This is a list of National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who have led the regular season in pass completion percentage each year.

The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the season. 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 1970. The NFL also recognizes the statistics of the All-America Football Conference, which operated from 1946 to 1949 before three of its teams were merged into the NFL, since 2025.

The record for completion percentage in a season is held by Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints who completed 74.4% of his passes in 2018. This marked the fourth time Brees set the record, having done so previously in 2009, 2011, and 2017. Sammy Baugh led the league in pass completion percentage eight times, a record that was later tied by Len Dawson, who led the AFL seven times and the NFL once.

NFL annual completion percentage leaders

+ Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the highest pass completion percentage in the NFL Cmp% The player's pass completion percentage for the season Pro Football Hall of Fame member ^ The player is an active player * Player set the single-season pass completion percentage record(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

+ NFL annual pass completion percentage leaders by season Season Leader Team 40.3%* Green Bay Packers (2) 36.5% Green Bay Packers No player met the minimum threshold 46.4%* Pittsburgh Pirates 49.3%* New York Giants (2) 54.3%* New York Giants 51.0% Cleveland Rams 62.7%* Washington Redskins 57.1% Chicago Bears (2) 58.7% Washington Redskins (3) 55.6% Washington Redskins 57.1% Washington Redskins (4) 70.3%* Washington Redskins (5) 54.0% Washington Redskins (6) 59.3% Washington Redskins (7) 58.7% Washington Redskins (8) 56.9% Washington Redskins 57.3% Los Angeles Rams 56.6% Green Bay Packers 55.1% Los Angeles Rams 64.7% Cleveland Browns (2) 59.2% Cleveland Browns (3) 53.0% Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions 57.1% Chicago Bears 63.1% San Francisco 49ers 59.9% San Francisco 49ers 58.6% Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Rams (2) 60.4% Cleveland Browns (3) 58.6% Cleveland Browns 62.5% Green Bay Packers (2) 60.2% New York Giants 61.9% Chicago Bears (2) 61.9% San Francisco 49ers (2) 62.2% Green Bay Packers 58.5% Baltimore Colts (3) 63.7% Green Bay Packers (4) 62.2% Green Bay Packers 59.9% Washington Redskins 62.2% Cincinnati Bengals 60.3% New York Giants 62.7% Oakland Raiders 64.9% Cincinnati Bengals 66.4% Kansas City Chiefs (2) 66.7% Oakland Raiders 60.1% Minnesota Vikings 63.0% Miami Dolphins 62.6% San Diego Chargers 64.5% San Francisco 49ers (2) 63.7% San Francisco 49ers (2) 70.6%* Cincinnati Bengals (3) 66.7% Cincinnati Bengals 67.3% Atlanta Falcons (3) 61.3% San Francisco 49ers 63.0% Detroit Lions (4) 66.8% San Francisco 49ers 61.4% Minnesota Vikings (5) 70.2% San Francisco 49ers 63.3% Buffalo Bills 65.6% Seattle Seahawks 66.7% San Francisco 49ers 69.1% Dallas Cowboys (2) 70.3% San Francisco 49ers (3) 66.9% San Francisco 49ers (4) 67.7% San Francisco 49ers (5) 67.7% San Francisco 49ers 63.0% Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers 65.1% St. Louis Rams (2) 67.7% St. Louis Rams (3) 68.7% St. Louis Rams 68.9% New York Jets 67.0% Indianapolis Colts 69.3% Tampa Bay Buccaneers 67.8% Cincinnati Bengals 68.3% Houston Texans 68.9% New England Patriots (2) 67.4% Miami Dolphins 70.6%* New Orleans Saints (2) 68.1% New Orleans Saints (3) 71.2%* New Orleans Saints (2) 68.6% Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons 69.5% San Diego Chargers 69.9% Dallas Cowboys ^ 69.8% Washington Redskins 71.6%* Minnesota Vikings (4) 72.0%* New Orleans Saints (5) 74.4%* New Orleans Saints (6) 74.3% New Orleans Saints ^ 70.7% Green Bay Packers ^ 70.4% Cincinnati Bengals ^ 69.8% Seattle Seahawks ^ 70.4% Cincinnati Bengals ^ 72.9% Miami Dolphins ^ 72.0% New England Patriots

AFL annual completion percentage leaders

+ Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the highest pass completion percentage in the AFL Cmp% The player's completion percentage for the season GP The number of games played by a player during the season Pro Football Hall of Fame member * Player set the single-season pass completion percentage record(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

+ AFL annual pass completion percentage leaders by season Season Leader Team 54.0%* Oakland Raiders 52.5% Boston Patriots 61.0%* Dallas Texans 59.4% San Diego Chargers (2) 56.2% Kansas City Chiefs (3) 53.4% Kansas City Chiefs (4) 56.0% Kansas City Chiefs (5) 57.7% Kansas City Chiefs (6) 58.5% Kansas City Chiefs (7) 59.0% Kansas City Chiefs

AAFC annual completion percentage leaders + Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the highest pass completion percentage in the AAFC Cmp% The player's completion percentage for the season GP The number of games played by a player during the season Pro Football Hall of Fame member * Player set the single-season pass completion percentage record(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

+ AAFC annual pass completion percentage leaders by season Season Leader Team 1946 57.7% Los Angeles Dons 1947 60.6% Cleveland Browns 1948 58.3% San Francisco 49ers 1949 57.9% Buffalo Bills

Most seasons leading a league Count Player Seasons Team(s) 8 , , , Washington Redskins 1962, 1964–1969, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs 6 , New Orleans Saints 5 , , , , San Francisco 49ers , San Francisco 49ers 4 1947, Cleveland Browns , , , Green Bay Packers 3 , , Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns St. Louis Rams 2 , San Francisco 49ers , New York Giants , Green Bay Packers , Indianapolis Colts (1) / Denver Broncos (1) , New York Jets (1) / Miami Dolphins (1) , Oakland Raiders , San Francisco 49ers (1) / New York Giants (1)

See also List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders List of NFL annual passing yards leaders List of NFL annual passer rating leaders

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