nfl most passing yards for a qb in 1976

Bert Jones had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 1976, with 3,104 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bert Jones
B. Jones
3,104
1976
14
207
343
60.3
9.0
221.7
24
9
102.5
7.0
2.6
29
284
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
2,961
1976
13
255
412
61.9
7.2
227.8
17
8
89.3
4.1
1.9
25
221
3Jim Hart
J. Hart
2,946
1976
14
218
388
56.2
7.6
210.4
18
13
82.0
4.6
3.4
17
132
4Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
2,737
1976
12
194
291
66.7
9.4
228.1
27
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
5Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
2,715
1976
14
208
369
56.4
7.4
193.9
14
11
79.9
3.8
3.0
29
215
6Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
2,682
1976
14
189
338
55.9
7.9
191.6
12
13
77.6
3.6
3.8
31
284
7Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
2,571
1976
14
208
439
47.4
5.9
183.6
12
27
49.5
2.7
6.2
25
196
8Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
2,535
1976
14
208
359
57.9
7.1
181.1
14
15
75.4
3.9
4.2
39
220
9Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
2,367
1976
14
179
338
53.0
7.0
169.1
19
14
76.9
5.6
4.1
34
235
10Greg Landry
G. Landry
2,191
1976
14
168
291
57.7
7.5
156.5
17
8
89.6
5.8
2.7
55
397
11Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
2,113
1976
14
178
312
57.1
6.8
150.9
17
14
77.3
5.4
4.5
16
142
12Bob Griese
B. Griese
2,097
1976
13
162
272
59.6
7.7
161.3
11
12
78.9
4.0
4.4
30
266
13Steve Ramsey
S. Ramsey
1,931
1976
12
128
270
47.4
7.2
160.9
11
13
64.9
4.1
4.8
39
261
14Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
1,903
1976
14
145
302
48.0
6.3
135.9
18
20
60.6
6.0
6.6
18
155
15Craig Morton
C. Morton
1,865
1976
12
153
284
53.9
6.6
155.4
9
20
55.6
3.2
7.0
39
285
16Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
1,795
1976
13
167
309
54.0
5.8
138.1
10
10
68.6
3.2
3.2
24
234
17Steve Spurrier
S. Spurrier
1,628
1976
14
156
311
50.2
5.2
116.3
7
12
57.1
2.3
3.9
32
267
18Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
1,592
1976
12
126
243
51.9
6.6
132.7
13
16
63.0
5.3
6.6
26
249
19Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
1,580
1976
14
118
271
43.5
5.8
112.9
8
15
49.4
3.0
5.5
24
225
20Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
1,465
1976
10
115
243
47.3
6.0
146.5
7
14
52.2
2.9
5.8
28
279
21James Harris
J. Harris
1,460
1976
7
91
158
57.6
9.2
208.6
8
6
89.6
5.1
3.8
14
151
22Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
1,288
1976
11
103
213
48.4
6.0
117.1
4
8
58.2
1.9
3.8
26
189
23Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
1,252
1976
10
108
206
52.4
6.1
125.2
12
10
70.3
5.8
4.9
15
125
24Mike Boryla
M. Boryla
1,247
1976
11
123
246
50.0
5.1
113.4
9
14
53.4
3.7
5.7
29
235
25Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
1,177
1976
10
92
192
47.9
6.1
117.7
10
9
65.4
5.2
4.7
16
164

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