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%

Historical passing completions leaders

Nine players are recognised as having held the record as the NFL's career pass completions leader. The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years.

	Player	Team while leader	Career completions	Season
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	37	1932
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	87	1933
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	129	1934
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	169	1935
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	246	1936
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	293	1937
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	315	1938
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	372	1939
–	Arnie Herber^{^}	Green Bay Packers	410	1940
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	414	1941
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	546	1942
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	670	1943
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	761	1944
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	889	1945
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	976	1946
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,186	1947
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,371	1948
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,516	1949
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,606	1950
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,673	1951
	Sammy Baugh^{^}	Washington Redskins	1,693	1952–1959
	Y. A. Tittle^{^}	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants	1,696	1960
	Y. A. Tittle^{^}	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants	1,859	1961
	Y. A. Tittle^{^}	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants	2,059	1962
	Y. A. Tittle^{^}	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants	2,280	1963
	Y. A. Tittle^{^}	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants	2,427	1964–1968
	Johnny Unitas^{^}	Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers	2,450	1969
	Johnny Unitas^{^}	Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers	2,616	1970
	Johnny Unitas^{^}	Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers	2,708	1971
	Johnny Unitas^{^}	Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers	2,796	1972
	Johnny Unitas^{^}	Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers	2,830	1973–1974
	Fran Tarkenton^{^}	Minnesota Vikings	2,931	1975
	Fran Tarkenton^{^}	Minnesota Vikings	3,186	1976
	Fran Tarkenton^{^}	Minnesota Vikings	3,341	1977
	Fran Tarkenton^{^}	Minnesota Vikings	3,686	1978–1994
	Dan Marino^{^}	Miami Dolphins	3,913	1995
	Dan Marino^{^}	Miami Dolphins	4,134	1996
	Dan Marino^{^}	Miami Dolphins	4,453	1997
	Dan Marino^{^}	Miami Dolphins	4,763	1998
	Dan Marino^{^}	Miami Dolphins	4,967	1999–2005
	Brett Favre^{^}	Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings	5,021	2006
	Brett Favre^{^}	Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings	5,377	2007
	Brett Favre^{^}	Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings	5,720	2008
	Brett Favre^{^}	Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings	6,083	2009
	Brett Favre^{^}	Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings	6,300	2010–2017
		New Orleans Saints	6,586	2018
		New Orleans Saints	6,867	2019
		New Orleans Saints	7,142	2020
Since		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7,263	2021
Since		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7,753	2022–