most individual passing yards in a season before 1978

Before 1978, Joe Namath had the most passing yards in a season, with 4,007 yards in 1967.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Namath J. Namath	4,007	1967	NYJ	14	258	491	52.5	8.2	286.2	26	28	73.8	5.3	5.7
2	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,747	1967	WAS	14	288	508	56.7	7.4	267.6	31	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
3	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,723	1961	PHI	14	235	416	56.5	8.9	265.9	32	24	88.1	7.7	5.8
4	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	3,481	1963	BAL	14	237	410	57.8	8.5	248.6	20	12	89.7	4.9	2.9
5	John Hadl J. Hadl	3,473	1968	SD	14	208	440	47.3	7.9	248.1	27	32	64.5	6.1	7.3
6	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	3,465	1964	BOS	14	228	473	48.2	7.3	247.5	31	27	70.8	6.6	5.7
7	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	3,428	1967	BAL	14	255	436	58.5	7.9	244.9	20	16	83.6	4.6	3.7
8	Norm Snead N. Snead	3,399	1967	PHI	14	240	434	55.3	7.8	242.8	29	24	80.0	6.7	5.5
9	Joe Namath J. Namath	3,379	1966	NYJ	14	232	471	49.3	7.2	241.4	19	27	62.6	4.0	5.7
10	John Hadl J. Hadl	3,365	1967	SD	14	217	427	50.8	7.9	240.4	24	22	74.5	5.6	5.2
11	George Blanda G. Blanda	3,330	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	9.2	237.9	36	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
12	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,302	1969	OAK	14	221	426	51.9	7.8	235.9	34	25	79.8	8.0	5.9	11	100
13	George Blanda G. Blanda	3,287	1964	HOU	14	262	505	51.9	6.5	234.8	17	27	61.4	3.4	5.3
14	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	3,280	1963	STL	14	222	423	52.5	7.8	234.3	28	21	79.5	6.6	5.0
15	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,261	1962	PHI	14	196	366	53.6	8.9	232.9	22	26	74.3	6.0	7.1
16	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,245	1968	OAK	13	206	416	49.5	7.8	249.6	25	15	80.9	6.0	3.6
17	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,228	1967	OAK	14	220	425	51.8	7.6	230.6	30	20	80.8	7.1	4.7
18	Y.A. Tittle	3,224	1962	NYG	14	200	375	53.3	8.6	230.3	33	20	89.5	8.8	5.3
19	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	3,219	1973	PHI	14	270	460	58.7	7.0	229.9	23	12	86.0	5.0	2.6	31	219
20	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,209	1966	WAS	14	254	436	58.3	7.4	229.2	28	19	84.5	6.4	4.4
21	Billy Wade B. Wade	3,172	1962	CHI	14	225	412	54.6	7.7	226.6	18	24	70.0	4.4	5.8
22	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	3,169	1975	CIN	13	228	377	60.5	8.4	243.8	21	11	93.9	5.6	2.9	32	247
23	Joe Namath J. Namath	3,147	1968	NYJ	14	187	380	49.2	8.3	224.8	15	17	72.1	3.9	4.5
24	Y.A. Tittle	3,145	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	8.6	241.9	36	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
25	John Brodie J. Brodie	3,112	1965	SF	13	242	391	61.9	8.0	239.4	30	16	95.3	7.7	4.1

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314

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418

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20.3

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

222.7

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	4	.333
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

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Rush TD Leaders

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7

Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

7

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

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PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

65

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NFL 2026 Betting

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM

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