Before 2005, Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 12 seasons, with 45,173 yards.
| NAME | YDS | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Marino | 45,173 | 172 | 3,604 | 6,049 | 59.6 | 7.5 | 262.6 | 328 | 185 | 88.2 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 178 | 1,270 |
| 2 |  | B. Favre | 42,285 | 177 | 3,652 | 5,992 | 60.9 | 7.1 | 238.9 | 314 | 188 | 86.7 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 348 | 2,261 |
| 3 |  | W. Moon | 42,177 | 172 | 3,380 | 5,753 | 58.8 | 7.3 | 245.2 | 247 | 199 | 81.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 382 | 2,915 |
| 4 |  | D. Bledsoe | 39,808 | 172 | 3,449 | 6,049 | 57.0 | 6.6 | 231.4 | 221 | 181 | 76.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 402 | 2,733 |
| 5 |  | J. Elway | 37,736 | 174 | 3,030 | 5,384 | 56.3 | 7.0 | 216.9 | 199 | 177 | 76.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 416 | 3,073 |
| 6 |  | J. Kelly | 35,467 | 160 | 2,874 | 4,779 | 60.1 | 7.4 | 221.7 | 237 | 175 | 84.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 323 | 2,427 |
| 7 |  | J. Montana | 34,998 | 166 | 2,914 | 4,579 | 63.6 | 7.6 | 210.8 | 242 | 123 | 93.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 281 | 1,894 |
| 8 | | J. Everett | 34,837 | 158 | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7 | 7.1 | 220.5 | 203 | 175 | 78.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 257 | 1,885 |
| 9 | | B. Esiason | 34,149 | 170 | 2,661 | 4,680 | 56.9 | 7.3 | 200.9 | 223 | 168 | 80.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 294 | 2,286 |
| 10 |  | D. Fouts | 33,854 | 144 | 2,585 | 4,380 | 59.0 | 7.7 | 235.1 | 201 | 185 | 81.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 256 | 1,820 |
| 11 |  | J. Unitas | 33,021 | 153 | 2,261 | 4,097 | 55.2 | 8.1 | 215.8 | 252 | 189 | 82.9 | 6.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 12 |  | T. Aikman | 32,942 | 165 | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61.5 | 7.0 | 199.6 | 165 | 141 | 81.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 259 | 1,748 |
| 13 | | V. Testaverde | 32,479 | 156 | 2,559 | 4,598 | 55.7 | 7.1 | 208.2 | 204 | 190 | 75.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 316 | 2,359 |
| 14 | | F. Tarkenton | 31,135 | 167 | 2,290 | 4,175 | 54.9 | 7.5 | 186.4 | 234 | 180 | 79.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 125 | 973 |
| 15 | | K. Collins | 29,878 | 137 | 2,524 | 4,517 | 55.9 | 6.6 | 218.1 | 153 | 154 | 73.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 257 | 1,676 |
| 16 | | P. Simms | 29,512 | 144 | 2,246 | 4,110 | 54.6 | 7.2 | 204.9 | 179 | 145 | 77.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 430 | 3,134 |
| 17 |  | P. Manning | 29,442 | 112 | 2,464 | 3,880 | 63.5 | 7.6 | 262.9 | 216 | 120 | 92.3 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 139 | 941 |
| 18 | | J. Hadl | 28,946 | 168 | 1,959 | 3,898 | 50.3 | 7.4 | 172.3 | 223 | 222 | 70.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 112 | 975 |
| 19 | | K. Anderson | 28,057 | 157 | 2,254 | 3,848 | 58.6 | 7.3 | 178.7 | 172 | 133 | 81.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 346 | 2,477 |
| 20 | | J. George | 27,602 | 131 | 2,298 | 3,967 | 57.9 | 7.0 | 210.7 | 154 | 113 | 80.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 358 | 2,691 |
| 21 | | J. Ferguson | 27,590 | 164 | 2,188 | 4,166 | 52.5 | 6.6 | 168.2 | 181 | 190 | 68.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 292 | 2,529 |
| 22 | | J. Namath | 27,057 | 136 | 1,836 | 3,655 | 50.2 | 7.4 | 198.9 | 170 | 215 | 65.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 102 | 976 |
| 23 | | M. Brunell | 26,987 | 131 | 2,314 | 3,880 | 59.6 | 7.0 | 206.0 | 151 | 92 | 83.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 350 | 2,083 |
| 24 | | N. Snead | 26,755 | 148 | 1,918 | 3,728 | 51.4 | 7.2 | 180.8 | 175 | 213 | 66.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 57 | 484 |
| 25 | | R. Jaworski | 26,277 | 156 | 2,014 | 3,797 | 53.0 | 6.9 | 168.4 | 168 | 153 | 73.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 339 | 2,650 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cowboys
Commanders
Vikings
Bears
Packers
Panthers
Falcons
Saints
Buccaneers
49ers
Seahawks
Rams
Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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Steelers
Jaguars
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Texans
Chiefs
Raiders
Broncos
Chargers