nfl passing yards per game leaders 1982

Dan Fouts averaged the most passing yards per game in 1982, with 320.3 per game.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
320.3
1982
9
204
330
61.8
2,883
8.7
17
11
93.3
5.2
3.3
12
94
2Joe Montana
J. Montana
290.3
1982
9
213
346
61.6
2,613
7.6
17
11
88.0
4.9
3.2
20
166
3Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
277.2
1982
9
218
309
70.6
2,495
8.1
12
9
95.3
3.9
2.9
26
154
4Danny White
D. White
231.0
1982
9
156
247
63.2
2,079
8.4
16
12
91.1
6.5
4.9
25
264
5Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
230.7
1982
9
167
286
58.4
2,076
7.3
12
12
77.5
4.2
4.2
31
244
6Doug Williams
D. Williams
230.1
1982
9
164
307
53.4
2,071
6.7
9
11
69.6
2.9
3.6
11
128
7Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
229.9
1982
7
118
209
56.5
1,609
7.7
9
9
77.6
4.3
4.3
7
65
8Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
226.3
1982
9
176
308
57.1
2,037
6.6
15
12
77.3
4.9
3.9
21
130
9Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
226.1
1982
9
152
261
58.2
2,035
7.8
14
15
77.0
5.4
5.7
23
211
10Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
225.9
1982
9
161
252
63.9
2,033
8.1
13
9
91.3
5.2
3.6
30
223
11Scott Brunner
S. Brunner
224.1
1982
9
161
298
54.0
2,017
6.8
10
9
73.9
3.4
3.0
17
130
12Richard Todd
R. Todd
217.9
1982
9
153
261
58.6
1,961
7.5
14
8
87.3
5.4
3.1
23
206
13Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
211.7
1982
9
166
262
63.4
1,905
7.3
8
11
77.9
3.1
4.2
20
177
14Mark Herrmann
M. Herrmann
210.5
1982
2
32
60
53.3
421
7.0
1
4
53.5
1.7
6.7
4
48
15Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
198.9
1982
9
124
218
56.9
1,790
8.2
12
14
75.3
5.5
6.4
25
196
16Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
196.4
1982
9
127
240
52.9
1,768
7.4
17
11
81.4
7.1
4.6
18
131
17Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
187.6
1982
8
120
210
57.1
1,501
7.1
9
7
79.9
4.3
3.3
27
196
18Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
177.4
1982
9
144
264
54.5
1,597
6.0
7
16
56.3
2.7
6.1
11
105
19Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
177.3
1982
6
101
185
54.6
1,064
5.8
4
8
60.7
2.2
4.3
13
117
20Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
171.1
1982
9
126
245
51.4
1,540
6.3
7
11
61.9
2.9
4.5
20
152
21Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
170.3
1982
7
95
169
56.2
1,192
7.1
7
6
77.3
4.1
3.6
23
166
22Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
167.9
1982
8
100
197
50.8
1,343
6.8
10
14
60.1
5.1
7.1
19
145
23Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
167.9
1982
8
117
189
61.9
1,343
7.1
6
10
71.8
3.2
5.3
13
106
24Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
167.0
1982
3
49
78
62.8
501
6.4
2
2
79.1
2.6
2.6
16
117
25Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
156.1
1982
9
131
223
58.7
1,405
6.3
7
11
67.2
3.1
4.9
16
130

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