nfl passing yards leader 1966 to 1984

Between the 1966 and 1984 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards, with 34,985 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
34,985
176
2,854
4,926
57.9
7.1
198.8
246
187
80.8
5.0
3.8
274
2,337
2Jim 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
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
33,854
144
2,585
4,380
59.0
7.7
235.1
201
185
81.2
4.6
4.2
256
1,820
4Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
32,497
181
2,627
4,420
59.4
7.4
179.5
194
158
82.0
4.4
3.6
395
2,855
5Terry 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
6Ken 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
7Craig Morton
C. Morton
27,735
203
2,036
3,752
54.3
7.4
136.6
181
183
73.9
4.8
4.9
373
2,800
8Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
27,590
164
2,188
4,166
52.5
6.6
168.2
181
190
68.9
4.3
4.6
292
2,529
9John Hadl
J. Hadl
26,414
168
1,907
3,741
51.0
7.1
157.2
185
202
68.0
4.9
5.4
179
1,514
10Joe Namath
J. Namath
25,443
127
1,722
3,422
50.3
7.4
200.3
155
205
65.1
4.5
6.0
109
1,052
11Bob Griese
B. Griese
25,092
161
1,926
3,429
56.2
7.3
155.9
192
172
77.1
5.6
5.0
267
2,318
12Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
24,270
151
2,031
3,800
53.4
6.4
160.7
170
126
74.3
4.5
3.3
168
1,268
13Archie Manning
A. Manning
23,911
151
2,011
3,642
55.2
6.6
158.4
125
173
67.1
3.4
4.8
396
3,092
14Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
23,713
125
1,944
3,439
56.5
6.9
189.7
154
149
74.8
4.5
4.3
224
1,889
15Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
23,432
156
1,877
3,301
56.9
7.1
150.2
152
122
79.0
4.6
3.7
303
2,443
16Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
23,093
144
1,739
3,346
52.0
6.9
160.4
147
186
65.6
4.4
5.6
340
2,963
17Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
22,827
140
1,759
3,313
53.1
6.9
163.1
151
133
73.5
4.6
4.0
305
2,361
18Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
22,732
118
1,802
3,219
56.0
7.1
192.6
149
140
75.5
4.6
4.3
327
2,714
19Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
22,700
131
1,685
2,958
57.0
7.7
173.3
153
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
20Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
21,116
140
1,575
2,811
56.0
7.5
150.8
126
162
71.0
4.5
5.8
267
2,197
21Richard Todd
R. Todd
20,419
117
1,594
2,935
54.3
7.0
174.5
121
157
67.8
4.1
5.3
263
2,117
22Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
20,270
114
1,389
2,681
51.8
7.6
177.8
139
162
68.9
5.2
6.0
200
1,605
23Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
20,122
126
1,593
2,990
53.3
6.7
159.7
107
133
67.9
3.6
4.4
201
1,490
24Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
19,926
137
1,550
2,923
53.0
6.8
145.4
150
138
72.1
5.1
4.7
158
1,193
25Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
18,515
140
1,556
3,055
50.9
6.1
132.3
103
161
59.1
3.4
5.3
246
2,229
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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