nfl passing yard leaders 1981 to 1994

From 1981 through 1994, Dan Marino had the most passing yards, with 45,173 yards.

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NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
45,173
172
3,604
6,049
59.6
7.5
262.6
328
185
88.2
5.4
3.1
178
1,270
2Joe Montana
J. Montana
38,660
161
3,220
5,095
63.2
7.6
240.1
257
130
92.5
5.0
2.6
298
1,995
3Warren Moon
W. Moon
37,949
156
3,003
5,147
58.3
7.4
243.3
214
185
80.3
4.2
3.6
344
2,638
4John Elway
J. Elway
37,736
174
3,030
5,384
56.3
7.0
216.9
199
177
76.8
3.7
3.3
416
3,073
5Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
32,114
170
2,562
4,388
58.4
7.3
188.9
231
166
83.0
5.3
3.8
424
3,289
6Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
31,874
158
2,440
4,291
56.9
7.4
201.7
207
153
81.6
4.8
3.6
267
2,088
7Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
29,527
132
2,397
3,942
60.8
7.5
223.7
201
143
85.8
5.1
3.6
260
1,959
8Phil Simms
P. Simms
29,398
139
2,249
3,980
56.5
7.4
211.5
171
124
81.3
4.3
3.1
402
2,866
9Jim Everett
J. Everett
27,613
123
2,193
3,817
57.5
7.2
224.5
164
141
79.0
4.3
3.7
207
1,491
10Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
26,652
159
2,174
3,764
57.8
7.1
167.6
156
143
77.7
4.1
3.8
242
2,020
11Ken 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
12Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
23,586
85
1,808
3,010
60.1
7.8
277.5
142
117
84.3
4.7
3.9
137
1,047
13Neil 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
14Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
22,394
114
1,896
3,225
58.8
6.9
196.4
120
82
81.8
3.7
2.5
261
1,598
15Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
22,272
115
1,805
3,241
55.7
6.9
193.7
147
100
79.4
4.5
3.1
409
3,054
16Jay 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
17Steve Young
S. Young
19,869
113
1,546
2,429
63.6
8.2
175.8
140
68
96.8
5.8
2.8
208
1,263
18Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
19,192
100
1,463
2,766
52.9
6.9
191.9
107
139
67.0
3.9
5.0
226
1,733
19Bobby Hebert
B. Hebert
18,218
100
1,517
2,588
58.6
7.0
182.2
111
98
78.8
4.3
3.8
151
1,105
20Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
18,103
113
1,488
2,568
57.9
7.0
160.2
100
90
78.1
3.9
3.5
226
1,344
21Danny White
D. White
17,942
90
1,445
2,411
59.9
7.4
199.4
124
101
82.7
5.1
4.2
203
1,745
22Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
17,323
88
1,363
2,490
54.7
7.0
196.9
112
106
73.9
4.5
4.3
169
1,067
23Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
16,735
103
1,293
2,361
54.8
7.1
162.5
100
84
76.5
4.2
3.6
190
1,444
24Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
16,622
83
1,303
2,335
55.8
7.1
200.3
105
78
79.3
4.5
3.3
84
589
25Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
16,603
102
1,314
2,424
54.2
6.8
162.8
99
95
73.1
4.1
3.9
197
1,561

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