first qb to pass for 4000 yards in a season

Joe Namath attempted 491 passes when passing for 4,000+ yards in 1967.

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NAMEATTYDSSEASONTMGPCMPPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Namath
J. Namath
491
4,007
1967
14
258
52.5
8.2
286.2
26
28
73.8
5.3
5.7
2Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
530
4,082
1979
16
332
62.6
7.7
255.1
24
24
82.6
4.5
4.5
28
195
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
589
4,715
1980
16
348
59.1
8.0
294.7
30
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
4Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
554
4,132
1980
16
337
60.8
7.5
258.3
30
14
91.4
5.4
2.5
23
217
5Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
609
4,802
1981
16
360
59.1
7.9
300.1
33
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
6Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
484
4,458
1983
16
289
59.7
9.2
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
7Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
603
4,348
1983
16
346
57.4
7.2
271.8
24
18
80.8
4.0
3.0
41
284
8Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
560
4,614
1984
16
345
61.6
8.2
288.4
28
16
92.5
5.0
2.9
49
377
9Dan Marino
D. Marino
564
5,084
1984
16
362
64.2
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
10Phil Simms
P. Simms
533
4,044
1984
16
286
53.7
7.6
252.8
22
18
78.1
4.1
3.4
55
434
11Dan Marino
D. Marino
567
4,137
1985
16
336
59.3
7.3
258.6
30
21
84.1
5.3
3.7
18
157
12Dan Marino
D. Marino
623
4,746
1986
16
378
60.7
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
13Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
541
4,109
1986
16
276
51.0
7.6
256.8
22
22
72.9
4.1
4.1
28
240
14Dan Marino
D. Marino
606
4,434
1988
16
354
58.4
7.3
277.1
28
23
80.8
4.6
3.8
6
31
15Jim Everett
J. Everett
518
4,310
1989
16
304
58.7
8.3
269.4
29
17
90.6
5.6
3.3
29
214
16Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
599
4,318
1989
16
353
58.9
7.2
269.9
27
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
17Warren Moon
W. Moon
584
4,689
1990
15
362
62.0
8.0
312.6
33
13
96.8
5.7
2.2
36
252
18Warren Moon
W. Moon
655
4,690
1991
16
404
61.7
7.2
293.1
23
21
81.7
3.5
3.2
23
174
19Dan Marino
D. Marino
554
4,116
1992
16
330
59.6
7.4
257.3
24
16
85.1
4.3
2.9
28
173
20John Elway
J. Elway
551
4,030
1993
16
348
63.2
7.3
251.9
25
10
92.8
4.5
1.8
39
293
21Steve Young
S. Young
462
4,023
1993
16
314
68.0
8.7
251.4
29
16
101.5
6.3
3.5
31
160
22Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
691
4,555
1994
16
400
57.9
6.6
284.7
25
27
73.6
3.6
3.9
22
139
23Dan Marino
D. Marino
615
4,453
1994
16
385
62.6
7.2
278.3
30
17
89.2
4.9
2.8
18
113
24Warren Moon
W. Moon
601
4,264
1994
15
371
61.7
7.1
284.3
18
19
79.9
3.0
3.2
29
235
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
570
4,413
1995
16
359
63.0
7.7
275.8
38
13
99.5
6.7
2.3
33
217
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