most passing yards in <9 games in a season

Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards with fewer than 9 games played in a season, with 2,499 yards in 2019.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in <9 games in a season
NAME YDS GP SEASON TM CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
2,499
8
2019
DET DET
187
291
64.3
8.6
312.4
19
5
106.0
6.5
1.7
18
137
2 Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
2,366
8
2018
TB TB
164
246
66.7
9.6
295.8
17
12
100.4
6.9
4.9
14
76
3 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
2,331
8
2023
MIN MIN
216
311
69.5
7.5
291.4
18
5
103.8
5.8
1.6
17
110
4 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
2,297
8
2005
STL STL
192
287
66.9
8.0
287.1
14
9
94.4
4.9
3.1
26
188
5 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
2,277
8
2018
SF SF
176
274
64.2
8.3
284.6
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
6 Joe Montana
J. Montana
2,236
8
1986
SF SF
191
307
62.2
7.3
279.5
8
9
80.7
2.6
2.9
12
95
7 Nick Foles
N. Foles
2,163
8
2014
PHI PHI
186
311
59.8
7.0
270.4
13
10
81.4
4.2
3.2
9
74
8 Josh McCown
J. McCown
2,109
8
2015
CLE CLE
186
292
63.7
7.2
263.6
12
4
93.3
4.1
1.4
23
137
9 Trent Green
T. Green
2,063
8
2000
STL STL
145
240
60.4
8.6
257.9
16
5
101.8
6.7
2.1
24
145
10 Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
2,031
8
2015
SF SF
178
282
63.1
7.2
253.9
10
7
86.2
3.5
2.5
25
164
11 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
1,978
8
2024
DAL DAL
185
286
64.7
6.9
247.3
11
8
86.0
3.8
2.8
21
112
12 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
1,978
7
2017
ARI ARI
164
267
61.4
7.4
282.6
9
7
84.4
3.4
2.6
22
150
13 Brock Osweiler
B. Osweiler
1,967
8
2015
DEN DEN
170
275
61.8
7.2
245.9
10
6
86.4
3.6
2.2
23
151
14 George Blanda
G. Blanda
1,929
8
1954
CHB CHB
131
281
46.6
6.9
241.1
15
17
62.1
5.3
6.0
15 John Skelton
J. Skelton
1,913
8
2011
ARI ARI
151
275
54.9
7.0
239.1
11
14
68.9
4.0
5.1
23
162
16 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
1,881
7
2015
IND IND
162
293
55.3
6.4
268.7
15
12
74.9
5.1
4.1
15
88
17 Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
1,859
8
1981
NE NE
117
216
54.2
8.6
232.4
7
16
63.0
3.2
7.4
19
137
18 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
1,856
5
2020
DAL DAL
151
222
68.0
8.4
371.2
9
4
99.6
4.1
1.8
10
66
19 Josh McCown
J. McCown
1,829
8
2013
CHI CHI
149
224
66.5
8.2
228.6
13
1
109.0
5.8
0.4
11
37
20 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
1,826
7
2002
STL STL
138
214
64.5
8.5
260.9
14
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
21 Erik Kramer
E. Kramer
1,823
8
1998
CHI CHI
151
250
60.4
7.3
227.9
9
7
83.1
3.6
2.8
10
71
22 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
1,822
8
2019
DEN DEN
171
262
65.3
7.0
227.8
6
5
85.1
2.3
1.9
26
194
23 Brian Griese
B. Griese
1,803
7
2007
CHI CHI
161
262
61.5
6.9
257.6
10
12
75.6
3.8
4.6
15
114
24 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
1,799
8
2023
ARI ARI
176
268
65.7
6.7
224.9
10
5
89.4
3.7
1.9
18
119
25 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
1,761
8
2024
IND IND
162
248
65.3
7.1
220.1
12
7
90.5
4.8
2.8
18
123
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

34.3

2nd

OPP PPG

26.0

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

149.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

253.7

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
Bears Bears
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

1 - 2 - 0

30

Final

38

DET Lions

2 - 1 - 0

Mon 22 Sep 2025

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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
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
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)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
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