% |
| 49 | ^ | St. Louis Rams New York Giants Arizona Cardinals | 2,666 | 4,070 | 65.5% |
| 50 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2,654 | 4,475 | 59.3% | |
| Rank | Player | Team by season |
Playoff leaders
Through start of Super Bowl LX of playoffs. Based on at least 250 completions.| Rank | Player | Team by season | Completions | Attempts | |
| 1 | New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1,200 | 1,921 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | ^ | Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos | 649 | 1,027 | 63.2% |
| 3 | * | Green Bay Packers New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers | 518 | 807 | 64.2% |
| 4 | * | Kansas City Chiefs | 511 | 755 | 67.7% |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 498 | 788 | 63.2% | |
| 6 | San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints | 481 | 721 | 66.7% | |
| 6 | ^ | Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings | 481 | 791 | 60.8% |
| 8 | ^ | San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs | 460 | 734 | 62.7% |
| 9 | ^ | Miami Dolphins | 385 | 687 | 56% |
| 10 | * | Buffalo Bills | 355 | 534 | 66.5% |
| 10 | ^ | Denver Broncos | 355 | 651 | 54.5% |
| 12 | Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings | 341 | 577 | 59.1% | |
| 13 | ^ | Buffalo Bills | 322 | 545 | 59.1% |
| 14 | ^ | Dallas Cowboys | 320 | 502 | 63.7% |
| 15 | * | Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams | 308 | 483 | 63.8% |
| 16 | ^ | St. Louis Rams New York Giants Arizona Cardinals | 307 | 462 | 66.5% |
| 17 | * | Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants | 295 | 478 | 61.7% |
| 18 | ^ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers | 292 | 471 | 62% |
| 19 | * | Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Cincinnati Bengals | 287 | 493 | 58.2% |
| 20 | ^ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 261 | 456 | 57.2% |
| 21 | ^ | Houston Oilers Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs | 259 | 403 | 64.3% |