most single season passing yards in lions history

The Detroit Lions had their most passing yards in a season in 2012, with 5,139 yards.

TEAMYDSSEASONGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Lions
Lions
5,139
2012
16
445
740
60.1
6.9
321.2
22
17
81.5
3.0
2.3
29
212
2Lions
Lions
5,071
2011
16
423
666
63.5
7.6
316.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
3Lions
Lions
4,718
2024
17
399
551
72.4
8.6
277.5
39
12
112.6
7.1
2.2
33
244
4Lions
Lions
4,650
2013
16
371
634
58.5
7.3
290.6
29
19
84.2
4.6
3.0
23
168
5Lions
Lions
4,606
2023
17
408
606
67.3
7.6
270.9
30
12
98.1
5.0
2.0
31
205
6Lions
Lions
4,567
2025
17
394
582
67.7
7.8
268.6
35
8
105.5
6.0
1.4
39
264
7Lions
Lions
4,510
1995
16
362
605
59.8
7.5
281.9
33
12
92.9
5.5
2.0
32
150
8Lions
Lions
4,470
2017
16
374
570
65.6
7.8
279.4
29
11
98.4
5.1
1.9
47
287
9Lions
Lions
4,463
2015
16
420
632
66.5
7.1
278.9
33
14
95.1
5.2
2.2
44
251
10Lions
Lions
4,444
2022
17
383
588
65.1
7.6
261.4
29
7
99.3
4.9
1.2
24
163
11Lions
Lions
4,397
2020
16
374
582
64.3
7.6
274.8
27
13
93.3
4.6
2.2
42
293
12Lions
Lions
4,327
2016
16
388
594
65.3
7.3
270.4
24
10
93.3
4.0
1.7
37
216
13Lions
Lions
4,284
2014
16
365
604
60.4
7.1
267.8
22
12
85.9
3.6
2.0
45
254
14Lions
Lions
4,216
2007
16
368
587
62.7
7.2
263.5
19
22
79.4
3.2
3.7
54
338
15Lions
Lions
4,208
2006
16
372
596
62.4
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
63
388
16Lions
Lions
4,187
2019
16
344
571
60.2
7.3
261.7
28
15
88.2
4.9
2.6
43
287
17Lions
Lions
4,074
1999
16
326
558
58.4
7.3
254.6
22
14
83.9
3.9
2.5
64
388
18Lions
Lions
4,001
2010
16
383
633
60.5
6.3
250.1
26
16
82.0
4.1
2.5
27
191
19Lions
Lions
3,969
2001
16
343
609
56.3
6.5
248.1
18
24
69.6
3.0
3.9
66
373
20Lions
Lions
3,884
2021
17
396
593
66.8
6.5
228.5
23
14
88.1
3.9
2.4
36
286
21Lions
Lions
3,844
2018
16
375
574
65.3
6.7
240.3
22
12
88.5
3.8
2.1
41
268
22Lions
Lions
3,787
1984
16
298
531
56.1
7.1
236.7
19
22
73.2
3.6
4.1
61
486
23Lions
Lions
3,605
1997
16
304
540
56.3
6.7
225.3
19
17
75.4
3.5
3.1
41
271
24Lions
Lions
3,475
1981
16
228
436
52.3
8.0
217.2
18
23
70.7
4.1
5.3
44
337
25Lions
Lions
3,471
2009
16
316
585
54.0
5.9
216.9
16
32
58.1
2.7
5.5
43
303
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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4,564

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RUSH

1,223

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REC

1,401

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PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
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9/13
@
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Thu
9/17
@
8:15 PM
Sun
9/27
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/4
@
8:20 PM
Sun
10/11
@
4:25 PM
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DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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29-27
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10/12
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10/12
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Sun
10/12
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10-20
Sun
10/12
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18-27

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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8:35 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM