most passing yards per game 1965 to 1974

Between the 1965 and 1974 seasons, Joe Namath had the most passing yards per game, with 213.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards per game by a player 1965 to 1974
NAMEYDS/GGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Namath
J. Namath
213.3
111
1,565
3,099
50.5
23,681
7.6
151
171
69.3
4.9
5.5
59
573
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
191.6
138
1,997
3,588
55.7
26,437
7.4
189
131
81.5
5.3
3.7
173
1,385
3John Hadl
J. Hadl
188.6
140
1,819
3,599
50.5
26,407
7.3
192
191
70.4
5.3
5.3
127
1,081
4Don Meredith
D. Meredith
187.3
51
617
1,213
50.9
9,554
7.9
83
53
81.9
6.8
4.4
5John Brodie
J. Brodie
180.8
116
1,669
2,987
55.9
20,974
7.0
149
144
74.4
5.0
4.8
47
380
6Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
180.4
130
1,916
3,586
53.4
23,456
6.5
166
118
75.6
4.6
3.3
137
1,026
7Norm Snead
N. Snead
169.7
112
1,477
2,747
53.8
19,009
6.9
127
160
66.9
4.6
5.8
73
608
8Jim Hart
J. Hart
168.9
94
1,139
2,336
48.8
15,874
6.8
102
115
65.1
4.4
4.9
94
813
9Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
167.3
83
947
1,861
50.9
13,889
7.5
96
98
70.8
5.2
5.3
50
494
10Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
167.2
56
693
1,411
49.1
9,361
6.6
59
80
61.0
4.2
5.7
133
1,228
11Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
166.1
56
676
1,493
45.3
9,303
6.2
48
82
53.6
3.2
5.5
21
187
12Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
164.2
97
1,183
2,155
54.9
15,924
7.4
103
116
72.1
4.8
5.4
74
590
13Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
162.4
121
1,624
2,770
58.6
19,651
7.1
155
103
83.7
5.6
3.7
94
748
14Greg Cook
G. Cook
155.4
12
107
200
53.5
1,865
9.3
15
11
87.6
7.5
5.5
29
195
15Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
154.1
48
488
976
50.0
7,397
7.6
74
49
79.7
7.6
5.0
4
35
16Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
152.7
51
635
1,089
58.3
7,790
7.2
48
33
82.5
4.4
3.0
101
769
17Bob Griese
B. Griese
152.2
94
1,081
2,014
53.7
14,309
7.1
114
103
74.0
5.7
5.1
132
1,141
18Len Dawson
L. Dawson
150.3
129
1,444
2,540
56.9
19,385
7.6
147
120
80.9
5.8
4.7
144
1,227
19Mike Boryla
M. Boryla
145.0
4
60
102
58.8
580
5.7
5
3
78.9
4.9
2.9
4
39
20Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
144.4
102
1,142
2,124
53.8
14,731
6.9
103
102
71.9
4.8
4.8
94
728
21Jesse Freitas
J. Freitas
143.8
5
49
109
45.0
719
6.6
3
8
45.6
2.8
7.3
11
76
22Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
142.9
123
1,200
2,402
50.0
17,580
7.3
155
126
73.9
6.5
5.2
72
636
23Rudy Bukich
R. Bukich
142.6
33
343
661
51.9
4,707
7.1
30
32
70.0
4.5
4.8
24Archie Manning
A. Manning
140.3
50
590
1,153
51.2
7,016
6.1
40
58
60.7
3.5
5.0
137
1,028
25Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
136.1
21
202
431
46.9
2,858
6.6
14
26
54.5
3.2
6.0
26
228
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