From 1980 through 1990, Dan Marino had the most passing yards in a season, with 5,084 yards in 1984.
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most passing yards by a player in a season from 1980 to 1990| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Marino | 5,084 | 1984 | 16 | 362 | 564 | 64.2 | 9.0 | 317.8 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 13 | 120 | |
| 2 |  | D. Fouts | 4,802 | 1981 | 16 | 360 | 609 | 59.1 | 7.9 | 300.1 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | |
| 3 | | D. Marino | 4,746 | 1986 | 16 | 378 | 623 | 60.7 | 7.6 | 296.6 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 17 | 119 | |
| 4 | | D. Fouts | 4,715 | 1980 | 16 | 348 | 589 | 59.1 | 8.0 | 294.7 | 30 | 24 | 84.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 32 | 210 | |
| 5 |  | W. Moon | 4,689 | 1990 | 15 | 362 | 584 | 62.0 | 8.0 | 312.6 | 33 | 13 | 96.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 36 | 252 | |
| 6 |  | N. Lomax | 4,614 | 1984 | 16 | 345 | 560 | 61.6 | 8.2 | 288.4 | 28 | 16 | 92.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 49 | 377 | |
| 7 | | L. Dickey | 4,458 | 1983 | 16 | 289 | 484 | 59.7 | 9.2 | 278.6 | 32 | 29 | 87.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 | |
| 8 | | D. Marino | 4,434 | 1988 | 16 | 354 | 606 | 58.4 | 7.3 | 277.1 | 28 | 23 | 80.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6 | 31 | |
| 9 | | B. Kenney | 4,348 | 1983 | 16 | 346 | 603 | 57.4 | 7.2 | 271.8 | 24 | 18 | 80.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 41 | 284 | |
| 10 | | D. Majkowski | 4,318 | 1989 | 16 | 353 | 599 | 58.9 | 7.2 | 269.9 | 27 | 20 | 82.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 47 | 268 | |
| 11 | | J. Everett | 4,310 | 1989 | 16 | 304 | 518 | 58.7 | 8.3 | 269.4 | 29 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 29 | 214 | |
| 12 | | D. Marino | 4,137 | 1985 | 16 | 336 | 567 | 59.3 | 7.3 | 258.6 | 30 | 21 | 84.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 18 | 157 | |
| 13 | | B. Sipe | 4,132 | 1980 | 16 | 337 | 554 | 60.8 | 7.5 | 258.3 | 30 | 14 | 91.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 23 | 217 | |
| 14 | | J. Schroeder | 4,109 | 1986 | 16 | 276 | 541 | 51.0 | 7.6 | 256.8 | 22 | 22 | 72.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 28 | 240 | |
| 15 | | P. Simms | 4,044 | 1984 | 16 | 286 | 533 | 53.7 | 7.6 | 252.8 | 22 | 18 | 78.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 55 | 434 | |
| 16 | | D. Marino | 3,997 | 1989 | 16 | 308 | 550 | 56.0 | 7.3 | 249.8 | 24 | 22 | 76.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 10 | 86 | |
| 17 | | J. Everett | 3,989 | 1990 | 16 | 307 | 554 | 55.4 | 7.2 | 249.3 | 23 | 17 | 79.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 30 | 198 | |
| 18 | | D. White | 3,980 | 1983 | 16 | 334 | 533 | 62.7 | 7.5 | 248.8 | 29 | 23 | 85.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 37 | 314 | |
| 19 | | J. Everett | 3,964 | 1988 | 16 | 308 | 517 | 59.6 | 7.7 | 247.8 | 31 | 18 | 89.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 28 | 197 | |
| 20 | | B. Esiason | 3,959 | 1986 | 16 | 273 | 469 | 58.2 | 8.4 | 247.4 | 24 | 17 | 87.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 26 | 194 | |
| 21 |  | J. Montana | 3,944 | 1990 | 15 | 321 | 520 | 61.7 | 7.6 | 262.9 | 26 | 16 | 89.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | |
| 22 | | T. Kramer | 3,912 | 1981 | 14 | 322 | 593 | 54.3 | 6.6 | 279.4 | 26 | 24 | 72.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 19 | 149 | |
| 23 | | J. Montana | 3,910 | 1983 | 16 | 332 | 515 | 64.5 | 7.6 | 244.4 | 26 | 12 | 94.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 33 | 224 | |
| 24 |  | J. Elway | 3,891 | 1985 | 16 | 327 | 605 | 54.0 | 6.4 | 243.2 | 22 | 23 | 70.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 38 | 307 | |
| 25 | | K. O'Brien | 3,888 | 1985 | 16 | 297 | 488 | 60.9 | 8.0 | 243.0 | 25 | 8 | 96.2 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 62 | 399 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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