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1971 NFL Quarterback Leaders

Every 1971 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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John Hadl led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 1971, with 3,075. Roger Staubach led in passer rating (104.8), yards per attempt (8.92) and interception percentage (1.9%). John Hadl also led in passing touchdowns (21) and passing yards per game (219.6).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 John Hadl 3,075
  2. 2 John Brodie 2,642
  3. 3 Fran Tarkenton 2,567
  4. 4 Len Dawson 2,504
  5. 5 Bill Nelsen 2,319
  6. 6 Terry Bradshaw 2,259
  7. 7 Roman Gabriel 2,238
  8. 8 Greg Landry 2,237
  9. 9 Billy Kilmer 2,221
  10. 10 Jim Plunkett 2,158

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Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 John Hadl 21
  2. 2 Bob Griese 19
  3. 2 Jim Plunkett 19
  4. 4 John Brodie 18
  5. 5 Roman Gabriel 17
  6. 6 Daryle Lamonica 16
  7. 6 Greg Landry 16
  8. 8 Len Dawson 15
  9. 8 Roger Staubach 15
  10. 10 Terry Bradshaw 13

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Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 Roger Staubach 104.8
  2. 2 Bob Griese 90.9
  3. 3 Virgil Carter 86.2
  4. 4 Len Dawson 81.6
  5. 5 Greg Landry 80.9
  6. 6 Bob Berry 75.9
  7. 7 Roman Gabriel 75.4
  8. 8 Billy Kilmer 74.0
  9. 9 John Hadl 68.9
  10. 10 Jim Plunkett 68.6

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Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Roger Staubach 8.92
  2. 2 Bob Berry 8.87
  3. 3 Greg Landry 8.57
  4. 4 Len Dawson 8.32
  5. 5 Bob Griese 7.94
  6. 6 Virgil Carter 7.32
  7. 7 Pete Liske 7.28
  8. 8 Billy Kilmer 7.26
  9. 9 Bill Nelsen 7.14
  10. 10 John Hadl 7.13

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Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Virgil Carter 62.2%
  2. 2 Bob Berry 60.2%
  3. 3 Roger Staubach 59.7%
  4. 4 Fran Tarkenton 58.5%
  5. 5 Len Dawson 55.5%
  6. 6 Bob Griese 55.1%
  7. 7 Terry Bradshaw 54.4%
  8. 8 Billy Kilmer 54.2%
  9. 9 John Hadl 54.1%
  10. 10 John Brodie 53.7%

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Passing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 John Hadl 219.6
  2. 2 Fran Tarkenton 197.5
  3. 3 John Brodie 188.7
  4. 4 Bob Berry 182.3
  5. 5 Len Dawson 178.9
  6. 6 Bill Nelsen 165.6
  7. 7 Virgil Carter 162.4
  8. 8 Terry Bradshaw 161.4
  9. 9 Roman Gabriel 159.9
  10. 10 Greg Landry 159.8

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Completions

CMP
  1. 1 John Hadl 233
  2. 2 Fran Tarkenton 226
  3. 3 John Brodie 208
  4. 4 Terry Bradshaw 203
  5. 5 Roman Gabriel 180
  6. 6 Bill Nelsen 174
  7. 7 Len Dawson 167
  8. 8 Billy Kilmer 166
  9. 9 Jim Plunkett 158
  10. 10 Dennis Shaw 149

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Pass Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 John Hadl 431
  2. 2 John Brodie 387
  3. 3 Fran Tarkenton 386
  4. 4 Terry Bradshaw 373
  5. 5 Roman Gabriel 352
  6. 6 Jim Plunkett 328
  7. 7 Bill Nelsen 325
  8. 8 Billy Kilmer 306
  9. 9 Len Dawson 301
  10. 10 Dennis Shaw 291

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Touchdown Percentage

TD%
  1. 1 Bob Griese 7.2%
  2. 2 Roger Staubach 7.1%
  3. 3 Daryle Lamonica 6.6%
  4. 4 Greg Landry 6.1%
  5. 5 Jim Plunkett 5.8%
  6. 6 Len Dawson 5.0%
  7. 7 John Hadl 4.9%
  8. 8 Bob Berry 4.9%
  9. 9 Roman Gabriel 4.8%
  10. 10 John Brodie 4.7%

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Interceptions Thrown

INT
  1. 1 Dennis Shaw 26
  2. 2 John Hadl 25
  3. 3 John Brodie 24
  4. 4 Bill Nelsen 23
  5. 5 Terry Bradshaw 22
  6. 6 Fran Tarkenton 21
  7. 7 Scott Hunter 17
  8. 8 Daryle Lamonica 16
  9. 8 Jim Plunkett 16
  10. 8 Bob Berry 16

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Interception Percentage

INT%
  1. 1 Roger Staubach 1.9%
  2. 2 Edd Hargett 2.4%
  3. 3 Roman Gabriel 2.8%
  4. 4 Virgil Carter 3.2%
  5. 5 Bob Griese 3.4%
  6. 6 Billy Kilmer 4.2%
  7. 7 Len Dawson 4.3%
  8. 8 Jim Plunkett 4.9%
  9. 9 Greg Landry 5.0%
  10. 10 Fran Tarkenton 5.4%

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Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Greg Landry 530
  2. 2 Roger Staubach 343
  3. 3 Bobby Douglass 284
  4. 4 Terry Bradshaw 247
  5. 5 Jim Plunkett 210
  6. 6 Archie Manning 172
  7. 7 Bob Davis 154
  8. 8 Ken Anderson 125
  9. 9 Fran Tarkenton 111
  10. 10 Bob Griese 82

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Terry Bradshaw 5
  2. 2 Scott Hunter 4
  3. 2 Archie Manning 4
  4. 4 John Brodie 3
  5. 4 Greg Landry 3
  6. 4 Fran Tarkenton 3
  7. 4 Bobby Douglass 3
  8. 8 Roman Gabriel 2
  9. 8 Billy Kilmer 2
  10. 8 Ken Stabler 2

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Greg Landry 76
  2. 2 Terry Bradshaw 53
  3. 3 Jim Plunkett 45
  4. 4 Roger Staubach 41
  5. 5 Bobby Douglass 39
  6. 6 Archie Manning 33
  7. 7 Fran Tarkenton 30
  8. 8 Bob Griese 26
  9. 9 Ken Anderson 22
  10. 10 Scott Hunter 21

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