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Year-by-Year Pass Attempts per Game Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | A/G | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Drew Brees (29) | 39.7 | NOR |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (28) | 40.8 | NOR |
| 2006 | Brett Favre (37) | 38.3 | GNB |
| 2005 | Donovan McNabb (29) | 39.7 | PHI |
| 2004 | Kerry Collins (32) | 36.6 | OAK |
| 2003 | Kerry Collins (31) | 38.5 | NYG |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 38.6 | OAK |
| 2001 | Jon Kitna (29) | 36.3 | CIN |
| 2000 | Vinny Testaverde (37) | 36.9 | NYJ |
| 1999 | Brett Favre (30) | 37.2 | GNB |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning (22) | 35.9 | IND |
| 1997 | Vinny Testaverde (34) | 36.2 | BAL |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 38.9 | NWE |
| 1995 | Drew Bledsoe (23) | 42.4 | NWE |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 43.2 | NWE |
| 1993 | Warren Moon+ (37) | 34.7 | HOU |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 34.6 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 40.9 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 38.9 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 37.4 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 37.9 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 38.6 | STL |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 38.9 | MIA |
| 1985 | John Elway+ (25) | 37.8 | DEN |
| 1984 | Dan Fouts+ (33) | 39.0 | SDG |
| 1983 | Bill Kenney (28) | 37.7 | KAN |
| 1982 | Joe Montana+ (26) | 38.4 | SFO |
| 1981 | Tommy Kramer (26) | 42.4 | MIN |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 36.8 | SDG |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg (25) | 36.1 | SFO |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 35.8 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 32.6 | BUF |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 31.7 | MIN |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton+ (35) | 30.4 | MIN |
| 1974 | Roman Gabriel (34) | 30.7 | PHI |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 32.9 | PHI |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (23) | 32.0 | NOR |
| 1971 | John Hadl (31) | 30.8 | SDG |
| 1970 | Roman Gabriel (30) | 29.1 | RAM |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 31.6 | WAS |
| Pete Beathard (27) | 30.8 | HOU | |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 32.0 | OAK |
| John Brodie (33) | 28.9 | SFO | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 36.3 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 35.1 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Joe Namath+ (23) | 33.6 | NYJ |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 31.1 | WAS | |
| 1965 | George Blanda+ (38) | 31.6 | HOU |
| John Brodie (30) | 30.1 | SFO | |
| 1964 | George Blanda+ (37) | 36.1 | HOU |
| Charley Johnson (26) | 30.0 | STL | |
| 1963 | Charley Johnson (25) | 30.2 | STL |
| George Blanda+ (36) | 30.2 | HOU | |
| 1962 | Frank Tripucka (35) | 31.4 | DEN |
| Billy Wade (32) | 29.4 | CHI | |
| 1961 | Al Dorow (32) | 31.3 | NYT |
| Johnny Unitas+ (28) | 30.0 | BAL | |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 34.1 | DEN |
| Johnny Unitas+ (27) | 31.5 | BAL | |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 30.6 | BAL |
| 1958 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (32) | 31.2 | PHI |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 25.1 | BAL |
| 1956 | Tobin Rote (28) | 25.7 | GNB |
| 1955 | Jim Finks+ (28) | 28.7 | PIT |
| 1954 | George Blanda+ (27) | 35.1 | CHI |
| 1953 | George Blanda+ (26) | 30.2 | CHI |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 30.3 | CLE |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 27.7 | DET |
| 1950 | Bobby Layne+ (24) | 28.0 | DET |
| 1949 | Y.A. Tittle+ (23) | 26.3 | BCL |
| Johnny Lujack (24) | 26.0 | CHI | |
| 1948 | Glenn Dobbs (28) | 26.4 | LAD |
| Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 26.3 | WAS | |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 29.5 | WAS |
| Bud Schwenk (29) | 23.4 | BCL | |
| 1946 | Bob Waterfield+ (26) | 22.8 | RAM |
| Glenn Dobbs (26) | 22.4 | BDA | |
| 1945 | Paul Christman (27) | 27.4 | CRD |
| 1944 | Sid Luckman+ (28) | 20.4 | CHI |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 23.9 | WAS |
| 1942 | Bud Schwenk (24) | 26.8 | CRD |
| 1941 | Parker Hall (25) | 19.0 | RAM |
| 1940 | Davey O'Brien (23) | 25.2 | PHI |
| 1939 | Parker Hall (23) | 18.9 | RAM |
| 1938 | Sammy Baugh+ (24) | 14.2 | WAS |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 15.5 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 14.4 | GNB |
| 1935 | Arnie Herber+ (25) | 9.9 | GNB |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 10.5 | GNB |
| 1933 | Benny Friedman+ (28) | 11.4 | BKN |
| Glenn Presnell (28) | 11.4 | DET | |
| 1932 | Jack McBride (31) | 8.2 | NYG |