nfl passing leaders since 1980 to 1990

Between the 1980 and 1990 seasons, Joe Montana had the most passing yards, with 34,902 yards.

NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Joe Montana
J. Montana
34,902
150
2,901
4,556
63.7
7.7
232.7
241
123
93.4
5.3
2.7
281
1,894
2 Dan Marino
D. Marino
31,416
119
2,480
4,181
59.3
7.5
264.0
241
136
88.5
5.8
3.3
98
760
3 Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
28,301
101
2,156
3,599
59.9
7.9
280.2
172
141
84.4
4.8
3.9
169
1,257
4 Phil Simms
P. Simms
26,776
126
2,030
3,704
54.8
7.2
212.5
158
127
77.8
4.3
3.4
377
2,736
5 John Elway
J. Elway
24,721
116
1,959
3,572
54.8
6.9
213.1
135
128
74.3
3.8
3.6
250
1,900
6 Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
24,052
119
1,909
3,291
58.0
7.3
202.1
184
136
82.3
5.6
4.1
309
2,518
7 Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
23,268
140
1,892
3,299
57.4
7.1
166.2
141
132
76.8
4.3
4.0
211
1,764
8 Warren Moon
W. Moon
22,989
99
1,701
3,025
56.2
7.6
232.2
134
112
79.9
4.4
3.7
242
1,906
9 Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
22,771
108
1,817
3,153
57.6
7.2
210.8
136
90
82.7
4.3
2.9
362
2,700
10 Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
21,381
101
1,520
2,687
56.6
8.0
211.7
150
98
85.8
5.6
3.6
186
1,475
11 Danny White
D. White
21,229
106
1,705
2,847
59.9
7.5
200.3
152
126
82.4
5.3
4.4
233
1,997
12 Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
20,905
103
1,662
3,012
55.2
6.9
203.0
131
129
73.6
4.3
4.3
206
1,281
13 Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
20,444
98
1,697
2,878
59.0
7.1
208.6
109
78
82.2
3.8
2.7
295
2,204
14 Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
20,132
118
1,571
2,875
54.6
7.0
170.6
126
107
75.9
4.4
3.7
224
1,774
15 Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
17,771
81
1,304
2,249
58.0
7.9
219.4
116
119
78.5
5.2
5.3
204
1,585
16 Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
17,442
84
1,442
2,439
59.1
7.2
207.6
110
85
81.7
4.5
3.5
208
1,661
17 Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
17,277
106
1,330
2,430
54.7
7.1
163.0
105
86
77.0
4.3
3.5
195
1,487
18 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
16,450
78
1,364
2,363
57.7
7.0
210.9
85
62
80.3
3.6
2.6
176
1,108
19 Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
15,995
77
1,305
2,196
59.4
7.3
207.7
109
69
85.4
5.0
3.1
212
1,678
20 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
15,730
71
1,251
2,088
59.9
7.5
221.5
105
72
85.8
5.0
3.4
150
1,172
21 Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
15,399
81
1,230
2,253
54.6
6.8
190.1
107
71
78.8
4.7
3.2
297
2,235
22 Jim Everett
J. Everett
15,345
65
1,154
2,038
56.6
7.5
236.1
101
73
82.2
5.0
3.6
112
798
23 Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
15,267
91
1,300
2,406
54.0
6.3
167.8
104
115
68.0
4.3
4.8
121
1,175
24 Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
14,735
76
1,048
1,927
54.4
7.6
193.9
93
106
72.4
4.8
5.5
127
944
25 Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
14,391
126
1,085
2,081
52.1
6.9
114.2
86
102
67.7
4.1
4.9
210
1,510
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

19.7

23rd

OPP PPG

16.3

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

89.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

3 - 0 - 0

16

Final

15

ARI Cardinals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM