most passing plus rushing yards combined 1979

Dan Fouts had the most passing yards + rushing yards in 1979, with 4,131.

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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	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	4,131	4,082	49	1979	SD	16	332	530	62.6	7.7	255.1	24	24	82.6	4.5	4.5	28	195
2	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	3,971	3,793	178	1979	CLE	16	286	535	53.5	7.1	237.1	28	26	73.4	5.2	4.9	43	347
3	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	3,940	3,661	279	1979	SEA	16	285	505	56.4	7.2	228.8	20	18	77.7	4.0	3.6	23	201
4	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	3,807	3,724	83	1979	PIT	16	259	472	54.9	7.9	232.8	26	25	77.0	5.5	5.3	24	196
5	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	3,758	3,586	172	1979	DAL	16	267	461	57.9	7.8	224.1	27	11	92.3	5.9	2.4	36	240
6	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	3,662	3,652	10	1979	SF	16	347	578	60.0	6.3	228.3	17	21	73.1	2.9	3.6	17	119
7	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	3,654	3,286	368	1979	NE	16	206	423	48.7	7.8	205.4	28	20	77.4	6.6	4.7	45	341
8	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	3,640	3,572	68	1979	BUF	16	238	458	52.0	7.8	223.3	14	15	74.4	3.1	3.3	43	387
9	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	3,611	3,615	-4	1979	OAK	16	304	498	61.0	7.3	225.9	26	22	82.2	5.2	4.4	34	284
10	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	3,535	3,397	138	1979	MIN	16	315	566	55.7	6.0	212.3	23	24	69.3	4.1	4.2	36	249
11	Archie Manning A. Manning	3,355	3,169	186	1979	NO	16	252	420	60.0	7.5	198.1	15	20	75.6	3.6	4.8	17	140
12	Greg Landry G. Landry	3,047	2,932	115	1979	BAL	16	270	457	59.1	6.4	183.3	15	15	75.3	3.3	3.3	42	326
13	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	2,978	2,797	181	1979	WAS	16	233	395	59.0	7.1	174.8	20	13	83.9	5.1	3.3	34	263
14	Ron Jaworski R. Jaworski	2,788	2,669	119	1979	PHI	16	190	374	50.8	7.1	166.8	18	12	76.8	4.8	3.2	34	272
15	Richard Todd R. Todd	2,753	2,660	93	1979	NYJ	15	171	334	51.2	8.0	177.3	16	22	66.5	4.8	6.6	25	222
16	Craig Morton C. Morton	2,639	2,626	13	1979	DEN	14	204	370	55.1	7.1	187.6	16	19	70.6	4.3	5.1	30	241
17	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	2,575	2,340	235	1979	CIN	15	189	339	55.8	6.9	156.0	16	10	80.7	4.7	2.9	46	324
18	Doug Williams D. Williams	2,567	2,448	119	1979	TB	16	166	397	41.8	6.2	153.0	18	24	52.5	4.5	6.0	7	57
19	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	2,541	2,505	36	1979	ATL	14	204	380	53.7	6.6	178.9	17	20	67.3	4.5	5.3	39	286
20	Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	2,345	2,238	107	1979	DET	16	183	368	49.7	6.1	139.9	11	23	52.8	3.0	6.3	40	361
21	David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst	2,320	2,247	73	1979	GB	13	179	322	55.6	7.0	172.8	10	18	64.5	3.1	5.6	32	256
22	Jim Hart J. Hart	2,229	2,218	11	1979	STL	14	194	378	51.3	5.9	158.4	9	20	55.2	2.4	5.3	25	183
23	Bob Griese B. Griese	2,190	2,160	30	1979	MIA	14	176	310	56.8	7.0	154.3	14	16	72.0	4.5	5.2	26	223
24	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	2,113	2,090	23	1979	HOU	15	163	324	50.3	6.5	139.3	14	18	62.1	4.3	5.6	29	212
25	Pat Haden P. Haden	1,951	1,854	97	1979	LA	10	163	290	56.2	6.4	185.4	11	14	68.1	3.8	4.8	21	178

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PASS

816

Herbert

RUSH

238

Hampton

REC

209

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 4

Final

Seahawks

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

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

29.0

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

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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	1	4	0	.200
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)
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
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