Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player before 1978| NAME | YDS | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 43,535 | 230 | 3,341 | 5,895 | 56.7 | 7.4 | 189.3 | 317 | 234 | 81.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 247 | 2,083 |
| 2 |  | J. Unitas | 40,239 | 211 | 2,830 | 5,186 | 54.6 | 7.8 | 190.7 | 290 | 253 | 78.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 |
| 3 | | J. Hadl | 33,503 | 224 | 2,363 | 4,687 | 50.4 | 7.1 | 149.6 | 244 | 268 | 67.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 179 | 1,514 |
| 4 | | S. Jurgensen | 32,224 | 218 | 2,433 | 4,262 | 57.1 | 7.6 | 147.8 | 255 | 189 | 82.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 94 | 748 |
| 5 | | J. Brodie | 31,548 | 201 | 2,469 | 4,491 | 55.0 | 7.0 | 157.0 | 214 | 224 | 72.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 47 | 380 |
| 6 | | N. Snead | 30,797 | 178 | 2,276 | 4,353 | 52.3 | 7.1 | 173.0 | 196 | 257 | 65.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 94 | 744 |
| 7 | | R. Gabriel | 29,444 | 183 | 2,366 | 4,498 | 52.6 | 6.5 | 160.9 | 201 | 149 | 74.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 168 | 1,268 |
| 8 | | L. Dawson | 28,711 | 211 | 2,136 | 3,741 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 136.1 | 239 | 183 | 82.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 9 | | Y.A. Tittle | 28,339 | 178 | 2,118 | 3,817 | 55.5 | 7.4 | 159.2 | 212 | 221 | 73.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 10 | | J. Namath | 27,663 | 140 | 1,886 | 3,762 | 50.1 | 7.4 | 197.6 | 173 | 220 | 65.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 109 | 1,052 |
| 11 | | G. Blanda | 26,920 | 340 | 1,911 | 4,007 | 47.7 | 6.7 | 79.2 | 236 | 277 | 60.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 12 | 94 |
| 12 | | B. Layne | 26,768 | 175 | 1,814 | 3,700 | 49.0 | 7.2 | 153.0 | 196 | 243 | 63.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 13 | | B. Starr | 24,718 | 196 | 1,808 | 3,149 | 57.4 | 7.8 | 126.1 | 152 | 138 | 80.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 59 | 533 |
| 14 | | C. Johnson | 24,410 | 165 | 1,737 | 3,392 | 51.2 | 7.2 | 147.9 | 170 | 181 | 69.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 118 | 894 |
| 15 | | J. Hart | 23,869 | 136 | 1,725 | 3,424 | 50.4 | 7.0 | 175.5 | 152 | 167 | 67.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 130 | 1,077 |
| 16 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 23,611 | 140 | 1,553 | 2,895 | 53.6 | 8.2 | 168.7 | 173 | 178 | 75.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | ||
| 17 | | B. Parilli | 22,681 | 189 | 1,552 | 3,330 | 46.6 | 6.8 | 120.0 | 178 | 220 | 59.6 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | S. Baugh | 21,886 | 165 | 1,693 | 2,995 | 56.5 | 7.3 | 132.6 | 187 | 203 | 72.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 19 | | J. Kemp | 21,218 | 122 | 1,436 | 3,073 | 46.7 | 6.9 | 173.9 | 114 | 183 | 57.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 21 | 187 |
| 20 | | E. Morrall | 20,809 | 255 | 1,379 | 2,689 | 51.3 | 7.7 | 81.6 | 161 | 148 | 74.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 58 | 487 |
| 21 | | B. Griese | 20,351 | 131 | 1,541 | 2,784 | 55.4 | 7.3 | 155.4 | 161 | 141 | 76.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 214 | 1,841 |
| 22 | | B. Kilmer | 20,179 | 165 | 1,562 | 2,938 | 53.2 | 6.9 | 122.3 | 148 | 143 | 71.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 154 | 1,171 |
| 23 | | C. Conerly | 19,488 | 161 | 1,418 | 2,833 | 50.1 | 6.9 | 121.0 | 173 | 167 | 68.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 24 | | D. Lamonica | 19,154 | 151 | 1,288 | 2,601 | 49.5 | 7.4 | 126.8 | 164 | 138 | 72.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 72 | 636 |
| 25 | | T. Rote | 18,850 | 149 | 1,329 | 2,907 | 45.7 | 6.5 | 126.5 | 148 | 191 | 56.8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | ||
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1,632
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108.3
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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 |