List of National Football League career passing completions leaders

This is a list of the top 50 National Football League quarterbacks career regular season passing completions and attempts. It also has quarterback playoff completions and attempts by players with over 250 playoff completions. It also has combined career totals.

Tom Brady has the most passing completions with 7,753. He also has the most passing attempts with 12,050. He also leads in playoff completions with 1,200. He also has the most playoff attempts with 1,921.

Regular season completions leaders
+ Key^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame* Denotes player who is still active

Through  season.

RankPlayerTeam(s) by season 1New England Patriots (–)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–) 7,75312,05064.3%2San Diego Chargers (–)New Orleans Saints (–)7,14210,55167.7%3^Atlanta Falcons ()Green Bay Packers (–)New York Jets ()Minnesota Vikings (–)6,30010,16962.0%4^Indianapolis Colts (–)Denver Broncos (–)6,1259,38065.3%5*Atlanta Falcons (–)Indianapolis Colts (–present)5,5518,46465.6%6Pittsburgh Steelers (–)5,4408,44364.4%7San Diego/L.A. Chargers (–)Indianapolis Colts ()5,2778,13464.9%8*Green Bay Packers (–present)5,0017,66065.3%9^Miami Dolphins (–)4,9678,35859.4%10New York Giants (–)4,8958,11960.3%11*Detroit Lions (–)Los Angeles Rams (–present)4,5087,12863.2%12^Denver Broncos (–)4,1237,25056.9%13^Houston Oilers (–)Minnesota Vikings (–)Seattle Seahawks (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)3,9886,82358.4%14Cincinnati Bengals (–)Oakland Raiders (–)Arizona Cardinals (–)3,9416,30762.5%15*Baltimore Ravens (–)Denver Broncos ()New York Jets (, –present)Philadelphia Eagles ()3,8816,29961.6%16New England Patriots (–)Buffalo Bills (–)Dallas Cowboys (–)3,8396,71757.2%17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)Cleveland Browns (–)Baltimore Ravens (–)New York Jets (–, )Dallas Cowboys ()New England Patriots ()Carolina Panthers ()3,7876,70156.5%18^Minnesota Vikings (–, –)New York Giants (–)3,6866,46757.0%19Carolina Panthers (–)New Orleans Saints ()New York Giants (–)Oakland Raiders (–)Tennessee Titans (–)Indianapolis Colts ()3,4876,26155.7%20^San Francisco 49ers (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)3,4095,39163.2%21*Cincinnati Bengals (–)Dallas Cowboys ()Chicago Bears ()New Orleans Saints (–present)3,3745,39662.5%22*Seattle Seahawks (–)Denver Broncos (–present)3,3715,21864.6%23^San Diego Chargers (–)3,2975,60458.8%24San Francisco 49ers (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)Washington de Team (–)3,2505,19362.6%25*Washington Redskins (–)Minnesota Vikings (–present)3,2494,86666.8%26Green Bay Packers (–)Seattle Seahawks (–)Tennessee Titans (–)Indianapolis Colts (–)3,2225,33060.5%27*Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (–present)3,2014,95864.6%28Philadelphia Eagles (–)Washington Redskins ()Minnesota Vikings ()3,1705,37459.0%29Seattle Seahawks (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)Detroit Lions ()Arizona Cardinals ()Chicago Bears ()Tennessee Oilers (–)3,1055,31158.5%30St. Louis Rams (–)Cincinnati Bengals (–)Buffalo Bills (–)Tennessee Titans ()Houston Texans ()New York Jets (–)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)Miami Dolphins (–)Washington Football Team ()3,0725,06060.7%31Denver Broncos (–)Chicago Bears (–)Miami Dolphins ()3,0484,92062.0%32Cincinnati Bengals (–, )New York Jets (–)Arizona Cardinals ()2,9695,20557.0%33*Miami Dolphins (–)Tennessee Titans (–present)2,9144,53464.3%34^Dallas Cowboys (–)2,8984,71561.5%35San Francisco 49ers (–)Denver Broncos (–)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–, –)Kansas City Chiefs (–)Miami Dolphins ()Atlanta Falcons ()2,8745,02457.2%^Buffalo Bills (–)4,77960.1%37Los Angeles Rams (–)New Orleans Saints (–)San Diego Chargers ()2,8414,92357.7%38*Baltimore Colts (–)San Diego Chargers ()2,8305,18654.6%39Dallas Cowboys (–)2,8294,33565.3%40Green Bay Packers ()Jacksonville Jaguars (–)Washington Redskins (–)New Orleans Saints (–)New York Jets (–)2,7614,64059.5%41Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans (–)Baltimore Ravens (–)2,7334,54460.1%42Carolina Panthers (–, )New England Patriots ()2,6824,47459.9%43Seattle Seahawks (–)Cincinnati Bengals (–)Detroit Lions (–)Dallas Cowboys (–, )2,6774,44260.3%44Minnesota Vikings (–), (–)Washington Redskins (–)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)2,6684,32461.7%45^Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)San Francisco 49ers (–)2,6674,14964.3%46^St. Louis Rams (–)New York Giants ()Arizona Cardinals (–)2,6664,07065.5%47Cincinnati Bengals (–)2,6544,47559.3%48St. Louis Cardinals (–)Washington Redskins ()2,5935,07651.1%49New York Giants (–)2,5764,64755.4%50Minnesota Vikings (–)Washington Redskins ()Kansas City Chiefs (–)Oakland Raiders (–)2,5334,20660.2%

Playoff leaders
Through start of Super Bowl LVII of  playoffs. At least 250 completions.

 Rank PlayerTeam(s) by season Completions Attempts1New England Patriots (–)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–) 1,2001,92162.5%2^Indianapolis Colts (–)Denver Broncos (–)6491,02763.2%3*Green Bay Packers (–present)50177464.7%4Pittsburgh Steelers (–)49878863.2%5San Diego Chargers (–)New Orleans Saints (–)48172166.7%^Atlanta Falcons ()Green Bay Packers (–) New York Jets ()Minnesota Vikings (–)79160.8%7^San Francisco 49ers (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)46073462.7%8^Miami Dolphins (–)38568756.0%9^Denver Broncos (–)35565154.5%10Philadelphia Eagles (–)Washington Redskins ()Minnesota Vikings ()34157759.1%11*Kansas City Chiefs (-present)33149666.7%12^Buffalo Bills (–)32254559.1%13^Dallas Cowboys (–)32050263.7%14^St. Louis Rams (–)New York Giants ()Arizona Cardinals (–)30746266.5%15^Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)San Francisco 49ers (–)29247162.0%16*Seattle Seahawks (–)Denver Broncos (–present)27545161.0%17^Pittsburgh Steelers (–)26145657.2%18^Houston Oilers (–)Minnesota Vikings (–)Seattle Seahawks (–)Kansas City Chiefs (–)25940364.3%19*Baltimore Ravens (–)Denver Broncos ()New York Jets (, –present)Philadelphia Eagles ()25344756.6%

Historical passing completions leaders
Nine players are recognised as having held the record as the NFL's career pass completions leader.  The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years.


   Player  Team(s) while leader Career completions  Season  –(9 years)  Arnie Herber^    Green Bay Packers 37  193287  1933129  1934169  1935246  1936293  1937315  1938372  1939410  1940 –(19 years)  Sammy Baugh^    Washington Redskins  414  1941546  1942670  1943761  1944889  1945976  19461,186  19471,371  19481,516  19491,606  19501,673  19511,693  1952–1959 –(9 years)  Y. A. Tittle^    San Francisco 49ers (1960)   New York Giants (1961–1964)  1,696 1960   1,859  1961 2,059  19622,280  19632,427  1964–1968 –(6 years)  Johnny Unitas^     Baltimore Colts (1969–)San Diego Chargers (1973)  2,450  1969 2,616  1970 2,708  1971 2,796  19722,830  1973–1974 –(20 years)  Fran Tarkenton^    Minnesota Vikings  2,931 1975  3,186  19763,341  19773,686  1978–1994 –(11 years)  Dan Marino^    Miami Dolphins  3,913  1995  4,134  1996 4,453  1997 4,763  1998 4,967  1999–2005 –(12 years)  Brett Favre^    Green Bay Packers (–)New York Jets ()Minnesota Vikings (–)  5,021  20065,377  20075,720  20086,083  20096,300  2010–2017 –(3 years)   New Orleans Saints  6,586  20186,867  20197,142  2020Since  ( years) Tampa Bay Buccaneers  7,263  2021 7,753  2022–

Related pages
 List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders
 List of National Football League career passing yards leaders
 List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders

Notes

References
PFRef.com enumeration of career passing completions leaders

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