Dan Marino, Sonny Jurgensen and the Most Seasons Leading the NFL in Passing Yards

Dan Marino And Sonny Jurgensen Won Five Passing Titles

Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Dan Marino?

Not today.

Ask yourself which quarterbacks have won the most passing titles (here, meaning single-season leaderships in passing yards), and those four players would most likely be on your short list of answers.

But of those four all-time QBs, only Marino led the league in passing five times. Surprisingly, Brady and Favre have just two crowns to their credit.

Manning has three, including last season – but don’t count on him getting his fourth in 2014. Andrew Luck is the current NFL leader in passing yards and could win his first. Manning is not far away, though, as of the date of this post (after Week 13 of 2014).

Anyway – back to the top, and one more bit of a surprise. The Philadelphia Eagles / Washington Redskins‘ Sonny Jurgensen is the only other quarterback with five passing titles.

Four QBs have led the league four times, including active New Orleans Saint, Drew Brees. He’s in the running for his fifth, less than 300 yards from Luck.

Every quarterback who led the league, going back to 1932 (when it started making sense to track passing yardage), is listed below. Before that, football was mostly played on the ground, and quarterbacks didn’t even reach the 500-passing yards mark.

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	QUARTERBACK	PASSING TITLES	SEASONS	YARDS	TEAM
1.	Dan Marino	5	1984	5,084	Miami Dolphins
			1985	4,137	Miami Dolphins
			1986	4,746	Miami Dolphins
			1988	4,434	Miami Dolphins
			1992	4,116	Miami Dolphins
1.	Sonny Jurgensen	5	1961	3,723	Philadelphia Eagles
			1962	3,261	Philadelphia Eagles
			1966	3,209	Washington Redskins
			1967	3,747	Washington Redskins
			1969	3,102	Washington Redskins
3.	Dan Fouts	4	1979	4,082	San Diego Chargers
			1980	4,715	San Diego Chargers
			1981	4,802	San Diego Chargers
			1982	2,883	San Diego Chargers
3.	Drew Brees	4	2006	4,418	New Orleans Saints
			2008	5,069	New Orleans Saints
			2011	5,476	New Orleans Saints
			2012	5,177	New Orleans Saints
3.	Johnny Unitas	4	1957	2,550	Baltimore Colts
			1959	2,899	Baltimore Colts
			1960	3,099	Baltimore Colts
			1963	3,481	Baltimore Colts
3.	Sammy Baugh	4	1937	1,127	Washington Redskins
			1940	1,367	Washington Redskins
			1947	2,938	Washington Redskins
			1948	2,599	Washington Redskins
7.	Arnie Herber	3	1932	639	Green Bay Packers
			1934	799	Green Bay Packers
			1936	1,239	Green Bay Packers
7.	John Brodie	3	1965	3,112	San Francisco 49ers
			1968	3,020	San Francisco 49ers
			1970	2,941	San Francisco 49ers
7.	Peyton Manning	3	2000	4,413	Indianapolis Colts
			2003	4,267	Indianapolis Colts
			2013	5,477	Denver Broncos
7.	Sid Luckman	3	1943	2,194	Chicago Bears
			1945	1,727	Chicago Bears
			1946	1,826	Chicago Bears
11.	Bobby Layne	2	1950	2,323	Detroit Lions
			1951	2,403	Detroit Lions
11.	Brett Favre	2	1995	4,413	Green Bay Packers
			1998	4,212	Green Bay Packers
11.	Cecil Isbell	2	1941	1,479	Green Bay Packers
			1942	2,021	Green Bay Packers
11.	Ken Anderson	2	1974	2,667	Cincinnati Bengals
			1975	3,169	Cincinnati Bengals
11.	Otto Graham	2	1952	2,816	Cleveland Browns
			1953	2,722	Cleveland Browns
11.	Tom Brady	2	2005	4,110	New England Patriots
			2007	4,806	New England Patriots
11.	Warren Moon	2	1990	4,689	Houston Oilers
			1991	4,690	Houston Oilers
15.	Ace Parker	1	1938	865	Brooklyn Dodgers
15.	Bert Jones	1	1976	3,104	Baltimore Colts
15.	Billy Wade	1	1958	2,875	Los Angeles Rams
15.	Charley Johnson	1	1964	3,045	St. Louis Cardinals
15.	Daunte Culpepper	1	2004	4,717	Minnesota Vikings
15.	Davey O’Brien	1	1939	1,324	Philadelphia Eagles
15.	Don Majkowski	1	1989	4,318	Green Bay Packers
15.	Drew Bledsoe	1	1994	4,555	New England Patriots
15.	Ed Danowski	1	1935	794	New York Giants
15.	Fran Tarkenton	1	1978	3,468	Minnesota Vikings
15.	Harry Newman	1	1933	973	New York Giants
15.	Irv Comp	1	1944	1,159	Green Bay Packers
15.	Jeff George	1	1997	3,917	Oakland Raiders
15.	Jim Finks	1	1955	2,270	Pittsburgh Steelers
15.	Joe Ferguson	1	1977	2,803	Buffalo Bills
15.	Joe Namath	1	1972	2,816	New York Jets
15.	John Elway	1	1993	4,030	Denver Broncos
15.	John Hadl	1	1971	3,075	San Diego Chargers
15.	Johnny Lujack	1	1949	2,658	Chicago Bears
15.	Kurt Warner	1	2001	4,830	St. Louis Rams
15.	Lynn Dickey	1	1983	4,458	Green Bay Packers
15.	Mark Brunell	1	1996	4,367	Jacksonville Jaguars
15.	Matt Schaub	1	2009	4,770	Houston Texans
15.	Neil Lomax	1	1987	3,387	St. Louis Cardinals
15.	Norm Van Brocklin	1	1954	2,637	Los Angeles Rams
15.	Philip Rivers	1	2010	4,710	San Diego Chargers
15.	Rich Gannon	1	2002	4,689	Oakland Raiders
15.	Roman Gabriel	1	1973	3,219	Philadelphia Eagles
15.	Steve Beuerlein	1	1999	4,436	Carolina Panthers
15.	Tobin Rote	1	1956	2,203	Green Bay Packers

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NFL Quarterbacks: Most Games with Five or More Passing Touchdowns Since the Merger

Drew Brees, Along With Peyton Manning, Has The Most Five-Or-More Passing Touchdown Games In The Modern Era

We’re going up the ladder.  Yesterday, it was quarterbacks with the most 4-or-more passing touchdown games since the merger in 1970. Peyton Manning holds that record by eight over Drew Brees.

Today, it’s quarterbacks with the most 5-or-more passing touchdown games since the first modern football season when the AFL and NFL united into the NFL (becoming the AFC and NFC Conferences). And it’s Manning again – this time tied with Brees at the top. They have eight apiece.

What about six touchdowns? How about seven touchdowns? One more post in this series, tomorrow.

UPDATED LIST: Through Week 8 of 2014. Tom Brady threw for five TDs today, breaking his tie for fourth below with Brett Favre and Warren Moon.

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	QUARTERBACK	GAMES WITH 5 OR MORE PASSING TDS	FOR
1.	Peyton Manning	8	Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos
1.	Drew Brees	8	San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints
3.	Dan Marino	6	Miami Dolphins
4.	Tom Brady	5	New England Patriots
5.	Brett Favre	4	Green Bay Packers, New York Jets
5.	Warren Moon	4	Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks
7.	Daunte Culpepper	3	Minnesota Vikings
7.	Dan Fouts	3	San Diego Chargers
7.	Jim Kelly	3	Buffalo Bills
7.	Dave Krieg	3	Seattle Seahawks
7.	Joe Montana	3	San Francisco 49ers
7.	Matthew Stafford	3	Detroit Lions
13.	Lynn Dickey	2	Green Bay Packers
13.	Boomer Esiason	2	Cincinnati Bengals
13.	Joe Ferguson	2	Buffalo Bills
13.	Vince Ferragamo	2	Los Angeles Rams
13.	Matt Hasselbeck	2	Seattle Seahawks
13.	Tommy Kramer	2	Minnesota Vikings
13.	Donovan McNabb	2	Philadelphia Eagles
13.	Carson Palmer	2	Cincinnati Bengals
13.	Aaron Rodgers	2	Green Bay Packers
13.	Ben Roethlisberger	2	Pittsburgh Steelers
13.	Tony Romo	2	Dallas Cowboys
13.	Kurt Warner	2	St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals

Thanks again to pro-football-reference.com!

Photo: Wesley Hitt, Getty Images via kowb1290.com

Peyton Manning and Most Games with Four or More Passing Touchdowns Since the Merger

Peyton Manning, Touchdown…Again

Here’s a quarterback record that Peyton Manning broke some time ago (as opposed to his most recent record-breaking feat).

Manning has more games with four or more passing touchdowns than anyone else since the completed NFL-AFL merger in 1970 – 33 – and with a little room to play with, and some time yet to pad his stats.

Though the second best QB on this list is still active. Drew Brees has done it 25 times and it is possible Brees could take over one day. He’s about three years younger.

Then you have three of the usual suspects: Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Tom Brady.

But check this: Aaron Rodgers is next, ahead of his time, but on a different level. It goes from Brady with 20 to Rodgers with 13.

And check this: the top 20 QBs with the most “4-or-more” regular season games, below.

What about “five-or-more” or even “six or more” passing touchdown games? Check that, tomorrow.

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	QUARTERBACK	GAMES WITH 4 OR MORE PASSING TDS	FOR
1.	Peyton Manning	33	Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos
2.	Drew Brees	25	San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints
3.	Brett Favre	23	Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
4.	Dan Marino	21	Miami Dolphins
5.	Tom Brady	20	New England Patriots
6.	Aaron Rodgers	13	Green Bay Packers
7.	Dan Fouts	12	San Diego Chargers
8.	Drew Bledsoe	11	New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills
8.	Donovan McNabb	11	Philadelphia Eagles
10.	John Elway	10	Denver Broncos
10.	Jim Kelly	10	Buffalo Bills
10.	Eli Manning	10	New York Giants
13.	Tommy Kramer	9	Minnesota Vikings
13.	Warren Moon	9	Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks
13.	Steve Young	9	San Francisco 49ers
16.	Jeff Garcia	8	San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns
16.	Dave Krieg	8	Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals
16.	Joe Montana	8	San Francisco 49ers
16.	Tony Romo	8	Dallas Cowboys
16.	Brian Sipe	8	Cleveland Browns
16.	Kurt Warner	8	St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals
16.	Danny White	8	Dallas Cowboys

Thanks to the best football reference site on the Web. It’s pro-football-reference.com, where I punched in this query, and where you can see every quarterback who’s ever had even one 4-or-more passing TD game. OK one more time – Check it out!

Photo: AP via abc13.com