Dan Fouts had the most passing yards in 1981, with 4,802 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	4,802	1981	SD	16	360	609	59.1	7.9	300.1	33	17	90.6	5.4	2.8	19	134
2	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	3,912	1981	MIN	14	322	593	54.3	6.6	279.4	26	24	72.6	4.4	4.0	19	149
3	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	3,876	1981	CLE	16	313	567	55.2	6.8	242.3	17	25	68.2	3.0	4.4	34	310
4	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	3,829	1981	ATL	16	297	533	55.7	7.2	239.3	30	23	79.2	5.6	4.3	37	287
5	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	3,754	1981	CIN	16	300	479	62.6	7.8	234.6	29	10	98.4	6.1	2.1	25	140
6	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	3,652	1981	BUF	16	252	498	50.6	7.3	228.3	24	20	74.1	4.8	4.0	15	137
7	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,568	1981	WAS	16	293	496	59.1	7.2	223.0	19	20	77.3	3.8	4.0	28	259
8	Joe Montana J. Montana	3,565	1981	SF	16	311	488	63.7	7.3	222.8	19	12	88.4	3.9	2.5	26	193
9	Doug Williams D. Williams	3,563	1981	TB	16	238	471	50.5	7.6	222.7	19	14	76.8	4.0	3.0	18	135
10	Richard Todd R. Todd	3,231	1981	NYJ	16	279	497	56.1	6.5	201.9	25	13	81.8	5.0	2.6	30	224
11	Craig Morton C. Morton	3,195	1981	DEN	15	225	376	59.8	8.5	213.0	21	14	90.5	5.6	3.7	54	394
12	Danny White D. White	3,098	1981	DAL	16	223	391	57.0	7.9	193.6	22	13	87.5	5.6	3.3	30	234
13	Ron Jaworski R. Jaworski	3,095	1981	PHI	16	250	461	54.2	6.7	193.4	23	20	73.8	5.0	4.3	21	197
14	Bert Jones B. Jones	3,094	1981	BAL	15	244	426	57.3	7.3	206.3	21	20	76.9	4.9	4.7	31	263
15	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	2,887	1981	PIT	14	201	370	54.3	7.8	206.2	22	14	83.9	5.9	3.8	17	155
16	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	2,788	1981	SEA	13	236	397	59.4	7.0	214.5	13	9	82.4	3.3	2.3	24	201
17	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	2,593	1981	GB	13	204	354	57.6	7.3	199.5	17	15	79.0	4.8	4.2	40	298
18	David Woodley D. Woodley	2,470	1981	MIA	15	191	366	52.2	6.7	164.7	12	13	69.8	3.3	3.6	24	191
19	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	2,358	1981	DET	16	140	279	50.2	8.5	147.4	14	15	73.4	5.0	5.4	27	208
20	Vince Evans V. Evans	2,354	1981	CHI	16	195	436	44.7	5.4	147.1	11	20	51.1	2.5	4.6	23	173
21	Marc Wilson M. Wilson	2,311	1981	OAK	13	173	366	47.3	6.3	177.8	14	19	58.9	3.8	5.2	30	241
22	Phil Simms P. Simms	2,031	1981	NYG	10	172	316	54.4	6.4	203.1	11	9	74.0	3.5	2.8	38	301
23	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	1,988	1981	HOU	13	165	285	57.9	7.0	152.9	14	18	69.5	4.9	6.3	29	254
24	Bill Kenney B. Kenney	1,983	1981	KC	13	147	274	53.6	7.2	152.5	9	16	63.6	3.3	5.8	20	160
25	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	1,859	1981	NE	8	117	216	54.2	8.6	232.4	7	16	63.0	3.2	7.4	19	137

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190.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	.667
Raiders	3	3	.500
Chargers	0	6	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

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Stroud

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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29.5

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393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

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Sack Leaders

20.0

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
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Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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