nfl qbs most passing yard before 2010 in one year

Before 2010, Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback in a season, with 5,084 yards in 1984.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
5,084
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,069
2008
NO NO
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,830
2001
STL STL
16
375
546
68.7
8.8
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,806
2007
NE NE
16
398
578
68.9
8.3
300.4
50
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
5Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
4,802
1981
SD SD
16
360
609
59.1
7.9
300.1
33
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
6Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
4,770
2009
HOU HOU
16
396
583
67.9
8.2
298.1
29
15
98.6
5.0
2.6
25
149
7Dan 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
8Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
4,717
2004
MIN MIN
16
379
548
69.2
8.6
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
9Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
4,715
1980
SD SD
16
348
589
59.1
8.0
294.7
30
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
10Warren Moon
W. Moon
4,690
1991
HOU HOU
16
404
655
61.7
7.2
293.1
23
21
81.7
3.5
3.2
23
174
11Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
4,689
2002
OAK OAK
16
418
618
67.6
7.6
293.1
26
10
97.3
4.2
1.6
36
214
12Warren Moon
W. Moon
4,689
1990
HOU HOU
15
362
584
62.0
8.0
312.6
33
13
96.8
5.7
2.2
36
252
13Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
4,614
1984
STL STL
16
345
560
61.6
8.2
288.4
28
16
92.5
5.0
2.9
49
377
14Trent Green
T. Green
4,591
2004
KC KC
16
369
556
66.4
8.3
286.9
27
17
95.2
4.9
3.1
32
227
15Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,583
2008
ARI ARI
16
401
598
67.1
7.7
286.4
30
14
96.9
5.0
2.3
26
182
16Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,557
2004
IND IND
16
336
497
67.6
9.2
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
17Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
4,555
1994
NE NE
16
400
691
57.9
6.6
284.7
25
27
73.6
3.6
3.9
22
139
18Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
4,526
2008
DEN DEN
16
384
616
62.3
7.3
282.9
25
18
86.0
4.1
2.9
11
69
19Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,500
2009
IND IND
16
393
571
68.8
7.9
281.3
33
16
99.9
5.8
2.8
10
74
20Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,483
2009
DAL DAL
16
347
550
63.1
8.2
280.2
26
9
97.6
4.7
1.6
34
196
21Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
4,458
1983
GB GB
16
289
484
59.7
9.2
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
22Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,453
1994
MIA MIA
16
385
615
62.6
7.2
278.3
30
17
89.2
4.9
2.8
18
113
23Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
4,436
1999
CAR CAR
16
343
571
60.1
7.8
277.3
36
15
94.6
6.3
2.6
50
280
24Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,434
2009
GB GB
16
350
541
64.7
8.2
277.1
30
7
103.2
5.5
1.3
50
306
25Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,434
1988
MIA MIA
16
354
606
58.4
7.3
277.1
28
23
80.8
4.6
3.8
6
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StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
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2
0
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Bills Bills
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4
0
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Dolphins Dolphins
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Jets Jets
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10
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PIT PIT
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Sun
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MIA MIA
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
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.846
Bills Bills
9
4
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.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
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.538
Ravens Ravens
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7
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.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
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.692
Texans Texans
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AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
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Chargers Chargers
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NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
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Cowboys Cowboys
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
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3
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Bears Bears
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4
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
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6
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.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
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7
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.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
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3
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.769
Seahawks Seahawks
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.769

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
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ARI ARI
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NO NO
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Sat
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TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
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Sat
9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
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HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
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Sun
12/14
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NYG NYG
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12/14
BAL BAL
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CIN CIN
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HOU HOU
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BUF BUF
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NE NE
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