most passing yards per game 1989 nfl

Joe Montana averaged the most passing yards per game in 1989, with 270.8 per game.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Montana
J. Montana
270.8
1989
13
271
386
70.2
3,521
9.1
26
8
112.4
6.7
2.1
33
198
2Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
269.9
1989
16
353
599
58.9
4,318
7.2
27
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
3Jim Everett
J. Everett
269.4
1989
16
304
518
58.7
4,310
8.3
29
17
90.6
5.6
3.3
29
214
4Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
269.1
1989
14
280
476
58.8
3,768
7.9
22
13
88.1
4.6
2.7
16
108
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
249.8
1989
16
308
550
56.0
3,997
7.3
24
22
76.9
4.4
4.0
10
86
6Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
242.4
1989
7
133
261
51.0
1,697
6.5
9
14
60.8
3.4
5.4
8
64
7Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
240.8
1989
13
228
391
58.3
3,130
8.0
25
18
86.2
6.4
4.6
30
216
8Chris Miller
C. Miller
230.6
1989
15
280
526
53.2
3,459
6.6
16
10
76.1
3.0
1.9
41
318
9Warren Moon
W. Moon
226.9
1989
16
280
464
60.3
3,631
7.8
23
14
88.9
5.0
3.0
35
267
10Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
223.8
1989
14
258
480
53.8
3,133
6.5
20
22
68.9
4.2
4.6
38
294
11Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
223.1
1989
15
288
477
60.4
3,346
7.0
12
18
74.3
2.5
3.8
50
391
12Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
220.8
1989
16
303
513
59.1
3,533
6.9
18
14
80.3
3.5
2.7
34
192
13Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
220.6
1989
15
286
499
57.3
3,309
6.6
21
20
74.8
4.2
4.0
37
289
14Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
220.3
1989
16
258
455
56.7
3,525
7.7
28
11
92.1
6.2
2.4
36
288
15Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
219.4
1989
5
89
185
48.1
1,097
5.9
5
8
57.9
2.7
4.3
9
75
16Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
212.5
1989
16
290
532
54.5
3,400
6.4
21
15
75.5
3.9
2.8
45
343
17Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
210.8
1989
12
196
324
60.5
2,529
7.8
11
16
75.8
3.4
4.9
14
111
18Phil Simms
P. Simms
204.1
1989
15
228
405
56.3
3,061
7.6
14
14
77.6
3.5
3.5
40
244
19John Elway
J. Elway
203.4
1989
15
223
416
53.6
3,051
7.3
18
18
73.7
4.3
4.3
35
298
20Tony Eason
T. Eason
203.2
1989
TOT
5
79
141
56.0
1,016
7.2
4
6
70.5
2.8
4.3
17
120
21Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
191.9
1989
14
222
353
62.9
2,686
7.6
15
15
82.7
4.2
4.2
22
171
22Gary Hogeboom
G. Hogeboom
185.1
1989
14
204
364
56.0
2,591
7.1
14
19
69.5
3.8
5.2
40
266
23Rodney Peete
R. Peete
184.9
1989
8
103
195
52.8
1,479
7.6
5
9
67.0
2.6
4.6
27
164
24Wade Wilson
W. Wilson
181.6
1989
14
194
362
53.6
2,543
7.0
9
12
70.5
2.5
3.3
27
194
25Chris Chandler
C. Chandler
179.0
1989
3
39
80
48.8
537
6.7
2
3
63.4
2.5
3.8
3
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