who led the nfl in passing in 1963

Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards in 1963, with 3,481 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
3,481
1963
14
237
410
57.8
8.5
248.6
20
12
89.7
4.9
2.9
2Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
3,280
1963
14
222
423
52.5
7.8
234.3
28
21
79.5
6.6
5.0
3Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
3,145
1963
13
221
367
60.2
8.6
241.9
36
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
4Norm Snead
N. Snead
3,043
1963
14
175
363
48.2
8.4
217.4
13
27
58.1
3.6
7.4
5George Blanda
G. Blanda
3,003
1963
14
224
423
53.0
7.1
214.5
24
25
70.1
5.7
5.9
6Ed Brown
E. Brown
2,982
1963
14
168
362
46.4
8.2
213.0
21
20
71.4
5.8
5.5
7Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
2,910
1963
14
193
384
50.3
7.6
207.9
13
20
65.1
3.4
5.2
8Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
2,621
1963
14
174
328
53.0
8.0
187.2
24
14
86.2
7.3
4.3
9Tobin Rote
T. Rote
2,510
1963
14
170
286
59.4
8.8
179.3
20
17
86.7
7.0
5.9
10Len Dawson
L. Dawson
2,389
1963
14
190
352
54.0
6.8
170.6
26
19
77.5
7.4
5.4
11Don Meredith
D. Meredith
2,381
1963
14
167
310
53.9
7.7
170.1
17
18
73.1
5.5
5.8
12Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
2,345
1963
14
153
337
45.4
7.0
167.5
13
24
52.1
3.9
7.1
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
2,311
1963
14
170
297
57.2
7.8
165.1
15
15
78.0
5.1
5.1
14Billy Wade
B. Wade
2,301
1963
14
192
356
53.9
6.5
164.4
15
12
74.0
4.2
3.4
15Dick Wood
D. Wood
2,204
1963
12
160
352
45.5
6.3
183.7
18
19
60.6
5.1
5.4
16Tom Flores
T. Flores
2,101
1963
14
113
247
45.7
8.5
150.1
20
13
80.7
8.1
5.3
17Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
2,026
1963
13
135
256
52.7
7.9
155.8
25
13
90.4
9.8
5.1
18Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
1,947
1963
12
130
281
46.3
6.9
162.3
8
11
62.7
2.8
3.9
19Bart Starr
B. Starr
1,855
1963
13
132
244
54.1
7.6
142.7
15
10
82.3
6.1
4.1
20Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
1,689
1963
13
112
223
50.2
7.6
129.9
12
14
67.3
5.4
6.3
21Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
1,413
1963
9
99
184
53.8
7.7
157.0
11
13
69.4
6.0
7.1
22Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
1,276
1963
14
77
194
39.7
6.6
91.1
11
10
60.0
5.7
5.2
23Lamar McHan
L. McHan
1,243
1963
TOT
12
83
196
42.3
6.3
103.6
8
11
54.0
4.1
5.6
24King Hill
K. Hill
1,213
1963
14
91
186
48.9
6.5
86.6
10
17
49.9
5.4
9.1
25Don Breaux
D. Breaux
935
1963
9
70
138
50.7
6.8
103.9
7
6
71.4
5.1
4.3

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