Strong arms, soft touch, high arcs and frozen ropes all show up here, across six decades of throwing it long. Pick the spiral you would most want dropping into a receiver's hands.
1Dan MarinoDolphins Hall of Famer with one of the quickest releases ever and 48 touchdown passes in 1984.1000pts
2Terry BradshawSteelers Hall of Famer whose long throws to Lynn Swann and John Stallworth won four Super Bowls.682pts
3Aaron RodgersPackers quarterback famed for pinpoint long throws and Hail Mary completions.645pts
4Peyton ManningColts and Broncos Hall of Famer who threw a record 55 touchdown passes in 2013.574pts
5Russell WilsonSeahawks quarterback whose high-arcing moonball made him one of the most accurate deep passers of the 2010s.506pts
6Ben RoethlisbergerSteelers quarterback who won two Super Bowls and often hit Antonio Brown and Mike Wallace deep.506pts
7Matthew StaffordLions and Rams quarterback with a big arm who won Super Bowl LVI.447pts
8Brett FavrePackers Hall of Famer famous for a gunslinger arm and three straight MVP awards in the 1990s.446pts
9John ElwayBroncos Hall of Famer with a cannon arm who won back-to-back Super Bowls late in his career.446pts
10Sonny JurgensenEagles and Washington Hall of Famer regarded as one of the purest downfield passers of the 1960s.446pts
11Joe NamathJets Hall of Famer who threw for 4,007 yards in 1967 and guaranteed the Super Bowl III win.378pts
12Jeff BlakeBengals quarterback of the 1990s whose high, arcing deep throws to Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott earned him a 1995 Pro Bowl.378pts
13Dan FoutsChargers Hall of Famer who ran the Air Coryell offense and led the league in passing yards four times.378pts
14Warren MoonOilers Hall of Famer who threw for more than 4,600 yards in both 1990 and 1991 in the run-and-shoot.203pts
15Josh AllenBills quarterback with one of the strongest arms in league history.203pts
16Tom BradySeven-time Super Bowl champion whose 2007 deep connection with Randy Moss produced 50 touchdown passes.203pts
17Daryle LamonicaRaiders quarterback nicknamed the Mad Bomber for his vertical passing game in the late 1960s.203pts
18Kurt WarnerHall of Famer who led the Greatest Show on Turf Rams to a Super Bowl title with deep strikes to Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt.203pts
19Patrick MahomesChiefs quarterback and multiple Super Bowl champion known for off-platform deep throws to Tyreek Hill.0pts
20Joe FlaccoRavens Super Bowl MVP known for a huge arm and long playoff completions in the 2012 title run.0pts
Photo credits
- Dan Marino — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Terry Bradshaw — The ASI Show, CC BY 2.0
- Aaron Rodgers — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peyton Manning — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Russell Wilson — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ben Roethlisberger — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Matthew Stafford — Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0
- Brett Favre — Arnie Papp, CC BY 2.0
- John Elway — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dan Fouts — Rex Lilly, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Warren Moon — Warren Moon Press Conference | Oilers Tribute Week, CC BY 3.0
- Josh Allen — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tom Brady — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Patrick Mahomes — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Joe Flacco — Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0
