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The NFL rates its passers for statistical purposes against a fixed performance standard based on statistical achievements of all qualified pro passers since 1960. The current passer rating system, which was adopted in 1973, removes inequities that existed in the former method and, at the same time, provides a means of comparing passing ...
Note: Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career, which would place him in 44th on this list, but 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which the NFL does not recognize statistics and records from to date. [54] [55] Thus, Tittle's career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339. [56]
Bart Starr led the league in passer rating four times during the 1960s. Roger Staubach led the NFL in passer rating four times in his 11 year career. Steve Young led the league in passer rating a record six times and is the only player to do so in four consecutive seasons. [6]
NFL passer rating leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual passer rating leaders; List of NFL career passer rating leaders This page was last edited on 28 ...
NFL passing yards leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual passing yards leaders; List of NFL career passing yards leaders This page was last edited on 28 ...
Johnny Unitas, who led the league in passing four times, passed for 3,099 yards in 1960. This marked the first time that a player passed for over 3,000 in a season. [11] Joe Namath was the first player to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, doing so in the 1967 AFL season. [12] Dan Fouts led the league in four consecutive seasons (1979 ...
Tom Brady has 649 passing touchdowns, the most in NFL history. In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can throw one, provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To qualify as a passing play, the ball must ...
The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. [2] In addition to the overall NFL pass completion percentage leaders, league record books recognize the pass completion percentage leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in ...