Between the 1979 and 1982 seasons, Dan Fouts averaged the most passing yards per game, with 289.2 per game.
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most passing yards per game by a player 1979 to 1982| NAME | YDS/G | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 289.2 | 57 | 1,244 | 2,058 | 60.4 | 16,482 | 8.0 | 104 | 76 | 87.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 91 | 633 |
| 2 |  | T. Kramer | 239.4 | 54 | 1,112 | 1,989 | 55.9 | 12,928 | 6.5 | 83 | 83 | 72.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 113 | 742 |
| 3 | | B. Sipe | 238.2 | 54 | 1,037 | 1,841 | 56.3 | 12,865 | 7.0 | 79 | 73 | 75.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 113 | 991 |
| 4 | | R. Staubach | 224.1 | 16 | 267 | 461 | 57.9 | 3,586 | 7.8 | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 36 | 240 |
| 5 |  | T. Bradshaw | 217.0 | 54 | 805 | 1,506 | 53.5 | 11,718 | 7.8 | 89 | 72 | 78.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 92 | 727 |
| 6 | | S. Bartkowski | 214.2 | 55 | 924 | 1,638 | 56.4 | 11,783 | 7.2 | 86 | 70 | 78.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 131 | 1,074 |
| 7 | | M. Herrmann | 210.5 | 2 | 32 | 60 | 53.3 | 421 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 53.5 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 48 |
| 8 | | J. Zorn | 209.9 | 54 | 923 | 1,635 | 56.5 | 11,335 | 6.9 | 57 | 58 | 74.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 111 | 895 |
| 9 | | J. Ferguson | 204.0 | 57 | 885 | 1,659 | 53.3 | 11,626 | 7.0 | 65 | 69 | 71.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 82 | 758 |
| 10 | | S. Grogan | 203.6 | 42 | 564 | 1,067 | 52.9 | 8,550 | 8.0 | 60 | 62 | 74.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 89 | 664 |
| 11 | | L. Dickey | 202.3 | 43 | 666 | 1,169 | 57.0 | 8,699 | 7.4 | 49 | 58 | 73.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 117 | 928 |
| 12 | | D. Williams | 201.4 | 57 | 822 | 1,696 | 48.5 | 11,478 | 6.8 | 66 | 65 | 67.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 59 | 514 |
| 13 | | R. Todd | 199.7 | 56 | 867 | 1,571 | 55.2 | 11,181 | 7.1 | 72 | 73 | 73.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 120 | 978 |
| 14 | | R. Jaworski | 199.5 | 57 | 864 | 1,572 | 55.0 | 11,369 | 7.2 | 80 | 56 | 80.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 113 | 926 |
| 15 | | J. Theismann | 199.3 | 57 | 949 | 1,597 | 59.4 | 11,360 | 7.1 | 69 | 58 | 80.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 123 | 1,027 |
| 16 | | K. Anderson | 195.6 | 53 | 873 | 1,402 | 62.3 | 10,367 | 7.4 | 63 | 42 | 87.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 121 | 792 |
| 17 | | B. Jones | 194.7 | 38 | 583 | 1,051 | 55.5 | 7,398 | 7.0 | 49 | 48 | 74.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 83 | 674 |
| 18 | | K. Stabler | 191.5 | 53 | 879 | 1,429 | 61.5 | 10,148 | 7.1 | 59 | 78 | 74.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 103 | 908 |
| 19 | | J. McMahon | 187.6 | 8 | 120 | 210 | 57.1 | 1,501 | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 79.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 27 | 196 |
| 20 | | C. Morton | 185.5 | 44 | 630 | 1,073 | 58.7 | 8,164 | 7.6 | 49 | 49 | 78.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 113 | 844 |
| 21 | | A. Manning | 180.6 | 51 | 762 | 1,293 | 58.9 | 9,212 | 7.1 | 49 | 59 | 74.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 108 | 849 |
| 22 | | V. Ferragamo | 180.2 | 31 | 411 | 723 | 56.8 | 5,586 | 7.7 | 44 | 38 | 80.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 41 | 371 |
| 23 | | G. Danielson | 178.3 | 30 | 400 | 710 | 56.3 | 5,350 | 7.5 | 26 | 30 | 75.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 75 | 567 |
| 24 | | P. Simms | 174.1 | 35 | 499 | 983 | 50.8 | 6,095 | 6.2 | 39 | 42 | 65.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 113 | 853 |
| 25 | | J. Hart | 164.1 | 43 | 575 | 1,077 | 53.4 | 7,057 | 6.6 | 37 | 54 | 64.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 80 | 594 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |