Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Dan Fouts gained the most passing yards per game by a quarterback in a season, with 255.1 per game in 1979.
| NAME | YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 255.1 | 1979 | 16 | 332 | 530 | 62.6 | 4,082 | 7.7 | 24 | 24 | 82.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 195 | |
| 2 |  | J. Namath | 251.8 | 1970 | 5 | 90 | 179 | 50.3 | 1,259 | 7.0 | 5 | 12 | 54.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6 | 63 | |
| 3 | | K. Anderson | 243.8 | 1975 | 13 | 228 | 377 | 60.5 | 3,169 | 8.4 | 21 | 11 | 93.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 32 | 247 | |
| 4 | | B. Sipe | 237.1 | 1979 | 16 | 286 | 535 | 53.5 | 3,793 | 7.1 | 28 | 26 | 73.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 43 | 347 | |
| 5 |  | T. Bradshaw | 232.8 | 1979 | 16 | 259 | 472 | 54.9 | 3,724 | 7.9 | 26 | 25 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 | |
| 6 | | R. Gabriel | 229.9 | 1973 | 14 | 270 | 460 | 58.7 | 3,219 | 7.0 | 23 | 12 | 86.0 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 31 | 219 | |
| 7 | | J. Zorn | 228.8 | 1979 | 16 | 285 | 505 | 56.4 | 3,661 | 7.2 | 20 | 18 | 77.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 23 | 201 | |
| 8 | | S. DeBerg | 228.3 | 1979 | 16 | 347 | 578 | 60.0 | 3,652 | 6.3 | 17 | 21 | 73.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 17 | 119 | |
| 9 | | K. Stabler | 228.1 | 1976 | 12 | 194 | 291 | 66.7 | 2,737 | 9.4 | 27 | 17 | 103.4 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 19 | 203 | |
| 10 | | F. Tarkenton | 227.8 | 1976 | 13 | 255 | 412 | 61.9 | 2,961 | 7.2 | 17 | 8 | 89.3 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 25 | 221 | |
| 11 | | K. Stabler | 225.9 | 1979 | 16 | 304 | 498 | 61.0 | 3,615 | 7.3 | 26 | 22 | 82.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 34 | 284 | |
| 12 | | R. Staubach | 224.1 | 1979 | 16 | 267 | 461 | 57.9 | 3,586 | 7.8 | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 36 | 240 | |
| 13 | | J. Ferguson | 223.3 | 1979 | 16 | 238 | 458 | 52.0 | 3,572 | 7.8 | 14 | 15 | 74.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 43 | 387 | |
| 14 | | B. Jones | 221.7 | 1976 | 14 | 207 | 343 | 60.3 | 3,104 | 9.0 | 24 | 9 | 102.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 29 | 284 | |
| 15 | | J. Hadl | 219.6 | 1971 | 14 | 233 | 431 | 54.1 | 3,075 | 7.1 | 21 | 25 | 68.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 16 | 145 | |
| 16 | | D. Fouts | 217.3 | 1977 | 4 | 69 | 109 | 63.3 | 869 | 8.0 | 4 | 6 | 77.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 10 | 77 | |
| 17 | | F. Tarkenton | 216.8 | 1978 | 16 | 345 | 572 | 60.3 | 3,468 | 6.1 | 25 | 32 | 68.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 27 | 254 | |
| 18 | | J. Namath | 216.6 | 1972 | 13 | 162 | 324 | 50.0 | 2,816 | 8.7 | 19 | 21 | 72.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 11 | 101 | |
| 19 | | F. Tarkenton | 213.9 | 1975 | 14 | 273 | 425 | 64.2 | 2,994 | 7.0 | 25 | 13 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 27 | 245 | |
| 20 | | A. Manning | 213.5 | 1978 | 16 | 291 | 471 | 61.8 | 3,416 | 7.3 | 17 | 16 | 81.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 37 | 301 | |
| 21 | | R. Staubach | 212.7 | 1978 | 15 | 231 | 413 | 55.9 | 3,190 | 7.7 | 25 | 16 | 84.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 32 | 219 | |
| 22 | | T. Kramer | 212.3 | 1979 | 16 | 315 | 566 | 55.7 | 3,397 | 6.0 | 23 | 24 | 69.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 36 | 249 | |
| 23 | | J. Hart | 210.4 | 1976 | 14 | 218 | 388 | 56.2 | 2,946 | 7.6 | 18 | 13 | 82.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 17 | 132 | |
| 24 | | J. Brodie | 210.1 | 1970 | 14 | 223 | 378 | 59.0 | 2,941 | 7.8 | 24 | 10 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 8 | 67 | |
| 25 | | J. Harris | 208.6 | 1976 | 7 | 91 | 158 | 57.6 | 1,460 | 9.2 | 8 | 6 | 89.6 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 14 | 151 | |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |