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Most Passes Attempted, Season |
709 |
Minnesota |
1981 |
699 |
New England |
1994 |
686 |
New England |
1995 |
|
Fewest Passes Attempted, Season |
102 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
106 |
Boston |
1933 |
120 |
Detroit |
1937 |
|
Most Passes Attempted, Game |
70 |
New England vs Minnesota (11/13/94) |
69 |
NY Jets vs Baltimore (12/24/00) |
68 |
Houston vs Buffalo (11/1/64) |
66 |
Atlanta vs Detroit (12/24/89) |
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Fewest Passes Attempted, Game |
0 |
Green Bay vs Portsmouth (10/8/33) |
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Detroit vs Cleveland Rams (9/10/37) |
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Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn (11/16/41) |
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Pittsburgh vs LA Rams (11/13/49) |
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Cleveland vs Philadelphia (12/3/50) |
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Most Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game |
112 |
New England (70) vs Minnesota (42) 11/13/94 |
104 |
Miami (55) vs NY Jets (49) 10/18/87 OT |
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NY Jets (58) vs San Francisco (46) 9/6/98
OT |
102 |
San Francisco (57) vs Atlanta (45) 10/6/85 |
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Fewest Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game |
4 |
Chi Cardinals (1) vs Detroit (3) 11/3/35 |
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Detroit (0) vs Cleveland (4) 9/10/37 |
6 |
Chi Cardinals (2) vs Detroit (4) 9/15/40 |
8 |
Brooklyn (2) vs Philadelphia (6) 10/1/39 |
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Most Passes Completed, Season |
432 |
San Francisco |
1995 |
419 |
Arizona |
2005 |
411 |
Houston |
1991 |
409 |
Minnesota |
1994 |
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Fewest Passes Completed, Season |
25 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
33 |
Boston |
1933 |
34 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1934 |
|
Detroit |
1934 |
|
Most Passes Completed, Game |
45 |
New England vs Minnesota (11/13/94) OT |
43 |
Washington vs Detroit (11/4/90) OT |
|
Oakland vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 15, 2002 |
42 |
NY Jets vs San Francisco (9/21/80) |
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NY Jets vs Seattle (12/6/98) |
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Fewest Passes Completed, Game |
0 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Buffalo vs NY Jets (9/29/74) |
|
Most Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game |
71 |
New England (45) vs Minnesota (26) 11/13/94 |
68 |
San Francisco (37) vs Atlanta (31) 10/6/85 |
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Denver (34) vs. Oakland (34), Nov. 11, 2002 |
66 |
Cincinnati (40) vs San Diego (26) 12/20/82 |
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Fewest Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game |
1 |
Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Philadelphia (1) 11/8/36 |
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Detroit (0) vs Cleveland (1) 9/10/37 |
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Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Detroit (1) 9/15/40 |
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Brooklyn (0) vs Pittsburgh (1) 11/29/42 |
2 |
Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Detroit (2) 11/3/35 |
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Buffalo (0) vs NY Jets (2) 9/29/74 |
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Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Green Bay (2) 11/18/34 |
3 |
In Several Games |
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Most Seasons Leading League, Passing Yardage |
10 |
San Diego |
1965,1968,1971,1978-83,1985 |
8 |
Chicago Bears |
1932,1939,1941,1943,1945,1949,1954,1964 |
|
Washington |
1938,1940,1944,1947-48,1967,1974,1989 |
7 |
Houston |
1960-61,1963-64,1990-92 |
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L.A./St. Louis Rams |
1946, 1950-51, 1956, 1999-2001 |
|
Baltimore/Indianapolis |
1957, 1959-60, 1963, 1976, 2003-04 |
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Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Passing
Yardage |
6 |
San Diego |
1978-83 |
4 |
Green Bay |
1934-37 |
3 |
Miami |
1986-88 |
|
Houston |
1990-92 |
|
St. Louis |
1999-2001 |
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Most Yards Gained, Passing, Season |
5,232 |
St. Louis |
2000 |
5,018 |
Miami |
1984 |
4,870 |
San Diego |
1985 |
4,805 |
Houston |
1990 |
|
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Season |
302 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1934 |
357 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
459 |
Boston |
1934 |
|
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Game |
554 |
LA Rams vs NY Yanks (9/28/51) |
530 |
Minnesota vs Baltimore (9/28/69) |
521 |
Miami vs NY Jets (10/23/88) |
|
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Game |
-53 |
Denver vs Oakland (9/10/67) |
-52 |
Cincinnati vs Houston (10/31/71) |
-39 |
Atlanta vs San Francisco (10/23/76) |
|
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
884 |
NY Jets (449) vs Miami (435) 9/21/86 OT |
883 |
San Diego (486) vs Cincinnati (397) 12/20/82 |
874 |
Miami (456) vs New England (418) 9/4/94
OT |
|
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
-11 |
Green Bay (-10) vs Dallas (-1) 10/24/65 |
1 |
Chi Cardinals (0) vs Philadelphia (1) 11/8/36 |
7 |
Brooklyn (0) vs Pittsburgh (7) 11/29/42 |
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Most Seasons Leading League, Fewest Times Sacked |
10 |
Miami |
1973,1982-90 |
5 |
NY Jets |
1965-66,1968,1993,2000 |
|
Indianapolis |
1999-2000, 2004-06 |
4 |
San Diego |
1963-64,1967-68 |
|
San Francisco |
1964-65,1970-71 |
3 |
Houston |
1961-62,1978 |
|
St. Louis |
1974-76 |
|
Washington |
1966-67,1991 |
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Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest
Times Sacked |
9 |
Miami |
1982-90 |
3 |
St Louis |
1974-76 |
2 |
By Many Teams |
|
Most Times Sacked, Season |
104 |
Philadelphia |
1986 |
78 |
Arizona |
1997 |
76 |
Houston |
2002 |
|
Fewest Times Sacked, Season |
7 |
Miami |
1988 |
8 |
San Francisco |
1970 |
|
St Louis |
1975 |
9 |
New York Jets |
1966 |
|
Washington |
1991 |
|
Most Times Sacked, Game |
12 |
Pittsburgh vs Dallas (11/20/66) |
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Baltimore vs St Louis (10/26/80) |
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Detroit vs Chicago (12/16/84) |
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Houston vs Dallas (9/29/85) |
11 |
St Louis vs NY Giants (11/1/64) |
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LA Rams vs Baltimore (11/22/64) |
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Denver vs Buffalo (12/13/64) |
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Green Bay vs Detroit (11/7/65) |
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Buffalo vs Oakland (10/15/67) |
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Denver vs Oakland (11/5/67) |
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Atlanta vs St Louis (11/24/68) |
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Detroit vs Dallas (10/6/75) |
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Philadelphia vs St Louis (12/18/83) |
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Cleveland vs Kansas City (9/30/84) |
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Minnesota vs Chicago (10/28/84) |
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Atlanta vs Cleveland (11/18/84) |
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Dallas vs San Diego (11/16/86) |
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Philadelphia vs Detroit (11/16/86) |
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Philadelphia vs LA Raiders (11/30/86) OT |
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LA Raiders vs Seattle (12/8/86) |
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NY Jets vs Dallas (10/4/87) |
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Philadelphia vs Chicago (10/4/87) |
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Dallas vs Philadelphia (9/15/91) |
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Cleveland vs Indianapolis (9/6/92) |
10 |
By Many Teams |
|
Most Times Sacked, Both Teams, Game |
18 |
Green Bay (10) vs San Diego (8) 9/24/78 |
17 |
Buffalo (10) vs NY Titans (7) 11/23/61 |
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Pittsburgh (12) vs Dallas (5) 11/20/66 |
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Atlanta (9) vs Philadelphia (8) 12/16/84 |
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Philadelphia (11) vs LA Raiders (6) 11/30/86
(OT) |
16 |
LA Rams (11) vs Baltimore (5) 11/22/64 |
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Buffalo (11) vs Oakland (5) 10/15/67 |
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Most Seasons Leading League, Completion Percentage |
14 |
San Francisco |
1952,1957-58,1965,1981,1983,1987,1989,1992-97 |
11 |
Washington |
1937,1939-40,1942-45,1947-48,1969-70 |
8 |
Green Bay |
1936,1941,1961-62,1964,1966,1968,1998 |
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Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Completion
Percentage |
6 |
San Francisco |
1992-97 |
4 |
Washington |
1942-45 |
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Kansas City |
1966-69 |
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San Francisco |
1992-95 |
3 |
Cleveland |
1953-55 |
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Highest Completion Percentage, Season |
70.65 |
Cincinnati (310-219) |
1982 |
70.25 |
San Francisco (511-359) |
1994 |
70.19 |
San Francisco (482-339) |
1989 |
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Lowest Completion Percentage, Season |
22.9 |
Philadelphia (170-39) |
1936 |
24.5 |
Cincinnati (102-25) |
1933 |
25.0 |
Pittsburgh (168-42) |
1941 |
|
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Season |
51 |
Indianapolis |
2004 |
49 |
Miami |
1984 |
48 |
Houston |
1961 |
46 |
Miami |
1986 |
|
Fewest Touchdowns, Passing, Season |
0 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
|
Pittsburgh |
1945 |
1 |
Boston |
1932 |
|
Boston |
1933 |
|
Chicago Cardinals |
1934 |
|
Cincinnati/St Louis |
1934 |
|
Detroit |
1942 |
2 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1932 |
|
Stapleton |
1932 |
|
Chicago Cardinals |
1935 |
|
Brooklyn |
1936 |
|
Pittsburgh |
1942 |
|
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Game |
7 |
Chicago Bears vs NY Giants (11/14/43) |
|
Philadelphia vs Washington (10/17/54) |
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Houston vs NY Titans (11/19/61) |
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Houston vs NY Titans (10/14/62) |
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NY Giants vs Washington (10/28/62) |
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Minnesota vs Baltimore (9/28/69) |
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San Diego vs Oakland (11/22/81) |
6 |
By Many Teams |
|
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
12 |
New Orleans (6) vs St Louis (6) 11/2/69 |
11 |
NY Giants (7) vs Washington (4) 10/28/62 |
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Oakland (6) vs Houston (5) 12/22/63 |
10 |
San Diego (5) vs Seattle (5) 9/15/85 |
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Miami (6) vs NY Jets (4) 9/21/86 OT |
|
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season |
48 |
Houston |
1962 |
45 |
Denver |
1961 |
41 |
Card-Pitt |
1944 |
|
Fewest Passes Had Intercepted, Season |
5 |
Cleveland |
1960 |
|
Green Bay |
1966 |
|
Kansas City |
1990 |
|
NY Giants |
1990 |
6 |
Green Bay |
1964 |
|
St Louis |
1982 |
|
Dallas |
1993 |
|
Jacksonville |
2005 |
7 |
Los Angeles |
1969 |
|
Denver |
2005 |
|
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game |
9 |
Detroit vs Green Bay (10/24/43) |
|
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia (12/12/65) |
8 |
Green Bay vs NY Giants (11/21/48) |
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Chicago Cardinals vs Philadelphia (9/24/50) |
|
NY Yanks vs NY Giants (12/16/51) |
|
Denver vs Houston (12/2/62) |
|
Chicago Bears vs Detroit (9/22/68) |
|
Baltimore vs NY Jets (9/23/73) |
7 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Detroit vs Cleveland (9/23/01) |
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Most Passes Had Intercepted, Both Teams, Game |
13 |
Denver (8) vs Houston (5) 12/2/62 |
11 |
Philadelphia (7) vs Boston (4) 11/3/35 |
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Boston (6) vs Pittsburgh (5) 12/1/35 |
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Cleveland (7) vs Green Bay (4) 10/30/38 |
|
Green Bay (7) vs Detroit (4) 10/20/40 |
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Detroit (7) vs Chicago Bears (4) 11/22/42 |
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Detroit (7) vs Cleveland (4) 11/26/44 |
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Chicago Cardinals (8) vs Philadelphia (3) 9/24/50 |
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Washington (7) vs NY Giants (4) 12/8/63 |
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Pittsburgh (9) vs Philadelphia (2) 12/12/65 |
10 |
In Many Games |