Dan Fouts accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in 1981, with 4,858 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.
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NFL qb passing total yards leaders 1981| NAME | TOTALYDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 4,858 | 1981 | 16 | 360 | 609 | 59.1 | 4,802 | 7.9 | 300.1 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | |
| 2 |  | K. Anderson | 4,074 | 1981 | 16 | 300 | 479 | 62.6 | 3,754 | 7.8 | 234.6 | 29 | 10 | 98.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 25 | 140 | |
| 3 | | B. Sipe | 4,029 | 1981 | 16 | 313 | 567 | 55.2 | 3,876 | 6.8 | 242.3 | 17 | 25 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 34 | 310 | |
| 4 | | T. Kramer | 3,925 | 1981 | 14 | 322 | 593 | 54.3 | 3,912 | 6.6 | 279.4 | 26 | 24 | 72.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 19 | 149 | |
| 5 | | S. Bartkowski | 3,831 | 1981 | 16 | 297 | 533 | 55.7 | 3,829 | 7.2 | 239.3 | 30 | 23 | 79.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 37 | 287 | |
| 6 | | D. Williams | 3,772 | 1981 | 16 | 238 | 471 | 50.5 | 3,563 | 7.6 | 222.7 | 19 | 14 | 76.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 18 | 135 | |
| 7 | | J. Theismann | 3,745 | 1981 | 16 | 293 | 496 | 59.1 | 3,568 | 7.2 | 223.0 | 19 | 20 | 77.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 28 | 259 | |
| 8 | | J. Ferguson | 3,681 | 1981 | 16 | 252 | 498 | 50.6 | 3,652 | 7.3 | 228.3 | 24 | 20 | 74.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 15 | 137 | |
| 9 |  | J. Montana | 3,660 | 1981 | 16 | 311 | 488 | 63.7 | 3,565 | 7.3 | 222.8 | 19 | 12 | 88.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 26 | 193 | |
| 10 | | R. Todd | 3,363 | 1981 | 16 | 279 | 497 | 56.1 | 3,231 | 6.5 | 201.9 | 25 | 13 | 81.8 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 30 | 224 | |
| 11 | | R. Jaworski | 3,223 | 1981 | 16 | 250 | 461 | 54.2 | 3,095 | 6.7 | 193.4 | 23 | 20 | 73.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 21 | 197 | |
| 12 | | C. Morton | 3,213 | 1981 | 15 | 225 | 376 | 59.8 | 3,195 | 8.5 | 213.0 | 21 | 14 | 90.5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 54 | 394 | |
| 13 | | D. White | 3,202 | 1981 | 16 | 223 | 391 | 57.0 | 3,098 | 7.9 | 193.6 | 22 | 13 | 87.5 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 30 | 234 | |
| 14 | | B. Jones | 3,179 | 1981 | 15 | 244 | 426 | 57.3 | 3,094 | 7.3 | 206.3 | 21 | 20 | 76.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 31 | 263 | |
| 15 |  | T. Bradshaw | 3,049 | 1981 | 14 | 201 | 370 | 54.3 | 2,887 | 7.8 | 206.2 | 22 | 14 | 83.9 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 17 | 155 | |
| 16 | | J. Zorn | 2,928 | 1981 | 13 | 236 | 397 | 59.4 | 2,788 | 7.0 | 214.5 | 13 | 9 | 82.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 24 | 201 | |
| 17 | | D. Woodley | 2,742 | 1981 | 15 | 191 | 366 | 52.2 | 2,470 | 6.7 | 164.7 | 12 | 13 | 69.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 24 | 191 | |
| 18 | | L. Dickey | 2,599 | 1981 | 13 | 204 | 354 | 57.6 | 2,593 | 7.3 | 199.5 | 17 | 15 | 79.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 40 | 298 | |
| 19 | | V. Evans | 2,572 | 1981 | 16 | 195 | 436 | 44.7 | 2,354 | 5.4 | 147.1 | 11 | 20 | 51.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 23 | 173 | |
| 20 | | E. Hipple | 2,526 | 1981 | 16 | 140 | 279 | 50.2 | 2,358 | 8.5 | 147.4 | 14 | 15 | 73.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 27 | 208 | |
| 21 | | M. Wilson | 2,458 | 1981 | 13 | 173 | 366 | 47.3 | 2,311 | 6.3 | 177.8 | 14 | 19 | 58.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 30 | 241 | |
| 22 | | P. Simms | 2,073 | 1981 | 10 | 172 | 316 | 54.4 | 2,031 | 6.4 | 203.1 | 11 | 9 | 74.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 38 | 301 | |
| 23 | | B. Kenney | 2,072 | 1981 | 13 | 147 | 274 | 53.6 | 1,983 | 7.2 | 152.5 | 9 | 16 | 63.6 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 20 | 160 | |
| 24 | | K. Stabler | 1,985 | 1981 | 13 | 165 | 285 | 57.9 | 1,988 | 7.0 | 152.9 | 14 | 18 | 69.5 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 29 | 254 | |
| 25 | | S. Grogan | 1,935 | 1981 | 8 | 117 | 216 | 54.2 | 1,859 | 8.6 | 232.4 | 7 | 16 | 63.0 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 19 | 137 | |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |