most passing yards in a 9th season

Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 9th season, with 4,944 yards in 2016.

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most passing yards by a player in a 9th season
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
2Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
4,802
1981
16
360
609
59.1
7.9
300.1
33
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
2024
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,446
2017
16
371
565
65.7
7.9
277.9
29
10
99.3
5.1
1.8
47
287
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,397
2006
16
362
557
65.0
7.9
274.8
31
9
101.0
5.6
1.6
14
86
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,388
2009
15
363
514
70.6
8.5
292.5
34
11
109.6
6.6
2.1
20
135
8Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
4,317
2016
16
436
672
64.9
6.4
269.8
20
15
83.5
3.0
2.2
33
243
9Geno Smith
G. Smith
4,282
2022
17
399
572
69.8
7.5
251.9
30
11
100.9
5.2
1.9
46
348
10Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,265
2020
16
349
516
67.6
8.3
266.6
35
13
105.0
6.8
2.5
39
256
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4,212
2020
16
384
558
68.8
7.5
263.3
40
13
105.1
7.2
2.3
47
301
12Brett Favre
B. Favre
4,091
1999
16
341
595
57.3
6.9
255.7
22
23
74.7
3.7
3.9
35
223
13Steve Young
S. Young
4,023
1993
16
314
462
68.0
8.7
251.4
29
16
101.5
6.3
3.5
31
160
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,018
2012
15
345
565
61.1
7.1
267.9
22
14
85.3
3.9
2.5
26
199
15Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
4,008
2012
16
350
544
64.3
7.4
250.5
22
12
90.7
4.0
2.2
27
216
16Dan Marino
D. Marino
3,970
1991
16
318
549
57.9
7.2
248.1
25
13
85.8
4.6
2.4
27
182
17Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
3,966
2007
16
352
562
62.6
7.1
247.9
28
12
91.4
5.0
2.1
33
204
18Eli Manning
E. Manning
3,948
2012
16
321
536
59.9
7.4
246.8
26
15
87.2
4.9
2.8
19
136
19Jim Everett
J. Everett
3,855
1994
16
346
540
64.1
7.1
240.9
22
18
84.9
4.1
3.3
21
164
20Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
3,812
2014
15
370
561
66.0
6.8
254.1
28
18
88.6
5.0
3.2
38
223
21Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,734
2021
17
357
531
67.2
7.0
219.6
21
14
89.6
4.0
2.6
47
327
22Archie Manning
A. Manning
3,716
1980
16
309
509
60.7
7.3
232.3
23
20
81.8
4.5
3.9
41
311
23Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
3,653
2008
16
321
476
67.4
7.7
228.3
19
7
97.4
4.0
1.5
24
121
24Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
3,652
1981
16
252
498
50.6
7.3
228.3
24
20
74.1
4.8
4.0
15
137
25Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
3,606
2012
16
338
527
64.1
6.8
225.4
26
15
88.6
4.9
2.8
49
311
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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11
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
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.471
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9
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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14
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12
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