nfl passing career yards leaders in the between 1920 to 1977

From 1920 through 1977, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 43,535 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	43,535	230	3,341	5,895	56.7	7.4	189.3	317	234	81.5	5.4	4.0	247	2,083
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	40,239	211	2,830	5,186	54.6	7.8	190.7	290	253	78.2	5.6	4.9	74	590
3	John Hadl J. Hadl	33,503	224	2,363	4,687	50.4	7.1	149.6	244	268	67.4	5.2	5.7	179	1,514
4	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	32,224	218	2,433	4,262	57.1	7.6	147.8	255	189	82.6	6.0	4.4	94	748
5	John Brodie J. Brodie	31,548	201	2,469	4,491	55.0	7.0	157.0	214	224	72.3	4.8	5.0	47	380
6	Norm Snead N. Snead	30,797	178	2,276	4,353	52.3	7.1	173.0	196	257	65.5	4.5	5.9	94	744
7	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	29,444	183	2,366	4,498	52.6	6.5	160.9	201	149	74.3	4.5	3.3	168	1,268
8	Len Dawson L. Dawson	28,711	211	2,136	3,741	57.1	7.7	136.1	239	183	82.6	6.4	4.9	167	1,423
9	Y.A. Tittle	28,339	178	2,118	3,817	55.5	7.4	159.2	212	221	73.6	5.6	5.8
10	Joe Namath J. Namath	27,663	140	1,886	3,762	50.1	7.4	197.6	173	220	65.5	4.6	5.8	109	1,052
11	George Blanda G. Blanda	26,920	340	1,911	4,007	47.7	6.7	79.2	236	277	60.6	5.9	6.9	12	94
12	Bobby Layne B. Layne	26,768	175	1,814	3,700	49.0	7.2	153.0	196	243	63.4	5.3	6.6
13	Bart Starr B. Starr	24,718	196	1,808	3,149	57.4	7.8	126.1	152	138	80.5	4.8	4.4	59	533
14	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	24,410	165	1,737	3,392	51.2	7.2	147.9	170	181	69.2	5.0	5.3	118	894
15	Jim Hart J. Hart	23,869	136	1,725	3,424	50.4	7.0	175.5	152	167	67.6	4.4	4.9	130	1,077
16	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	23,611	140	1,553	2,895	53.6	8.2	168.7	173	178	75.1	6.0	6.1
17	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	22,681	189	1,552	3,330	46.6	6.8	120.0	178	220	59.6	5.3	6.6	0	0
18	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	21,886	165	1,693	2,995	56.5	7.3	132.6	187	203	72.2	6.2	6.8
19	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	21,218	122	1,436	3,073	46.7	6.9	173.9	114	183	57.3	3.7	6.0	21	187
20	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	20,809	255	1,379	2,689	51.3	7.7	81.6	161	148	74.1	6.0	5.5	58	487
21	Bob Griese B. Griese	20,351	131	1,541	2,784	55.4	7.3	155.4	161	141	76.8	5.8	5.1	214	1,841
22	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	20,179	165	1,562	2,938	53.2	6.9	122.3	148	143	71.5	5.0	4.9	154	1,171
23	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	19,488	161	1,418	2,833	50.1	6.9	121.0	173	167	68.2	6.1	5.9
24	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	19,154	151	1,288	2,601	49.5	7.4	126.8	164	138	72.9	6.3	5.3	72	636
25	Tobin Rote T. Rote	18,850	149	1,329	2,907	45.7	6.5	126.5	148	191	56.8	5.1	6.6

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PASS

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Murray

RUSH

410

Jones

REC

258

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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13th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

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Final

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Goff

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Robinson

537

Walker

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Purdy

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Goff

12

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Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

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119.6

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119.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

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32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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18.8

19.2

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412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

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102.5

Smith-Njigba

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000