nfl passing yards leader 1963 to 1974

Between the 1963 and 1974 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 31,254 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
31,254
166
2,338
4,191
55.8
7.5
188.3
226
157
82.0
5.4
3.7
173
1,385
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
29,066
168
1,994
3,937
50.6
7.4
173.0
216
212
70.9
5.5
5.4
127
1,081
3Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
26,639
149
2,111
4,010
52.6
6.6
178.8
183
134
74.9
4.6
3.3
137
1,026
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
24,653
157
1,833
3,246
56.5
7.6
157.0
203
157
81.5
6.3
4.8
144
1,227
5Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
23,998
144
1,930
3,339
57.8
7.2
166.7
190
129
83.1
5.7
3.9
94
748
6Norm Snead
N. Snead
23,958
138
1,790
3,393
52.8
7.1
173.6
154
199
66.2
4.5
5.9
73
608
7John Brodie
J. Brodie
23,839
133
1,892
3,440
55.0
6.9
179.2
166
164
73.0
4.8
4.8
47
380
8Joe Namath
J. Namath
23,681
111
1,565
3,099
50.5
7.6
213.3
151
171
69.3
4.9
5.5
59
573
9Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
22,229
125
1,578
2,870
55.0
7.7
177.8
142
134
77.2
4.9
4.7
74
590
10Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
20,898
136
1,517
2,929
51.8
7.1
153.7
149
147
71.0
5.1
5.0
108
815
11Daryle 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
12Jim Hart
J. Hart
15,874
94
1,139
2,336
48.8
6.8
168.9
102
115
65.1
4.4
4.9
94
813
13Bart Starr
B. Starr
14,843
111
1,071
1,847
58.0
8.0
133.7
101
73
85.6
5.5
4.0
59
533
14Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
14,823
112
1,150
2,138
53.8
6.9
132.3
104
103
71.9
4.9
4.8
94
728
15Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
14,521
142
943
1,787
52.8
8.1
102.3
120
96
79.9
6.7
5.4
51
431
16Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14,498
84
988
2,146
46.0
6.8
172.6
74
128
55.2
3.4
6.0
21
187
17Bob Griese
B. Griese
14,309
94
1,081
2,014
53.7
7.1
152.2
114
103
74.0
5.7
5.1
132
1,141
18Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
14,165
90
963
1,905
50.6
7.4
157.4
98
101
70.2
5.1
5.3
50
494
19Don Meredith
D. Meredith
14,078
77
942
1,846
51.0
7.6
182.8
109
87
76.4
5.9
4.7
20Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
13,984
98
939
2,041
46.0
6.9
142.7
108
124
61.3
5.3
6.1
0
0
21George Blanda
G. Blanda
12,420
168
912
1,873
48.7
6.6
73.9
101
120
61.6
5.4
6.4
9
86
22Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
11,827
75
797
1,566
50.9
7.6
157.7
124
81
80.8
7.9
5.2
4
35
23Craig Morton
C. Morton
11,789
109
807
1,545
52.2
7.6
108.2
89
86
73.4
5.8
5.6
95
764
24Bill Munson
B. Munson
11,391
86
938
1,755
53.4
6.5
132.5
73
72
70.4
4.2
4.1
62
430
25Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
9,361
56
693
1,411
49.1
6.6
167.2
59
80
61.0
4.2
5.7
133
1,228
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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