lions all-time single season passing leaders

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards for the Lions in a season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
2 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
3 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,650
2013
DET DET
16
371
634
58.5
7.3
290.6
29
19
84.2
4.6
3.0
23
168
4 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
2024
DET DET
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
5 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,575
2023
DET DET
17
407
605
67.3
7.6
269.1
30
12
97.9
5.0
2.0
30
197
6 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,446
2017
DET DET
16
371
565
65.7
7.9
277.9
29
10
99.3
5.1
1.8
47
287
7 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,438
2022
DET DET
17
382
587
65.1
7.6
261.1
29
7
99.3
4.9
1.2
23
156
8 Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,338
1995
DET DET
16
346
583
59.3
7.4
271.1
32
12
92.3
5.5
2.1
31
145
9 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,327
2016
DET DET
16
388
594
65.3
7.3
270.4
24
10
93.3
4.0
1.7
37
216
10 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,262
2015
DET DET
16
398
592
67.2
7.2
266.4
32
13
97.0
5.4
2.2
44
251
11 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,257
2014
DET DET
16
363
602
60.3
7.1
266.1
22
12
85.7
3.7
2.0
45
254
12 Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
4,208
2006
DET DET
16
372
596
62.4
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
63
388
13 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,084
2020
DET DET
16
339
528
64.2
7.7
255.3
26
10
96.3
4.9
1.9
38
254
14 Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
4,068
2007
DET DET
16
355
561
63.3
7.3
254.3
18
20
80.9
3.2
3.6
51
320
15 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
3,777
2018
DET DET
16
367
555
66.1
6.8
236.1
21
11
89.9
3.8
2.0
40
255
16 Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
3,484
1997
DET DET
16
293
509
57.6
6.8
217.8
19
14
79.6
3.7
2.8
41
271
17 Jared Goff
J. Goff
3,245
2021
DET DET
14
332
494
67.2
6.6
231.8
19
8
91.5
3.8
1.6
35
280
18 Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
3,223
1980
DET DET
16
244
417
58.5
7.7
201.4
13
11
82.4
3.1
2.6
44
338
19 Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
3,076
1984
DET DET
15
252
410
61.5
7.5
205.1
17
15
83.1
4.1
3.7
41
335
20 Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
3,047
2004
DET DET
16
274
489
56.0
6.2
190.4
19
12
77.5
3.9
2.5
36
196
21 Eric Hipple
E. Hipple
2,952
1985
DET DET
16
223
406
54.9
7.3
184.5
17
18
73.6
4.2
4.4
49
343
22 Scott Mitchell
S. Mitchell
2,917
1996
DET DET
14
253
437
57.9
6.7
208.4
17
17
74.9
3.9
3.9
36
199
23 Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
2,880
2003
DET DET
16
309
554
55.8
5.2
180.0
17
22
63.9
3.1
4.0
9
55
24 Shaun Hill
S. Hill
2,686
2010
DET DET
11
257
416
61.8
6.5
244.2
16
12
81.3
3.8
2.9
17
113
25 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
2,621
1963
DET DET
14
174
328
53.0
8.0
187.2
24
14
86.2
7.3
4.3
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Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

2nd

OPP PPG

23.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

128.7

8th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

17

DET Lions

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM