nfl passing leaders through 1990s

Before 1991, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 47,003 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
47,003
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
7.3
191.1
342
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
2Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
3Johnny 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
4Joe Montana
J. Montana
34,998
166
2,914
4,579
63.6
7.6
210.8
242
123
93.4
5.3
2.7
281
1,894
5Jim Hart
J. Hart
34,665
201
2,593
5,076
51.1
6.8
172.5
209
247
66.6
4.1
4.9
243
1,936
6John 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
7Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
32,838
192
2,654
4,475
59.3
7.3
171.0
197
160
81.9
4.4
3.6
398
2,875
8Sonny 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
9John 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
10Dan 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
11Norm 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
12Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
29,817
186
2,369
4,519
52.4
6.6
160.3
196
209
68.4
4.3
4.6
312
2,710
13Roman 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
14Len 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
15Phil Simms
P. Simms
28,519
138
2,164
3,969
54.5
7.2
206.7
171
141
77.0
4.3
3.6
416
3,055
16Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
28,490
168
2,376
4,179
56.9
6.8
169.6
166
175
73.7
4.0
4.2
245
2,039
17Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
28,339
178
2,118
3,817
55.5
7.4
159.2
212
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
18Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
28,190
188
2,187
4,117
53.1
6.8
149.9
179
164
72.8
4.3
4.0
363
2,826
19Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
27,989
168
2,025
3,901
51.9
7.2
166.6
212
210
70.9
5.4
5.4
307
2,694
20Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
27,938
184
2,270
3,793
59.8
7.4
151.8
194
222
75.3
5.1
5.9
281
2,514
21Craig Morton
C. Morton
27,908
207
2,053
3,786
54.2
7.4
134.8
183
187
73.5
4.8
4.9
373
2,800
22Joe 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
23George 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
24Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
26,886
149
1,879
3,593
52.3
7.5
180.4
182
208
69.6
5.1
5.8
247
1,986
25Bobby Layne
B. Layne
26,768
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
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