From 1980 through 1989, Dan Fouts averaged the most passing yards per game by a quarterback, with 280.2 per game.
| NAME | YDS/G | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Fouts | 280.2 | 101 | 2,156 | 3,599 | 59.9 | 28,301 | 7.9 | 172 | 141 | 84.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 169 | 1,257 |
| 2 |  | D. Marino | 270.4 | 103 | 2,174 | 3,650 | 59.6 | 27,853 | 7.6 | 220 | 125 | 89.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 83 | 670 |
| 3 |  | M. Rypien | 239.0 | 23 | 394 | 684 | 57.6 | 5,498 | 8.0 | 40 | 26 | 87.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 30 | 223 |
| 4 | | B. Sipe | 238.5 | 53 | 1,042 | 1,802 | 57.8 | 12,638 | 7.0 | 77 | 70 | 77.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 97 | 877 |
| 5 | | J. Everett | 231.8 | 49 | 847 | 1,484 | 57.1 | 11,356 | 7.7 | 78 | 56 | 83.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 82 | 600 |
| 6 |  | J. Montana | 229.3 | 135 | 2,580 | 4,036 | 63.9 | 30,958 | 7.7 | 215 | 107 | 94.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 252 | 1,741 |
| 7 |  | J. Kelly | 226.3 | 57 | 1,032 | 1,742 | 59.2 | 12,901 | 7.4 | 81 | 63 | 82.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 130 | 1,014 |
| 8 | | B. Joe Tolliver | 219.4 | 5 | 89 | 185 | 48.1 | 1,097 | 5.9 | 5 | 8 | 57.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 9 | 75 |
| 9 | | L. Dickey | 219.4 | 81 | 1,304 | 2,249 | 58.0 | 17,771 | 7.9 | 116 | 119 | 78.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 204 | 1,585 |
| 10 | | P. Simms | 218.7 | 112 | 1,846 | 3,393 | 54.4 | 24,492 | 7.2 | 143 | 123 | 76.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 357 | 2,632 |
| 11 |  | W. Moon | 217.9 | 84 | 1,339 | 2,441 | 54.9 | 18,300 | 7.5 | 101 | 99 | 75.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 206 | 1,654 |
| 12 | | B. Esiason | 215.9 | 85 | 1,296 | 2,285 | 56.7 | 18,350 | 8.0 | 126 | 76 | 87.3 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 155 | 1,277 |
| 13 | | D. Williams | 215.8 | 62 | 1,001 | 1,916 | 52.2 | 13,380 | 7.0 | 75 | 61 | 74.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 71 | 608 |
| 14 | | K. O'Brien | 214.5 | 82 | 1,471 | 2,467 | 59.6 | 17,589 | 7.1 | 96 | 68 | 83.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 261 | 1,942 |
| 15 | | B. Kosar | 213.7 | 65 | 1,134 | 1,940 | 58.5 | 13,888 | 7.2 | 75 | 47 | 83.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 139 | 888 |
| 16 | | V. Testaverde | 213.0 | 35 | 551 | 1,111 | 49.6 | 7,454 | 6.7 | 38 | 63 | 59.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 89 | 726 |
| 17 | | S. Tinsley | 212.3 | 3 | 48 | 86 | 55.8 | 637 | 7.4 | 3 | 4 | 71.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6 | 55 |
| 18 |  | J. Elway | 212.0 | 100 | 1,665 | 3,070 | 54.2 | 21,195 | 6.9 | 120 | 114 | 73.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 207 | 1,589 |
| 19 | | N. Lomax | 210.8 | 108 | 1,817 | 3,153 | 57.6 | 22,771 | 7.2 | 136 | 90 | 82.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 362 | 2,700 |
| 20 | | S. Bartkowski | 207.7 | 77 | 1,305 | 2,196 | 59.4 | 15,995 | 7.3 | 109 | 69 | 85.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 212 | 1,678 |
| 21 | | J. Theismann | 207.6 | 84 | 1,442 | 2,439 | 59.1 | 17,442 | 7.2 | 110 | 85 | 81.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 208 | 1,661 |
| 22 |  | T. Bradshaw | 206.9 | 39 | 551 | 1,042 | 52.9 | 8,071 | 7.7 | 65 | 47 | 80.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 68 | 531 |
| 23 | | T. Kramer | 204.9 | 102 | 1,661 | 3,009 | 55.2 | 20,903 | 6.9 | 131 | 128 | 73.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 204 | 1,270 |
| 24 | | D. Majkowski | 203.1 | 36 | 586 | 1,062 | 55.2 | 7,312 | 6.9 | 41 | 34 | 76.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 88 | 521 |
| 25 | | D. Krieg | 202.5 | 103 | 1,644 | 2,843 | 57.8 | 20,858 | 7.3 | 169 | 116 | 83.7 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 269 | 2,158 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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128.2
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187.4
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Commanders
Vikings
Packers
Lions
Bears
Panthers
Falcons
Buccaneers
Saints
49ers
Seahawks
Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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Browns
Steelers
Bengals
Jaguars
Colts
Titans