nfl passing yards leaders 1961

Sonny Jurgensen had the most passing yards in 1961, with 3,723 yards.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
3,723
1961
PHI PHI
14
235
416
56.5
8.9
265.9
32
24
88.1
7.7
5.8
2 George Blanda
G. Blanda
3,330
1961
HOU HOU
14
187
362
51.7
9.2
237.9
36
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
3 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
2,990
1961
BAL BAL
14
229
420
54.5
7.1
213.6
16
24
66.1
3.8
5.7
4 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
2,686
1961
SD SD
14
165
364
45.3
7.4
191.9
15
22
59.2
4.1
6.0
5 Al Dorow
A. Dorow
2,651
1961
NYT NYT
14
197
438
45.0
6.1
189.4
19
30
50.7
4.3
6.8
6 John Brodie
J. Brodie
2,588
1961
SF SF
14
155
283
54.8
9.1
184.9
14
12
84.7
4.9
4.2
7 Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
2,445
1961
DLT DLT
14
151
330
45.8
7.4
174.6
17
23
59.2
5.2
7.0
8 Bart Starr
B. Starr
2,418
1961
GB GB
14
172
295
58.3
8.2
172.7
16
16
80.3
5.4
5.4
9 Milt Plum
M. Plum
2,416
1961
CLE CLE
14
177
302
58.6
8.0
172.6
18
10
90.3
6.0
3.3
10 Norm Snead
N. Snead
2,337
1961
WAS WAS
14
172
375
45.9
6.2
166.9
11
22
51.6
2.9
5.9
11 Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
2,272
1961
NYG NYG
13
163
285
57.2
8.0
174.8
17
12
85.3
6.0
4.2
12 Billy Wade
B. Wade
2,258
1961
CHI CHI
13
139
250
55.6
9.0
173.7
22
13
93.7
8.8
5.2
13 Tom Flores
T. Flores
2,176
1961
OAK OAK
14
190
366
51.9
5.9
155.4
15
19
62.1
4.1
5.2
14 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
1,997
1961
MIN MIN
14
157
280
56.1
7.1
142.6
18
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
15 Jim Ninowski
J. Ninowski
1,921
1961
DET DET
13
117
247
47.4
7.8
147.8
7
18
53.0
2.8
7.3
16 Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
1,741
1961
DLC DLC
14
120
236
50.8
7.4
124.4
14
16
66.7
5.9
6.8
17 Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
1,690
1961
DEN DEN
14
167
344
48.5
4.9
120.7
10
21
47.3
2.9
6.1
18 Zeke Bratkowski
Z. Bratkowski
1,547
1961
LA LA
13
124
230
53.9
6.7
119.0
8
13
63.1
3.5
5.7
19 Butch Songin
B. Songin
1,429
1961
BOS BOS
14
98
212
46.2
6.7
102.1
14
9
73.0
6.6
4.2
20 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
1,314
1961
BOS BOS
14
104
198
52.5
6.6
93.9
13
9
76.5
6.6
4.5
21 Sam Etcheverry
S. Etcheverry
1,275
1961
STL STL
14
96
196
49.0
6.5
91.1
14
11
70.4
7.1
5.6
22 Rudy Bukich
R. Bukich
1,253
1961
PIT PIT
11
89
156
57.1
8.0
113.9
11
16
67.0
7.1
10.3
23 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
1,205
1961
PIT PIT
8
75
149
50.3
8.1
150.6
11
16
62.8
7.4
10.7
24 Jacky Lee
J. Lee
1,205
1961
HOU HOU
14
66
127
52.0
9.5
86.1
12
6
96.7
9.4
4.7
25 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
1,161
1961
DLC DLC
8
94
182
51.6
6.4
145.1
9
11
63.0
4.9
6.0
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PPG

27.0

7th

OPP PPG

22.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

113.5

16th

PASS YDS/G

152.3

32nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
1
.375
Giants Giants
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Mon
11/10
PHI PHI
@
GB GB
8:15 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

3 - 1 - 0

25

Final

31

PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM