nfl passing leaders in 1983 to 1998

Between the 1983 and 1998 seasons, Dan Marino had the most passing yards, with 58,913 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
58,913
231
4,763
7,989
59.6
7.4
255.0
408
235
87.3
5.1
2.9
261
1,864
2John Elway
J. Elway
51,475
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
7.1
220.0
300
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
3Warren Moon
W. Moon
49,097
205
3,972
6,786
58.5
7.2
239.5
290
232
81.0
4.3
3.4
453
3,369
4Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
37,920
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
7.3
202.8
247
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
5Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
36,803
202
2,992
5,119
58.4
7.2
182.2
252
192
81.5
4.9
3.8
466
3,586
6Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
35,467
160
2,874
4,779
60.1
7.4
221.7
237
175
84.4
5.0
3.7
323
2,427
7Jim Everett
J. Everett
34,837
158
2,841
4,923
57.7
7.1
220.5
203
175
78.6
4.1
3.6
257
1,885
8Steve Young
S. Young
32,678
166
2,622
4,065
64.5
8.0
196.9
229
103
97.6
5.6
2.5
350
1,992
9Joe Montana
J. Montana
32,482
136
2,696
4,261
63.3
7.6
238.8
221
107
93.4
5.2
2.5
252
1,636
10Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
32,479
156
2,559
4,598
55.7
7.1
208.2
204
190
75.5
4.4
4.1
316
2,359
11Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
28,346
140
2,479
4,011
61.8
7.1
202.5
141
115
82.8
3.5
2.9
227
1,527
12Phil Simms
P. Simms
27,367
129
2,077
3,664
56.7
7.5
212.1
160
115
81.9
4.4
3.1
364
2,565
13Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
27,082
143
2,177
3,875
56.2
7.0
189.4
190
119
81.6
4.9
3.1
449
3,325
14Brett Favre
B. Favre
26,803
113
2,318
3,756
61.7
7.1
237.2
213
118
89.1
5.7
3.1
232
1,463
15Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
25,094
129
2,110
3,602
58.6
7.0
194.5
128
98
80.4
3.6
2.7
353
2,654
16Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
24,819
144
2,009
3,492
57.5
7.1
172.4
146
127
78.4
4.2
3.6
225
1,883
17Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
23,301
126
1,994
3,365
59.3
6.9
184.9
124
87
81.8
3.7
2.6
273
1,660
18Jeff George
J. George
23,229
111
1,971
3,402
57.9
6.8
209.3
124
92
79.7
3.6
2.7
312
2,331
19Jim Harbaugh
J. Harbaugh
22,111
156
1,933
3,282
58.9
6.7
141.7
111
93
78.7
3.4
2.8
310
1,828
20Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
21,981
90
1,887
3,382
55.8
6.5
244.2
128
102
75.7
3.8
3.0
157
1,151
21Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
21,683
118
1,839
3,121
58.9
6.9
183.8
135
124
78.0
4.3
4.0
178
1,255
22Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
20,063
118
1,426
2,808
50.8
7.1
170.0
114
108
71.7
4.1
3.8
208
1,600
23Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
19,829
85
1,589
2,712
58.6
7.3
233.3
127
74
85.6
4.7
2.7
299
2,180
24Neil O'Donnell
N. O'Donnell
19,026
100
1,650
2,862
57.7
6.6
190.3
104
57
81.6
3.6
2.0
241
1,762
25Chris Miller
C. Miller
18,793
95
1,534
2,811
54.6
6.7
197.8
121
101
74.8
4.3
3.6
202
1,476
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