1979 NFL Passing
| Passing |
Comp |
Att |
Comp % |
Yds |
Y/Att |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Minimum 100 attempts |
| Roger Staubach, DAL |
267 |
461 |
57.9 |
3586 |
7.78 |
27 |
11 |
92.3 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS |
233 |
395 |
59.0 |
2797 |
7.08 |
20 |
13 |
83.9 |
| Dan Fouts, SD |
332 |
530 |
62.6 |
4082 |
7.70 |
24 |
24 |
82.6 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK |
304 |
498 |
61.0 |
3615 |
7.26 |
26 |
22 |
82.2 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN |
189 |
339 |
55.8 |
2340 |
6.90 |
16 |
10 |
80.7 |
| Don Strock, MIA |
56 |
100 |
56.0 |
830 |
8.30 |
6 |
6 |
78.3 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA |
285 |
505 |
56.4 |
3661 |
7.25 |
20 |
18 |
77.7 |
| Steve Grogan, NE |
206 |
423 |
48.7 |
3286 |
7.77 |
28 |
20 |
77.4 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
259 |
472 |
54.9 |
3724 |
7.89 |
26 |
25 |
77.0 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI |
190 |
374 |
50.8 |
2669 |
7.14 |
18 |
12 |
76.8 |
| Archie Manning, NO |
252 |
420 |
60.0 |
3169 |
7.55 |
15 |
20 |
75.6 |
| Greg Landry, BAL |
270 |
457 |
59.1 |
2932 |
6.42 |
15 |
15 |
75.3 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF |
238 |
458 |
52.0 |
3572 |
7.80 |
14 |
15 |
74.4 |
| Brian Sipe, CLE |
286 |
535 |
53.5 |
3793 |
7.09 |
28 |
26 |
73.4 |
| Steve DeBerg, SF |
347 |
578 |
60.0 |
3652 |
6.32 |
17 |
21 |
73.1 |
| Bob Griese, MIA |
176 |
310 |
56.8 |
2160 |
6.97 |
14 |
16 |
72.0 |
| Lynn Dickey, GB |
60 |
119 |
50.4 |
787 |
6.61 |
5 |
4 |
71.7 |
| Craig Morton, DEN |
204 |
370 |
55.1 |
2626 |
7.10 |
16 |
19 |
70.6 |
| Mike Phipps, CHI |
134 |
255 |
52.5 |
1535 |
6.02 |
9 |
8 |
69.6 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN |
315 |
566 |
55.7 |
3397 |
6.00 |
23 |
24 |
69.3 |
| Pat Haden, LAM |
163 |
290 |
56.2 |
1854 |
6.39 |
11 |
14 |
68.1 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL |
204 |
380 |
53.7 |
2505 |
6.59 |
17 |
20 |
67.3 |
| Richard Todd, NYJ |
171 |
334 |
51.2 |
2660 |
7.96 |
16 |
22 |
66.5 |
| Phil Simms, NYG |
134 |
265 |
50.6 |
1743 |
6.58 |
13 |
14 |
66.0 |
| David Whitehurst, GB |
179 |
322 |
55.6 |
2247 |
6.98 |
10 |
18 |
64.5 |
| Dan Pastorini, HOU |
163 |
324 |
50.3 |
2090 |
6.45 |
14 |
18 |
62.1 |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz, STL |
52 |
109 |
47.7 |
621 |
5.70 |
3 |
4 |
59.5 |
| Steve Fuller, KC |
146 |
270 |
54.1 |
1484 |
5.50 |
6 |
14 |
55.8 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
194 |
378 |
51.3 |
2218 |
5.87 |
9 |
20 |
55.2 |
| Jeff Komlo, DET |
183 |
368 |
49.7 |
2238 |
6.08 |
11 |
23 |
52.8 |
| Doug Williams, TB |
166 |
397 |
41.8 |
2448 |
6.17 |
18 |
24 |
52.5 |
| Vince Ferragamo, LAM |
53 |
110 |
48.2 |
778 |
7.07 |
5 |
10 |
49.0 |
| Joe Pisarcik, NYG |
108 |
537 |
20.1 |
2 |
0.00 |
6 |
0 |
43.3 |
| All others |
| Walter Payton, CHI |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
54 |
54.00 |
1 |
0 |
158.3 |
| Jon Keyworth, DEN |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
32 |
32.00 |
1 |
0 |
158.3 |
| Chuck Muncie, NO |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
40 |
20.00 |
1 |
0 |
135.4 |
| Don Westbrook, NE |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
52 |
26.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Larry Swider, DET |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
36 |
36.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Ken Clark, LAM |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
32 |
16.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| John James, ATL |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
20 |
20.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Mike Thomas, SD |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
18 |
18.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Herman Weaver, SEA |
3 |
4 |
75.0 |
73 |
18.25 |
0 |
0 |
116.7 |
| Dave Jennings, NYG |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
24 |
12.00 |
0 |
0 |
116.7 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
12 |
12.00 |
0 |
0 |
116.7 |
| Sherman Smith, SEA |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
11 |
11.00 |
0 |
0 |
112.5 |
| Ron Springs, DAL |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
30 |
10.00 |
1 |
0 |
111.1 |
| Matt Cavanaugh, NE |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
10 |
10.00 |
0 |
0 |
108.3 |
| Bob Lee, LAM |
11 |
22 |
50.0 |
243 |
11.05 |
2 |
1 |
101.1 |
| Steve Little, STL |
2 |
3 |
66.7 |
31 |
10.33 |
0 |
0 |
100.7 |
| Guy Benjamin, MIA |
3 |
4 |
75.0 |
28 |
7.00 |
0 |
0 |
93.8 |
| David Beverly, GB |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
23 |
11.50 |
0 |
0 |
91.7 |
| Bobby Scott, NO |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
12 |
6.00 |
0 |
0 |
91.7 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
22 |
11.00 |
0 |
0 |
89.6 |
| John Walton, PHI |
19 |
36 |
52.8 |
213 |
5.92 |
3 |
1 |
86.9 |
| Eddie Hare, NE |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
4 |
4.00 |
0 |
0 |
83.3 |
| David Sims, SEA |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
18 |
9.00 |
0 |
0 |
81.3 |
| Joe Montana, SF |
13 |
23 |
56.5 |
96 |
4.17 |
1 |
0 |
81.1 |
| Mike Moroski, ATL |
8 |
15 |
53.3 |
97 |
6.47 |
0 |
0 |
73.5 |
| Johnny Evans, CLE |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
14 |
7.00 |
0 |
0 |
72.9 |
| Tony Galbreath, NO |
2 |
3 |
66.7 |
70 |
23.33 |
0 |
1 |
70.1 |
| Norris Weese, DEN |
53 |
97 |
54.6 |
731 |
7.54 |
1 |
3 |
69.6 |
| Gifford Nielsen, HOU |
32 |
61 |
52.5 |
404 |
6.62 |
3 |
3 |
69.3 |
| Scott Hunter, DET |
18 |
41 |
43.9 |
321 |
7.83 |
1 |
1 |
69.3 |
| Joe Reed, DET |
14 |
32 |
43.8 |
164 |
5.13 |
2 |
1 |
67.7 |
| Bert Jones, BAL |
43 |
92 |
46.7 |
643 |
6.99 |
3 |
3 |
67.4 |
| Mike Kruczek, PIT |
13 |
20 |
65.0 |
153 |
7.65 |
0 |
1 |
67.3 |
| Vince Evans, CHI |
32 |
63 |
50.8 |
508 |
8.06 |
4 |
5 |
66.1 |
| Jim Plunkett, OAK |
7 |
15 |
46.7 |
89 |
5.93 |
1 |
1 |
60.1 |
| Bob Avellini, CHI |
27 |
51 |
52.9 |
310 |
6.08 |
2 |
3 |
60.1 |
| Tom Owen, NE |
27 |
47 |
57.4 |
248 |
5.28 |
2 |
3 |
59.5 |
| June Jones, ATL |
38 |
83 |
45.8 |
505 |
6.08 |
2 |
3 |
58.6 |
| Danny White, DAL |
19 |
39 |
48.7 |
267 |
6.85 |
1 |
2 |
58.4 |
| Mike Rae, TB |
17 |
36 |
47.2 |
252 |
7.00 |
1 |
2 |
56.7 |
| Bill Munson, BUF |
3 |
7 |
42.9 |
31 |
4.43 |
0 |
0 |
56.3 |
| Buddy Hardeman, WAS |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
30 |
15.00 |
0 |
1 |
56.3 |
| Mike Livingston, KC |
44 |
90 |
48.9 |
469 |
5.21 |
1 |
4 |
49.7 |
| Matt Robinson, NYJ |
17 |
31 |
54.8 |
191 |
6.16 |
0 |
2 |
46.6 |
| Mark Miller, CLE |
2 |
8 |
25.0 |
31 |
3.88 |
0 |
0 |
43.2 |
| Jack Thompson, CIN |
39 |
87 |
44.8 |
481 |
5.53 |
1 |
5 |
42.4 |
| Steve Myer, SEA |
2 |
8 |
25.0 |
28 |
3.50 |
0 |
0 |
41.7 |
| Joe Washington, BAL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Mike Fuller, SD |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bruce Hardy, MIA |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Luke Prestridge, DEN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bob Grupp, KC |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Dave Preston, DEN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Ottis Anderson, STL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Will Harrell, STL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Harold Jackson, NE |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Ken Burrough, HOU |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Rick Upchurch, DEN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Del Williams, MIA |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Jerry Eckwood, TB |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| James Lofton, GB |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Tom Skledany, DET |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Sam Adkins, SEA |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Craig Penrose, DEN |
2 |
5 |
40.0 |
44 |
8.80 |
0 |
1 |
32.5 |
| James Harris, SD |
5 |
9 |
55.6 |
38 |
4.22 |
0 |
1 |
26.4 |
| Jeff Rutledge, LAM |
13 |
32 |
40.6 |
125 |
3.91 |
1 |
4 |
23.0 |
| Randy Dean, NYG |
11 |
26 |
42.3 |
91 |
3.50 |
0 |
2 |
19.9 |
| Pat Ryan, NYJ |
2 |
4 |
50.0 |
13 |
3.25 |
0 |
1 |
17.7 |
| Jerry Golsteyn, DET/BAL |
2 |
9 |
22.2 |
16 |
1.78 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
| Kim McQuilken, WAS |
1 |
4 |
25.0 |
12 |
3.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Russell Erxleben, NO |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |