Matthew Stafford had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 3rd season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stafford | 5,038 | 2011 | 16 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 7.6 | 314.9 | 41 | 16 | 97.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 36 | 257 | |
| 2 |  | A. Luck | 4,761 | 2014 | 16 | 380 | 616 | 61.7 | 7.7 | 297.6 | 40 | 16 | 96.5 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 27 | 161 | |
| 3 |  | J. Herbert | 4,739 | 2022 | 17 | 477 | 699 | 68.2 | 6.8 | 278.8 | 25 | 10 | 93.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 38 | 206 | |
| 4 |  | J. Goff | 4,688 | 2018 | 16 | 364 | 561 | 64.9 | 8.4 | 293.0 | 32 | 12 | 101.1 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 33 | 223 | |
| 5 |  | J. Allen | 4,544 | 2020 | 16 | 396 | 572 | 69.2 | 7.9 | 284.0 | 37 | 10 | 107.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 26 | 159 | |
| 6 |  | J. Cutler | 4,526 | 2008 | 16 | 384 | 616 | 62.3 | 7.3 | 282.9 | 25 | 18 | 86.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 11 | 69 | |
| 7 |  | J. Burrow | 4,475 | 2022 | 16 | 414 | 606 | 68.3 | 7.4 | 279.7 | 35 | 12 | 100.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 41 | 259 | |
| 8 |  | P. Manning | 4,413 | 2000 | 16 | 357 | 571 | 62.5 | 7.7 | 275.8 | 33 | 15 | 94.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 20 | 131 | |
| 9 |  | M. Brunell | 4,367 | 1996 | 16 | 353 | 557 | 63.4 | 7.8 | 272.9 | 19 | 20 | 84.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 50 | 257 | |
| 10 | | D. Majkowski | 4,318 | 1989 | 16 | 353 | 599 | 58.9 | 7.2 | 269.9 | 27 | 20 | 82.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 47 | 268 | |
| 11 |  | A. Dalton | 4,293 | 2013 | 16 | 363 | 586 | 61.9 | 7.3 | 268.3 | 33 | 20 | 88.8 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 29 | 182 | |
| 12 |  | J. Love | 4,159 | 2023 | 17 | 372 | 579 | 64.2 | 7.2 | 244.6 | 32 | 11 | 96.1 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 30 | 242 | |
| 13 |  | D. Marino | 4,137 | 1985 | 16 | 336 | 567 | 59.3 | 7.3 | 258.6 | 30 | 21 | 84.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 18 | 157 | |
| 14 |  | R. Tannehill | 4,045 | 2014 | 16 | 392 | 590 | 66.4 | 6.9 | 252.8 | 27 | 12 | 92.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 46 | 337 | |
| 15 |  | C. Palmer | 4,035 | 2006 | 16 | 324 | 520 | 62.3 | 7.8 | 252.2 | 28 | 13 | 93.9 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 36 | 233 | |
| 16 |  | P. Mahomes | 4,031 | 2019 | 14 | 319 | 484 | 65.9 | 8.3 | 287.9 | 26 | 5 | 105.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 17 | 127 | |
| 17 |  | T. Lawrence | 4,016 | 2023 | 16 | 370 | 564 | 65.6 | 7.1 | 251.0 | 21 | 14 | 88.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 35 | 224 | |
| 18 | | J. Namath | 4,007 | 1967 | 14 | 258 | 491 | 52.5 | 8.2 | 286.2 | 26 | 28 | 73.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||
| 19 | | M. Bulger | 3,964 | 2004 | 14 | 321 | 485 | 66.2 | 8.2 | 283.1 | 21 | 14 | 93.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 41 | 302 | |
| 20 | | J. Everett | 3,964 | 1988 | 16 | 308 | 517 | 59.6 | 7.7 | 247.8 | 31 | 18 | 89.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 28 | 197 | |
| 21 | | B. Esiason | 3,959 | 1986 | 16 | 273 | 469 | 58.2 | 8.4 | 247.4 | 24 | 17 | 87.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 26 | 194 | |
| 22 |  | D. Carr | 3,937 | 2016 | 15 | 357 | 560 | 63.7 | 7.0 | 262.5 | 28 | 6 | 96.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 16 | 79 | |
| 23 |  | B. Bortles | 3,905 | 2016 | 16 | 368 | 625 | 58.9 | 6.2 | 244.1 | 23 | 16 | 78.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 34 | 197 | |
| 24 |  | J. Elway | 3,891 | 1985 | 16 | 327 | 605 | 54.0 | 6.4 | 243.2 | 22 | 23 | 70.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 38 | 307 | |
| 25 |  | D. Prescott | 3,885 | 2018 | 16 | 356 | 526 | 67.7 | 7.4 | 242.8 | 22 | 8 | 96.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 56 | 347 | |
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1,214
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303.5
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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