Since 2000, Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards for the Lions in a season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stafford | 5,038 | 2011 | 16 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 7.6 | 314.9 | 41 | 16 | 97.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 36 | 257 | |
| 2 | | M. Stafford | 4,967 | 2012 | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 6.8 | 310.4 | 20 | 17 | 79.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 29 | 212 | |
| 3 | | M. Stafford | 4,650 | 2013 | 16 | 371 | 634 | 58.5 | 7.3 | 290.6 | 29 | 19 | 84.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 23 | 168 | |
| 4 |  | J. Goff | 4,629 | 2024 | 17 | 390 | 539 | 72.4 | 8.6 | 272.3 | 37 | 12 | 111.8 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 31 | 234 | |
| 5 | | J. Goff | 4,575 | 2023 | 17 | 407 | 605 | 67.3 | 7.6 | 269.1 | 30 | 12 | 97.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 30 | 197 | |
| 6 | | J. Goff | 4,564 | 2025 | 17 | 393 | 578 | 68.0 | 7.9 | 268.5 | 34 | 8 | 105.5 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 38 | 259 | |
| 7 | | M. Stafford | 4,446 | 2017 | 16 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 7.9 | 277.9 | 29 | 10 | 99.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 47 | 287 | |
| 8 | | J. Goff | 4,438 | 2022 | 17 | 382 | 587 | 65.1 | 7.6 | 261.1 | 29 | 7 | 99.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 23 | 156 | |
| 9 | | M. Stafford | 4,327 | 2016 | 16 | 388 | 594 | 65.3 | 7.3 | 270.4 | 24 | 10 | 93.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 37 | 216 | |
| 10 | | M. Stafford | 4,262 | 2015 | 16 | 398 | 592 | 67.2 | 7.2 | 266.4 | 32 | 13 | 97.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 44 | 251 | |
| 11 | | M. Stafford | 4,257 | 2014 | 16 | 363 | 602 | 60.3 | 7.1 | 266.1 | 22 | 12 | 85.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 45 | 254 | |
| 12 |  | J. Kitna | 4,208 | 2006 | 16 | 372 | 596 | 62.4 | 7.1 | 263.0 | 21 | 22 | 79.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 63 | 388 | |
| 13 | | M. Stafford | 4,084 | 2020 | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 7.7 | 255.3 | 26 | 10 | 96.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 38 | 254 | |
| 14 | | J. Kitna | 4,068 | 2007 | 16 | 355 | 561 | 63.3 | 7.3 | 254.3 | 18 | 20 | 80.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 51 | 320 | |
| 15 | | M. Stafford | 3,777 | 2018 | 16 | 367 | 555 | 66.1 | 6.8 | 236.1 | 21 | 11 | 89.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 40 | 255 | |
| 16 | | J. Goff | 3,245 | 2021 | 14 | 332 | 494 | 67.2 | 6.6 | 231.8 | 19 | 8 | 91.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 35 | 280 | |
| 17 | | J. Harrington | 3,047 | 2004 | 16 | 274 | 489 | 56.0 | 6.2 | 190.4 | 19 | 12 | 77.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 36 | 196 | |
| 18 | | J. Harrington | 2,880 | 2003 | 16 | 309 | 554 | 55.8 | 5.2 | 180.0 | 17 | 22 | 63.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9 | 55 | |
| 19 | | S. Hill | 2,686 | 2010 | 11 | 257 | 416 | 61.8 | 6.5 | 244.2 | 16 | 12 | 81.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 17 | 113 | |
| 20 | | M. Stafford | 2,499 | 2019 | 8 | 187 | 291 | 64.3 | 8.6 | 312.4 | 19 | 5 | 106.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 18 | 137 | |
| 21 | | C. Batch | 2,489 | 2000 | 15 | 221 | 412 | 53.6 | 6.0 | 165.9 | 13 | 15 | 67.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 41 | 242 | |
| 22 | | C. Batch | 2,392 | 2001 | 10 | 198 | 341 | 58.1 | 7.0 | 239.2 | 12 | 12 | 76.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 33 | 176 | |
| 23 | | J. Harrington | 2,294 | 2002 | 14 | 215 | 429 | 50.1 | 5.3 | 163.9 | 12 | 16 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 8 | 75 | |
| 24 | | M. Stafford | 2,267 | 2009 | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 6.0 | 226.7 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 24 | 169 | |
| 25 | | J. Harrington | 2,021 | 2005 | 12 | 188 | 330 | 57.0 | 6.1 | 168.4 | 12 | 12 | 72.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 136 | |
DETStatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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