Before 2000, Dan Fouts had the most passing yards per game in a season, with 320.3 per game in 1982.
Interpreted as:
most pass yds per game by a player in season before 2000| NAME | YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 320.3 | 1982 | 9 | 204 | 330 | 61.8 | 2,883 | 8.7 | 17 | 11 | 93.3 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 12 | 94 | |
| 2 |  | D. Marino | 317.8 | 1984 | 16 | 362 | 564 | 64.2 | 5,084 | 9.0 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 13 | 120 | |
| 3 |  | W. Moon | 312.6 | 1990 | 15 | 362 | 584 | 62.0 | 4,689 | 8.0 | 33 | 13 | 96.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 36 | 252 | |
| 4 |  | S. Dils | 303.5 | 1981 | 2 | 54 | 102 | 52.9 | 607 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 66.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 66 | |
| 5 | | J. Rutledge | 302.0 | 1983 | 4 | 87 | 174 | 50.0 | 1,208 | 6.9 | 3 | 8 | 59.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 15 | 110 | |
| 6 | | D. Fouts | 300.1 | 1981 | 16 | 360 | 609 | 59.1 | 4,802 | 7.9 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | |
| 7 | | D. Fouts | 297.5 | 1983 | 10 | 215 | 340 | 63.2 | 2,975 | 8.8 | 20 | 15 | 92.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 14 | 107 | |
| 8 | | D. Marino | 296.6 | 1986 | 16 | 378 | 623 | 60.7 | 4,746 | 7.6 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 17 | 119 | |
| 9 | | D. Fouts | 294.7 | 1980 | 16 | 348 | 589 | 59.1 | 4,715 | 8.0 | 30 | 24 | 84.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 32 | 210 | |
| 10 | | W. Moon | 293.1 | 1991 | 16 | 404 | 655 | 61.7 | 4,690 | 7.2 | 23 | 21 | 81.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 23 | 174 | |
| 11 |  | S. Young | 290.9 | 1995 | 11 | 299 | 447 | 66.9 | 3,200 | 7.2 | 20 | 11 | 92.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 25 | 115 | |
| 12 |  | J. Montana | 290.3 | 1982 | 9 | 213 | 346 | 61.6 | 2,613 | 7.6 | 17 | 11 | 88.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 20 | 166 | |
| 13 | | N. Lomax | 288.4 | 1984 | 16 | 345 | 560 | 61.6 | 4,614 | 8.2 | 28 | 16 | 92.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 49 | 377 | |
| 14 | | D. Fouts | 287.7 | 1984 | 13 | 317 | 507 | 62.5 | 3,740 | 7.4 | 19 | 17 | 83.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 29 | 228 | |
| 15 | | J. Namath | 286.2 | 1967 | 14 | 258 | 491 | 52.5 | 4,007 | 8.2 | 26 | 28 | 73.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||
| 16 | | D. Bledsoe | 284.7 | 1994 | 16 | 400 | 691 | 57.9 | 4,555 | 6.6 | 25 | 27 | 73.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 22 | 139 | |
| 17 |  | W. Moon | 284.3 | 1994 | 15 | 371 | 601 | 61.7 | 4,264 | 7.1 | 18 | 19 | 79.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 29 | 235 | |
| 18 | | G. Izo | 284.0 | 1962 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 284 | 7.7 | 3 | 4 | 59.8 | 8.1 | 10.8 | |||
| 19 | | N. Lomax | 282.3 | 1987 | 12 | 275 | 463 | 59.4 | 3,387 | 7.3 | 24 | 12 | 88.5 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 48 | 350 | |
| 20 | | J. Montana | 279.5 | 1986 | 8 | 191 | 307 | 62.2 | 2,236 | 7.3 | 8 | 9 | 80.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 12 | 95 | |
| 21 | | T. Kramer | 279.4 | 1981 | 14 | 322 | 593 | 54.3 | 3,912 | 6.6 | 26 | 24 | 72.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 19 | 149 | |
| 22 | | L. Dickey | 278.6 | 1983 | 16 | 289 | 484 | 59.7 | 4,458 | 9.2 | 32 | 29 | 87.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 | |
| 23 | | D. Marino | 278.3 | 1994 | 16 | 385 | 615 | 62.6 | 4,453 | 7.2 | 30 | 17 | 89.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 18 | 113 | |
| 24 | | S. Young | 278.0 | 1998 | 15 | 322 | 517 | 62.3 | 4,170 | 8.1 | 36 | 12 | 101.1 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 48 | 234 | |
| 25 | | S. Beuerlein | 277.3 | 1999 | 16 | 343 | 571 | 60.1 | 4,436 | 7.8 | 36 | 15 | 94.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 50 | 280 | |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |