Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a single season 1920 to 1980| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 4,715 | 1980 | 16 | 348 | 589 | 59.1 | 8.0 | 294.7 | 30 | 24 | 84.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 32 | 210 | |
| 2 |  | B. Sipe | 4,132 | 1980 | 16 | 337 | 554 | 60.8 | 7.5 | 258.3 | 30 | 14 | 91.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 23 | 217 | |
| 3 | | D. Fouts | 4,082 | 1979 | 16 | 332 | 530 | 62.6 | 7.7 | 255.1 | 24 | 24 | 82.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 195 | |
| 4 | | J. Namath | 4,007 | 1967 | 14 | 258 | 491 | 52.5 | 8.2 | 286.2 | 26 | 28 | 73.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||
| 5 | | B. Sipe | 3,793 | 1979 | 16 | 286 | 535 | 53.5 | 7.1 | 237.1 | 28 | 26 | 73.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 43 | 347 | |
| 6 | | S. Jurgensen | 3,747 | 1967 | 14 | 288 | 508 | 56.7 | 7.4 | 267.6 | 31 | 16 | 87.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 | |||
| 7 |  | T. Bradshaw | 3,724 | 1979 | 16 | 259 | 472 | 54.9 | 7.9 | 232.8 | 26 | 25 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 | |
| 8 | | S. Jurgensen | 3,723 | 1961 | 14 | 235 | 416 | 56.5 | 8.9 | 265.9 | 32 | 24 | 88.1 | 7.7 | 5.8 | |||
| 9 | | A. Manning | 3,716 | 1980 | 16 | 309 | 509 | 60.7 | 7.3 | 232.3 | 23 | 20 | 81.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 41 | 311 | |
| 10 | | J. Zorn | 3,661 | 1979 | 16 | 285 | 505 | 56.4 | 7.2 | 228.8 | 20 | 18 | 77.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 23 | 201 | |
| 11 | | S. DeBerg | 3,652 | 1979 | 16 | 347 | 578 | 60.0 | 6.3 | 228.3 | 17 | 21 | 73.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 17 | 119 | |
| 12 | | K. Stabler | 3,615 | 1979 | 16 | 304 | 498 | 61.0 | 7.3 | 225.9 | 26 | 22 | 82.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 34 | 284 | |
| 13 | | R. Staubach | 3,586 | 1979 | 16 | 267 | 461 | 57.9 | 7.8 | 224.1 | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 36 | 240 | |
| 14 | | T. Kramer | 3,582 | 1980 | 15 | 299 | 522 | 57.3 | 6.9 | 238.8 | 19 | 23 | 72.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 37 | 214 | |
| 15 | | J. Ferguson | 3,572 | 1979 | 16 | 238 | 458 | 52.0 | 7.8 | 223.3 | 14 | 15 | 74.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 43 | 387 | |
| 16 | | S. Bartkowski | 3,544 | 1980 | 16 | 257 | 463 | 55.5 | 7.7 | 221.5 | 31 | 16 | 88.2 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 35 | 324 | |
| 17 | | L. Dickey | 3,529 | 1980 | 16 | 278 | 478 | 58.2 | 7.4 | 220.6 | 15 | 25 | 70.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 37 | 314 | |
| 18 | | R. Jaworski | 3,529 | 1980 | 16 | 257 | 451 | 57.0 | 7.8 | 220.6 | 27 | 12 | 91.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 27 | 213 | |
| 19 |  | J. Unitas | 3,481 | 1963 | 14 | 237 | 410 | 57.8 | 8.5 | 248.6 | 20 | 12 | 89.7 | 4.9 | 2.9 | |||
| 20 | | J. Hadl | 3,473 | 1968 | 14 | 208 | 440 | 47.3 | 7.9 | 248.1 | 27 | 32 | 64.5 | 6.1 | 7.3 | |||
| 21 | | F. Tarkenton | 3,468 | 1978 | 16 | 345 | 572 | 60.3 | 6.1 | 216.8 | 25 | 32 | 68.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 27 | 254 | |
| 22 | | B. Parilli | 3,465 | 1964 | 14 | 228 | 473 | 48.2 | 7.3 | 247.5 | 31 | 27 | 70.8 | 6.6 | 5.7 | |||
| 23 | | J. Unitas | 3,428 | 1967 | 14 | 255 | 436 | 58.5 | 7.9 | 244.9 | 20 | 16 | 83.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | |||
| 24 | | A. Manning | 3,416 | 1978 | 16 | 291 | 471 | 61.8 | 7.3 | 213.5 | 17 | 16 | 81.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 37 | 301 | |
| 25 | | N. Snead | 3,399 | 1967 | 14 | 240 | 434 | 55.3 | 7.8 | 242.8 | 29 | 24 | 80.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | |||
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14.0
21st
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26.0
15th
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81.0
24th
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209.0
15th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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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Commanders
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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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