most passing yards in the nfl from 1983 to 1999

From 1983 through 1999, Dan Marino had the most passing yards, with 61,361 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
2	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
3	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,117	206	3,973	6,789	58.5	7.2	238.4	290	232	81.0	4.3	3.4	453	3,369
4	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
5	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	36,803	202	2,992	5,119	58.4	7.2	182.2	252	192	81.5	4.9	3.8	466	3,586
6	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
7	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,837	158	2,841	4,923	57.7	7.1	220.5	203	175	78.6	4.1	3.6	257	1,885
8	Steve Young S. Young	33,124	169	2,667	4,149	64.3	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
9	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	32,575	157	2,569	4,613	55.7	7.1	207.5	205	191	75.5	4.4	4.1	316	2,359
10	Joe Montana J. Montana	32,482	136	2,696	4,261	63.3	7.6	238.8	221	107	93.4	5.2	2.5	252	1,636
11	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	31,310	154	2,742	4,453	61.6	7.0	203.3	158	127	82.6	3.5	2.9	246	1,657
12	Brett Favre B. Favre	30,894	129	2,659	4,351	61.1	7.1	239.5	235	141	87.1	5.4	3.2	267	1,686
13	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	28,557	149	2,301	4,075	56.5	7.0	191.7	198	128	81.4	4.9	3.1	464	3,426
14	Phil Simms P. Simms	27,367	129	2,077	3,664	56.7	7.5	212.1	160	115	81.9	4.4	3.1	364	2,565
15	Jeff George J. George	26,045	123	2,162	3,731	57.9	7.0	211.7	147	104	81.0	3.9	2.8	340	2,559
16	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	25,966	106	2,192	3,921	55.9	6.6	245.0	147	123	75.7	3.7	3.1	212	1,493
17	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	25,094	129	2,110	3,602	58.6	7.0	194.5	128	98	80.4	3.6	2.7	353	2,654
18	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	24,872	170	2,182	3,716	58.7	6.7	146.3	121	107	77.8	3.3	2.9	347	2,036
19	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	24,819	144	2,009	3,492	57.5	7.1	172.4	146	127	78.4	4.2	3.6	225	1,883
20	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	23,301	126	1,994	3,365	59.3	6.9	184.9	124	87	81.8	3.7	2.6	273	1,660
21	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	21,683	118	1,839	3,121	58.9	6.9	183.8	135	124	78.0	4.3	4.0	178	1,255
22	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	20,865	130	1,668	2,894	57.6	7.2	160.5	135	101	81.2	4.7	3.5	255	1,779
23	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	20,408	108	1,766	3,057	57.8	6.7	189.0	114	62	82.0	3.7	2.0	250	1,825
24	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	20,063	118	1,426	2,808	50.8	7.1	170.0	114	108	71.7	4.1	3.8	208	1,600
25	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	19,829	85	1,589	2,712	58.6	7.3	233.3	127	74	85.6	4.7	2.7	299	2,180

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PASS

1,057

Willis

RUSH

339

Gordon

REC

289

Washington

Team Rankings

PPG

16.3

30th

OPP PPG

26.2

24th

RUSH YDS/G

131.5

7th

PASS YDS/G

176.2

30th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NYJ	@	MIA	1:00 PM

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Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000