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  1. <text id=93AC0413>
  2. <title>
  3. Leading Lifetime Passers
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7. Sport                                                
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. FOOTBALL
  13. All-Time Leading Lifetime Passers
  14. (Through 1993-94)
  15. </hdr>
  16. <body>
  17. <table>
  18. <tblhdr><cell>Player<cell>League<cell>Yrs<cell>Att<cell>Comp<cell>Yds<cell>Pts*
  19. <row><cell type=a>Joe Montana**<cell type=a>NFL<cell type=i>14<cell type=i>4,898<cell type=i>3,110<cell type=i>37,268<cell type=n>93.1
  20. <row><cell>Steve Young**<cell>NFL<cell>9<cell>1,968<cell>1,222<cell>15,900<cell>93.0
  21. <row><cell>Dan Marino**<cell>NFL<cell>11<cell>5,434<cell>3,219<cell>40,720<cell>88.1
  22. <row><cell>Jim Kelly**<cell>NFL<cell>8<cell>3,494<cell>2,112<cell>26,413<cell>86.8
  23. <row><cell>Roger Staubach<cell>NFL<cell>11<cell>2,958<cell>1,685<cell>22,700<cell>83.4
  24. <row><cell>Neil Lomax<cell>NFL<cell>8<cell>3,153<cell>1,817<cell>22,771<cell>82.7
  25. <row><cell>Sonny Jurgensen<cell>NFL<cell>18<cell>4,262<cell>2,433<cell>32,224<cell>82.6
  26. <row><cell>Len Dawson<cell>NFL-AFL<cell>19<cell>3,741<cell>2,136<cell>28,711<cell>82.6
  27. <row><cell>Boomer Esiason**<cell>NFL<cell>10<cell>3,851<cell>2,185<cell>29,092<cell>82.1
  28. <row><cell>Dave Krieg**<cell>NFL<cell>14<cell>4,178<cell>2,431<cell>30,485<cell>82.0
  29. <row><cell>Ken Anderson<cell>NFL<cell>16<cell>4,475<cell>2,654<cell>32,838<cell>81.9
  30. <row><cell>Bernie Kosar**<cell>NFL<cell>9<cell>3,213<cell>1,889<cell>22,314<cell>81.9
  31. <row><cell>Danny White<cell>NFL<cell>13<cell>2,950<cell>1,761<cell>21,959<cell>81.7
  32. </table>
  33. <list>
  34. <item>* Based on percentage of completions, percentage of touchdown passes, percentage of interceptions, and average gain per pass attempt
  35. <item>** Active during the 1993-94 season.
  36. </list>
  37. <table>
  38. <row><cell type=a>Most Yards Gained (Game):<cell type=a>554 (27 completions in 41 attempts)<cell type=a>Norm Van Brocklin, L.A. Rams vs. N.Y. Yankees, Sept. 18, 1951
  39. <row><cell>Most Yards Gained (Season):<cell>5084<cell>Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984
  40. <row><cell>Most Touchdowns Passing (Game):<cell>7<cell>Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 14, 1943
  41. <row><cell><cell><cell>Adrian Burk, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, Oct. 17, 1954
  42. <row><cell><cell><cell>George Blanda, Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans, Nov. 19, 1961
  43. <row><cell><cell><cell>Y.A. Tittle, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington Redskins, Oct. 28, 1962
  44. <row><cell><cell><cell>Joe Kapp, Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Colts, Sept. 28, 1969
  45. <row><cell>Most Touchdowns Passing (Season):<cell>48<cell>Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984
  46. <row><cell>Most Touchdowns Passsing (Career):<cell>342<cell>Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, 1961-66; N.Y. Giants, 1967-71; Minnesota Vikings, 1972-78
  47. <row><cell>Most Passing Attempts (Game):<cell>68 (37 completions)<cell>George Blanda, Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills, Nov. 1, 1964
  48. <row><cell>Most Passing Attempts (Season):<cell>623<cell>Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1986
  49. <row><cell>Most Passes Completed (Game):<cell>42<cell>Richard Todd, N.Y. Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 21, 1980
  50. <row><cell>Most Passes Completed (Season):<cell>404<cell>Warren Moon, 1991
  51. <row><cell>Most Consecutive Passes Completed:<cell>22<cell>Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns, Nov. 29, 1987 (5) and vs. Green Bay Packers, Dec. 6, 1987 (17)
  52. <row><cell>Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown Passes:<cell>47<cell>John Unitas, Baltimore Colts, 1956-1960
  53. </table>
  54. <p>Source: The National Football League.
  55. </p>
  56. </body>
  57. </article>
  58. </text>
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