NFL Single-Season Pass Attempts Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season pass attempts record is 733, set by Tom Brady in 2022. It has stood for 3 years. The mark has been raised 21 times since 1932.
Record Holders
22 marks since 1932| Year | Player | ATT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
 Tom Brady
|
733 | still standing |
| 2012 |
 Matthew Stafford
|
727 | 10 years |
| 1994 |
 Drew Bledsoe
|
691 | 18 years |
| 1991 |
 Warren Moon
|
655 | 3 years |
| 1986 |
 Dan Marino
|
623 | 5 years |
| 1981 |
 Dan Fouts
|
609 | 5 years |
| 1980 |
Dan Fouts
|
589 | 1 year |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg | 578 | 1 year |
| 1978 |
 Fran Tarkenton
|
572 | 1 year |
| 1967 |
 Sonny Jurgensen
|
508 | 11 years |
| 1966 |
Sonny Jurgensen
|
436 | 1 year |
| 1963 | Charley Johnson | 423 | 3 years |
| 1961 |
 Johnny Unitas
|
420 | 2 years |
| 1954 |
 Tobin Rote
|
382 | 7 years |
| 1952 |
 Otto Graham
|
364 | 2 years |
| 1947 |
 Sammy Baugh
|
354 | 5 years |
| 1942 | Bud Schwenk | 295 | 5 years |
| 1940 |
 Davey O'Brien
|
277 | 2 years |
| 1939 | Parker Hall | 208 | 1 year |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber | 173 | 3 years |
| 1933 |
 Harry Newman
|
136 | 3 years |
| 1932 | Arnie Herber | 101 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.