most passing yards per game 1967 to 1974

Between the 1967 and 1974 seasons, Joe Namath had the most passing yards per game, with 215.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards per game by a player 1967 to 1974
NAMEYDS/GGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Namath
J. Namath
215.3
84
1,169
2,288
51.1
18,082
7.9
114
129
70.7
5.0
5.6
59
573
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
193.3
110
1,634
2,901
56.3
21,267
7.3
153
104
82.2
5.3
3.6
173
1,385
3John Hadl
J. Hadl
185.4
112
1,445
2,876
50.2
20,763
7.2
149
156
68.7
5.2
5.4
127
1,081
4Don Meredith
D. Meredith
180.6
24
299
564
53.0
4,334
7.7
37
28
79.5
6.6
5.0
5Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
179.8
109
1,616
3,016
53.6
19,595
6.5
145
97
76.4
4.8
3.2
137
1,026
6Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
175.3
95
1,138
2,248
50.6
16,655
7.4
148
115
75.8
6.6
5.1
72
636
7Jim Hart
J. Hart
170.4
93
1,135
2,325
48.8
15,845
6.8
102
115
65.2
4.4
4.9
94
813
8John Brodie
J. Brodie
169.1
89
1,195
2,169
55.1
15,052
6.9
103
106
72.4
4.7
4.9
47
380
9Norm Snead
N. Snead
169.1
91
1,224
2,233
54.8
15,388
6.9
104
136
66.6
4.7
6.1
73
608
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
11Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
164.4
66
763
1,479
51.6
10,850
7.3
81
80
71.4
5.5
5.4
50
494
12Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
160.1
28
331
713
46.4
4,484
6.3
27
48
51.5
3.8
6.7
21
187
13Greg Cook
G. Cook
155.4
12
107
200
53.5
1,865
9.3
15
11
87.6
7.5
5.5
29
195
14Ken 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
15Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
152.6
96
1,137
2,108
53.9
14,647
6.9
103
101
72.3
4.9
4.8
94
728
16Bob 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
17Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
149.7
94
1,180
1,978
59.7
14,075
7.1
112
68
86.0
5.7
3.4
94
748
18Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
147.9
72
824
1,525
54.0
10,646
7.0
58
80
67.0
3.8
5.2
74
590
19Mike Boryla
M. Boryla
145.0
4
60
102
58.8
580
5.7
5
3
78.9
4.9
2.9
4
39
20Len Dawson
L. Dawson
144.5
101
1,122
1,951
57.5
14,596
7.5
100
96
77.8
5.1
4.9
144
1,227
21Jesse Freitas
J. Freitas
143.8
5
49
109
45.0
719
6.6
3
8
45.6
2.8
7.3
11
76
22Archie 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
23Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
136.1
21
202
431
46.9
2,858
6.6
14
26
54.5
3.2
6.0
26
228
24Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
134.3
59
571
1,006
56.8
7,923
7.9
52
46
80.4
5.2
4.6
150
1,048
25Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
133.7
47
485
916
52.9
6,286
6.9
35
67
57.1
3.8
7.3
123
1,058
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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