Dan Marino sets a single-season record with his 48th TD pass & becomes first QB to accumulate 5,000 passing yards in a season.
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Who was the first QB with 5,000 or more passing yards in a season?| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | YDS | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dan Marino | 1984 |  MIA | 16 | 5,084 | 362 | 564 | 64.2 | 9.0 | 317.8 | 48 | 8.5 | 17 | 3.0 | 13 | 120 | 108.9 |
| 2 |  | Drew Brees | 2008 |  NO | 16 | 5,069 | 413 | 635 | 65.0 | 8.0 | 316.8 | 34 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.7 | 13 | 92 | 96.2 |
| 3 |  | Tom Brady | 2011 |  NE | 16 | 5,235 | 401 | 611 | 65.6 | 8.6 | 327.2 | 39 | 6.4 | 12 | 2.0 | 32 | 173 | 105.6 |
| 4 | | Drew Brees | 2011 | NO | 16 | 5,476 | 468 | 657 | 71.2 | 8.3 | 342.3 | 46 | 7.0 | 14 | 2.1 | 24 | 158 | 110.6 |
| 5 |  | Matthew Stafford | 2011 |  DET | 16 | 5,038 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 7.6 | 314.9 | 41 | 6.2 | 16 | 2.4 | 36 | 257 | 97.2 |
| 6 | | Drew Brees | 2012 | NO | 16 | 5,177 | 422 | 670 | 63.0 | 7.7 | 323.6 | 43 | 6.4 | 19 | 2.8 | 26 | 190 | 96.3 |
| 7 | | Drew Brees | 2013 | NO | 16 | 5,162 | 446 | 650 | 68.6 | 7.9 | 322.6 | 39 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.8 | 37 | 244 | 104.7 |
| 8 |  | Peyton Manning | 2013 |  DEN | 16 | 5,477 | 450 | 659 | 68.3 | 8.3 | 342.3 | 55 | 8.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 18 | 120 | 115.1 |
| 9 | | Drew Brees | 2016 | NO | 16 | 5,208 | 471 | 673 | 70.0 | 7.7 | 325.5 | 37 | 5.5 | 15 | 2.2 | 27 | 184 | 101.7 |
| 10 |  | Ben Roethlisberger | 2018 |  PIT | 16 | 5,129 | 452 | 675 | 67.0 | 7.6 | 320.6 | 34 | 5.0 | 16 | 2.4 | 24 | 166 | 96.5 |
| 11 |  | Patrick Mahomes | 2018 |  KC | 16 | 5,097 | 383 | 580 | 66.0 | 8.8 | 318.6 | 50 | 8.6 | 12 | 2.1 | 26 | 171 | 113.8 |
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