1981 NFL Passing
| Passing |
Comp |
Att |
Comp % |
Yds |
Y/Att |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Minimum 100 attempts |
| Ken Anderson, CIN |
300 |
479 |
62.6 |
3754 |
7.84 |
29 |
10 |
98.4 |
| Dan Fouts, SD |
360 |
609 |
59.1 |
4802 |
7.89 |
33 |
17 |
90.6 |
| Craig Morton, DEN |
225 |
376 |
59.8 |
3195 |
8.50 |
21 |
14 |
90.5 |
| Joe Montana, SF |
311 |
488 |
63.7 |
3565 |
7.31 |
19 |
12 |
88.4 |
| Danny White, DAL |
223 |
391 |
57.0 |
3098 |
7.92 |
22 |
13 |
87.5 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
201 |
370 |
54.3 |
2887 |
7.80 |
22 |
14 |
83.9 |
| Dave Krieg, SEA |
64 |
112 |
57.1 |
843 |
7.53 |
7 |
5 |
83.3 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA |
236 |
397 |
59.4 |
2788 |
7.02 |
13 |
9 |
82.4 |
| Richard Todd, NYJ |
279 |
497 |
56.1 |
3231 |
6.50 |
25 |
13 |
81.8 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL |
297 |
533 |
55.7 |
3829 |
7.18 |
30 |
23 |
79.2 |
| Lynn Dickey, GB |
204 |
354 |
57.6 |
2593 |
7.32 |
17 |
15 |
79.0 |
| Steve DeBerg, DEN |
64 |
108 |
59.3 |
797 |
7.38 |
6 |
6 |
77.6 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS |
293 |
496 |
59.1 |
3568 |
7.19 |
19 |
20 |
77.3 |
| Bert Jones, BAL |
244 |
426 |
57.3 |
3094 |
7.26 |
21 |
20 |
76.9 |
| Doug Williams, TB |
238 |
471 |
50.5 |
3563 |
7.56 |
19 |
14 |
76.8 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF |
252 |
498 |
50.6 |
3652 |
7.33 |
24 |
20 |
74.1 |
| Steve Fuller, KC |
77 |
134 |
57.5 |
934 |
6.97 |
3 |
4 |
74.0 |
| Phil Simms, NYG |
172 |
316 |
54.4 |
2031 |
6.43 |
11 |
9 |
74.0 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI |
250 |
461 |
54.2 |
3095 |
6.71 |
23 |
20 |
73.8 |
| Eric Hipple, DET |
140 |
279 |
50.2 |
2358 |
8.45 |
14 |
15 |
73.4 |
| David Whitehurst, GB |
66 |
128 |
51.6 |
792 |
6.19 |
7 |
5 |
72.8 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN |
322 |
593 |
54.3 |
3912 |
6.60 |
26 |
24 |
72.6 |
| Don Strock, MIA |
79 |
130 |
60.8 |
901 |
6.93 |
6 |
8 |
71.3 |
| David Woodley, MIA |
191 |
366 |
52.2 |
2470 |
6.75 |
12 |
13 |
69.8 |
| Ken Stabler, HOU |
165 |
285 |
57.9 |
1988 |
6.98 |
14 |
18 |
69.5 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
134 |
241 |
55.6 |
1694 |
7.03 |
11 |
14 |
68.7 |
| Brian Sipe, CLE |
313 |
567 |
55.2 |
3876 |
6.84 |
17 |
25 |
68.2 |
| Steve Dils, MIN |
54 |
102 |
52.9 |
607 |
5.95 |
1 |
2 |
66.1 |
| Pat Haden, LAM |
138 |
267 |
51.7 |
1815 |
6.80 |
9 |
13 |
64.4 |
| Archie Manning, NO |
134 |
232 |
57.8 |
1447 |
6.24 |
5 |
11 |
63.6 |
| Bill Kenney, KC |
147 |
274 |
53.6 |
1983 |
7.24 |
9 |
16 |
63.6 |
| Steve Grogan, NE |
117 |
216 |
54.2 |
1859 |
8.61 |
7 |
16 |
63.0 |
| Neil Lomax, STL |
119 |
236 |
50.4 |
1575 |
6.67 |
4 |
10 |
59.9 |
| Matt Cavanaugh, NE |
115 |
219 |
52.5 |
1633 |
7.46 |
5 |
13 |
59.8 |
| Marc Wilson, OAK |
173 |
366 |
47.3 |
2311 |
6.31 |
14 |
19 |
58.9 |
| Jim Plunkett, OAK |
94 |
179 |
52.5 |
1045 |
5.84 |
4 |
9 |
56.7 |
| Vince Evans, CHI |
195 |
436 |
44.7 |
2354 |
5.40 |
11 |
20 |
51.1 |
| Dave Wilson, NO |
82 |
159 |
51.6 |
1058 |
6.65 |
1 |
11 |
46.1 |
| Scott Brunner, NYG |
79 |
190 |
41.6 |
978 |
5.15 |
5 |
11 |
42.8 |
| All others |
| Drew Pearson, DAL |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
81 |
40.50 |
1 |
0 |
158.3 |
| Joe Cribbs, BUF |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
9 |
9.00 |
1 |
0 |
143.8 |
| Mike Phipps, CHI |
11 |
17 |
64.7 |
171 |
10.06 |
2 |
0 |
137.1 |
| Mike Guman, LAM |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
7 |
7.00 |
1 |
0 |
135.4 |
| Andy Johnson, NE |
7 |
9 |
77.8 |
194 |
21.56 |
4 |
1 |
118.8 |
| Tom Skledany, DET |
3 |
3 |
100.0 |
43 |
14.33 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Cliff Parsley, HOU |
2 |
2 |
100.0 |
43 |
21.50 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
25 |
25.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
18 |
18.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Eddie Hill, MIA |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
14 |
14.00 |
0 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Chuck Muncie, SD |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
3 |
3.00 |
1 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Chuck Fusina, TB |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
2 |
2.00 |
1 |
0 |
118.8 |
| Tom Myers, NO |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
8 |
4.00 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
| Paul McDonald, CLE |
35 |
57 |
61.4 |
463 |
8.12 |
4 |
2 |
95.9 |
| Joe Washington, WAS |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
32 |
16.00 |
0 |
0 |
95.8 |
| June Jones, ATL |
2 |
3 |
66.7 |
25 |
8.33 |
0 |
0 |
92.4 |
| Gifford Nielsen, HOU |
60 |
93 |
64.5 |
709 |
7.62 |
5 |
3 |
92.1 |
| Dan Pastorini, LAM |
64 |
52 |
123.1 |
719 |
13.83 |
2 |
14 |
92.0 |
| Gerry Ellis, GB |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
23 |
11.50 |
0 |
0 |
91.7 |
| Joe Pisarcik, PHI |
8 |
15 |
53.3 |
154 |
10.27 |
2 |
2 |
89.3 |
| Walt Easley, SF |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
5 |
5.00 |
0 |
0 |
87.5 |
| Guido Merkens, NO |
1 |
2 |
50.0 |
20 |
10.00 |
0 |
0 |
85.4 |
| Turk Schonert, CIN |
10 |
19 |
52.6 |
166 |
8.74 |
0 |
0 |
82.3 |
| Jeff Rutledge, LAM |
30 |
50 |
60.0 |
442 |
8.84 |
3 |
4 |
75.6 |
| Guy Benjamin, SF |
15 |
26 |
57.7 |
171 |
6.58 |
1 |
1 |
74.4 |
| Gary Danielson, DET |
56 |
96 |
58.3 |
784 |
8.17 |
3 |
5 |
73.4 |
| Sam Adkins, SEA |
7 |
13 |
53.8 |
96 |
7.38 |
1 |
1 |
71.3 |
| John Reaves, HOU |
31 |
61 |
50.8 |
379 |
6.21 |
2 |
2 |
67.6 |
| Greg Landry, BAL |
11 |
20 |
55.0 |
199 |
9.95 |
1 |
3 |
66.5 |
| Mark Malone, PIT |
45 |
88 |
51.1 |
553 |
6.28 |
3 |
5 |
58.6 |
| Cliff Stoudt, PIT |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
17 |
5.67 |
0 |
0 |
53.5 |
| Glenn Carano, DAL |
16 |
45 |
35.6 |
235 |
5.22 |
1 |
1 |
51.6 |
| Jack Thompson, CIN |
21 |
49 |
42.9 |
267 |
5.45 |
1 |
2 |
50.3 |
| Jeff Komlo, DET |
29 |
57 |
50.9 |
290 |
5.09 |
1 |
3 |
49.6 |
| Pat Ryan, NYJ |
4 |
10 |
40.0 |
48 |
4.80 |
1 |
1 |
49.2 |
| Steve Kreider, CIN |
1 |
3 |
33.3 |
13 |
4.33 |
0 |
0 |
47.9 |
| Mike Moroski, ATL |
12 |
26 |
46.2 |
132 |
5.08 |
0 |
1 |
45.7 |
| Tony Nathan, MIA |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Jeff West, SEA |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer, BUF |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Tony Collins, NE |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Kellen Winslow, SD |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Freddie Scott, DET |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Steve Largent, SEA |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bob Parsons, 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 |
| Frank Corral, LAM |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Matt Robinson, BUF |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Walter Payton, CHI |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Kevin House, TB |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Roosevelt Leaks, BUF |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| John James, ATL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Dwight Clark, SF |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Wes Chandler, NO/SD |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| Bob Avellini, CHI |
15 |
32 |
46.9 |
185 |
5.78 |
1 |
3 |
36.6 |
| Tom Flick, WAS |
13 |
27 |
48.1 |
143 |
5.30 |
0 |
2 |
33.4 |
| Ed Luther, SD |
7 |
15 |
46.7 |
68 |
4.53 |
0 |
1 |
32.1 |
| Tom Owen, NE |
15 |
36 |
41.7 |
218 |
6.06 |
1 |
4 |
31.7 |
| Bobby Scott, NO |
20 |
46 |
43.5 |
245 |
5.33 |
1 |
5 |
28.2 |
| Rich Campbell, GB |
15 |
30 |
50.0 |
168 |
5.60 |
0 |
4 |
27.5 |
| Wade Wilson, MIN |
6 |
13 |
46.2 |
48 |
3.69 |
0 |
2 |
16.3 |
| David Humm, BAL |
7 |
24 |
29.2 |
90 |
3.75 |
0 |
2 |
8.0 |
| Jeff Kemp, LAM |
2 |
6 |
33.3 |
25 |
4.17 |
0 |
1 |
7.6 |
| Jim Hadnot, KC |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Ron Springs, DAL |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Tony Reed, DEN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Ted Brown, MIN |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Henry Marshall, KC |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |