| Player | Team | Att | Cmp | Pct | Yds | YPA | TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob GrieseB. Griese | MIA | 307 | 180 | 58.6 | 2,252 | 7.3 | 22 | 7.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 73t | 36 | 303 | 87.8 |
| Roger StaubachR. Staubach | DAL | 361 | 210 | 58.2 | 2,620 | 7.3 | 18 | 5.0 | 9 | 2.5 | 67 | 30 | 219 | 87.0 |
| Pat HadenP. Haden | LA | 216 | 122 | 56.5 | 1,551 | 7.2 | 11 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.8 | 58 | 17 | 151 | 84.5 |
| Craig MortonC. Morton | DEN | 254 | 131 | 51.6 | 1,929 | 7.6 | 14 | 5.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 81t | 43 | 338 | 82.0 |
| Bert JonesB. Jones | BAL | 393 | 224 | 57.0 | 2,686 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 2.8 | 78t | 26 | 221 | 80.8 |
| Ken StablerK. Stabler | OAK | 294 | 169 | 57.5 | 2,176 | 7.4 | 20 | 6.8 | 20 | 6.8 | 44t | 16 | 141 | 75.2 |
| Terry BradshawT. Bradshaw | PIT | 314 | 162 | 51.6 | 2,523 | 8.0 | 17 | 5.4 | 19 | 6.1 | 65t | 26 | 235 | 71.4 |
| Ken AndersonK. Anderson | CIN | 323 | 166 | 51.4 | 2,145 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.4 | 11 | 3.4 | 94t | 28 | 197 | 69.7 |
| Fran TarkentonF. Tarkenton | MIN | 258 | 155 | 60.1 | 1,734 | 6.7 | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 59t | 22 | 232 | 69.2 |
| Archie ManningA. Manning | NO | 205 | 113 | 55.1 | 1,284 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 59t | 36 | 288 | 68.8 |
| Greg LandryG. Landry | DET | 240 | 135 | 56.2 | 1,359 | 5.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.9 | 39 | 34 | 302 | 68.7 |
| Billy KilmerB. Kilmer | WAS | 201 | 99 | 49.3 | 1,187 | 5.9 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 59t | 22 | 180 | 66.5 |
| Steve GroganS. Grogan | NE | 305 | 160 | 52.5 | 2,162 | 7.1 | 17 | 5.6 | 21 | 6.9 | 68 | 14 | 155 | 65.2 |
| Jim HartJ. Hart | STL | 355 | 186 | 52.4 | 2,542 | 7.2 | 13 | 3.7 | 20 | 5.6 | 69t | 13 | 89 | 64.3 |
| Dan PastoriniD. Pastorini | HOU | 319 | 169 | 53.0 | 1,987 | 6.2 | 13 | 4.1 | 18 | 5.6 | 85t | 20 | 198 | 62.3 |
| Jim PlunkettJ. Plunkett | SF | 248 | 128 | 51.6 | 1,693 | 6.8 | 9 | 3.6 | 14 | 5.6 | 47t | 30 | 242 | 62.1 |
| Bob AvelliniB. Avellini | CHI | 293 | 154 | 52.6 | 2,004 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 18 | 6.1 | 75t | 23 | 200 | 61.3 |
| Ron JaworskiR. Jaworski | PHI | 346 | 166 | 48.0 | 2,183 | 6.3 | 18 | 5.2 | 21 | 6.1 | 55t | 47 | 342 | 60.4 |
| Richard ToddR. Todd | NYJ | 265 | 133 | 50.2 | 1,863 | 7.0 | 11 | 4.2 | 17 | 6.4 | 87t | 24 | 203 | 60.3 |
| Mike LivingstonM. Livingston | KC | 282 | 143 | 50.7 | 1,823 | 6.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 15 | 5.3 | 49 | 30 | 285 | 59.8 |
| James HarrisJ. Harris | SD | 211 | 109 | 51.7 | 1,240 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 | 5.2 | 78 | 12 | 106 | 55.8 |
| Joe FergusonJ. Ferguson | BUF | 457 | 221 | 48.4 | 2,803 | 6.1 | 12 | 2.6 | 24 | 5.3 | 42 | 36 | 273 | 54.8 |
| Jim ZornJ. Zorn | SEA | 251 | 104 | 41.4 | 1,687 | 6.7 | 16 | 6.4 | 19 | 7.6 | 82t | 11 | 43 | 54.3 |
| Lynn DickeyL. Dickey | GB | 220 | 113 | 51.4 | 1,346 | 6.1 | 5 | 2.3 | 14 | 6.4 | 95t | 21 | 187 | 51.4 |
| Joe PisarcikJ. Pisarcik | NYG | 241 | 103 | 42.7 | 1,346 | 5.6 | 4 | 1.7 | 14 | 5.8 | 82 | 32 | 262 | 42.3 |