Dan Fouts has the most passing yards by a quarterback in a season when throwing for fewer than 3,000 yards, with 2,999 yards in 1978.
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| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 2,999 | 1978 | 15 | 224 | 381 | 58.8 | 7.9 | 199.9 | 24 | 20 | 83.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 22 | 130 | |
| 2 |  | M. Jones | 2,997 | 2022 | 14 | 288 | 442 | 65.2 | 6.8 | 214.1 | 14 | 11 | 84.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 34 | 231 | |
| 3 |  | G. Frerotte | 2,996 | 2005 | 16 | 257 | 494 | 52.0 | 6.1 | 187.3 | 18 | 13 | 71.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 26 | 158 | |
| 4 |  | R. Tannehill | 2,995 | 2016 | 13 | 261 | 389 | 67.1 | 7.7 | 230.4 | 19 | 12 | 93.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 29 | 216 | |
| 5 | | J. Ferguson | 2,995 | 1983 | 16 | 281 | 508 | 55.3 | 5.9 | 187.2 | 26 | 25 | 69.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 27 | 266 | |
| 6 | | P. Haden | 2,995 | 1978 | 16 | 229 | 444 | 51.6 | 6.7 | 187.2 | 13 | 19 | 65.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 32 | 216 | |
| 7 | | F. Tarkenton | 2,994 | 1975 | 14 | 273 | 425 | 64.2 | 7.0 | 213.9 | 25 | 13 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 27 | 245 | |
| 8 |  | J. Winston | 2,992 | 2018 | 11 | 244 | 378 | 64.6 | 7.9 | 272.0 | 19 | 14 | 90.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 27 | 157 | |
| 9 |  | J. Unitas | 2,990 | 1961 | 14 | 229 | 420 | 54.5 | 7.1 | 213.6 | 16 | 24 | 66.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | |||
| 10 | | E. Brown | 2,982 | 1963 | 14 | 168 | 362 | 46.4 | 8.2 | 213.0 | 21 | 20 | 71.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Montana | 2,981 | 1988 | 14 | 238 | 397 | 59.9 | 7.5 | 212.9 | 18 | 10 | 87.9 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 34 | 223 | |
| 12 |  | D. Brees | 2,979 | 2019 | 11 | 281 | 378 | 74.3 | 7.9 | 270.8 | 27 | 4 | 116.3 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 12 | 89 | |
| 13 | | B. Hebert | 2,978 | 1993 | 14 | 263 | 430 | 61.2 | 6.9 | 212.7 | 24 | 17 | 84.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 29 | 190 | |
| 14 | | D. Fouts | 2,975 | 1983 | 10 | 215 | 340 | 63.2 | 8.8 | 297.5 | 20 | 15 | 92.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 14 | 107 | |
| 15 | | F. Ryan | 2,974 | 1966 | 14 | 200 | 382 | 52.4 | 7.8 | 212.4 | 29 | 14 | 88.2 | 7.6 | 3.7 | |||
| 16 | | K. Orton | 2,972 | 2008 | 15 | 272 | 465 | 58.5 | 6.4 | 198.1 | 18 | 12 | 79.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 27 | 160 | |
| 17 | | J. Plummer | 2,972 | 2002 | 16 | 284 | 530 | 53.6 | 5.6 | 185.8 | 18 | 20 | 65.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 36 | 248 | |
| 18 |  | J. Flacco | 2,971 | 2008 | 16 | 257 | 428 | 60.0 | 6.9 | 185.7 | 14 | 12 | 80.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 32 | 276 | |
| 19 | | V. Testaverde | 2,971 | 1997 | 13 | 271 | 470 | 57.7 | 6.3 | 228.5 | 18 | 15 | 75.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 20 | 129 | |
| 20 | | N. O'Donnell | 2,970 | 1995 | 12 | 246 | 416 | 59.1 | 7.1 | 247.5 | 17 | 7 | 87.7 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 15 | 126 | |
| 21 | | J. Unitas | 2,967 | 1962 | 14 | 222 | 389 | 57.1 | 7.6 | 211.9 | 23 | 23 | 76.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | |||
| 22 | | S. DeBerg | 2,965 | 1991 | 16 | 256 | 434 | 59.0 | 6.8 | 185.3 | 17 | 14 | 79.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 19 | 161 | |
| 23 |  | T. Aikman | 2,964 | 1999 | 14 | 263 | 442 | 59.5 | 6.7 | 211.7 | 17 | 12 | 81.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 19 | 130 | |
| 24 | | J. Theismann | 2,962 | 1980 | 16 | 262 | 454 | 57.7 | 6.5 | 185.1 | 17 | 16 | 75.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 31 | 282 | |
| 25 | | F. Tarkenton | 2,961 | 1976 | 13 | 255 | 412 | 61.9 | 7.2 | 227.8 | 17 | 8 | 89.3 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 25 | 221 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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Seahawks| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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