most passing yards by a qb between 1970 to 2000

From 1970 through 2000, Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 61,361 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
2	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
3	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,325	208	3,988	6,823	58.4	7.2	237.1	291	233	80.9	4.3	3.4	458	3,415
4	Dan 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
5	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,551	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
6	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	38,147	213	3,105	5,311	58.5	7.2	179.1	261	199	81.5	4.9	3.7	494	3,794
7	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
8	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	36,307	173	2,897	5,203	55.7	7.0	209.9	226	216	74.7	4.3	4.2	329	2,430
9	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
10	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,837	158	2,841	4,923	57.7	7.1	220.5	203	175	78.6	4.1	3.6	257	1,885
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	34,706	145	2,997	4,931	60.8	7.0	239.4	255	157	86.0	5.2	3.2	300	1,922
12	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	34,241	206	2,874	5,024	57.2	6.8	166.2	196	204	74.2	3.9	4.1	296	2,469
13	Phil Simms P. Simms	33,462	164	2,576	4,647	55.4	7.2	204.0	199	157	78.5	4.3	3.4	477	3,418
14	Steve Young S. Young	33,124	169	2,667	4,149	64.3	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
15	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	32,942	165	2,898	4,715	61.5	7.0	199.6	165	141	81.6	3.5	3.0	259	1,748
16	Ken 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
17	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	29,817	186	2,369	4,519	52.4	6.6	160.3	196	209	68.4	4.3	4.6	312	2,710
18	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	29,406	155	2,375	4,200	56.5	7.0	189.7	204	132	81.5	4.9	3.1	472	3,471
19	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	29,257	122	2,504	4,452	56.2	6.6	239.8	164	136	75.9	3.7	3.1	257	1,757
20	Jim 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
21	Ron 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
22	Terry 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
23	Ken 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
24	Jeff George J. George	27,434	129	2,275	3,925	58.0	7.0	212.7	154	110	80.9	3.9	2.8	352	2,653
25	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	26,886	149	1,879	3,593	52.3	7.5	180.4	182	208	69.6	5.1	5.8	247	1,986

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	2	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	.000
Dolphins	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

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Allen

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Goff

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

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St. Brown

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Rec TD Leaders

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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427.5

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

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291.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

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Henry

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Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

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Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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