most passing yards 1966 to 1980

Between the 1966 and 1980 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 34,985 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player 1966 to 1980
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
34,985
176
2,854
4,926
57.9
7.1
198.8
246
187
80.8
5.0
3.8
274
2,337
2Jim Hart
J. Hart
32,154
180
2,387
4,704
50.7
6.8
178.6
193
225
66.6
4.1
4.8
214
1,718
3John Hadl
J. Hadl
26,414
168
1,907
3,741
51.0
7.1
157.2
185
202
68.0
4.9
5.4
179
1,514
4Joe Namath
J. Namath
25,443
127
1,722
3,422
50.3
7.4
200.3
155
205
65.1
4.5
6.0
109
1,052
5Bob Griese
B. Griese
25,092
161
1,926
3,429
56.2
7.3
155.9
192
172
77.1
5.6
5.0
267
2,318
6Craig Morton
C. Morton
24,347
185
1,793
3,350
53.5
7.3
131.6
160
166
72.2
4.8
5.0
316
2,387
7Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
24,270
151
2,031
3,800
53.4
6.4
160.7
170
126
74.3
4.5
3.3
168
1,268
8Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
23,257
144
1,692
3,283
51.5
7.1
161.5
171
185
68.4
5.2
5.6
272
2,408
9Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
22,700
131
1,685
2,958
57.0
7.7
173.3
153
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
10Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
22,280
146
1,779
2,938
60.6
7.6
152.6
163
171
78.4
5.5
5.8
216
1,955
11Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
21,808
132
1,736
3,060
56.7
7.1
165.2
131
114
77.8
4.3
3.7
295
2,183
12Archie Manning
A. Manning
20,284
121
1,714
3,096
55.4
6.6
167.6
110
143
68.1
3.6
4.6
317
2,458
13Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
19,926
137
1,550
2,923
53.0
6.8
145.4
150
138
72.1
5.1
4.7
158
1,193
14Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
19,454
96
1,489
2,594
57.4
7.5
202.6
112
125
75.5
4.3
4.8
182
1,257
15Norm Snead
N. Snead
18,239
113
1,457
2,690
54.2
6.8
161.4
121
161
65.5
4.5
6.0
94
744
16Len Dawson
L. Dawson
18,218
127
1,374
2,375
57.9
7.7
143.4
131
110
81.3
5.5
4.6
167
1,423
17John Brodie
J. Brodie
17,862
103
1,427
2,596
55.0
6.9
173.4
119
128
71.3
4.6
4.9
47
380
18Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
17,796
130
1,492
2,898
51.5
6.1
136.9
101
147
61.1
3.5
5.1
232
2,080
19Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
17,355
111
1,320
2,552
51.7
6.8
156.4
112
112
69.9
4.4
4.4
204
1,664
20Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
17,284
108
1,434
2,414
59.4
7.2
160.0
140
87
85.7
5.8
3.6
94
748
21Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
17,204
109
1,171
2,332
50.2
7.4
157.8
152
120
75.0
6.5
5.1
72
636
22Greg Landry
G. Landry
15,658
134
1,251
2,251
55.6
7.0
116.9
97
99
73.4
4.3
4.4
305
2,403
23Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
15,605
104
1,155
2,329
49.6
6.7
150.0
103
134
62.1
4.4
5.8
240
2,102
24Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
15,207
88
1,239
2,191
56.5
6.9
172.8
107
93
76.7
4.9
4.2
150
1,229
25Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
14,626
85
1,006
1,972
51.0
7.4
172.1
107
124
67.4
5.4
6.3
137
1,180
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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