most passing yards in a season for redskins

Kirk Cousins has the most passing yards for the Washington Redskins in a season, with 4,917 yards in 2016.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
2	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,166	2015	WAS	16	379	543	69.8	7.7	260.4	29	11	101.6	5.3	2.0	26	186
3	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	4,109	1986	WAS	16	276	541	51.0	7.6	256.8	22	22	72.9	4.1	4.1	28	240
4	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,093	2017	WAS	16	347	540	64.3	7.6	255.8	27	13	93.9	5.0	2.4	41	342
5	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	4,005	1999	WAS	16	316	519	60.9	7.7	250.3	24	13	90.0	4.6	2.5	29	177
6	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,768	1989	WAS	14	280	476	58.8	7.9	269.1	22	13	88.1	4.6	2.7	16	108
7	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,747	1967	WAS	14	288	508	56.7	7.4	267.6	31	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
8	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,714	1983	WAS	16	276	459	60.1	8.1	232.1	29	11	97.0	6.3	2.4	34	242
9	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	3,618	2009	WAS	16	327	507	64.5	7.1	226.1	20	15	86.4	3.9	3.0	43	285
10	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,568	1981	WAS	16	293	496	59.1	7.2	223.0	19	20	77.3	3.8	4.0	28	259
11	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,564	1991	WAS	16	249	421	59.1	8.5	222.8	28	11	97.9	6.7	2.6	7	59
12	Gus Frerotte G. Frerotte	3,453	1996	WAS	16	270	470	57.4	7.3	215.8	12	11	79.3	2.6	2.3	22	134
13	Trent Green T. Green	3,441	1998	WAS	15	278	509	54.6	6.8	229.4	23	11	81.8	4.5	2.2	49	338
14	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,391	1984	WAS	16	283	477	59.3	7.1	211.9	24	13	86.6	5.0	2.7	48	341
15	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	3,377	2010	WAS	13	275	472	58.3	7.2	259.8	14	15	77.1	3.0	3.2	37	271
16	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,282	1992	WAS	16	269	479	56.2	6.9	205.1	13	17	71.7	2.7	3.5	23	176
17	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	3,245	2008	WAS	16	315	506	62.3	6.4	202.8	13	6	84.3	2.6	1.2	38	266
18	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,209	1966	WAS	14	254	436	58.3	7.4	229.2	28	19	84.5	6.4	4.4
19	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,203	2013	WAS	13	274	456	60.1	7.0	246.4	16	12	82.2	3.5	2.6	38	274
20	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,200	2012	WAS	15	258	393	65.6	8.1	213.3	20	5	102.4	5.1	1.3	30	217
21	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	3,151	2011	WAS	13	265	458	57.9	6.9	242.4	16	20	72.4	3.5	4.4	25	201
22	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,102	1969	WAS	14	274	442	62.0	7.0	221.6	22	15	85.4	5.0	3.4	40	322
23	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	3,050	2005	WAS	16	262	454	57.7	6.7	190.6	23	10	85.9	5.1	2.2	27	213
24	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
25	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	2,962	1980	WAS	16	262	454	57.7	6.5	185.1	17	16	75.2	3.7	3.5	31	282

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PASS

340

Mariota

RUSH

157

Croskey-Merritt

REC

170

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

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OPP PPG

30.5

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RUSH YDS/G

124.0

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PASS YDS/G

196.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	3	.400
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM

Last Game

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Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

0-4

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1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000