nfl passing yards leader 1976-1985

From 1976 through 1985, Dan Fouts had the most passing yards, with 33,238 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
33,238
127
2,531
4,184
60.5
7.9
261.7
212
169
85.7
5.1
4.0
223
1,530
2Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
25,831
137
1,980
3,725
53.2
6.9
188.5
168
150
73.5
4.5
4.0
327
2,551
3Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
24,965
144
2,025
3,569
56.7
7.0
173.4
158
135
77.5
4.4
3.8
336
2,728
4Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
23,001
130
1,858
3,503
53.0
6.6
176.9
142
154
68.8
4.1
4.4
224
2,012
5Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
22,683
108
1,840
3,243
56.7
7.0
210.0
152
139
76.3
4.7
4.3
201
1,709
6Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
21,808
112
1,756
3,075
57.1
7.1
194.7
141
126
77.4
4.6
4.1
326
2,675
7Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
21,708
120
1,780
2,986
59.6
7.3
180.9
127
114
80.3
4.3
3.8
264
1,855
8Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
21,369
105
1,592
2,831
56.2
7.5
203.5
133
151
73.8
4.7
5.3
268
2,171
9Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
20,916
139
1,649
3,113
53.0
6.7
150.5
111
139
67.5
3.6
4.5
212
1,579
10Richard Todd
R. Todd
20,610
119
1,610
2,967
54.3
6.9
173.2
124
161
67.6
4.2
5.4
264
2,127
11Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
20,332
111
1,688
2,801
60.3
7.3
183.2
133
168
73.4
4.7
6.0
198
1,798
12Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
19,605
108
1,335
2,563
52.1
7.6
181.5
135
149
70.7
5.3
5.8
189
1,484
13Joe Montana
J. Montana
19,262
103
1,627
2,571
63.3
7.5
187.0
133
67
92.4
5.2
2.6
151
1,067
14Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
19,153
91
1,603
2,886
55.5
6.6
210.5
119
128
71.3
4.1
4.4
186
1,225
15Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
18,410
95
1,271
2,388
53.2
7.7
193.8
146
120
78.0
6.1
5.0
155
1,348
16Danny White
D. White
17,911
145
1,422
2,393
59.4
7.5
123.5
130
107
82.3
5.4
4.5
182
1,585
17Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
17,081
99
1,489
2,626
56.7
6.5
172.5
97
120
69.7
3.7
4.6
150
1,238
18Jim Hart
J. Hart
16,284
93
1,272
2,395
53.1
6.8
175.1
88
113
67.3
3.7
4.7
143
1,080
19Archie Manning
A. Manning
15,212
88
1,262
2,151
58.7
7.1
172.9
78
95
74.1
3.6
4.4
210
1,674
20Phil Simms
P. Simms
14,098
69
1,067
2,024
52.7
7.0
204.3
83
81
72.0
4.1
4.0
223
1,718
21Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
13,964
86
1,081
1,946
55.5
7.2
162.4
88
102
71.5
4.5
5.2
207
1,747
22Craig Morton
C. Morton
13,760
84
1,060
1,878
56.4
7.3
163.8
83
85
75.5
4.4
4.5
231
1,705
23Bert Jones
B. Jones
13,558
69
1,041
1,829
56.9
7.4
196.5
94
69
81.8
5.1
3.8
144
1,241
24Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
13,406
68
1,047
1,826
57.3
7.3
197.1
79
55
82.3
4.3
3.0
216
1,654
25Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
13,159
93
1,049
1,847
56.8
7.1
141.5
77
77
75.6
4.2
4.2
175
1,399

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