Who Holds The Most NFL Records As A QB?
The answer may surprise you. Check out our list of the quarterbacks who hold the most NFL records.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is a quarterback for the New England Patriots and is considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. He currently holds the record for the most Super Bowl wins by a quarterback (7), the most Super Bowl appearances (10), and the most regular season wins by a quarterback (219).
Most regular season wins
Tom Brady holds the record for the most regular season wins by a quarterback with 200. He is also the only quarterback to have won 200 games, including playoffs.
Most Super Bowl appearances
Tom Brady has appeared in ten Super Bowls, the most of any player in NFL history. He has also won seven of those ten Super Bowls, the most of any player in NFL history.
Most Super Bowl wins
Tom Brady has won the most Super Bowls of any quarterback in NFL history. He has played in ten Super Bowls, winning seven of them. Brady has also been named the Super Bowl MVP five times, which is another NFL record.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints currently holds the most NFL records as a quarterback. He has led the Saints to five NFC Championship appearances and a Super Bowl title. He is a 14-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time Offensive Player of the Year.
Most passing yards
With a career total of 80,358 passing yards, Drew Brees holds the NFL record for the most passing yards of all time. As of the end of the 2019 season, he is 2,000 yards ahead of the second-place finisher on the list, Peyton Manning.
Brees has been a member of the New Orleans Saints since 2006 and has played in several Super Bowls, winning one in 2010. He is also a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and was named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011.
Most passing touchdowns
Drew Brees holds the NFL record for the most passing touchdowns in a career with 547. He is also the only player in NFL history to have thrown for over 70,000 yards and 500 touchdowns.
Most seasons with 4,000+ passing yards
Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints has the most seasons with 4,000 or more passing yards in NFL history. He accomplished this feat for the eleventh time in 2019, surpassing Peyton Manning’s previous record of ten such seasons.
Brees has had an impressive career, setting numerous records throughout his time in the NFL. In addition to this record, he also holds the records for most consecutive seasons with 3,000 or more passing yards (15), most career passing yards (77,416), and most career touchdown passes (552). He is also the only quarterback in NFL history to have passed for 5,000 yards in a single season on multiple occasions (five times total).
With such a decorated career, it’s no surprise that Brees holds this particular NFL record. He shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, so it’s possible that he will continue to add to his legacy in the years to come.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning currently holds the most NFL records as a quarterback. He is a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, 14-time All-Pro, Super Bowl XLI champion, and two-time NFL MVP. He also has the most passing yards (71,940), passing touchdowns (539), and completions (6,125) in NFL history.
Most passing yards in a season
In the 2013 NFL season, Peyton Manning set the record for most passing yards in a single season with 5,477. This broke the previous record of 5,084 yards, set by Drew Brees in 2011.
Most passing touchdowns in a season
Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most passing touchdowns in a season with 55, which he did in 2013.
Most career passing touchdowns
Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most career passing touchdowns with 539. He has thrown for over 70,000 yards and won two Super Bowls during his illustrious career.
Brett Favre
Brett Favre was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, four of which were with the Green Bay Packers. Favre is the only player to have won the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) three times and is one of only six quarterbacks to have won the award more than once.
Most career passing yards
Brett Favre is a former American football quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL). He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, interceptions, and quarterback wins.
Most career passing touchdowns
In his 20 seasons in the NFL, Brett Favre amassed an incredible number of records. He currently holds the record for most career passing touchdowns with those 508 touchdown passes coming over the course of his 301 games played. That’s an average of 1.69 passing touchdowns per game, a level of consistent excellence that other quarterbacks can only dream of matching.
Favre also holds the record for most passing yards in a career with 71,838 yards thrown over the course of his 300 games played. That’s an average of 239.6 passing yards per game, another remarkable achievement. His 67.4% career completion rate is yet another record that he holds and is yet another example of his incredible consistency as a quarterback.
Brett Favre’s records are unlikely to be broken anytime soon, but there are a few quarterbacks who are creeping up on him. Tom Brady currently sits in second place for most passing touchdowns with 500 touchdown passes thrown over the course of his 265 games played. That’s an average of 1.89 passing touchdowns per game and puts him on pace to break Favre’s record in 2023 provided he plays in all 16 games each season until then.
Drew Brees is another quarterback who is closing in on Favre’s records. Brees currently sits in third place for most passing touchdowns with 495 touchdown passes thrown over the course of his 266 games played. That’s an average of 1.86 passing touchdowns per game and puts him on pace to break Favre’s record in 2024 provided he plays in all 16 games each season until then.
Peyton Manning is another quarterback who is threatening to break some of Favre’s records. Manning currently sits in second place for most passing yards with 71,940 yards thrown over the course of his 266 games played. That’s an average of 269.7 passing yards per game and puts him on pace to break Favre’s record in 2020 provided he plays in all 16 games each season until then.
There are a few other quarterbacks who are creeping up on Brett Favre’s records, but it will likely be many years before any of them are broken. Until then, we can all enjoy watching Brett Favre hold onto his spot as the NFL’s all-time leader in several key statistical categories
Most career interceptions
Brett Favre
Brett Favre Longest NFL career interceptions record is held by Green Bay Packers. He played 20 seasons in NFL from 1991 to 2010. He was the 3rd overall pick in 1991 NFL draft by Atlanta Falcons. During his college days, he played for Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team where he set numerous records.
