Before 1977, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 43,385 yards.
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most career passing yards by a player including playoffs before 1977| NAME | YDS | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 43,385 | 231 | 3,317 | 5,892 | 56.3 | 7.4 | 187.8 | 318 | 235 | 81.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 244 | 1,995 |
| 2 |  | J. Unitas | 41,902 | 220 | 2,950 | 5,412 | 54.5 | 7.7 | 190.5 | 297 | 263 | 77.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 82 | 629 |
| 3 | | J. Hadl | 33,863 | 214 | 2,380 | 4,730 | 50.3 | 7.2 | 158.2 | 245 | 269 | 67.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 182 | 1,522 |
| 4 | | J. Brodie | 32,521 | 206 | 2,540 | 4,634 | 54.8 | 7.0 | 157.9 | 218 | 231 | 71.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 52 | 413 |
| 5 | | S. Jurgensen | 32,302 | 222 | 2,439 | 4,274 | 57.1 | 7.6 | 145.5 | 255 | 192 | 82.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 95 | 756 |
| 6 | | N. Snead | 30,797 | 178 | 2,276 | 4,353 | 52.3 | 7.1 | 173.0 | 196 | 257 | 65.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 94 | 744 |
| 7 | | L. Dawson | 30,208 | 219 | 2,243 | 3,929 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 137.9 | 246 | 191 | 82.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 173 | 1,475 |
| 8 | | R. Gabriel | 29,765 | 172 | 2,398 | 4,558 | 52.6 | 6.5 | 173.1 | 204 | 151 | 74.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 171 | 1,289 |
| 9 | | Y.A. Tittle | 28,996 | 182 | 2,171 | 3,938 | 55.1 | 7.4 | 159.3 | 216 | 234 | 72.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 10 | | G. Blanda | 28,110 | 360 | 2,000 | 4,196 | 47.7 | 6.7 | 78.1 | 243 | 294 | 59.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 17 | 136 |
| 11 | | J. Namath | 27,693 | 139 | 1,886 | 3,772 | 50.0 | 7.3 | 199.2 | 173 | 219 | 65.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 104 | 992 |
| 12 | | B. Layne | 27,336 | 179 | 1,860 | 3,797 | 49.0 | 7.2 | 152.7 | 197 | 255 | 62.2 | 5.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 13 | | B. Starr | 26,471 | 206 | 1,938 | 3,362 | 57.6 | 7.9 | 128.5 | 167 | 141 | 82.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 59 | 533 |
| 14 | | C. Johnson | 24,410 | 165 | 1,737 | 3,392 | 51.2 | 7.2 | 147.9 | 170 | 181 | 69.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 118 | 894 |
| 15 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 24,347 | 147 | 1,599 | 2,990 | 53.5 | 8.1 | 165.6 | 177 | 186 | 74.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 16 | | B. Parilli | 23,170 | 193 | 1,580 | 3,395 | 46.5 | 6.8 | 120.1 | 180 | 222 | 59.7 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | S. Baugh | 22,717 | 171 | 1,751 | 3,097 | 56.5 | 7.3 | 132.8 | 194 | 211 | 72.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | ||
| 18 | | J. Kemp | 22,344 | 128 | 1,514 | 3,233 | 46.8 | 6.9 | 174.6 | 116 | 193 | 57.0 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 21 | 187 |
| 19 | | J. Hart | 21,818 | 124 | 1,579 | 3,150 | 50.1 | 6.9 | 176.0 | 141 | 151 | 67.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 121 | 1,027 |
| 20 | | E. Morrall | 21,615 | 270 | 1,429 | 2,792 | 51.2 | 7.7 | 80.1 | 164 | 155 | 73.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 62 | 501 |
| 21 | | D. Lamonica | 21,082 | 164 | 1,405 | 2,864 | 49.1 | 7.4 | 128.5 | 183 | 148 | 73.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 78 | 696 |
| 22 | | C. Conerly | 20,279 | 167 | 1,466 | 2,925 | 50.1 | 6.9 | 121.4 | 177 | 171 | 68.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 23 | | B. Kilmer | 20,052 | 164 | 1,555 | 2,915 | 53.3 | 6.9 | 122.3 | 148 | 143 | 71.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 137 | 1,035 |
| 24 | | T. Rote | 19,635 | 153 | 1,377 | 2,997 | 45.9 | 6.6 | 128.3 | 156 | 194 | 58.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 25 | | B. Griese | 19,334 | 127 | 1,448 | 2,631 | 55.0 | 7.3 | 152.2 | 147 | 137 | 75.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 190 | 1,671 |
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 Eagles | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
 Commanders | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 |
 Vikings | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 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 |
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