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Buffalo Bills Passing First Downs Leaders

Career totals with the Bills and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 29: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts.

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Josh Allen holds the Bills career record with 1,523 passing first downs. The single-season record is 234, by Josh Allen in 2021.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

All-time Bills leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club 1D G
1 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2018–2026 1,523 132
2 Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Fitzpatrick 2009–2012 566 55
3 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2002–2004 504 48
4 Tyrod Taylor Tyrod Taylor 2015–2017 410 44
5 J.P. Losman J.P. Losman 2004–2008 282 41
6 Trent Edwards Trent Edwards 2007–2010 276 34
7 EJ Manuel EJ Manuel 2013–2016 157 23
8 Kyle Orton Kyle Orton 2014 147 12
9 Kelly Holcomb 2005 74 10
10 Thad Lewis Thad Lewis 2013 48 5
11 Matt Barkley Matt Barkley 2018–2020 36 7
12 Mitchell Trubisky Mitchell Trubisky 2021–2025 28 17
13 Nathan Peterman Nathan Peterman 2017–2018 26 8
14 Derek Anderson Derek Anderson 2018 22 2
15 Travis Brown 2001–2003 18 3
16 Jeff Tuel Jeff Tuel 2013 15 2
17 Brian Brohm Brian Brohm 2009–2010 12 3
18 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell 2001 7 1
19 Tyler Thigpen Tyler Thigpen 2011–2012 4 4
20 Brian Moorman Brian Moorman 2001–2013 3 190
21 Cardale Jones Cardale Jones 2016 2 1
21 Shane Matthews 2004 2 2
23 Fred Jackson Fred Jackson 2007–2014 1 105
23 Marshawn Lynch Marshawn Lynch 2007–2010 1 45
23 Joe Webb Joe Webb 2017 1 9

Single-season Bills records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season 1D G
1 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2021 234 17
2 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2020 228 16
3 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2002 218 16
4 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2022 212 16
5 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2023 199 17
6 Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Fitzpatrick 2011 178 16
7 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2025 177 16
8 Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Fitzpatrick 2012 174 16
9 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2024 173 16
10 Doug Flutie Doug Flutie 1999 156 15
11 Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Fitzpatrick 2010 151 13
12 Kyle Orton Kyle Orton 2014 147 12
12 Tyrod Taylor Tyrod Taylor 2016 147 15
14 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2019 146 16
15 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2004 144 16
16 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2003 142 16
17 Tyrod Taylor Tyrod Taylor 2017 134 15
18 Trent Edwards Trent Edwards 2008 132 14
18 J.P. Losman J.P. Losman 2006 132 16
20 Tyrod Taylor Tyrod Taylor 2015 129 14
21 Alex Van Pelt 2001 99 12
22 Rob Johnson 2000 95 11
23 Josh Allen Josh Allen 2018 88 12
24 EJ Manuel EJ Manuel 2013 86 10
25 Trent Edwards Trent Edwards 2007 81 10