most passing plus rushing yards combined 1981

Dan Fouts had the most passing yards + rushing yards in 1981, with 4,858.

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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	4,858	4,802	56	1981	SD	16	360	609	59.1	7.9	300.1	33	17	90.6	5.4	2.8	19	134
2	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	4,074	3,754	320	1981	CIN	16	300	479	62.6	7.8	234.6	29	10	98.4	6.1	2.1	25	140
3	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	4,029	3,876	153	1981	CLE	16	313	567	55.2	6.8	242.3	17	25	68.2	3.0	4.4	34	310
4	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	3,925	3,912	13	1981	MIN	14	322	593	54.3	6.6	279.4	26	24	72.6	4.4	4.0	19	149
5	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	3,831	3,829	2	1981	ATL	16	297	533	55.7	7.2	239.3	30	23	79.2	5.6	4.3	37	287
6	Doug Williams D. Williams	3,772	3,563	209	1981	TB	16	238	471	50.5	7.6	222.7	19	14	76.8	4.0	3.0	18	135
7	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,745	3,568	177	1981	WAS	16	293	496	59.1	7.2	223.0	19	20	77.3	3.8	4.0	28	259
8	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	3,681	3,652	29	1981	BUF	16	252	498	50.6	7.3	228.3	24	20	74.1	4.8	4.0	15	137
9	Joe Montana J. Montana	3,660	3,565	95	1981	SF	16	311	488	63.7	7.3	222.8	19	12	88.4	3.9	2.5	26	193
10	Richard Todd R. Todd	3,362	3,231	131	1981	NYJ	16	279	497	56.1	6.5	201.9	25	13	81.8	5.0	2.6	30	224
11	Ron Jaworski R. Jaworski	3,223	3,095	128	1981	PHI	16	250	461	54.2	6.7	193.4	23	20	73.8	5.0	4.3	21	197
12	Craig Morton C. Morton	3,213	3,195	18	1981	DEN	15	225	376	59.8	8.5	213.0	21	14	90.5	5.6	3.7	54	394
13	Danny White D. White	3,202	3,098	104	1981	DAL	16	223	391	57.0	7.9	193.6	22	13	87.5	5.6	3.3	30	234
14	Bert Jones B. Jones	3,179	3,094	85	1981	BAL	15	244	426	57.3	7.3	206.3	21	20	76.9	4.9	4.7	31	263
15	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	3,049	2,887	162	1981	PIT	14	201	370	54.3	7.8	206.2	22	14	83.9	5.9	3.8	17	155
16	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	2,928	2,788	140	1981	SEA	13	236	397	59.4	7.0	214.5	13	9	82.4	3.3	2.3	24	201
17	David Woodley D. Woodley	2,742	2,470	272	1981	MIA	15	191	366	52.2	6.7	164.7	12	13	69.8	3.3	3.6	24	191
18	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	2,599	2,593	6	1981	GB	13	204	354	57.6	7.3	199.5	17	15	79.0	4.8	4.2	40	298
19	Vince Evans V. Evans	2,572	2,354	218	1981	CHI	16	195	436	44.7	5.4	147.1	11	20	51.1	2.5	4.6	23	173
20	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	2,526	2,358	168	1981	DET	16	140	279	50.2	8.5	147.4	14	15	73.4	5.0	5.4	27	208
21	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	2,458	2,311	147	1981	OAK	13	173	366	47.3	6.3	177.8	14	19	58.9	3.8	5.2	30	241
22	Phil Simms P. Simms	2,073	2,031	42	1981	NYG	10	172	316	54.4	6.4	203.1	11	9	74.0	3.5	2.8	38	301
23	Bill Kenney B. Kenney	2,072	1,983	89	1981	KC	13	147	274	53.6	7.2	152.5	9	16	63.6	3.3	5.8	20	160
24	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	1,985	1,988	-3	1981	HOU	13	165	285	57.9	7.0	152.9	14	18	69.5	4.9	6.3	29	254
25	Pat Haden P. Haden	1,919	1,815	104	1981	LA	13	138	267	51.7	6.8	139.6	9	13	64.4	3.4	4.9	28	227

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PASS

816

Herbert

RUSH

238

Hampton

REC

209

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

9th

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

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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

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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

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91.4

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