most passing plus rushing yards combined 1978

Archie Manning had the most passing yards + rushing yards in 1978, with 3,618.

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	NAME	YDS+YDS	PASS YDS	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Archie Manning A. Manning	3,618	3,416	202	1978	NO	16	291	471	61.8	7.3	213.5	17	16	81.7	3.6	3.4	37	301
2	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	3,573	3,283	290	1978	SEA	16	248	443	56.0	7.4	205.2	15	20	72.1	3.4	4.5	44	284
3	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3,462	3,468	-6	1978	MIN	16	345	572	60.3	6.1	216.8	25	32	68.9	4.4	5.6	27	254
4	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	3,372	3,190	182	1978	DAL	15	231	413	55.9	7.7	212.7	25	16	84.9	6.1	3.9	32	219
5	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	3,363	2,824	539	1978	NE	16	181	362	50.0	7.8	176.5	15	23	63.6	4.1	6.4	21	184
6	Pat Haden P. Haden	3,201	2,995	206	1978	LA	16	229	444	51.6	6.7	187.2	13	19	65.1	2.9	4.3	32	216
7	Jim Hart J. Hart	3,132	3,121	11	1978	STL	15	240	477	50.3	6.5	208.1	16	18	66.7	3.4	3.8	20	166
8	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	3,042	2,999	43	1978	SD	15	224	381	58.8	7.9	199.9	24	20	83.0	6.3	5.2	22	130
9	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	3,008	2,915	93	1978	PIT	16	207	368	56.3	7.9	182.2	28	20	84.7	7.6	5.4	21	222
10	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	2,993	2,906	87	1978	CLE	16	222	399	55.6	7.3	181.6	21	15	80.7	5.3	3.8	29	229
11	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	2,944	2,944	0	1978	OAK	16	237	406	58.4	7.3	184.0	16	30	63.3	3.9	7.4	37	347
12	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	2,770	2,593	177	1978	WAS	16	187	390	47.9	6.6	162.1	13	18	61.6	3.3	4.6	42	391
13	Ron Jaworski R. Jaworski	2,566	2,487	79	1978	PHI	16	206	398	51.8	6.2	155.4	16	16	67.9	4.0	4.0	41	288
14	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	2,549	2,489	60	1978	ATL	14	187	369	50.7	6.7	177.8	10	18	61.1	2.7	4.9	39	349
15	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	2,484	2,473	11	1978	HOU	16	199	368	54.1	6.7	154.6	16	17	70.4	4.3	4.6	15	123
16	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	2,387	2,294	93	1978	DET	16	199	351	56.7	6.5	143.4	18	17	73.5	5.1	4.8	25	237
17	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	2,386	2,219	167	1978	CIN	12	173	319	54.2	7.0	184.9	10	22	58.0	3.1	6.9	30	237
18	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	2,212	2,136	76	1978	BUF	16	175	330	53.0	6.5	133.5	16	15	70.5	4.8	4.5	29	243
19	Joe Pisarcik J. Pisarcik	2,164	2,096	68	1978	NYG	15	143	301	47.5	7.0	139.7	12	23	52.1	4.0	7.6	28	205
20	David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst	2,160	2,093	67	1978	GB	16	168	328	51.2	6.4	130.8	10	17	59.9	3.0	5.2	35	258
21	Matt Robinson M. Robinson	2,025	2,002	23	1978	NYJ	16	124	266	46.6	7.5	125.1	13	16	63.5	4.9	6.0	28	228
22	Bill Troup B. Troup	1,907	1,882	25	1978	BAL	12	154	296	52.0	6.4	156.8	10	21	53.6	3.4	7.1	32	340
23	Craig Morton C. Morton	1,873	1,802	71	1978	DEN	14	146	267	54.7	6.7	128.7	11	8	77.0	4.1	3.0	36	238
24	Bob Griese B. Griese	1,801	1,791	10	1978	MIA	11	148	235	63.0	7.6	162.8	11	11	82.4	4.7	4.7	18	165
25	Bob Avellini B. Avellini	1,772	1,718	54	1978	CHI	13	141	264	53.4	6.5	132.2	5	16	54.8	1.9	6.1	26	208

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PASS

1,203

Shough

RUSH

128

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REC

491

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

10th

OPP PPG

32.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	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)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Archie Manning had the most passing yards + rushing yards in 1978, with 3,618.

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91.4

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