who has the most career passing yards in one season average

Sid Luckman has averaged the most passing yards per attempt in a season, with 10.9 yards in 1943.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	10.9	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	219.4	28	12	107.5	13.9	5.9
2	Otto Graham O. Graham	10.6	1953	CLE	12	167	258	64.7	2,722	226.8	11	9	99.7	4.3	3.5
3	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	10.1	1954	LA	12	139	260	53.5	2,637	219.8	13	21	71.9	5.0	8.1
4	Ed Brown E. Brown	9.9	1956	CHB	12	96	168	57.1	1,667	138.9	11	12	83.1	6.5	7.1
5	Kurt Warner K. Warner	9.9	2000	STL	11	235	347	67.7	3,429	311.7	21	18	98.3	6.1	5.2	20	115
6	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	9.8	2026	BAL	3	53	76	69.7	745	248.3	4	1	113.1	5.3	1.3	5	51
7	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	9.6	1998	ATL	14	190	327	58.1	3,154	225.3	25	12	100.9	7.6	3.7	45	283
8	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	9.6	2023	SF	16	308	444	69.4	4,280	267.5	31	11	113.0	7.0	2.5	28	153
9	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	9.6	2018	TB	8	164	246	66.7	2,366	295.8	17	12	100.4	6.9	4.9	14	76
10	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	9.6	2019	TEN	12	201	286	70.3	2,742	228.5	22	6	117.5	7.7	2.1	31	212
11	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	9.5	2026	SF	3	60	83	72.3	789	263.0	9	1	133.1	10.8	1.2	0	0
12	Len Dawson L. Dawson	9.4	1968	KC	14	131	224	58.5	2,109	150.6	17	9	98.6	7.6	4.0
13	Greg Cook G. Cook	9.4	1969	CIN	11	106	197	53.8	1,854	168.5	15	11	88.3	7.6	5.6	29	195
14	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	9.4	1945	CLE	10	89	171	52.0	1,609	160.9	14	17	72.4	8.2	9.9
15	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	9.4	1976	OAK	12	194	291	66.7	2,737	228.1	27	17	103.4	9.3	5.8	19	203
16	Otto Graham O. Graham	9.3	1955	CLE	12	98	185	53.0	1,721	143.4	15	8	94.0	8.1	4.3
17	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	9.3	1964	BAL	14	158	305	51.8	2,824	201.7	19	6	96.4	6.2	2.0
18	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	9.3	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	4,944	309.0	38	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
19	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	9.2	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	4,643	309.5	45	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
20	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	9.2	1983	GB	16	289	484	59.7	4,458	278.6	32	29	87.3	6.6	6.0	40	307
21	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	9.2	1988	CIN	16	223	388	57.5	3,572	223.3	28	14	97.4	7.2	3.6	30	245
22	George Blanda G. Blanda	9.2	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	237.9	36	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
23	Milt Plum M. Plum	9.2	1960	CLE	12	151	250	60.4	2,297	191.4	21	5	110.4	8.4	2.0
24	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	9.2	1968	BAL	14	182	317	57.4	2,909	207.8	26	17	93.2	8.2	5.4
25	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	9.2	1945	WAS	8	128	182	70.3	1,669	208.6	11	4	109.9	6.0	2.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	.667
Bears	1	1	.500
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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173.0

167.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

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295.0

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
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