most pass yards by a player in a season age older than 35 before 1960

Before 1960, Sammy Baugh had the most passing yards in a season, with 2,938 yards in 1947.

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	NAME	YDS	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	2,938	33	1947	WAS	12	210	354	59.3	8.3	244.8	25	15	92.0	7.1	4.2
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	2,899	26	1959	BAL	12	193	367	52.6	7.9	241.6	32	14	92.0	8.7	3.8
3	Billy Wade B. Wade	2,875	28	1958	LA	12	181	341	53.1	8.4	239.6	18	22	72.2	5.3	6.5
4	Otto Graham O. Graham	2,816	31	1952	CLE	12	181	364	49.7	7.7	234.7	20	24	66.6	5.5	6.6
5	Otto Graham O. Graham	2,722	32	1953	CLE	12	167	258	64.7	10.6	226.8	11	9	99.7	4.3	3.5
6	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	2,712	31	1947	CHB	12	176	323	54.5	8.4	226.0	24	31	67.7	7.4	9.6
7	Johnny Lujack J. Lujack	2,658	24	1949	CHB	12	162	312	51.9	8.5	221.5	23	22	76.0	7.4	7.1
8	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	2,637	28	1954	LA	12	139	260	53.5	10.1	219.8	13	21	71.9	5.0	8.1
9	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	2,617	33	1959	PHI	12	191	340	56.2	7.7	218.1	16	14	79.5	4.7	4.1
10	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	2,599	34	1948	WAS	12	185	315	58.7	8.3	216.6	22	23	78.3	7.0	7.3
11	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	2,550	24	1957	BAL	12	172	301	57.1	8.5	212.5	24	17	88.0	8.0	5.6
12	Bobby Layne B. Layne	2,510	32	1958	TOT	12	145	294	49.3	8.5	209.2	14	12	77.6	4.8	4.1
13	Bobby Thomason B. Thomason	2,462	25	1953	PHI	12	162	304	53.3	8.1	205.2	21	20	75.8	6.9	6.6
14	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	2,409	32	1958	PHI	12	198	374	52.9	6.4	200.8	15	20	64.1	4.0	5.3
15	Bobby Layne B. Layne	2,403	25	1951	DET	12	152	332	45.8	7.2	200.3	26	23	67.6	7.8	6.9
16	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	2,393	27	1953	LA	12	156	286	54.5	8.4	199.4	19	14	84.1	6.6	4.9
17	Bobby Layne B. Layne	2,323	24	1950	DET	12	152	336	45.2	6.9	193.6	16	18	62.1	4.8	5.4
18	Tobin Rote T. Rote	2,311	26	1954	GB	12	180	382	47.1	6.0	192.6	14	18	59.1	3.7	4.7
19	Jim Finks J. Finks	2,307	25	1952	PIT	12	158	336	47.0	6.9	192.3	20	19	66.2	6.0	5.7
20	Jim Finks J. Finks	2,270	28	1955	PIT	12	165	344	48.0	6.6	189.2	10	26	47.7	2.9	7.6
21	George Ratterman G. Ratterman	2,251	24	1950	NYY	12	140	294	47.6	7.7	187.6	22	24	64.6	7.5	8.2
22	Y.A. Tittle	2,205	28	1954	SF	12	170	295	57.6	7.5	183.8	9	9	78.7	3.1	3.1
23	Otto Graham O. Graham	2,205	30	1951	CLE	12	147	265	55.5	8.3	183.8	17	16	79.2	6.4	6.0
24	Tobin Rote T. Rote	2,203	28	1956	GB	12	146	308	47.4	7.2	183.6	18	15	70.6	5.8	4.9
25	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	2,194	27	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	10.9	219.4	28	12	107.5	13.9	5.9

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

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Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Watson

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Purdy

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Sack Leaders

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29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

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17.0

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000