| Year | Player | Att | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Joe Flacco (27) | 126 | BAL |
| 2011 | Eli Manning (30) | 163 | NYG |
| 2010 | Aaron Rodgers (27) | 132 | GNB |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning (33) | 128 | IND |
| 2008 | Kurt Warner (37) | 135 | ARI |
| 2007 | Eli Manning (26) | 119 | NYG |
| 2006 | Peyton Manning (30) | 153 | IND |
| 2005 | Matt Hasselbeck (30) | 103 | SEA |
| 2004 | Donovan McNabb (28) | 110 | PHI |
| 2003 | Tom Brady (26) | 126 | NWE |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 115 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 107 | STL |
| 2000 | Kerry Collins (28) | 97 | NYG |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner (28) | 121 | STL |
| 1998 | Chris Chandler (33) | 97 | ATL |
| 1997 | Brett Favre (28) | 97 | GNB |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 105 | NWE |
| 1995 | Neil O'Donnell (29) | 125 | PIT |
| 1994 | Stan Humphries (29) | 114 | SDG |
| 1993 | Jim Kelly+ (33) | 114 | BUF |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman+ (26) | 89 | DAL |
| 1991 | Jim Kelly+ (31) | 118 | BUF |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 82 | BUF |
| 1989 | Jim Everett (26) | 113 | RAM |
| 1988 | Joe Montana+ (32) | 90 | SFO |
| 1987 | Wade Wilson (28) | 93 | MIN |
| 1986 | John Elway+ (26) | 107 | DEN |
| 1985 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 93 | MIA |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 116 | MIA |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 84 | WAS |
| 1982 | Danny White (30) | 96 | DAL |
| 1981 | Joe Montana+ (25) | 88 | SFO |
| 1980 | Ron Jaworski (29) | 105 | PHI |
| 1979 | Terry Bradshaw+ (31) | 82 | PIT |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 78 | PIT |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler (32) | 75 | OAK |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 83 | MIN |
| 1975 | Roger Staubach+ (33) | 79 | DAL |
| 1974 | Fran Tarkenton+ (34) | 69 | MIN |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 77 | MIN |
| 1972 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 60 | WAS |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 66 | MIA |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 72 | SFO |
| 1969 | Len Dawson+ (34) | 61 | KAN |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 86 | OAK |
| 1967 | Bart Starr+ (33) | 71 | GNB |
| 1966 | Len Dawson+ (31) | 51 | KAN |
| Bart Starr+ (32) | 51 | GNB | |
| 1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (34) | 39 | GNB |
| 1964 | Tobin Rote (36) | 26 | SDG |