most average passing passing yards per game by a player in a season

Dak Prescott threw for an average of 8.4 yards per attempt in 2020.

	NAME	AVG	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	8.4	371.2	2020	DAL	5	151	222	68.0	1,856	9	4	99.6	4.1	1.8	10	66
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	8.3	342.3	2013	DEN	16	450	659	68.3	5,477	55	10	115.1	8.3	1.5	18	120
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	8.3	342.3	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	5,476	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	8.4	328.2	2015	PIT	12	319	469	68.0	3,938	21	16	94.5	4.5	3.4	20	141
5	Tom Brady T. Brady	8.6	327.2	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	5,235	39	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.7	325.5	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	5,208	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
7	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.8	324.7	2015	NO	15	428	627	68.3	4,870	32	11	101.0	5.1	1.8	31	235
8	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.7	323.6	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	5,177	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
9	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	7.9	323.2	2023	CLE	5	123	204	60.3	1,616	13	8	90.2	6.4	3.9	8	57
10	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.9	322.6	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	5,162	39	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
11	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	7.6	320.6	2018	PIT	16	452	675	67.0	5,129	34	16	96.5	5.0	2.4	24	166
12	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	8.7	320.3	1982	SD	9	204	330	61.8	2,883	17	11	93.3	5.2	3.3	12	94
13	Jameis Winston J. Winston	8.2	319.3	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	5,109	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
14	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	8.8	318.6	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	5,097	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
15	Dan Marino D. Marino	9.0	317.8	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	5,084	48	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
16	Drew Brees D. Brees	8.0	316.8	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	5,069	34	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
17	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	8.1	316.0	2020	KC	15	390	588	66.3	4,740	38	6	108.2	6.5	1.0	22	147
18	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7.6	314.9	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	5,038	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
19	Tom Brady T. Brady	7.4	312.7	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	5,316	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
20	Warren Moon W. Moon	8.0	312.6	1990	HOU	15	362	584	62.0	4,689	33	13	96.8	5.7	2.2	36	252
21	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	8.6	312.4	2019	DET	8	187	291	64.3	2,499	19	5	106.0	6.5	1.7	18	137
22	Kurt Warner K. Warner	9.9	311.7	2000	STL	11	235	347	67.7	3,429	21	18	98.3	6.1	5.2	20	115
23	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	6.8	310.4	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	4,967	20	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
24	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	9.2	309.5	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	4,643	45	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
25	Drew Brees D. Brees	7.5	309.5	2014	NO	16	456	659	69.2	4,952	33	17	97.0	5.0	2.6	29	186

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	11	2	.846
Commanders	8	5	.615
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Sun 1/5	WAS	@	DAL	1:00 PM
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Lions	12	1	0	.923
Vikings	11	2	0	.846
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Buccaneers	7	6	0	.538
Falcons	6	7	0	.462
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	0	.615
Rams	7	6	0	.538

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Dolphins	6	7	0	.462
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	3	0	.769
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	6	7	0	.462
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	12	1	0	.923
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Sun 12/8	CIN	@	DAL	27-20
Sat 12/7	LAC	@	KC	17-19
Sat 12/7	CHI	@	SF	13-38
Sat 12/7	BUF	@	LAR	42-44
Sat 12/7	SEA	@	ARI	30-18

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Sun 12/22	SF	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 12/22	JAX	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 12/22	MIN	@	SEA	4:05 PM
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