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Year-by-Year Passes Completed per Game Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | C/G | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Drew Brees (29) | 26.8 | NOR |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (28) | 27.5 | NOR |
| 2006 | Jon Kitna (34) | 23.3 | DET |
| 2005 | Kurt Warner (34) | 24.2 | ARI |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 23.7 | MIN |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning (27) | 23.7 | IND |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 26.1 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 23.4 | STL |
| 2000 | Peyton Manning (24) | 22.3 | IND |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 21.4 | CAR |
| 1998 | Brett Favre (29) | 21.7 | GNB |
| 1997 | Brad Johnson (29) | 21.2 | MIN |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 23.3 | NWE |
| 1995 | Steve Young+ (34) | 27.2 | SFO |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 25.0 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 21.8 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 20.6 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 25.3 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 24.1 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 22.1 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 22.1 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 22.9 | STL |
| 1986 | Joe Montana+ (30) | 23.9 | SFO |
| 1985 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 21.0 | MIA |
| 1984 | Dan Fouts+ (33) | 24.4 | SDG |
| 1983 | Bill Kenney (28) | 21.6 | KAN |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 24.2 | CIN |
| 1981 | Tommy Kramer (26) | 23.0 | MIN |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 21.8 | SDG |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg (25) | 21.7 | SFO |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 21.6 | MIN |
| 1977 | Fran Tarkenton+ (37) | 17.2 | MIN |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 19.6 | MIN |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton+ (35) | 19.5 | MIN |
| 1974 | Roman Gabriel (34) | 17.5 | PHI |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 19.3 | PHI |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (23) | 16.4 | NOR |
| 1971 | Fran Tarkenton+ (31) | 17.4 | NYG |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 15.9 | SFO |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 19.6 | WAS |
| Daryle Lamonica (28) | 15.8 | OAK | |
| 1968 | John Brodie (33) | 16.7 | SFO |
| Daryle Lamonica (27) | 15.8 | OAK | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 20.6 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 18.4 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 18.1 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (23) | 16.6 | NYJ | |
| 1965 | John Brodie (30) | 18.6 | SFO |
| George Blanda+ (38) | 13.3 | HOU | |
| 1964 | George Blanda+ (37) | 18.7 | HOU |
| Billy Wade (34) | 16.5 | CHI | |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle+ (37) | 17.0 | NYG |
| George Blanda+ (36) | 16.0 | HOU | |
| 1962 | Frank Tripucka (35) | 17.1 | DEN |
| Billy Wade (32) | 16.1 | CHI | |
| 1961 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) | 16.8 | PHI |
| Al Dorow (32) | 14.1 | NYT | |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 17.7 | DEN |
| Johnny Unitas+ (27) | 15.8 | BAL | |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 16.1 | BAL |
| 1958 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) | 16.5 | PHI |
| 1957 | Y.A. Tittle+ (31) | 14.7 | SFO |
| 1956 | Y.A. Tittle+ (30) | 12.4 | SFO |
| 1955 | Jim Finks+ (28) | 13.8 | PIT |
| 1954 | George Blanda+ (27) | 16.4 | CHI |
| 1953 | George Blanda+ (26) | 14.1 | CHI |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 15.1 | CLE |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 12.7 | DET |
| 1950 | Y.A. Tittle+ (24) | 13.4 | BAL |
| 1949 | Johnny Lujack (24) | 13.5 | CHI |
| Y.A. Tittle+ (23) | 13.5 | BCL | |
| 1948 | Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 15.4 | WAS |
| Glenn Dobbs (28) | 13.2 | LAD | |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 17.5 | WAS |
| Bud Schwenk (29) | 12.0 | BCL | |
| 1946 | Bob Waterfield+ (26) | 11.5 | RAM |
| Glenn Dobbs (26) | 11.3 | BDA | |
| 1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 16.0 | WAS |
| 1944 | Sammy Baugh+ (30) | 10.3 | WAS |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 13.3 | WAS |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 13.3 | GNB |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 10.6 | GNB |
| 1940 | Davey O'Brien (23) | 11.3 | PHI |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 9.6 | RAM |
| 1938 | Sammy Baugh+ (24) | 7.0 | WAS |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 7.4 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 6.4 | GNB |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (24) | 4.8 | NYG |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 3.8 | GNB |
| 1933 | Benny Friedman+ (28) | 6.0 | BKN |
| 1932 | Jack McBride (31) | 4.0 | NYG |