most passing yards by a qb 1970 to 1989

Between the 1970 and 1989 seasons, Dan Fouts had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 43,040 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
2Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
32,838
192
2,654
4,475
59.3
7.3
171.0
197
160
81.9
4.4
3.6
398
2,875
3Joe Montana
J. Montana
31,054
151
2,593
4,059
63.9
7.7
205.7
216
107
94.0
5.3
2.6
252
1,741
4Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
29,796
185
2,367
4,511
52.5
6.6
161.1
196
207
68.7
4.3
4.6
312
2,710
5Jim Hart
J. Hart
28,483
164
2,173
4,183
51.9
6.8
173.7
169
187
68.6
4.0
4.5
233
1,836
6Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
28,190
188
2,187
4,117
53.1
6.8
149.9
179
164
72.8
4.3
4.0
363
2,826
7Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
27,989
168
2,025
3,901
51.9
7.2
166.6
212
210
70.9
5.4
5.4
307
2,694
8Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
27,938
184
2,270
3,793
59.8
7.4
151.8
194
222
75.3
5.1
5.9
281
2,514
9Dan Marino
D. Marino
27,853
103
2,174
3,650
59.6
7.6
270.4
220
125
89.3
6.0
3.4
83
670
10Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
26,271
145
1,829
3,501
52.2
7.5
181.2
178
205
69.4
5.1
5.9
238
1,918
11Phil Simms
P. Simms
26,235
124
1,980
3,658
54.1
7.2
211.6
156
137
75.7
4.3
3.7
396
2,951
12Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
25,882
157
1,943
3,701
52.5
7.0
164.9
164
198
67.5
4.4
5.3
380
3,279
13Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
25,206
167
2,044
3,602
56.7
7.0
150.9
160
138
77.4
4.4
3.8
340
2,757
14Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
25,046
152
2,118
3,735
56.7
6.7
164.8
143
171
71.0
3.8
4.6
223
1,848
15Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
24,775
128
2,011
3,648
55.1
6.8
193.6
159
157
72.9
4.4
4.3
247
1,575
16Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
24,124
129
1,932
3,456
55.9
7.0
187.0
156
144
75.4
4.5
4.2
356
2,956
17Archie Manning
A. Manning
23,911
151
2,011
3,642
55.2
6.6
158.4
125
173
67.1
3.4
4.8
396
3,092
18Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23,863
120
2,056
3,445
59.7
6.9
198.9
156
132
79.8
4.5
3.8
238
2,048
19Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
23,713
125
1,944
3,439
56.5
6.9
189.7
154
149
74.8
4.5
4.3
224
1,889
20Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
23,322
152
1,747
3,125
55.9
7.5
153.4
141
179
70.9
4.5
5.7
297
2,423
21Craig Morton
C. Morton
23,161
162
1,748
3,201
54.6
7.2
143.0
143
151
73.0
4.5
4.7
343
2,554
22Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
22,771
108
1,817
3,153
57.6
7.2
210.8
136
90
82.7
4.3
2.9
362
2,700
23Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
22,279
125
1,662
2,911
57.1
7.7
178.2
152
107
83.6
5.2
3.7
301
2,048
24Danny White
D. White
21,657
136
1,738
2,901
59.9
7.5
159.2
154
129
82.3
5.3
4.4
235
2,022
25John Elway
J. Elway
21,195
100
1,665
3,070
54.2
6.9
212.0
120
114
73.6
3.9
3.7
207
1,589
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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14
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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