1972 NFL Passing
| Passing |
Comp |
Att |
Comp % |
Yds |
Y/Att |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Minimum 100 attempts |
| Daryle Lamonica, OAK |
149 |
281 |
53.0 |
19998 |
71.17 |
18 |
12 |
101.9 |
| Earl Morrall, MIA |
83 |
150 |
55.3 |
1360 |
9.07 |
11 |
7 |
91.0 |
| John Brodie, SF |
70 |
110 |
63.6 |
905 |
8.23 |
9 |
8 |
86.4 |
| Billy Kilmer, WAS |
120 |
225 |
53.3 |
1648 |
7.32 |
19 |
11 |
84.8 |
| Norm Snead, NYG |
196 |
325 |
60.3 |
2307 |
7.10 |
17 |
12 |
84.0 |
| Fran Tarkenton, MIN |
215 |
378 |
56.9 |
2651 |
7.01 |
18 |
13 |
80.2 |
| Bob Berry, ATL |
154 |
277 |
55.6 |
2158 |
7.79 |
13 |
12 |
78.5 |
| Marty Domres, BAL |
115 |
222 |
51.8 |
1392 |
6.27 |
11 |
6 |
76.6 |
| Steve Spurrier, SF |
147 |
269 |
54.6 |
1983 |
7.37 |
18 |
16 |
75.9 |
| Charley Johnson, DEN |
132 |
238 |
55.5 |
1783 |
7.49 |
14 |
14 |
74.6 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN |
171 |
301 |
56.8 |
1918 |
6.37 |
7 |
7 |
74.0 |
| Len Dawson, KC |
175 |
305 |
57.4 |
1835 |
6.02 |
13 |
12 |
72.8 |
| Joe Namath, NYJ |
162 |
324 |
50.0 |
2816 |
8.69 |
19 |
21 |
72.5 |
| Greg Landry, DET |
134 |
268 |
50.0 |
2066 |
7.71 |
18 |
17 |
71.8 |
| Johnny Unitas, BAL |
88 |
157 |
56.1 |
1111 |
7.08 |
4 |
6 |
70.8 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
60 |
119 |
50.4 |
857 |
7.20 |
5 |
5 |
70.6 |
| Craig Morton, DAL |
185 |
339 |
54.6 |
2396 |
7.07 |
15 |
21 |
65.9 |
| Archie Manning, NO |
230 |
448 |
51.3 |
2781 |
6.21 |
18 |
21 |
64.6 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
147 |
308 |
47.7 |
1887 |
6.13 |
12 |
12 |
64.1 |
| Roman Gabriel, LAM |
165 |
323 |
51.1 |
2027 |
6.28 |
12 |
15 |
63.8 |
| Dennis Shaw, BUF |
136 |
258 |
52.7 |
1666 |
6.46 |
14 |
17 |
63.5 |
| Mike Phipps, CLE |
144 |
305 |
47.2 |
1994 |
6.54 |
13 |
16 |
61.0 |
| Pete Liske, PHI |
71 |
138 |
51.4 |
973 |
7.05 |
3 |
7 |
60.4 |
| John Reaves, PHI |
108 |
224 |
48.2 |
1508 |
6.73 |
7 |
12 |
58.4 |
| Dan Pastorini, HOU |
144 |
299 |
48.2 |
1711 |
5.72 |
7 |
12 |
57.1 |
| John Hadl, SD |
190 |
370 |
51.4 |
2449 |
6.62 |
15 |
26 |
56.7 |
| Scott Hunter, GB |
86 |
199 |
43.2 |
1252 |
6.29 |
6 |
9 |
55.5 |
| Steve Ramsey, DEN |
65 |
137 |
47.4 |
1050 |
7.66 |
3 |
9 |
53.5 |
| Bobby Douglass, CHI |
75 |
198 |
37.9 |
1246 |
6.29 |
9 |
12 |
49.8 |
| Jim Plunkett, NE |
169 |
355 |
47.6 |
2196 |
6.19 |
8 |
25 |
45.7 |
| Gary Cuozzo, STL |
69 |
158 |
43.7 |
897 |
5.68 |
5 |
11 |
43.7 |
| All others |
| Ron Widby, GB |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
102 |
51.00 |
1 |
0 |
158.3 |
| Floyd Little, DEN |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
43 |
21.50 |
1 |
0 |
158.3 |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF |
5 |
8 |
62.5 |
113 |
14.13 |
1 |
0 |
145.8 |
| Bob Lee, MIN |
3 |
6 |
50.0 |
75 |
12.50 |
1 |
0 |
135.4 |
| Calvin Hill, DAL |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
55 |
18.33 |
1 |
0 |
121.5 |
| Marlin Briscoe, MIA |
3 |
3 |
100.0 |
72 |
24.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Earl McCullouch, DET |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
23 |
23.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Jerrel Wilson, KC |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
20 |
20.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Donny Anderson, STL |
2 |
3 |
66.7 |
71 |
23.67 |
0 |
0 |
109.7 |
| Randy Johnson, NYG |
10 |
17 |
58.8 |
230 |
13.53 |
3 |
3 |
103.2 |
| Jim Del Gaizo, MIA |
5 |
9 |
55.6 |
165 |
18.33 |
2 |
1 |
100.5 |
| Bobby Anderson, DEN |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
14 |
4.67 |
1 |
0 |
88.9 |
| Sonny Jurgensen, WAS |
39 |
59 |
66.1 |
633 |
10.73 |
2 |
4 |
84.9 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK |
44 |
74 |
59.5 |
524 |
7.08 |
4 |
3 |
82.3 |
| Brian Dowling, NE |
29 |
54 |
53.7 |
383 |
7.09 |
2 |
1 |
81.0 |
| George Blanda, OAK |
5 |
15 |
33.3 |
77 |
5.13 |
1 |
0 |
73.5 |
| Joe Gilliam, PIT |
7 |
11 |
63.6 |
48 |
4.36 |
0 |
0 |
73.3 |
| Bob Davis, NYJ |
10 |
22 |
45.5 |
114 |
5.18 |
2 |
1 |
72.9 |
| Mike Montgomery, DAL |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
31 |
10.33 |
0 |
0 |
72.9 |
| Bob Griese, MIA |
53 |
97 |
54.6 |
638 |
6.58 |
4 |
4 |
71.6 |
| Virgil Carter, CIN |
47 |
82 |
57.3 |
579 |
7.06 |
3 |
4 |
71.1 |
| Bill Munson, DET |
20 |
35 |
57.1 |
194 |
5.54 |
1 |
1 |
70.4 |
| Terry Hanratty, PIT |
2 |
4 |
50.0 |
23 |
5.75 |
0 |
0 |
67.7 |
| Mike Livingston, KC |
41 |
78 |
52.6 |
480 |
6.15 |
7 |
8 |
61.9 |
| Spike Jones, BUF |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
4 |
2.00 |
0 |
0 |
56.3 |
| Jerry Tagge, GB |
10 |
29 |
34.5 |
154 |
5.31 |
0 |
0 |
52.9 |
| Bobby Joe Green, CHI |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
23 |
11.50 |
0 |
1 |
52.1 |
| John Huarte, CHI |
2 |
5 |
40.0 |
14 |
2.80 |
0 |
0 |
47.9 |
| Kent Nix, HOU |
33 |
63 |
52.4 |
287 |
4.56 |
3 |
6 |
41.0 |
| Mike Ernst, DEN |
1 |
4 |
25.0 |
10 |
2.50 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Frank Patrick, GB |
1 |
4 |
25.0 |
9 |
2.25 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bob Gladieux, NE |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Paul Krause, MIN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Tom Blanchard, NYG |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Ron Johnson, NYG |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Mike Garrett, SD |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bobby Walden, PIT |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| MacArthur Lane, GB |
2 |
19 |
10.5 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Cliff McClain, NYJ |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Jackie Smith, STL |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bob Gresham, NO |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Sam Havrilak, BAL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Pat Studstill, NE |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Ron Jessie, DET |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Leroy Kelly, CLE |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Dan Reeves, DAL |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Jon Staggers, GB |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Jack Mildren, BAL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| John Isenbarger, SF |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Larry Wilson, STL |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Wayne Clark, SD |
2 |
6 |
33.3 |
67 |
11.17 |
0 |
2 |
36.8 |
| Mike Taliaferro, BUF |
16 |
33 |
48.5 |
176 |
5.33 |
1 |
4 |
35.2 |
| Tim Van Galder, STL |
40 |
79 |
50.6 |
434 |
5.49 |
1 |
7 |
34.5 |
| Pete Beathard, LAM |
19 |
48 |
39.6 |
255 |
5.31 |
1 |
7 |
24.6 |
| Roger Staubach, DAL |
9 |
20 |
45.0 |
98 |
4.90 |
0 |
2 |
20.4 |
| Bill Nelsen, CLE |
14 |
31 |
45.2 |
141 |
4.55 |
0 |
3 |
19.1 |
| Rick Arrington, PHI |
5 |
13 |
38.5 |
46 |
3.54 |
0 |
1 |
16.8 |
| Ed Baker, HOU |
4 |
10 |
40.0 |
47 |
4.70 |
0 |
4 |
15.4 |
| Leo Hart, BUF |
6 |
15 |
40.0 |
53 |
3.53 |
0 |
3 |
10.6 |
| Fred Willis, CIN/HOU |
1 |
4 |
25.0 |
16 |
4.00 |
0 |
1 |
4.2 |
| Pat Sullivan, ATL |
3 |
19 |
15.8 |
44 |
2.32 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |