most passing yards career regular season and playoffs before 2001

Before 2001, Dan Marino had the most passing yards in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 6,085 yards in 1984.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player career regular season and playoffs before 2001
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
6,085
1984
19
433
680
63.7
8.9
320.3
56
22
106.4
8.2
3.2
17
149
2Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
5,420
1981
18
408
690
59.1
7.9
301.1
37
20
89.9
5.4
2.9
23
164
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
5,416
1999
19
402
620
64.8
8.7
285.1
49
17
107.4
7.9
2.7
33
225
4Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
5,365
1980
18
392
671
58.4
8.0
298.1
34
27
84.2
5.1
4.0
36
236
5Warren Moon
W. Moon
5,286
1991
18
459
731
62.8
7.2
293.7
28
23
84.2
3.8
3.1
27
213
6Brett Favre
B. Favre
5,218
1995
19
425
672
63.2
7.8
274.6
46
15
100.7
6.8
2.2
39
258
7Jim Everett
J. Everett
5,047
1989
19
363
631
57.5
8.0
265.6
33
23
85.6
5.2
3.6
34
254
8Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
5,041
1996
19
409
657
62.3
7.7
265.3
22
24
81.9
3.3
3.7
55
278
9Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,972
1994
18
431
682
63.2
7.3
276.2
35
17
91.8
5.1
2.5
20
126
10Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
4,790
1994
17
421
741
56.8
6.5
281.8
26
30
71.2
3.5
4.0
23
149
11Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,746
1986
16
378
623
60.7
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
12Warren Moon
W. Moon
4,689
1990
15
362
584
62.0
8.0
312.6
33
13
96.8
5.7
2.2
36
252
13Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
4,681
1996
19
432
728
59.3
6.4
246.4
30
22
79.5
4.1
3.0
39
261
14Steve Young
S. Young
4,641
1998
17
363
586
61.9
7.9
273.0
40
17
97.4
6.8
2.9
51
248
15Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,623
1985
18
381
660
57.7
7.0
256.8
33
24
80.9
5.0
3.6
19
171
16Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
4,614
1984
16
345
560
61.6
8.2
288.4
28
16
92.5
5.0
2.9
49
377
17Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,607
2000
17
374
603
62.0
7.6
271.0
34
15
94.0
5.6
2.5
20
131
18Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
4,602
1986
18
361
627
57.6
7.3
255.7
20
14
82.0
3.2
2.2
44
288
19Steve Young
S. Young
4,592
1994
19
377
548
68.8
8.4
241.7
44
10
113.5
8.0
1.8
35
183
20Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
4,578
1986
19
324
646
50.2
7.1
240.9
25
24
70.8
3.9
3.7
34
301
21Warren Moon
W. Moon
4,556
1994
16
400
653
61.3
7.0
284.8
20
21
79.0
3.1
3.2
31
246
22Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,551
1992
18
369
628
58.8
7.2
252.8
28
18
84.2
4.5
2.9
32
198
23Steve Young
S. Young
4,536
1993
18
358
529
67.7
8.6
252.0
30
17
99.7
5.7
3.2
36
178
24Brett Favre
B. Favre
4,535
1997
19
360
610
59.0
7.4
238.7
40
19
91.1
6.6
3.1
31
199
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
4,516
1996
19
369
614
60.1
7.4
237.7
44
14
97.2
7.2
2.3
47
301
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