detroit lions passing leaders season

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards for the Lions in a season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
2Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
3Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,650
2013
DET DET
16
371
634
58.5
7.3
290.6
29
19
84.2
4.6
3.0
23
168
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
2024
DET DET
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
5Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,575
2023
DET DET
17
407
605
67.3
7.6
269.1
30
12
97.9
5.0
2.0
30
197
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,446
2017
DET DET
16
371
565
65.7
7.9
277.9
29
10
99.3
5.1
1.8
47
287
7Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,438
2022
DET DET
17
382
587
65.1
7.6
261.1
29
7
99.3
4.9
1.2
23
156
8Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,338
1995
DET DET
16
346
583
59.3
7.4
271.1
32
12
92.3
5.5
2.1
31
145
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,327
2016
DET DET
16
388
594
65.3
7.3
270.4
24
10
93.3
4.0
1.7
37
216
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,262
2015
DET DET
16
398
592
67.2
7.2
266.4
32
13
97.0
5.4
2.2
44
251
11Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,257
2014
DET DET
16
363
602
60.3
7.1
266.1
22
12
85.7
3.7
2.0
45
254
12Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
4,208
2006
DET DET
16
372
596
62.4
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
63
388
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,084
2020
DET DET
16
339
528
64.2
7.7
255.3
26
10
96.3
4.9
1.9
38
254
14Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
4,068
2007
DET DET
16
355
561
63.3
7.3
254.3
18
20
80.9
3.2
3.6
51
320
15Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
3,777
2018
DET DET
16
367
555
66.1
6.8
236.1
21
11
89.9
3.8
2.0
40
255
16Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
3,484
1997
DET DET
16
293
509
57.6
6.8
217.8
19
14
79.6
3.7
2.8
41
271
17Jared Goff
J. Goff
3,245
2021
DET DET
14
332
494
67.2
6.6
231.8
19
8
91.5
3.8
1.6
35
280
18Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
3,223
1980
DET DET
16
244
417
58.5
7.7
201.4
13
11
82.4
3.1
2.6
44
338
19Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
3,076
1984
DET DET
15
252
410
61.5
7.5
205.1
17
15
83.1
4.1
3.7
41
335
20Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
3,047
2004
DET DET
16
274
489
56.0
6.2
190.4
19
12
77.5
3.9
2.5
36
196
21Eric Hipple
E. Hipple
2,952
1985
DET DET
16
223
406
54.9
7.3
184.5
17
18
73.6
4.2
4.4
49
343
22Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
2,917
1996
DET DET
14
253
437
57.9
6.7
208.4
17
17
74.9
3.9
3.9
36
199
23Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
2,880
2003
DET DET
16
309
554
55.8
5.2
180.0
17
22
63.9
3.1
4.0
9
55
24Shaun Hill
S. Hill
2,686
2010
DET DET
11
257
416
61.8
6.5
244.2
16
12
81.3
3.8
2.9
17
113
25Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
2,621
1963
DET DET
14
174
328
53.0
8.0
187.2
24
14
86.2
7.3
4.3
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

3rd

OPP PPG

21.6

11th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

8th

PASS YDS/G

233.4

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
3
4
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

9

Final

24

DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM