most passing yards by a lions player in a season

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards for the Lions in a season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
2	Matthew Stafford 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
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,650	2013	DET	16	371	634	58.5	7.3	290.6	29	19	84.2	4.6	3.0	23	168
4	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,629	2024	DET	17	390	539	72.4	8.6	272.3	37	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
5	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,575	2023	DET	17	407	605	67.3	7.6	269.1	30	12	97.9	5.0	2.0	30	197
6	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,564	2025	DET	17	393	578	68.0	7.9	268.5	34	8	105.5	5.9	1.4	38	259
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,446	2017	DET	16	371	565	65.7	7.9	277.9	29	10	99.3	5.1	1.8	47	287
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,438	2022	DET	17	382	587	65.1	7.6	261.1	29	7	99.3	4.9	1.2	23	156
9	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	4,338	1995	DET	16	346	583	59.3	7.4	271.1	32	12	92.3	5.5	2.1	31	145
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,327	2016	DET	16	388	594	65.3	7.3	270.4	24	10	93.3	4.0	1.7	37	216
11	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,262	2015	DET	16	398	592	67.2	7.2	266.4	32	13	97.0	5.4	2.2	44	251
12	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,257	2014	DET	16	363	602	60.3	7.1	266.1	22	12	85.7	3.7	2.0	45	254
13	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	4,208	2006	DET	16	372	596	62.4	7.1	263.0	21	22	79.9	3.5	3.7	63	388
14	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,084	2020	DET	16	339	528	64.2	7.7	255.3	26	10	96.3	4.9	1.9	38	254
15	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	4,068	2007	DET	16	355	561	63.3	7.3	254.3	18	20	80.9	3.2	3.6	51	320
16	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	3,777	2018	DET	16	367	555	66.1	6.8	236.1	21	11	89.9	3.8	2.0	40	255
17	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	3,484	1997	DET	16	293	509	57.6	6.8	217.8	19	14	79.6	3.7	2.8	41	271
18	Jared Goff J. Goff	3,245	2021	DET	14	332	494	67.2	6.6	231.8	19	8	91.5	3.8	1.6	35	280
19	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	3,223	1980	DET	16	244	417	58.5	7.7	201.4	13	11	82.4	3.1	2.6	44	338
20	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	3,076	1984	DET	15	252	410	61.5	7.5	205.1	17	15	83.1	4.1	3.7	41	335
21	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	3,047	2004	DET	16	274	489	56.0	6.2	190.4	19	12	77.5	3.9	2.5	36	196
22	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	2,952	1985	DET	16	223	406	54.9	7.3	184.5	17	18	73.6	4.2	4.4	49	343
23	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	2,917	1996	DET	14	253	437	57.9	6.7	208.4	17	17	74.9	3.9	3.9	36	199
24	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	2,880	2003	DET	16	309	554	55.8	5.2	180.0	17	22	63.9	3.1	4.0	9	55
25	Shaun Hill S. Hill	2,686	2010	DET	11	257	416	61.8	6.5	244.2	16	12	81.3	3.8	2.9	17	113

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PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

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OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

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5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000