This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks career regular season passing completions and attempts, of quarterback playoff completions and attempts by players with over 250 playoff completions. The top 50 are listed below.
Tom Brady is the all-time leader in passing completions with 7,753 and passing attempts with 12,050. He also leads in playoff completions and attempts with 1,200 and 1,921, respectively.
Regular season completions leaders Bolded players indicate making their debut on list.
+ Legend ^ Pro Football Hall of Famer* Active
Through Week 4 of season.
RankPlayerTeam(s) by season 1New England Patriots ()Tampa Bay Buccaneers () 7,75312,05064.3%2^San Diego Chargers ()New Orleans Saints ()7,14210,55167.7%3^Atlanta Falcons ()Green Bay Packers ()New York Jets ()Minnesota Vikings ()6,30010,16962%4^Indianapolis Colts ()Denver Broncos ()6,1259,38065.3%5*Green Bay Packers ()New York Jets ()Pittsburgh Steelers ()5,7848,89665%6*Detroit Lions ()Los Angeles Rams ()5,6618,92563.4%7Atlanta Falcons ()Indianapolis Colts ()5,5518,46465.6%8Pittsburgh Steelers ()5,4408,44364.4%9San Diego/L.A. Chargers ()Indianapolis Colts (, )5,3358,22664.9%10^Miami Dolphins ()4,9678,35859.4%11New York Giants ()4,8958,11960.3%12*Baltimore Ravens ()Denver Broncos ()New York Jets (, )Philadelphia Eagles ()Cleveland Browns (, )Indianapolis Colts ()Cincinnati Bengals ()4,4177,16761.6%13^Denver Broncos ()4,1237,25056.9%14*Washington Redskins ()Minnesota Vikings ()Atlanta Falcons ()Las Vegas Raiders ()4,0276,04366.6%15^Houston Oilers ()Minnesota Vikings ()Seattle Seahawks ()Kansas City Chiefs ()3,9886,82358.4%16Seattle Seahawks ()Denver Broncos ()Pittsburgh Steelers ()New York Giants ()3,9516,12064.6%17Cincinnati Bengals ()Oakland Raiders ()Arizona Cardinals ()3,9416,30762.5%18New England Patriots ()Buffalo Bills ()Dallas Cowboys ()3,8396,71757.2%19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ()Cleveland Browns ()Baltimore Ravens ()New York Jets (, )Dallas Cowboys ()New England Patriots ()Carolina Panthers ()3,7876,70156.5%20Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders ()New Orleans Saints ()3,7655,68565.1%21^Minnesota Vikings (, )New York Giants ()3,6866,46757%22*Los Angeles Rams ()Detroit Lions ()3,5495,38565.9%23*Cincinnati Bengals ()Dallas Cowboys ()Chicago Bears ()New Orleans Saints ()Carolina Panthers ()Philadelphia Eagles ()3,5395,65262.6%24Carolina Panthers ()New Orleans Saints ()New York Giants ()Oakland Raiders ()Tennessee Titans ()Indianapolis Colts ()3,4876,26155.7%25^San Francisco 49ers ()Kansas City Chiefs ()3,4095,39163.2%26^San Diego Chargers ()3,2975,60458.8%27*Dallas Cowboys ()3,2894,90967%28San Francisco 49ers ()Kansas City Chiefs ()Washington Football Team ()3,2505,19362.6%29Green Bay Packers ()Seattle Seahawks ()Tennessee Titans ()Indianapolis Colts ()3,2225,33060.5%30*Kansas City Chiefs ()3,1754,80166.1%31Philadelphia Eagles ()Washington Redskins ()Minnesota Vikings ()3,1705,37459%32Seattle Seahawks ()Kansas City Chiefs ()Detroit Lions ()Arizona Cardinals ()Chicago Bears ()Tennessee Oilers ()3,1055,31158.5%33St. 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%34Miami Dolphins ()Tennessee Titans ()3,0644,76464.3%35Denver Broncos ()Chicago Bears ()Miami Dolphins ()3,0484,92062%36Cincinnati Bengals (, )New York Jets ()Arizona Cardinals ()2,9695,20557%37^Dallas Cowboys ()2,8984,71561.5%38San Francisco 49ers ()Denver Broncos ()Tampa Bay Buccaneers (, )Kansas City Chiefs ()Miami Dolphins ()Atlanta Falcons ()2,8745,02457.2%^Buffalo Bills ()4,77960.1%40Los Angeles Rams ()New Orleans Saints ()San Diego Chargers ()2,8414,92357.7%41^Baltimore Colts ()San Diego Chargers ()2,8305,18654.6%42Dallas Cowboys ()2,8294,33565.3%43Green Bay Packers ()Jacksonville Jaguars ()Washington Redskins ()New Orleans Saints ()New York Jets ()2,7614,64059.5%44Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans ()Baltimore Ravens ()2,7334,54460.1%45*Buffalo Bills ()2,6944,20764%46Carolina Panthers (, )New England Patriots ()2,6824,47459.9%47Seattle Seahawks ()Cincinnati Bengals ()Detroit Lions ()Dallas Cowboys (, )2,6774,44260.3%48Minnesota Vikings (), ()Washington Redskins ()Tampa Bay Buccaneers ()2,6684,32461.7%49^Tampa Bay Buccaneers ()San Francisco 49ers ()2,6674,14964.3%50^St. Louis Rams ()New York Giants ()Arizona Cardinals ()2,6664,07065.5%RankPlayerTeam(s) by season
Playoff leaders Through 2025–26 NFL playoffs. Based on 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 ()New York Jets ()Pittsburgh Steelers (-present)51880764.2%4*Kansas City Chiefs (–present)51175567.7%5Pittsburgh Steelers ()49878863.2%6^San Diego Chargers ()New Orleans Saints ()48172166.7%^Atlanta Falcons ()Green Bay Packers () New York Jets ()Minnesota Vikings ()79160.8%8^San Francisco 49ers ()Kansas City Chiefs ()46073462.7%9^Miami Dolphins ()38568756%10*Buffalo Bills (-present)35553466.5%^Denver Broncos ()65154.5%12Philadelphia Eagles ()Washington Redskins ()Minnesota Vikings ()34157759.1%13^Buffalo Bills ()32254559.1%14^Dallas Cowboys ()32050263.7%15*Detroit Lions ()Los Angeles Rams (-present)30848363.8%16^St. Louis Rams ()New York Giants ()Arizona Cardinals ()30746266.5%17Seattle Seahawks ()Denver Broncos ()Pittsburgh Steelers ()New York Giants ()29547861.7%18^Tampa Bay Buccaneers ()San Francisco 49ers ()29247162%19*Baltimore Ravens ()Denver Broncos ()New York Jets (, )Philadelphia Eagles ()Cleveland Browns (, )Indianapolis Colts ()Cincinnati Bengals (-present)28749358.2%20^Pittsburgh Steelers ()26145657.2%21^Houston Oilers ()Minnesota Vikings ()Seattle Seahawks ()Kansas City Chiefs ()25940364.3%
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 () New York Giants () 1,696 1960 1,859 1961 2,059 19622,280 19632,427 1964–1968 (6 years) Johnny Unitas^ Baltimore Colts ()San Diego Chargers () 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–
Notes
See also List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics 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 List of National Football League records (individual)
References PFRef.com enumeration of career passing completions leaders