Joe Namath had the most passing yards in 1972, with 2,816 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Namath J. Namath	2,816	1972	NYJ	13	162	324	50.0	8.7	216.6	19	21	72.5	5.9	6.5	11	101
2	Archie Manning A. Manning	2,781	1972	NO	14	230	448	51.3	6.2	198.6	18	21	64.6	4.0	4.7	43	347
3	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	2,651	1972	MIN	14	215	378	56.9	7.0	189.4	18	13	80.2	4.8	3.4	26	203
4	John Hadl J. Hadl	2,449	1972	SD	14	190	370	51.4	6.6	174.9	15	26	56.7	4.1	7.0	19	187
5	Craig Morton C. Morton	2,396	1972	DAL	14	185	339	54.6	7.1	171.1	15	21	65.9	4.4	6.2	23	179
6	Norm Snead N. Snead	2,307	1972	NYG	14	196	325	60.3	7.1	164.8	17	12	84.0	5.2	3.7	8	66
7	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	2,196	1972	NE	14	169	355	47.6	6.2	156.9	8	25	45.7	2.3	7.0	39	385
8	Bob Berry B. Berry	2,158	1972	ATL	14	154	277	55.6	7.8	154.1	13	12	78.5	4.7	4.3	39	255
9	Greg Landry G. Landry	2,066	1972	DET	14	134	268	50.0	7.7	147.6	18	17	71.8	6.7	6.3	25	149
10	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	2,027	1972	LA	14	165	323	51.1	6.3	144.8	12	15	63.8	3.7	4.6	12	102
11	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	1,998	1972	OAK	14	149	281	53.0	7.1	142.7	18	12	79.5	6.4	4.3	14	136
12	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	1,994	1972	CLE	14	144	305	47.2	6.5	142.4	13	16	61.0	4.3	5.2	23	183
13	Steve Spurrier S. Spurrier	1,983	1972	SF	13	147	269	54.6	7.4	152.5	18	16	75.9	6.7	5.9	14	114
14	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	1,918	1972	CIN	13	171	301	56.8	6.4	147.5	7	7	74.0	2.3	2.3	18	155
15	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	1,887	1972	PIT	14	147	308	47.7	6.1	134.8	12	12	64.1	3.9	3.9	29	237
16	Len Dawson L. Dawson	1,835	1972	KC	14	175	305	57.4	6.0	131.1	13	12	72.8	4.3	3.9	28	255
17	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	1,783	1972	DEN	12	132	238	55.5	7.5	148.6	14	14	74.6	5.9	5.9	12	82
18	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	1,711	1972	HOU	14	144	299	48.2	5.7	122.2	7	12	57.1	2.3	4.0	37	310
19	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	1,666	1972	BUF	14	136	258	52.7	6.5	119.0	14	17	63.5	5.4	6.6	38	320
20	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	1,648	1972	WAS	12	120	225	53.3	7.3	137.3	19	11	84.8	8.4	4.9	9	67
21	John Reaves J. Reaves	1,508	1972	PHI	11	108	224	48.2	6.7	137.1	7	12	58.4	3.1	5.4	38	322
22	Marty Domres M. Domres	1,392	1972	BAL	12	115	222	51.8	6.3	116.0	11	6	76.6	5.0	2.7	11	96
23	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	1,360	1972	MIA	14	83	150	55.3	9.1	97.1	11	7	91.0	7.3	4.7	14	114
24	Scott Hunter S. Hunter	1,252	1972	GB	14	86	199	43.2	6.3	89.4	6	9	55.5	3.0	4.5	13	86
25	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	1,246	1972	CHI	14	75	198	37.9	6.3	89.0	9	12	49.8	4.5	6.1	32	175

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Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	4	.333
Dolphins	0	5	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM

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29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.6

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Total Yards Rankings

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401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

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273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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