Matthew Stafford had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 4th season, with 4,967 yards in 2012.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stafford | 4,967 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 6.8 | 310.4 | 20 | 17 | 79.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 29 | 212 |
| 2 |  | D. Prescott | 4,902 | 2019 |  DAL | 16 | 388 | 596 | 65.1 | 8.2 | 306.4 | 30 | 11 | 99.7 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 23 | 151 |
| 3 |  | K. Warner | 4,830 | 2001 |  STL | 16 | 375 | 546 | 68.7 | 8.8 | 301.9 | 36 | 22 | 101.4 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 38 | 233 |
| 4 |  | D. Watson | 4,823 | 2020 |  HOU | 16 | 382 | 544 | 70.2 | 8.9 | 301.4 | 33 | 7 | 112.4 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 49 | 293 |
| 5 |  | D. Marino | 4,746 | 1986 |  MIA | 16 | 378 | 623 | 60.7 | 7.6 | 296.6 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 17 | 119 |
| 6 |  | P. Mahomes | 4,740 | 2020 |  KC | 15 | 390 | 588 | 66.3 | 8.1 | 316.0 | 38 | 6 | 108.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 22 | 147 |
| 7 |  | J. Goff | 4,638 | 2019 |  LAR | 16 | 394 | 626 | 62.9 | 7.4 | 289.9 | 22 | 16 | 86.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 22 | 170 |
| 8 |  | T. Tagovailoa | 4,624 | 2023 | MIA | 17 | 388 | 560 | 69.3 | 8.3 | 272.0 | 29 | 14 | 101.1 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 29 | 171 |
| 9 |  | N. Lomax | 4,614 | 1984 |  STL | 16 | 345 | 560 | 61.6 | 8.2 | 288.4 | 28 | 16 | 92.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 49 | 377 |
| 10 |  | J. Allen | 4,407 | 2021 |  BUF | 17 | 409 | 646 | 63.3 | 6.8 | 259.2 | 36 | 15 | 92.2 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 26 | 164 |
| 11 | | B. Kenney | 4,348 | 1983 | KC | 16 | 346 | 603 | 57.4 | 7.2 | 271.8 | 24 | 18 | 80.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 41 | 284 |
| 12 | | J. Everett | 4,310 | 1989 |  RAM | 16 | 304 | 518 | 58.7 | 8.3 | 269.4 | 29 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 29 | 214 |
| 13 |  | T. Romo | 4,211 | 2007 | DAL | 16 | 335 | 520 | 64.4 | 8.1 | 263.2 | 36 | 19 | 97.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 24 | 176 |
| 14 |  | R. Tannehill | 4,208 | 2015 | MIA | 16 | 363 | 586 | 61.9 | 7.2 | 263.0 | 24 | 12 | 88.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 45 | 420 |
| 15 |  | M. Ryan | 4,177 | 2011 |  ATL | 16 | 347 | 566 | 61.3 | 7.4 | 261.1 | 29 | 12 | 92.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 26 | 173 |
| 16 |  | K. Cousins | 4,166 | 2015 |  WAS | 16 | 379 | 543 | 69.8 | 7.7 | 260.4 | 29 | 11 | 101.6 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 26 | 186 |
| 17 |  | C. Palmer | 4,131 | 2007 |  CIN | 16 | 373 | 575 | 64.9 | 7.2 | 258.2 | 26 | 20 | 86.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 17 | 119 |
| 18 |  | P. Manning | 4,131 | 2001 |  IND | 16 | 343 | 547 | 62.7 | 7.6 | 258.2 | 26 | 23 | 84.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 29 | 232 |
| 19 | | D. Bledsoe | 4,086 | 1996 |  NE | 16 | 373 | 623 | 59.9 | 6.6 | 255.4 | 27 | 15 | 83.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 30 | 190 |
| 20 | | J. Freeman | 4,065 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 306 | 558 | 54.8 | 7.3 | 254.1 | 27 | 17 | 81.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 26 | 161 |
| 21 |  | C. Wentz | 4,039 | 2019 |  PHI | 16 | 388 | 607 | 63.9 | 6.7 | 252.4 | 27 | 7 | 93.1 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 37 | 230 |
| 22 |  | A. Rodgers | 4,038 | 2008 |  GB | 16 | 341 | 536 | 63.6 | 7.5 | 252.4 | 28 | 13 | 93.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 34 | 231 |
| 23 |  | R. Wilson | 4,024 | 2015 |  SEA | 16 | 329 | 483 | 68.1 | 8.3 | 251.5 | 34 | 8 | 110.1 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 45 | 265 |
| 24 | | J. Delhomme | 3,886 | 2004 |  CAR | 16 | 310 | 533 | 58.2 | 7.3 | 242.9 | 29 | 15 | 87.3 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 33 | 246 |
| 25 |  | B. Favre | 3,882 | 1994 | GB | 16 | 363 | 582 | 62.4 | 6.7 | 242.6 | 33 | 14 | 90.7 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 31 | 188 |
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