most passing yards per game 1986 nfl

Dan Marino had the most passing yards per game in 1986, with 296.6 per game.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
296.6
1986
16
378
623
60.7
4,746
7.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
2Joe Montana
J. Montana
279.5
1986
8
191
307
62.2
2,236
7.3
8
9
80.7
2.6
2.9
12
95
3Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
256.8
1986
16
276
541
51.0
4,109
7.6
22
22
72.9
4.1
4.1
28
240
4Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
252.6
1986
12
252
430
58.6
3,031
7.0
16
22
71.4
3.7
5.1
21
173
5Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
247.4
1986
16
273
469
58.2
3,959
8.4
24
17
87.7
5.1
3.6
26
194
6Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
246.0
1986
15
300
482
62.2
3,690
7.7
25
20
85.8
5.2
4.1
40
353
7Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
244.0
1986
4
62
102
60.8
976
9.6
9
2
113.8
8.8
2.0
4
31
8Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
240.9
1986
16
310
531
58.4
3,854
7.3
17
10
83.8
3.2
1.9
39
274
9Warren Moon
W. Moon
232.6
1986
15
256
488
52.5
3,489
7.1
13
26
62.3
2.7
5.3
41
332
10Gary Hogeboom
G. Hogeboom
230.8
1986
5
85
144
59.0
1,154
8.0
6
6
81.2
4.2
4.2
18
144
11Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
230.8
1986
13
208
372
55.9
3,000
8.1
24
10
92.6
6.5
2.7
31
178
12Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
224.6
1986
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
13Tony Eason
T. Eason
221.9
1986
15
276
448
61.6
3,328
7.4
19
10
89.2
4.2
2.2
43
336
14Phil Simms
P. Simms
217.9
1986
16
259
468
55.3
3,487
7.5
21
22
74.6
4.5
4.7
45
359
15John Elway
J. Elway
217.8
1986
16
280
504
55.6
3,485
6.9
19
13
79.0
3.8
2.6
32
233
16Randy Wright
R. Wright
202.9
1986
16
263
492
53.5
3,247
6.6
17
23
66.2
3.5
4.7
33
243
17Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
198.6
1986
10
133
252
52.8
1,986
7.9
14
9
82.5
5.6
3.6
27
215
18Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
194.7
1986
15
225
375
60.0
2,921
7.8
21
11
91.0
5.6
2.9
35
281
19Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
185.4
1986
12
204
417
48.9
2,225
5.3
8
18
53.5
1.9
4.3
29
213
20Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
184.5
1986
14
240
421
57.0
2,583
6.1
13
12
73.6
3.1
2.9
52
381
21David Archer
D. Archer
182.5
1986
11
150
294
51.0
2,007
6.8
10
9
71.6
3.4
3.1
34
249
22Mark Malone
M. Malone
174.6
1986
14
216
425
50.8
2,444
5.8
15
18
62.5
3.5
4.2
13
97
23Steve Pelluer
S. Pelluer
170.4
1986
16
215
378
56.9
2,727
7.2
8
17
67.9
2.1
4.5
47
362
24Jim Everett
J. Everett
169.7
1986
6
73
147
49.7
1,018
6.9
8
8
67.8
5.4
5.4
8
50
25Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
168.1
1986
14
189
342
55.3
2,353
6.9
10
17
65.8
2.9
5.0
22
191

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