who led the nfl in passing in 1970

John Brodie had the most passing yards in 1970, with 2,941 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John Brodie
J. Brodie
2,941
1970
14
223
378
59.0
7.8
210.1
24
10
93.8
6.3
2.6
8
67
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
2,777
1970
14
219
389
56.3
7.1
198.4
19
12
82.2
4.9
3.1
36
249
3Jim Hart
J. Hart
2,575
1970
14
171
373
45.8
6.9
183.9
14
18
61.5
3.8
4.8
26
216
4Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
2,552
1970
14
211
407
51.8
6.3
182.3
16
12
72.2
3.9
2.9
20
134
5Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
2,516
1970
14
179
356
50.3
7.1
179.7
22
15
76.5
6.2
4.2
15
127
6Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
2,507
1970
14
178
321
55.5
7.8
179.1
10
20
65.3
3.1
6.2
41
387
7John Hadl
J. Hadl
2,388
1970
14
162
327
49.5
7.3
170.6
22
15
77.1
6.7
4.6
42
327
8Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
2,354
1970
14
202
337
59.9
7.0
168.1
23
10
91.5
6.8
3.0
25
214
9Norm Snead
N. Snead
2,323
1970
14
181
335
54.0
6.9
165.9
15
20
66.1
4.5
6.0
21
181
10Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
2,213
1970
14
166
321
51.7
6.9
158.1
14
18
65.1
4.4
5.6
19
158
11Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
2,156
1970
12
159
313
50.8
6.9
179.7
16
16
68.9
5.1
5.1
8
79
12Jack Concannon
J. Concannon
2,130
1970
14
194
385
50.4
5.5
152.1
16
18
61.5
4.2
4.7
24
206
13Bob Griese
B. Griese
2,019
1970
14
142
245
58.0
8.2
144.2
12
17
72.1
4.9
6.9
31
282
14Len Dawson
L. Dawson
1,876
1970
14
141
262
53.8
7.2
134.0
13
14
71.0
5.0
5.3
34
277
15Craig Morton
C. Morton
1,819
1970
12
102
207
49.3
8.8
151.6
15
7
89.8
7.2
3.4
20
166
16Bob Berry
B. Berry
1,806
1970
12
156
269
58.0
6.7
150.5
16
13
78.1
5.9
4.8
36
274
17Gary Cuozzo
G. Cuozzo
1,720
1970
12
128
257
49.8
6.7
143.3
7
10
64.3
2.7
3.9
23
161
18Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
1,652
1970
10
144
281
51.2
5.9
165.2
7
12
59.8
2.5
4.3
15
124
19Virgil Carter
V. Carter
1,647
1970
13
143
278
51.4
5.9
126.7
9
9
66.9
3.2
3.2
21
154
20Bart Starr
B. Starr
1,645
1970
14
140
255
54.9
6.5
117.5
8
13
63.9
3.1
5.1
29
252
21Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
1,557
1970
13
135
237
57.0
6.6
119.8
6
17
55.5
2.5
7.2
19
155
22Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
1,410
1970
13
83
218
38.1
6.5
108.5
6
24
30.4
2.8
11.0
25
242
23Pete Liske
P. Liske
1,340
1970
11
112
238
47.1
5.6
121.8
7
11
55.3
2.9
4.6
28
228
24Al Woodall
A. Woodall
1,265
1970
10
96
188
51.1
6.7
126.5
9
9
68.7
4.8
4.8
29
222
25Joe Namath
J. Namath
1,259
1970
5
90
179
50.3
7.0
251.8
5
12
54.7
2.8
6.7
6
63

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