most single season pass yards between 1966 to 1979

From 1966 through 1979, Dan Fouts had the most passing yards in a season, with 4,082 yards in 1979.

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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	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	4,082	1979	SD	16	332	530	62.6	7.7	255.1	24	24	82.6	4.5	4.5	28	195
2	Joe Namath J. Namath	4,007	1967	NYJ	14	258	491	52.5	8.2	286.2	26	28	73.8	5.3	5.7
3	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	3,793	1979	CLE	16	286	535	53.5	7.1	237.1	28	26	73.4	5.2	4.9	43	347
4	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,747	1967	WAS	14	288	508	56.7	7.4	267.6	31	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
5	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	3,724	1979	PIT	16	259	472	54.9	7.9	232.8	26	25	77.0	5.5	5.3	24	196
6	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	3,661	1979	SEA	16	285	505	56.4	7.2	228.8	20	18	77.7	4.0	3.6	23	201
7	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	3,652	1979	SF	16	347	578	60.0	6.3	228.3	17	21	73.1	2.9	3.6	17	119
8	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	3,615	1979	OAK	16	304	498	61.0	7.3	225.9	26	22	82.2	5.2	4.4	34	284
9	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	3,586	1979	DAL	16	267	461	57.9	7.8	224.1	27	11	92.3	5.9	2.4	36	240
10	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	3,572	1979	BUF	16	238	458	52.0	7.8	223.3	14	15	74.4	3.1	3.3	43	387
11	John Hadl J. Hadl	3,473	1968	SD	14	208	440	47.3	7.9	248.1	27	32	64.5	6.1	7.3
12	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3,468	1978	MIN	16	345	572	60.3	6.1	216.8	25	32	68.9	4.4	5.6	27	254
13	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	3,428	1967	BAL	14	255	436	58.5	7.9	244.9	20	16	83.6	4.6	3.7
14	Archie Manning A. Manning	3,416	1978	NO	16	291	471	61.8	7.3	213.5	17	16	81.7	3.6	3.4	37	301
15	Norm Snead N. Snead	3,399	1967	PHI	14	240	434	55.3	7.8	242.8	29	24	80.0	6.7	5.5
16	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	3,397	1979	MIN	16	315	566	55.7	6.0	212.3	23	24	69.3	4.1	4.2	36	249
17	Joe Namath J. Namath	3,379	1966	NYJ	14	232	471	49.3	7.2	241.4	19	27	62.6	4.0	5.7
18	John Hadl J. Hadl	3,365	1967	SD	14	217	427	50.8	7.9	240.4	24	22	74.5	5.6	5.2
19	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,302	1969	OAK	14	221	426	51.9	7.8	235.9	34	25	79.8	8.0	5.9	11	100
20	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	3,286	1979	NE	16	206	423	48.7	7.8	205.4	28	20	77.4	6.6	4.7	45	341
21	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	3,283	1978	SEA	16	248	443	56.0	7.4	205.2	15	20	72.1	3.4	4.5	44	284
22	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,245	1968	OAK	13	206	416	49.5	7.8	249.6	25	15	80.9	6.0	3.6
23	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	3,228	1967	OAK	14	220	425	51.8	7.6	230.6	30	20	80.8	7.1	4.7
24	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	3,219	1973	PHI	14	270	460	58.7	7.0	229.9	23	12	86.0	5.0	2.6	31	219
25	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,209	1966	WAS	14	254	436	58.3	7.4	229.2	28	19	84.5	6.4	4.4

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27.4

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RUSH YDS/G

114.5

16th

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201.9

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Broncos	7	2	.778
Chiefs	6	2	.750
Raiders	4	5	.444
Chargers	0	8	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	LAC	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	LAC	@	LV	4:05 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

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Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

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Watson

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19

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Rush TD Leaders

10

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9

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Rec TD Leaders

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Watson

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114.8

Burrow

111.7

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109.8

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Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

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7.5

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33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

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27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

148.4

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
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