most passing yards from 1971 to 1981

Between the 1971 and 1981 seasons, Ken Anderson had the most passing yards, with 25,562 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 1971 to 1981
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
25,562
148
2,036
3,539
57.5
7.2
172.7
160
124
80.6
4.5
3.5
320
2,323
2Jim Hart
J. Hart
25,091
139
1,930
3,679
52.5
6.8
180.5
150
161
69.6
4.1
4.4
194
1,521
3Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
24,734
145
1,810
3,435
52.7
7.2
170.6
187
175
72.9
5.4
5.1
264
2,321
4Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
24,256
112
1,849
3,203
57.7
7.6
216.6
145
142
78.4
4.5
4.4
201
1,391
5Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
24,216
156
1,942
3,216
60.4
7.5
155.2
177
188
77.8
5.5
5.8
245
2,209
6Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
21,737
117
1,618
2,829
57.2
7.7
185.8
150
99
84.9
5.3
3.5
282
1,918
7Archie Manning
A. Manning
21,731
133
1,848
3,328
55.5
6.5
163.4
115
154
67.8
3.5
4.6
338
2,622
8Craig Morton
C. Morton
21,149
147
1,628
2,968
54.9
7.1
143.9
128
141
72.1
4.3
4.8
320
2,369
9Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
21,086
106
1,837
3,056
60.1
6.9
198.9
137
120
79.5
4.5
3.9
202
1,799
10Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
21,007
127
1,572
3,050
51.5
6.9
165.4
136
132
70.6
4.5
4.3
219
1,801
11Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
19,083
104
1,552
2,758
56.3
6.9
183.5
124
118
75.0
4.5
4.3
184
1,539
12Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
18,515
137
1,556
3,050
51.0
6.1
135.1
103
161
59.2
3.4
5.3
246
2,229
13Bert Jones
B. Jones
17,663
98
1,382
2,464
56.1
7.2
180.2
122
97
78.8
5.0
3.9
224
1,948
14Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
17,336
85
1,357
2,523
53.8
6.9
204.0
93
113
69.2
3.7
4.5
171
1,266
15Bob Griese
B. Griese
16,900
113
1,311
2,246
58.4
7.5
149.6
134
105
82.5
6.0
4.7
203
1,747
16Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
16,650
113
1,249
2,508
49.8
6.6
147.3
107
143
61.7
4.3
5.7
262
2,286
17Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
16,485
93
1,123
2,188
51.3
7.5
177.3
114
140
67.0
5.2
6.4
156
1,317
18Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
15,502
84
1,181
2,256
52.3
6.9
184.5
108
114
69.2
4.8
5.1
216
1,889
19Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
14,682
102
1,123
2,154
52.1
6.8
143.9
103
89
72.7
4.8
4.1
187
1,462
20Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
14,294
115
1,157
2,113
54.8
6.8
124.3
86
89
71.9
4.1
4.2
191
1,637
21Greg Landry
G. Landry
13,590
119
1,079
1,936
55.7
7.0
114.2
82
78
75.1
4.2
4.0
254
1,990
22Richard Todd
R. Todd
12,802
77
972
1,844
52.7
6.9
166.3
78
104
65.5
4.2
5.6
165
1,330
23Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
12,352
82
953
1,791
53.2
6.9
150.6
103
75
76.9
5.8
4.2
117
826
24John Hadl
J. Hadl
12,089
98
962
1,848
52.1
6.5
123.4
79
108
62.6
4.3
5.8
119
997
25Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
11,673
100
925
1,708
54.2
6.8
116.7
57
100
62.4
3.3
5.9
170
1,450
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