most passing yards in a season before 1966

Before 1966, Sonny Jurgensen had the most passing yards in a season, with 3,723 yards in 1961.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,723	1961	PHI	14	235	416	56.5	8.9	265.9	32	24	88.1	7.7	5.8
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	3,481	1963	BAL	14	237	410	57.8	8.5	248.6	20	12	89.7	4.9	2.9
3	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	3,465	1964	BOS	14	228	473	48.2	7.3	247.5	31	27	70.8	6.6	5.7
4	George Blanda G. Blanda	3,330	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	9.2	237.9	36	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
5	George Blanda G. Blanda	3,287	1964	HOU	14	262	505	51.9	6.5	234.8	17	27	61.4	3.4	5.3
6	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	3,280	1963	STL	14	222	423	52.5	7.8	234.3	28	21	79.5	6.6	5.0
7	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,261	1962	PHI	14	196	366	53.6	8.9	232.9	22	26	74.3	6.0	7.1
8	Y.A. Tittle	3,224	1962	NYG	14	200	375	53.3	8.6	230.3	33	20	89.5	8.8	5.3
9	Billy Wade B. Wade	3,172	1962	CHI	14	225	412	54.6	7.7	226.6	18	24	70.0	4.4	5.8
10	Y.A. Tittle	3,145	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	8.6	241.9	36	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
11	John Brodie J. Brodie	3,112	1965	SF	13	242	391	61.9	8.0	239.4	30	16	95.3	7.7	4.1
12	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	3,099	1960	BAL	12	190	378	50.3	8.2	258.3	25	24	73.7	6.6	6.3
13	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	3,045	1964	STL	14	223	420	53.1	7.3	217.5	21	24	69.4	5.0	5.7
14	Norm Snead N. Snead	3,043	1963	WAS	14	175	363	48.2	8.4	217.4	13	27	58.1	3.6	7.4
15	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	3,038	1960	DEN	14	248	478	51.9	6.4	217.0	24	34	58.9	5.0	7.1
16	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	3,018	1960	LAC	14	211	406	52.0	7.4	215.6	20	25	67.1	4.9	6.2
17	George Blanda G. Blanda	3,003	1963	HOU	14	224	423	53.0	7.1	214.5	24	25	70.1	5.7	5.9
18	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	2,990	1961	BAL	14	229	420	54.5	7.1	213.6	16	24	66.1	3.8	5.7
19	Ed Brown E. Brown	2,982	1963	PIT	14	168	362	46.4	8.2	213.0	21	20	71.4	5.8	5.5
20	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	2,967	1962	BAL	14	222	389	57.1	7.6	211.9	23	23	76.5	5.9	5.9
21	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	2,938	1947	WAS	12	210	354	59.3	8.3	244.8	25	15	92.0	7.1	4.2
22	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	2,934	1964	WAS	14	207	385	53.8	7.6	209.6	24	13	85.4	6.2	3.4
23	Norm Snead N. Snead	2,926	1962	WAS	14	184	354	52.0	8.3	209.0	22	22	74.7	6.2	6.2
24	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	2,917	1962	DEN	14	240	440	54.5	6.6	208.4	17	25	64.4	3.9	5.7
25	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	2,910	1963	BUF	14	193	384	50.3	7.6	207.9	13	20	65.1	3.4	5.2

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