nfl qb passing yard leader 1986

Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 1986, with 4,746 yards.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,746
1986
MIA MIA
16
378
623
60.7
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
2 Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
4,109
1986
WAS WAS
16
276
541
51.0
7.6
256.8
22
22
72.9
4.1
4.1
28
240
3 Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
3,959
1986
CIN CIN
16
273
469
58.2
8.4
247.4
24
17
87.7
5.1
3.6
26
194
4 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
3,854
1986
CLE CLE
16
310
531
58.4
7.3
240.9
17
10
83.8
3.2
1.9
39
274
5 Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
3,690
1986
NYJ NYJ
15
300
482
62.2
7.7
246.0
25
20
85.8
5.2
4.1
40
353
6 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3,593
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
7 Warren Moon
W. Moon
3,489
1986
HOU HOU
15
256
488
52.5
7.1
232.6
13
26
62.3
2.7
5.3
41
332
8 Phil Simms
P. Simms
3,487
1986
NYG NYG
16
259
468
55.3
7.5
217.9
21
22
74.6
4.5
4.7
45
359
9 John Elway
J. Elway
3,485
1986
DEN DEN
16
280
504
55.6
6.9
217.8
19
13
79.0
3.8
2.6
32
233
10 Tony Eason
T. Eason
3,328
1986
NE NE
15
276
448
61.6
7.4
221.9
19
10
89.2
4.2
2.2
43
336
11 Randy Wright
R. Wright
3,247
1986
GB GB
16
263
492
53.5
6.6
202.9
17
23
66.2
3.5
4.7
33
243
12 Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
3,031
1986
SD SD
12
252
430
58.6
7.0
252.6
16
22
71.4
3.7
5.1
21
173
13 Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
3,000
1986
MIN MIN
13
208
372
55.9
8.1
230.8
24
10
92.6
6.5
2.7
31
178
14 Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
2,921
1986
SEA SEA
15
225
375
60.0
7.8
194.7
21
11
91.0
5.6
2.9
35
281
15 Steve Pelluer
S. Pelluer
2,727
1986
DAL DAL
16
215
378
56.9
7.2
170.4
8
17
67.9
2.1
4.5
47
362
16 Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
2,583
1986
STL STL
14
240
421
57.0
6.1
184.5
13
12
73.6
3.1
2.9
52
381
17 Mark Malone
M. Malone
2,444
1986
PIT PIT
14
216
425
50.8
5.8
174.6
15
18
62.5
3.5
4.2
13
97
18 Dave Wilson
D. Wilson
2,353
1986
NO NO
14
189
342
55.3
6.9
168.1
10
17
65.8
2.9
5.0
22
191
19 Steve Young
S. Young
2,282
1986
TB TB
14
195
363
53.7
6.3
163.0
8
13
65.5
2.2
3.6
47
326
20 Joe Montana
J. Montana
2,236
1986
SF SF
8
191
307
62.2
7.3
279.5
8
9
80.7
2.6
2.9
12
95
21 Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
2,225
1986
IND IND
12
204
417
48.9
5.3
185.4
8
18
53.5
1.9
4.3
29
213
22 David Archer
D. Archer
2,007
1986
ATL ATL
11
150
294
51.0
6.8
182.5
10
9
71.6
3.4
3.1
34
249
23 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
1,986
1986
RAI RAI
10
133
252
52.8
7.9
198.6
14
9
82.5
5.6
3.6
27
215
24 Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
1,922
1986
KC KC
15
161
308
52.3
6.2
128.1
13
11
70.8
4.2
3.6
25
180
25 Eric Hipple
E. Hipple
1,919
1986
DET DET
16
192
305
63.0
6.3
119.9
9
11
75.6
3.0
3.6
21
153
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PPG

18.7

25th

OPP PPG

32.3

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

89.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

202.3

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
Jets Jets
0
3
0
.000
Dolphins Dolphins
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIA MIA
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Bills

3 - 0 - 0

31

Final

21

MIA Dolphins

0 - 3 - 0

Thu 18 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM