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NFL Team Passing Leaders

Try to name the career passing leader for each of the 32 active NFL teams.
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Last updated: January 8, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 14, 2013
Times taken72,332
Average score65.6%
Rating4.18
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Yards
Team
Quarterback
74,571
Patriots
Tom Brady
68,010
Saints
Drew Brees
64,088
Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger
61,655
Packers
Brett Favre
61,361
Dolphins
Dan Marino
59,735
Falcons
Matt Ryan
59,271
Chargers
Philip Rivers
57,023
Giants
Eli Manning
54,828
Colts
Peyton Manning
51,475
Broncos
John Elway
45,109
Lions
Matthew Stafford
38,245
Ravens
Joe Flacco
37,059
Seahawks
Russell Wilson
35,467
Bills
Jim Kelly
35,222
Raiders
Derek Carr
35,124
49ers
Joe Montana
Yards
Team
Quarterback
34,639
Cardinals
Jim Hart
34,183
Cowboys
Tony Romo
33,685
Titans/Oilers
Warren Moon
33,098
Vikings
Fran Tarkenton
32,873
Eagles
Donovan McNabb
32,838
Bengals
Ken Anderson
29,725
Panthers
Cam Newton
28,507
Chiefs
Len Dawson
27,057
Jets
Joe Namath
25,698
Jaguars
Mark Brunell
25,206
Commanders /
Redskins
Joe Theismann
23,758
Rams
Jim Everett
23,713
Browns
Brian Sipe
23,443
Bears
Jay Cutler
23,221
Texans
Matt Schaub
19,737
Buccaneers
Jameis Winston
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Level 33
Nov 25, 2012
couldnt spell the panthers one. Great quiz, some of these guys really shocked me (mcnabb, hasselback)
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Level 84
Mar 9, 2015
Came of age in the 90s when the passing attacks started really opening up. Might have had similar tenures to earlier quarterbacks at those teams, but the average yards per year would have been much higher.
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Level 36
Nov 26, 2017
Um... Cam?
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Level 23
Jan 31, 2018
at the time it was delhomme i think
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Level 82
Sep 5, 2013
I got 2. I did better than 0.5% of people who take this test.
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Level 67
Mar 22, 2019
Now everyone feels great about themselves
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Level 78
Sep 24, 2020
Wow, even I got four.
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Level 19
Sep 19, 2013
today's NFL favors the passing game so you are always best guessing current players
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Level 77
Feb 24, 2014
True, but todays NFL also has more QB turnaround.
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Level 15
Jul 19, 2014
32 out of 32 awesome
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Level 75
Sep 5, 2014
ANOTHER football quiz on the daily four??? Nine days running - change the topic already, please?
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Level ∞
Sep 5, 2014
Sorry, you're just going to have to cope. But you'll be happy to know that we only feature one quiz per day that is sports-related or US only.
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Level 75
Sep 7, 2017
Sigh.
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Level 26
Sep 8, 2014
Had no idea how to spell Roethlisbeger until now, big ben should work for people that have no clue.
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Level 70
Sep 5, 2015
There are some serious old school guys here...Dawson, Tarkenton, Namath, Stabler, Hart. All these guys played in the 70's.
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Level 84
Mar 28, 2017
Dawson started playing in the 50's.
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Level 85
Sep 7, 2017
Do stats outside the NFL (i.e., in the AFL) count?
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Level 75
Sep 24, 2020
Yes.
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Level 34
Jan 9, 2018
this wasnt accurate Peyton Manning has more yards than Brady
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Level ∞
Jan 9, 2018
Peyton Manning played his last years with the Broncos before retiring to become a full time advertising pitchman.
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Level 66
Feb 12, 2018
Brian Sipe played for the Browns, but that franchise became the Ravens in 1996, and as such the franchise leader is Flacco. The Browns were then reborn and Tim Couch is the passing leader for that franchise
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Level 58
Jan 19, 2019
This is not correct. The franchise history remains with the current Cleveland Browns, however sad it recently has been. This was a huge sticking point when the devil himself moved the team to Baltimore.
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Level 66
Feb 25, 2018
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Level 30
Oct 3, 2019
Where is aaron rodgers. He has had more passing yards than most of these guys since 2015
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Level 88
Jan 7, 2020
You do realize this is a team leaders quiz, right? All of Rodgers passing yards have been for the Green Bay Packers, so the only one that matters is if he's ahead of Brett Favre or not...and he's not (over 20,000 yards short so far as of the end of the 2019 season).
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Level 81
Apr 2, 2020
I kept putting Jim Love for the Cardinals. Facepalm.
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Level 54
Jun 5, 2020
Update please, Brees is the passing leader.
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Level 74
Sep 20, 2021
This wasn't true a year ago and it's not true now. It's only about their yards with the franchise for which they are the individual who has the most yards.
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Level 52
Jul 3, 2020
Cowboys Tony Romo? Not Roger Staubach or Troy Aikman? Kurt Warner doesn't take the cake for the Cardinals OR Rams? And I'm thoroughly surprised that Otto Graham wasn't the Browns leader. Plus, Warren Moon always puzzled me - I don't think I'll ever get used to HIM being on these lists.
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Level 67
Sep 24, 2020
Was a little surprised at Romo being first, but he played in a pass-happy era, and Aikman spent a lot of time handing the ball off to maybe the greatest running back in NFL history.
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Level 84
Sep 24, 2020
Wait, Aikman never played with Barry Sanders. ;-)
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Level 62
Sep 24, 2020
Emmitt Smith he meant.
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Level 75
Sep 25, 2020
I think he knew what he meant. But as a Priest Holmes fan, I have to acknowledge what it means to be a running back behind one of the greatest offensive lines in history. Take ball; saunter left (or right), waiting for gaping hole to develop; burst through 8, or 15, or the score. I think most Emmitt Smith fans would recognize the sequence.
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Level 67
Sep 24, 2020
Incredible that the Bears have been around for 100 years and have had more impenetrable defenses than anyone could count...but they haven't had one really good quarterback in that whole century.
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Level 84
Sep 24, 2020
Sid Luckman (1939-50, all with Chicago). Hall of Fame QB. 4 NFL Championships. 1950 is a long time ago, though.
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Level 72
Sep 24, 2020
As of the start of 2020, Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Cam Newton, and Jameis Winston shouldn't be bolded anymore. Not with their leading team
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Level 72
Sep 24, 2020
Also Philip Rivers
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Level 18
May 4, 2022
as of now no one should be highlighted except cam
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Level 18
May 4, 2022
and carr
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Level 68
Mar 7, 2021
Matthew Stafford no longer plays for the Lions – he now plays for the Rams.
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Level 64
Mar 23, 2021
Brees retired remove him, Stafford was traded remove him
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Level 54
Sep 20, 2021
If they still lead the team, they still lead the team, some of the guys on the list haven't played in decades, but they are still the team leader in passing.
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Level 53
Sep 20, 2021
yeah but the gold color shouldn't be on there if they aren't active with their team
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Level 74
Sep 20, 2021
Yeah this shouldn't be featured again without updating who is with which team (Brees/Stafford)
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Level 46
Sep 21, 2021
I've never watched NFL, so I got only 4. I got Manning because I remember him from that Progressive commercial (I think) and I got Montana and Namath from old commercial blocks from the 1980s.
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Level 74
Sep 22, 2021
You've never heard of Tom Brady?
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Level 15
Feb 14, 2022
I missed Warren Moon, but I get Jim Hart, and Ken Anderson. That's my life as a trivia maniac.
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Level 54
Apr 27, 2022
Roethlisberger retired

Matt Ryan Plays for the Colts

Russell Wilson plays for the Broncos

and I think Can Newton is a free agent

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Level 76
Apr 30, 2022
I suggest not adding former team names, unless you do them for all franchise (Lions/Spartans, Bears/Staleys, Jets/Titans, etc.)
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Level ∞
Jan 9, 2023
Our current way makes the most sense. We add the former team name when the quarterback played with the team under the former name.
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Level 58
Aug 24, 2022
Quiz needs an update for the new season please.
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Level 14
Feb 14, 2023
I did Jim Evertt R.I.P.
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Level 37
Jan 8, 2024
I thought it would've been Bernie Kosar for the Browns.
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Level 76
Jan 17, 2024
If Stafford plays 3-4 more strong years on the Rams he could legitimately be on the list twice