nfl most passing yards for a player in 1974

Ken Anderson had the most passing yards in 1974, with 2,667 yards.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	2,667	1974	CIN	13	213	328	64.9	8.1	205.2	18	10	95.7	5.5	3.0	36	292
2	Joe Namath J. Namath	2,616	1974	NYJ	14	191	361	52.9	7.2	186.9	20	22	69.4	5.5	6.1	19	195
3	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	2,598	1974	MIN	13	199	351	56.7	7.4	199.8	17	12	82.1	4.8	3.4	17	142
4	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	2,552	1974	DAL	14	190	360	52.8	7.1	182.3	11	15	68.4	3.1	4.2	45	309
5	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	2,469	1974	OAK	14	178	310	57.4	8.0	176.4	26	12	94.9	8.4	3.9	18	141
6	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	2,457	1974	NE	14	173	352	49.1	7.0	175.5	19	22	64.1	5.4	6.3	21	174
7	Jim Hart J. Hart	2,411	1974	STL	14	200	388	51.5	6.2	172.2	20	8	79.5	5.2	2.1	16	134
8	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	1,969	1974	DEN	14	136	244	55.7	8.1	140.6	13	9	84.5	5.3	3.7	36	270
9	Bob Griese B. Griese	1,968	1974	MIA	13	152	253	60.1	7.8	151.4	16	15	80.9	6.3	5.9	27	202
10	Bill Munson B. Munson	1,874	1974	DET	11	166	292	56.8	6.4	170.4	8	7	75.3	2.7	2.4	24	172
11	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	1,867	1974	PHI	11	193	338	57.1	5.5	169.7	9	12	66.8	2.7	3.6	35	259
12	John Hadl J. Hadl	1,752	1974	TOT	14	142	299	47.5	5.9	125.1	8	14	55.5	2.7	4.7	15	106
13	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	1,732	1974	SD	11	115	237	48.5	7.3	157.5	8	13	61.4	3.4	5.5	12	99
14	Gary Huff G. Huff	1,663	1974	CHI	13	142	283	50.2	5.9	127.9	6	17	50.4	2.1	6.0	24	260
15	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	1,632	1974	WAS	11	137	234	58.5	7.0	148.4	10	6	83.5	4.3	2.6	13	96
16	Bert Jones B. Jones	1,610	1974	BAL	11	143	270	53.0	6.0	146.4	8	12	62.4	3.0	4.4	36	328
17	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	1,588	1974	BUF	14	119	232	51.3	6.8	113.4	12	12	69.0	5.2	5.2	32	235
18	Len Dawson L. Dawson	1,573	1974	KC	14	138	235	58.7	6.7	112.4	7	13	65.8	3.0	5.5	25	199
19	Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini	1,571	1974	HOU	11	140	247	56.7	6.4	142.8	10	10	72.4	4.0	4.0	23	225
20	James Harris J. Harris	1,544	1974	LA	11	106	198	53.5	7.8	140.4	11	6	85.1	5.6	3.0	12	101
21	Craig Morton C. Morton	1,522	1974	TOT	14	124	239	51.9	6.4	108.7	9	13	61.7	3.8	5.4	13	97
22	Archie Manning A. Manning	1,429	1974	NO	11	134	261	51.3	5.5	129.9	6	16	49.8	2.3	6.1	26	172
23	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	1,384	1974	CLE	14	117	256	45.7	5.4	98.9	9	17	46.7	3.5	6.6	33	280
24	Tom Owen T. Owen	1,327	1974	SF	10	88	184	47.8	7.2	132.7	10	15	56.1	5.4	8.2	25	202
25	Joe Gilliam J. Gilliam	1,274	1974	PIT	9	96	212	45.3	6.0	141.6	4	8	55.4	1.9	3.8	7	79

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

With mentors like Christan McCaffrey and Matthew McConaughey, Bijan Robinson just gets better

Sep 18, 2026

Fireworks, 2 anthems and a full house: Bills host Lions in 1st regular-season game at new stadium

Sep 18, 2026

Bengals hope strong defensive line play from opener continues at Houston

Sep 18, 2026

Jefferson opened the season with a return to the end zone, rewarding the Vikings for the opportunity

Sep 17, 2026

Bills starting DT Ed Oliver ruled out against Lions after hurting his hip in warmups

Sep 17, 2026

A Mile High comeback, 12 years later: Tim Tebow back in Denver for the Broncos' opener

Sep 17, 2026

More Bengals Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

254

Burrow

RUSH

56

Brown

REC

78

Gesicki

Team Rankings

PPG

33.0

7th

OPP PPG

27.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

106.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

254.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

0 - 1

Final

Bengals

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	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)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	GB	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Ken Anderson had the most passing yards in 1974, with 2,667 yards.

Related Searches

More NFL News

More Bengals Stats

254

56

78

NFL 2026 Leaders

410

387

361

173

156

144

182

150

147

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

150.6

134.2

130.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

34.3

31.4

31.1

26.7

25.8

23.2

19.8

19.7

15.5

19

16

15

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule