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Year-by-Year Pass Attempts Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Att | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jay Cutler (25) | 228 | DEN |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (28) | 652 | NOR |
| 2006 | Brett Favre (37) | 613 | GNB |
| 2005 | Brett Favre (36) | 607 | GNB |
| 2004 | Trent Green (34) | 556 | KAN |
| 2003 | Brad Johnson (35) | 570 | TAM |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 618 | OAK |
| 2001 | Jon Kitna (29) | 581 | CIN |
| 2000 | Vinny Testaverde (37) | 590 | NYJ |
| 1999 | Brett Favre (30) | 595 | GNB |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning (22) | 575 | IND |
| 1997 | Dan Marino+ (36) | 548 | MIA |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 623 | NWE |
| 1995 | Drew Bledsoe (23) | 636 | NWE |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 691 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 551 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 554 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 655 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 584 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 599 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 606 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 463 | STL |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 623 | MIA |
| 1985 | John Elway+ (25) | 605 | DEN |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 564 | MIA |
| 1983 | Bill Kenney (28) | 603 | KAN |
| 1982 | Joe Montana+ (26) | 346 | SFO |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts+ (30) | 609 | SDG |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 589 | SDG |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg (25) | 578 | SFO |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 572 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 457 | BUF |
| 1976 | Jim Zorn (23) | 439 | SEA |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton+ (35) | 425 | MIN |
| 1974 | Jim Hart (30) | 388 | STL |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 460 | PHI |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (23) | 448 | NOR |
| 1971 | John Hadl (31) | 431 | SDG |
| 1970 | Roman Gabriel (30) | 407 | RAM |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 442 | WAS |
| Daryle Lamonica (28) | 426 | OAK | |
| 1968 | John Hadl (28) | 440 | SDG |
| John Brodie (33) | 404 | SFO | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 508 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 491 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Joe Namath+ (23) | 471 | NYJ |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 436 | WAS | |
| 1965 | George Blanda+ (38) | 442 | HOU |
| John Brodie (30) | 391 | SFO | |
| 1964 | George Blanda+ (37) | 505 | HOU |
| Charley Johnson (26) | 420 | STL | |
| 1963 | George Blanda+ (36) | 423 | HOU |
| Charley Johnson (25) | 423 | STL | |
| 1962 | Frank Tripucka (35) | 440 | DEN |
| Billy Wade (32) | 412 | CHI | |
| 1961 | Al Dorow (32) | 438 | NYT |
| Johnny Unitas+ (28) | 420 | BAL | |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 478 | DEN |
| Johnny Unitas+ (27) | 378 | BAL | |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 367 | BAL |
| 1958 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) | 374 | PHI |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 301 | BAL |
| 1956 | Tobin Rote (28) | 308 | GNB |
| 1955 | Jim Finks+ (28) | 344 | PIT |
| 1954 | Tobin Rote (26) | 382 | GNB |
| 1953 | George Blanda+ (26) | 362 | CHI |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 364 | CLE |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 332 | DET |
| 1950 | Bobby Layne+ (24) | 336 | DET |
| 1949 | Johnny Lujack (24) | 312 | CHI |
| Y.A. Tittle+ (23) | 289 | BCL | |
| 1948 | Glenn Dobbs (28) | 369 | LAD |
| Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 315 | WAS | |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 354 | WAS |
| Bud Schwenk (29) | 327 | BCL | |
| 1946 | Glenn Dobbs (26) | 269 | BDA |
| Bob Waterfield+ (26) | 251 | RAM | |
| 1945 | Paul Christman (27) | 219 | CRD |
| 1944 | Irv Comp (25) | 177 | GNB |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 239 | WAS |
| 1942 | Bud Schwenk (24) | 295 | CRD |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 206 | GNB |
| 1940 | Davey O'Brien (23) | 277 | PHI |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 208 | RAM |
| 1938 | Ace Parker+ (26) | 148 | BKN |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 171 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 173 | GNB |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (24) | 113 | NYG |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 115 | GNB |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 136 | NYG |
| 1932 | Arnie Herber+ (22) | 101 | GNB |