Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
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During the 2007 regular season, Brett Favre (starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers) surpassed John Elway to become the all-time winningest starting QB in NFL history.As he was approaching this record, a renewed interest in this statistic became evident as the official websites of the Green Bay Packers [1] and the Indianapolis Colts [2] continued to track it.
[edit] All-time wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history
As of December 30, 2007 (regular season only; minimum 80 wins):
This is a list in progress of QB's with at least 80 regular season wins.
Bold denotes an active player
| Name | Period | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Favre | 1991-2007 | 160 |
| 2 | John Elway | 1983-1998 | 147 |
| 3 | Dan Marino | 1983-1998 | 147 |
| 4 | Fran Tarkenton | 1961-1978 | 125 |
| 5 | Johnny Unitas | 1956-1973 | 119 |
| 6 | Joe Montana | 1979-1994 | 117 |
| 7 | Terry Bradshaw | 1970-1983 | 107 |
| 8 | Peyton Manning | 1998-Present | 105 |
| 9 | Warren Moon | 1984-2000 | 102 |
| 10 | Jim Kelly | 1986-1996 | 101 |
| 11 | Dave Krieg | 1980-1998 | 98 |
| 12 | Drew Bledsoe | 1993-2006 | 98 |
| 13 | Ken Stabler | 1970-1984 | 96 |
| 14 | Phil Simms | 1979-1993 | 95 |
| 15 | Steve Young | 1985-1999 | 94 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | 1957-1975 | 94 |
| 17 | Troy Aikman | 1989-2000 | 94 |
| 18 | Bob Griese | 1967-1980 | 92 |
| 19 | Steve McNair | 1995-2007 | 91 |
| 20 | Ken Anderson | 1971-1986 | 91 |
| 21 | Vinny Testaverde | 1987-2007 | 90 |
| 22 | Jim Hart | 1966-1984 | 87 |
| 23 | Tom Brady | 2000-Present | 86 |
| 24 | Roman Gabriel | 1962-1977 | 86 |
| 25 | Dan Fouts | 1973-1987 | 86 |
| 26 | Roger Staubach | 1969-1979 | 85 |
| 27 | Randall Cunningham | 1985-2001 | 82 |
| 28 | Boomer Esiason | 1984-1997 | 80 |
