| Year | Player | C/G | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Matthew Stafford (24) | 27.2 | DET |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (32) | 29.3 | NOR |
| 2010 | Peyton Manning (34) | 28.1 | IND |
| 2009 | Matt Schaub (28) | 24.8 | HOU |
| 2008 | Drew Brees (29) | 25.8 | NOR |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (28) | 27.5 | NOR |
| 2006 | Jon Kitna (34) | 23.3 | DET |
| 2005 | Kurt Warner (34) | 24.2 | ARI |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 23.7 | MIN |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning (27) | 23.7 | IND |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 26.1 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 23.4 | STL |
| 2000 | Peyton Manning (24) | 22.3 | IND |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 21.4 | CAR |
| 1998 | Brett Favre (29) | 21.7 | GNB |
| 1997 | Brad Johnson (29) | 21.2 | MIN |
| 1996 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 23.3 | NWE |
| 1995 | Steve Young+ (34) | 27.2 | SFO |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 25.0 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 21.8 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 20.6 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 25.3 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 24.1 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 22.1 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 22.1 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 22.9 | STL |
| 1986 | Joe Montana+ (30) | 23.9 | SFO |
| 1985 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 21.0 | MIA |
| 1984 | Dan Fouts+ (33) | 24.4 | SDG |
| 1983 | Bill Kenney (28) | 21.6 | KAN |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 24.2 | CIN |
| 1981 | Tommy Kramer (26) | 23.0 | MIN |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 21.8 | SDG |
| 1979 | Steve DeBerg (25) | 21.7 | SFO |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 21.6 | MIN |
| 1977 | Fran Tarkenton+ (37) | 17.2 | MIN |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 19.6 | MIN |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton+ (35) | 19.5 | MIN |
| 1974 | Roman Gabriel (34) | 17.5 | PHI |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 19.3 | PHI |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (23) | 16.4 | NOR |
| 1971 | Fran Tarkenton+ (31) | 17.4 | NYG |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 15.9 | SFO |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 19.6 | WAS |
| Daryle Lamonica (28) | 15.8 | OAK | |
| 1968 | John Brodie (33) | 16.7 | SFO |
| Daryle Lamonica (27) | 15.8 | OAK | |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 20.6 | WAS |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 18.4 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 18.1 | WAS |