Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing yards in a decade, with 23,863 yards in the 1970s.
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most passing yards by a player in a decade 70's| NAME | YDS | DECADE | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 23,863 | 1970s | 120 | 2,056 | 3,445 | 59.7 | 6.9 | 198.9 | 156 | 132 | 79.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 238 | 2,048 |
| 2 | | J. Hart | 23,026 | 1970s | 128 | 1,739 | 3,386 | 51.4 | 6.8 | 179.9 | 137 | 145 | 68.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 165 | 1,326 |
| 3 | | R. Staubach | 22,279 | 1970s | 125 | 1,662 | 2,911 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 178.2 | 152 | 107 | 83.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 301 | 2,048 |
| 4 | | K. Anderson | 20,030 | 1970s | 119 | 1,570 | 2,785 | 56.4 | 7.2 | 168.3 | 125 | 101 | 78.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 271 | 2,009 |
| 5 |  | T. Bradshaw | 19,918 | 1970s | 129 | 1,474 | 2,859 | 51.6 | 7.0 | 154.4 | 147 | 163 | 67.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 239 | 2,163 |
| 6 | | K. Stabler | 19,078 | 1970s | 130 | 1,486 | 2,481 | 59.9 | 7.7 | 146.8 | 150 | 143 | 80.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 189 | 1,691 |
| 7 | | B. Griese | 18,129 | 1970s | 122 | 1,392 | 2,391 | 58.2 | 7.6 | 148.6 | 140 | 118 | 81.1 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 225 | 1,940 |
| 8 | | C. Morton | 17,623 | 1970s | 132 | 1,322 | 2,498 | 52.9 | 7.1 | 133.5 | 110 | 121 | 70.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 260 | 1,951 |
| 9 | | D. Pastorini | 16,864 | 1970s | 125 | 1,426 | 2,768 | 51.5 | 6.1 | 134.9 | 96 | 139 | 61.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 222 | 1,977 |
| 10 | | A. Manning | 16,568 | 1970s | 105 | 1,405 | 2,587 | 54.3 | 6.4 | 157.8 | 87 | 123 | 65.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 276 | 2,147 |
| 11 |  | D. Fouts | 14,739 | 1970s | 80 | 1,141 | 2,005 | 56.9 | 7.4 | 184.2 | 82 | 101 | 72.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 150 | 1,047 |
| 12 | | J. Ferguson | 14,550 | 1970s | 95 | 1,069 | 2,113 | 50.6 | 6.9 | 153.2 | 92 | 94 | 68.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 191 | 1,535 |
| 13 | | J. Hadl | 14,477 | 1970s | 112 | 1,124 | 2,175 | 51.7 | 6.7 | 129.3 | 101 | 123 | 64.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 161 | 1,324 |
| 14 | | G. Landry | 14,192 | 1970s | 104 | 1,124 | 1,996 | 56.3 | 7.1 | 136.5 | 89 | 79 | 77.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 273 | 2,119 |
| 15 | | R. Gabriel | 14,038 | 1970s | 95 | 1,217 | 2,267 | 53.7 | 6.2 | 147.8 | 92 | 74 | 72.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 154 | 1,156 |
| 16 | | B. Kilmer | 13,909 | 1970s | 95 | 1,088 | 2,028 | 53.6 | 6.9 | 146.4 | 109 | 92 | 74.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 136 | 981 |
| 17 | | J. Plunkett | 13,306 | 1970s | 91 | 990 | 2,009 | 49.3 | 6.6 | 146.2 | 85 | 118 | 60.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 204 | 1,817 |
| 18 | | J. Namath | 12,176 | 1970s | 71 | 860 | 1,719 | 50.0 | 7.1 | 171.5 | 76 | 116 | 59.9 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 96 | 935 |
| 19 | | S. Grogan | 12,151 | 1970s | 73 | 831 | 1,666 | 49.9 | 7.3 | 166.5 | 89 | 102 | 66.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 120 | 1,042 |
| 20 | | B. Jones | 11,435 | 1970s | 68 | 890 | 1,592 | 55.9 | 7.2 | 168.2 | 78 | 56 | 80.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 159 | 1,423 |
| 21 | | J. Zorn | 11,202 | 1970s | 56 | 845 | 1,638 | 51.6 | 6.8 | 200.0 | 63 | 84 | 65.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 103 | 724 |
| 22 | | B. Sipe | 11,075 | 1970s | 72 | 902 | 1,637 | 55.1 | 6.8 | 153.8 | 77 | 79 | 71.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 127 | 1,012 |
| 23 | | M. Livingston | 10,172 | 1970s | 81 | 828 | 1,590 | 52.1 | 6.4 | 125.6 | 52 | 77 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 141 | 1,268 |
| 24 | | M. Phipps | 9,705 | 1970s | 109 | 814 | 1,660 | 49.0 | 5.8 | 89.0 | 51 | 99 | 52.7 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 160 | 1,404 |
| 25 | | L. Dawson | 9,608 | 1970s | 76 | 780 | 1,344 | 58.0 | 7.1 | 126.4 | 55 | 61 | 75.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 154 | 1,334 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |