lions players with 3000 passing yards in a season

Gary Danielson passed for 3,223 yards for the Lions in 1980.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	3,223	1980	DET	16	244	417	58.5	7.7	201.4	13	11	82.4	3.1	2.6	44	338
2	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	3,076	1984	DET	15	252	410	61.5	7.5	205.1	17	15	83.1	4.1	3.7	41	335
3	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	4,338	1995	DET	16	346	583	59.3	7.4	271.1	32	12	92.3	5.5	2.1	31	145
4	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	3,484	1997	DET	16	293	509	57.6	6.8	217.8	19	14	79.6	3.7	2.8	41	271
5	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	3,047	2004	DET	16	274	489	56.0	6.2	190.4	19	12	77.5	3.9	2.5	36	196
6	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	4,208	2006	DET	16	372	596	62.4	7.1	263.0	21	22	79.9	3.5	3.7	63	388
7	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	4,068	2007	DET	16	355	561	63.3	7.3	254.3	18	20	80.9	3.2	3.6	51	320
8	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,967	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	6.8	310.4	20	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,650	2013	DET	16	371	634	58.5	7.3	290.6	29	19	84.2	4.6	3.0	23	168
11	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,257	2014	DET	16	363	602	60.3	7.1	266.1	22	12	85.7	3.7	2.0	45	254
12	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,262	2015	DET	16	398	592	67.2	7.2	266.4	32	13	97.0	5.4	2.2	44	251
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,327	2016	DET	16	388	594	65.3	7.3	270.4	24	10	93.3	4.0	1.7	37	216
14	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,446	2017	DET	16	371	565	65.7	7.9	277.9	29	10	99.3	5.1	1.8	47	287
15	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	3,777	2018	DET	16	367	555	66.1	6.8	236.1	21	11	89.9	3.8	2.0	40	255
16	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,084	2020	DET	16	339	528	64.2	7.7	255.3	26	10	96.3	4.9	1.9	38	254
17	Jared Goff J. Goff	3,245	2021	DET	14	332	494	67.2	6.6	231.8	19	8	91.5	3.8	1.6	35	280
18	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,438	2022	DET	17	382	587	65.1	7.6	261.1	29	7	99.3	4.9	1.2	23	156
19	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,575	2023	DET	17	407	605	67.3	7.6	269.1	30	12	97.9	5.0	2.0	30	197
20	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,629	2024	DET	17	390	539	72.4	8.6	272.3	37	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
21	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,564	2025	DET	17	393	578	68.0	7.9	268.5	34	8	105.5	5.9	1.4	38	259

StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Bears	1	1	.500
Lions	1	1	.500
Packers	1	2	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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32.0

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10.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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186.0

173.0

157.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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313.5

291.0

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Sack Leaders

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000