Between the 1960 and 1983 seasons, Dan Fouts had the most passing yards in a season, with 4,802 yards in 1981.
Interpreted as:
most passing yds by a player in a season 1960 to 1983| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 4,802 | 1981 | 16 | 360 | 609 | 59.1 | 7.9 | 300.1 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | |
| 2 | | D. Fouts | 4,715 | 1980 | 16 | 348 | 589 | 59.1 | 8.0 | 294.7 | 30 | 24 | 84.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 32 | 210 | |
| 3 |  | L. Dickey | 4,458 | 1983 | 16 | 289 | 484 | 59.7 | 9.2 | 278.6 | 32 | 29 | 87.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 | |
| 4 | | B. Kenney | 4,348 | 1983 | 16 | 346 | 603 | 57.4 | 7.2 | 271.8 | 24 | 18 | 80.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 41 | 284 | |
| 5 | | B. Sipe | 4,132 | 1980 | 16 | 337 | 554 | 60.8 | 7.5 | 258.3 | 30 | 14 | 91.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 23 | 217 | |
| 6 | | D. Fouts | 4,082 | 1979 | 16 | 332 | 530 | 62.6 | 7.7 | 255.1 | 24 | 24 | 82.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 195 | |
| 7 | | J. Namath | 4,007 | 1967 | 14 | 258 | 491 | 52.5 | 8.2 | 286.2 | 26 | 28 | 73.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||
| 8 | | D. White | 3,980 | 1983 | 16 | 334 | 533 | 62.7 | 7.5 | 248.8 | 29 | 23 | 85.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 37 | 314 | |
| 9 | | T. Kramer | 3,912 | 1981 | 14 | 322 | 593 | 54.3 | 6.6 | 279.4 | 26 | 24 | 72.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 19 | 149 | |
| 10 |  | J. Montana | 3,910 | 1983 | 16 | 332 | 515 | 64.5 | 7.6 | 244.4 | 26 | 12 | 94.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 33 | 224 | |
| 11 | | B. Sipe | 3,876 | 1981 | 16 | 313 | 567 | 55.2 | 6.8 | 242.3 | 17 | 25 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 34 | 310 | |
| 12 | | S. Bartkowski | 3,829 | 1981 | 16 | 297 | 533 | 55.7 | 7.2 | 239.3 | 30 | 23 | 79.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 37 | 287 | |
| 13 | | B. Sipe | 3,793 | 1979 | 16 | 286 | 535 | 53.5 | 7.1 | 237.1 | 28 | 26 | 73.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 43 | 347 | |
| 14 | | K. Anderson | 3,754 | 1981 | 16 | 300 | 479 | 62.6 | 7.8 | 234.6 | 29 | 10 | 98.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 25 | 140 | |
| 15 | | S. Jurgensen | 3,747 | 1967 | 14 | 288 | 508 | 56.7 | 7.4 | 267.6 | 31 | 16 | 87.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 | |||
| 16 |  | T. Bradshaw | 3,724 | 1979 | 16 | 259 | 472 | 54.9 | 7.9 | 232.8 | 26 | 25 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 | |
| 17 | | S. Jurgensen | 3,723 | 1961 | 14 | 235 | 416 | 56.5 | 8.9 | 265.9 | 32 | 24 | 88.1 | 7.7 | 5.8 | |||
| 18 | | A. Manning | 3,716 | 1980 | 16 | 309 | 509 | 60.7 | 7.3 | 232.3 | 23 | 20 | 81.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 41 | 311 | |
| 19 | | J. Theismann | 3,714 | 1983 | 16 | 276 | 459 | 60.1 | 8.1 | 232.1 | 29 | 11 | 97.0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 34 | 242 | |
| 20 | | J. Zorn | 3,661 | 1979 | 16 | 285 | 505 | 56.4 | 7.2 | 228.8 | 20 | 18 | 77.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 23 | 201 | |
| 21 | | J. Ferguson | 3,652 | 1981 | 16 | 252 | 498 | 50.6 | 7.3 | 228.3 | 24 | 20 | 74.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 15 | 137 | |
| 22 | | S. DeBerg | 3,652 | 1979 | 16 | 347 | 578 | 60.0 | 6.3 | 228.3 | 17 | 21 | 73.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 17 | 119 | |
| 23 | | K. Stabler | 3,615 | 1979 | 16 | 304 | 498 | 61.0 | 7.3 | 225.9 | 26 | 22 | 82.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 34 | 284 | |
| 24 | | R. Staubach | 3,586 | 1979 | 16 | 267 | 461 | 57.9 | 7.8 | 224.1 | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 36 | 240 | |
| 25 | | T. Kramer | 3,582 | 1980 | 15 | 299 | 522 | 57.3 | 6.9 | 238.8 | 19 | 23 | 72.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 37 | 214 | |
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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 |
