most passing yards per game in nfl history, before 2000

Before 2000, Jake Delhomme gained the most passing yards per game, with 260.5 per game.

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	NAME	YDS/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Jake Delhomme J. Delhomme	260.5	2	42	76	55.3	521	6.9	3	5	62.4	3.9	6.6	6	42
2	Kurt Warner K. Warner	258.4	17	329	510	64.5	4,392	8.6	41	13	107.9	8.0	2.5	29	201
3	Dan Marino D. Marino	253.6	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	61,361	7.3	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
4	Peyton Manning P. Manning	246.1	32	657	1,108	59.3	7,874	7.1	52	43	80.6	4.7	3.9	36	225
5	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	245.0	106	2,192	3,921	55.9	25,966	6.6	147	123	75.7	3.7	3.1	212	1,493
6	Brett Favre B. Favre	239.5	129	2,659	4,351	61.1	30,894	7.1	235	141	87.1	5.4	3.2	267	1,686
7	Warren Moon W. Moon	238.4	206	3,973	6,789	58.5	49,117	7.2	290	232	81.0	4.3	3.4	453	3,369
8	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	237.8	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	43,040	7.7	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
9	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	221.7	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	35,467	7.4	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
10	Jim Everett J. Everett	220.5	158	2,841	4,923	57.7	34,837	7.1	203	175	78.6	4.1	3.6	257	1,885
11	John Elway J. Elway	220.0	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	51,475	7.1	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
12	Trent Green T. Green	215.1	16	278	510	54.5	3,441	6.7	23	11	81.7	4.5	2.2	49	338
13	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	213.3	73	1,297	2,160	60.0	15,572	7.2	86	52	85.4	4.0	2.4	181	1,046
14	Scott Tinsley S. Tinsley	212.3	3	48	86	55.8	637	7.4	3	4	71.7	3.5	4.7	6	55
15	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	211.9	38	682	1,224	55.7	8,051	6.6	41	59	67.0	3.3	4.8	128	723
16	Jeff George J. George	211.7	123	2,162	3,731	57.9	26,045	7.0	147	104	81.0	3.9	2.8	340	2,559
17	Joe Montana J. Montana	211.2	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	40,551	7.5	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
18	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	210.8	108	1,817	3,153	57.6	22,771	7.2	136	90	82.7	4.3	2.9	362	2,700
19	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	207.5	157	2,569	4,613	55.7	32,575	7.1	205	191	75.5	4.4	4.1	316	2,359
20	Phil Simms P. Simms	204.0	164	2,576	4,647	55.4	33,462	7.2	199	157	78.5	4.3	3.4	477	3,418
21	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	203.9	24	399	712	56.0	4,894	6.9	31	26	76.7	4.4	3.7	46	280
22	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	203.3	154	2,742	4,453	61.6	31,310	7.0	158	127	82.6	3.5	2.9	246	1,657
23	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	202.8	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	37,920	7.3	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
24	Brian Griese B. Griese	202.3	15	262	455	57.6	3,034	6.7	14	15	74.4	3.1	3.3	27	176
25	Joe Namath J. Namath	197.6	140	1,886	3,762	50.1	27,663	7.4	173	220	65.5	4.6	5.8	109	1,052

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PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

375

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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3-0

2-0-1

3-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000