who led the nfl in passing in 1974

Ken Anderson had the most passing yards in 1974, with 2,667 yards.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
2,667
1974
CIN CIN
13
213
328
64.9
8.1
205.2
18
10
95.7
5.5
3.0
36
292
2 Joe Namath
J. Namath
2,616
1974
NYJ NYJ
14
191
361
52.9
7.2
186.9
20
22
69.4
5.5
6.1
19
195
3 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
2,598
1974
MIN MIN
13
199
351
56.7
7.4
199.8
17
12
82.1
4.8
3.4
17
142
4 Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
2,552
1974
DAL DAL
14
190
360
52.8
7.1
182.3
11
15
68.4
3.1
4.2
45
309
5 Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
2,469
1974
OAK OAK
14
178
310
57.4
8.0
176.4
26
12
94.9
8.4
3.9
18
141
6 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
2,457
1974
NE NE
14
173
352
49.1
7.0
175.5
19
22
64.1
5.4
6.3
21
174
7 Jim Hart
J. Hart
2,411
1974
STL STL
14
200
388
51.5
6.2
172.2
20
8
79.5
5.2
2.1
16
134
8 Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
1,969
1974
DEN DEN
14
136
244
55.7
8.1
140.6
13
9
84.5
5.3
3.7
36
270
9 Bob Griese
B. Griese
1,968
1974
MIA MIA
13
152
253
60.1
7.8
151.4
16
15
80.9
6.3
5.9
27
202
10 Bill Munson
B. Munson
1,874
1974
DET DET
11
166
292
56.8
6.4
170.4
8
7
75.3
2.7
2.4
24
172
11 Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
1,867
1974
PHI PHI
11
193
338
57.1
5.5
169.7
9
12
66.8
2.7
3.6
35
259
12 John Hadl
J. Hadl
1,752
1974
TOT
14
142
299
47.5
5.9
125.1
8
14
55.5
2.7
4.7
15
106
13 Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
1,732
1974
SD SD
11
115
237
48.5
7.3
157.5
8
13
61.4
3.4
5.5
12
99
14 Gary Huff
G. Huff
1,663
1974
CHI CHI
13
142
283
50.2
5.9
127.9
6
17
50.4
2.1
6.0
24
260
15 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
1,632
1974
WAS WAS
11
137
234
58.5
7.0
148.4
10
6
83.5
4.3
2.6
13
96
16 Bert Jones
B. Jones
1,610
1974
BAL BAL
11
143
270
53.0
6.0
146.4
8
12
62.4
3.0
4.4
36
328
17 Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
1,588
1974
BUF BUF
14
119
232
51.3
6.8
113.4
12
12
69.0
5.2
5.2
32
235
18 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
1,573
1974
KC KC
14
138
235
58.7
6.7
112.4
7
13
65.8
3.0
5.5
25
199
19 Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
1,571
1974
HOU HOU
11
140
247
56.7
6.4
142.8
10
10
72.4
4.0
4.0
23
225
20 James Harris
J. Harris
1,544
1974
LA LA
11
106
198
53.5
7.8
140.4
11
6
85.1
5.6
3.0
12
101
21 Craig Morton
C. Morton
1,522
1974
TOT
14
124
239
51.9
6.4
108.7
9
13
61.7
3.8
5.4
13
97
22 Archie Manning
A. Manning
1,429
1974
NO NO
11
134
261
51.3
5.5
129.9
6
16
49.8
2.3
6.1
26
172
23 Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
1,384
1974
CLE CLE
14
117
256
45.7
5.4
98.9
9
17
46.7
3.5
6.6
33
280
24 Tom Owen
T. Owen
1,327
1974
SF SF
10
88
184
47.8
7.2
132.7
10
15
56.1
5.4
8.2
25
202
25 Joe Gilliam
J. Gilliam
1,274
1974
PIT PIT
9
96
212
45.3
6.0
141.6
4
8
55.4
1.9
3.8
7
79
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PPG

19.3

24th

OPP PPG

30.3

26th

RUSH YDS/G

49.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

190.0

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Browns Browns
1
2
0
.333
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
CIN CIN
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

2 - 1 - 0

48

Final

10

CIN Bengals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM