List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in pass completion percentage each year. The record for completion percentage in a season is held by Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints who completed 74.4% of his passes in 2018 . Five quarterbacks have led the NFL in completion percentage in four different seasons, and one player achieved the same feat in the AFL . Otto Graham led the AAFC in 1947 and the NFL three times.Year Player Completion % Team Ref 1933 Arnie Herber40.3%* Green Bay Packers1934 Arnie Herber 36.5% Green Bay Packers 1936 Ed Matesic 46.4%* Pittsburgh Pirates 1937 Ed Danowski 49.3%* New York Giants1938 Ed Danowski 54.3%* New York Giants 1939 Parker Hall 51.0% 1940 Sammy Baugh 62.7%* Washington Redskins 1941 Cecil Isbell 56.8% Green Bay Packers 1942 Sammy Baugh 58.7% Washington Redskins 1943 Sammy Baugh 55.6% Washington Redskins 1944 Frank Filchock 57.1% Washington Redskins 1945 Sammy Baugh 70.3%* Washington Redskins 1946 Sammy Baugh 54.0% Washington Redskins 1947 Sammy Baugh 59.3% Washington Redskins 1948 Sammy Baugh 58.7% Washington Redskins 1949 Sammy Baugh 56.9% Washington Redskins 1950 Bob Waterfield 57.3% Los Angeles Rams1951 Bobby Thomason 56.6% Green Bay Packers 1952 Norm Van Brocklin 55.1% Los Angeles Rams 1953 Otto Graham 64.7% Cleveland Browns 1954 Otto Graham 59.2% Cleveland Browns 1955 Otto Graham 53.0% Cleveland Browns 1955 Bobby Layne 53.0% Detroit Lions 1956 Ed Brown 57.1% Chicago Bears1957 Y. A. Tittle 63.1% San Francisco 49ers1958 John Brodie 59.9% San Francisco 49ers 1959 Milt Plum 58.6% Cleveland Browns 1959 Billy Wade 58.6% Los Angeles Rams 1960 Milt Plum 60.4% Cleveland Browns 1961 Milt Plum 58.6% Cleveland Browns 1962 Bart Starr 62.5% Green Bay Packers 1963 Y. A. Tittle 60.2% New York Giants 1964 Bart Starr 59.9% Green Bay Packers 1965 John Brodie 61.9% San Francisco 49ers 1966 Bart Starr 62.2% Green Bay Packers 1967 Johnny Unitas 58.5% 1968 Bart Starr 63.7% Green Bay Packers 1969 Sonny Jurgensen 62.0% Washington Redskins 1970 Sonny Jurgensen 59.9% Washington Redskins 1971 Virgil Carter 62.2% Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Norm Snead 60.3% New York Giants 1973 Ken Stabler 62.7% Oakland Raiders 1974 Ken Anderson 64.9% Cincinnati Bengals 1975 Len Dawson 66.4% Kansas City Chiefs1976 Ken Stabler 66.7% Oakland Raiders 1977 Fran Tarkenton 60.1% Minnesota Vikings 1978 Bob Griese 63.0% Miami Dolphins 1979 Dan Fouts 62.6% San Diego Chargers1980 Joe Montana 64.5% San Francisco 49ers 1981 Joe Montana 63.7% San Francisco 49ers 1982 Ken Anderson 70.6%* Cincinnati Bengals 1983 Ken Anderson 66.7% Cincinnati Bengals 1984 Steve Bartkowski 67.3% Atlanta Falcons 1985 Joe Montana 61.3% San Francisco 49ers 1986 Eric Hipple 63.0% Detroit Lions 1987 Joe Montana 66.8% San Francisco 49ers 1988 Wade Wilson 61.4% Minnesota Vikings 1989 Joe Montana 70.2% San Francisco 49ers 1990 Jim Kelly 63.3% Buffalo Bills 1991 Dave Krieg 65.6% Seattle Seahawks 1992 Steve Young 66.7% San Francisco 49ers 1993 Troy Aikman 69.1% Dallas Cowboys 1994 Steve Young 70.3% San Francisco 49ers 1995 Steve Young 66.9% San Francisco 49ers 1996 Steve Young 67.7% San Francisco 49ers 1997 Steve Young 67.7% San Francisco 49ers 1998 Brett Favre 63.0% Green Bay Packers 1998 Steve Beuerlein 63.0% Carolina Panthers 1999 Kurt Warner 65.1% 2000 Kurt Warner 67.7% 2001 Kurt Warner 68.7% 2002 Chad Pennington 68.9% New York Jets 2003 Peyton Manning 67.0% Indianapolis Colts 2004 Brian Griese 69.3% Tampa Bay Buccaneers2005 Carson Palmer 67.8% Cincinnati Bengals 2006 David Carr 68.3% Houston Texans 2007 Tom Brady 68.9% New England Patriots2008 Chad Pennington 67.4% Miami Dolphins 2009 Drew Brees 70.6%^ New Orleans Saints2010 Drew Brees 68.1% New Orleans Saints 2011 Drew Brees 71.2%* New Orleans Saints 2012 Peyton Manning 68.6% Denver Broncos 2012 Matt Ryan 68.6% Atlanta Falcons 2013 Philip Rivers 69.5% San Diego Chargers 2014 Tony Romo 69.9% Dallas Cowboys 2015 Kirk Cousins 69.8% Washington Redskins 2016 Sam Bradford 71.6%* Minnesota Vikings 2017 Drew Brees 72.0%* New Orleans Saints 2018 Drew Brees 74.4%* New Orleans Saints 2019 Drew Brees 74.3% New Orleans Saints
Top 25 single-season completion percentage leaders The NFL requires players to reach certain minimums to qualify as a leader in per-game stats, percentage stats, and passer rating . Since 1978 the minimum number is 14 pass attempts per team game . These are the completion percentage leaders as compiled by Pro football reference. Rank Player Completion % Team Season 1 Drew Brees 74.4% New Orleans Saints 2018 2 Drew Brees 74.3% New Orleans Saints 2019 3 Drew Brees 72.0% New Orleans Saints 2017 4 Sam Bradford 71.6% Minnesota Vikings 2016 5 Drew Brees 71.2% New Orleans Saints 2011 6 Drew Brees 70.6% New Orleans Saints 2009 6 Ken Anderson 70.6% Cincinnati Bengals 1982 8 Derek Carr 70.4% Oakland Raiders 2019 9 Sammy Baugh 70.3% Washington Redskins 1945 9 Steve Young 70.3% San Francisco 49ers 1994 9 Ryan Tannehill 70.3% Tennessee Titans 2019 12 Joe Montana 70.2% San Francisco 49ers 1989 13 Kirk Cousins 70.1% Minnesota Vikings 2018 14 Drew Brees 70.0% New Orleans Saints 2016 15 Tony Romo 69.9% Dallas Cowboys 2014 15 Matt Ryan 69.9% Atlanta Falcons 2016 17 Kirk Cousins 69.8% Washington Redskins 2015 18 Carson Wentz 69.6% Philadelphia Eagles 2018 19 Philip Rivers 69.5% San Diego Chargers 2013 20 Matt Ryan 69.4% Atlanta Falcons 2018 21 Brian Griese 69.3% Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2004 22 Drew Brees 69.2% New Orleans Saints 2014 22 Daunte Culpepper 69.2% Minnesota Vikings 2004 24 Troy Aikman 69.1% Dallas Cowboys 1993 24 Kirk Cousins 69.1% Minnesota Vikings 2019 24 Jimmy Garoppolo 69.1% San Francisco 49ers 2019 Rank Player Completion % Team Season
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